You might remember him more recently for leaving Emanuel Ungaro when Lindsay Lohan was appointed, but you’d be wrong to think that’s Esteban Cortazar’s defining moment. At the ripe age of 26, he’s had his own fashion label, has headed a major French fashion house, has dressed industry insiders and the A-list elite alike, and famously brought Cindy...

Before launching his own label in 2005, Italian born designer Kinder Aggugini, had built a sparkling career as the silent talent behind look after look from a number of big hitters including John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Versace and Calvin Klein. He’s described his signature style as ‘Coco Chanel marries Sid Vicious’ and on reflection that seemingly...

It’s been a while since the fashion world last heard from Wayne Hemingway. Red or Dead, the label he started with his wife, Geraldine, was one of the most iconic British fashion lines of the 90s, and although the label is still going, their attentions have been significantly diverted. Most recently the couple have been collaborating with leading architects on model...

Legend isn’t a word we like to throw around lightly, but it’s the only word we see fit to describe Barbara Hulanicki – a woman who, alongside her husband, changed the face of British fashion in the Sixties. After starting her career as an illustrator, Barbara Hulanicki shot to success with Biba, the iconic fashion store, almost half a century ago and she’s...

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As you well know, here at MFL we’re rather partial to a fashion TV series or two, and none more so than Frock Me with TK Maxx, back on TV screens in the UK for a second series to brighten up the bleakest Sunday mornings. Hosted by super-style icon Alexa Chung, London designer Henry Holland and Radio 1 style expert Gemma Cairney, Frock Me follows fashion through...

At just 15-years-old, Lisa Butcher started life out as model. After winning British ELLE’s first modelling competition back in 1987, she was dubbed the ‘Face of the 90s’ by royal photographer Norman Parkinson and went on to star in campaigns for major brands including Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint Laurent and Max Factor. Sticking with the fashion theme, Lisa...

These days it seems like everyone has a fashion blog. Bloggers sit front row at the fashion shows and are feted by publicity hungry designers. So it’s sometimes easy to forget that behind the media spotlight are a group of people who are simply inspired to write about something they love. Handbag obssesed Meaghan Mahoney, the co-founder of the phenomenally successful...

It’s April and the thermometer is finally hitting double numbers – 10 degrees does count as spring ladies – especially when we’ve spent the last three months surviving in minus numbers!! But, Spring brings with it the dreaded hair dilemma… to shave or not to shave? Is waxing the real question? We ask Beauty pro Kate Shapland – a much-famed columnist for the...

New York based designer Kara Ross has quietly won over the style mavens of fashion’s most polished capital with her ability to walk the fine line between statement jewels and tasteful accessorising. Ross can now count almost every fashion and accessories editor among her fans, and this seasons chunky cuffs have already won over the fashion cognoscenti featuring...

With a reputation as one of the industry’s leading make up artists, Nadira V Persaud is recognised for her unique style and her ability to create beautiful, flawless skin. We pick her brain for top tips and practical advice… Nadira, you’ve been working in make up for more than ten years , I’m sure things aren’t the same now as they were when...

TV presenter, Radio One DJ, style icon and, now, designer: Fearne Cotton has been successfully designing collections for Very.co.uk for several seasons, but now she’s venturing onto new design turf. Ms. Cotton’s designing her very own range of Converse for the aforementioned online shopping destination, and naturally, we caught up with the British beauty...

Fashion can make stars as quickly as it breaks them, and over the past couple of years few stars have risen higher or shone brighter than young challenger to the British fashion crown William Tempest. And last year was a particularly phenomenal one for the 24 year old designer, who was working for another great British fashion name, Giles Deacon, before he had even graduated...