Scottish designer Graeme Black has been announced as new creative consultant for the formal section of Hugo Boss’ womenswear collection.

John Galliano sent models down the catwalk in their underwear at the first day of Paris’ Couture Fashion Week yesterday. The ‘Fever in the Cabine’ Christian Dior collection was inspired by shows put on in the 50s, and featured models in jackets and knickers, and skirts and bras. Galliano was inspired by a picture of Dior backstage at a show surrounded...

Galliano's Spring 2004 collection for Dior It’s often easy to see where one designer has drawn influence from another – witness Marc Jacobs tilted straw boaters in tribute to Chanel or Herve Leger channelling Alaia. And it’s also not unusual for fashion designers to reference a particular period, person or mood as the inspiration for a collection. But...

It would seem that the French fashion houses have discovered the internet and the power of viral marketing. First up there was Chanel, which had a very lovely Lara Stone trying on clothes in a fitting room with Karl Lagerfeld offering direction. The

You can always rely on John Galliano to bring some eccentricity to Fashion Week and Autumn/Winter 09 was no exception. One can only imagine his inspiration behind this show; I like to think a babushka crossed with a Russian Tsarina. Yes this was a very strange show indeed.

As every woman knows, an outfit can be made or indeed broken by the tiniest detail, and a sure-fire way to ruin even the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous of ensembles is a shoddy manicure. A true fashionista would never be seen proudly parading her new Alexander McQueen Novak with uneven, unkempt and grubby nails - *shudder*. My manicurist LuLu must cringe when I book my...

Galliano, the creator of the Dior Saddle Bag is celebrating 10 years with the Fashion House and will release 12 LE Saddle Bags. eBelle5 gives you a close up.

According to Grazia magazine, Galliano, the genius that he is, has re-worked his famous saddle bag for Dior 12 times over, in honour of his 10th anniversary at the house. Each of the 12 different styles represents the 12 countries (China, Argentina, USA, Mexico, England, Russia, Spain, Morocco, Egypt, France, India and Japan) that have provided him with inspiration during...

The results are out from The British Fashion awards which took place last night at The Victoria & Albert Museum in London…. DESIGNER OF THE YEAR: Preen, Luella Bartley, (*Giles Deacon* - Winner) MODEL: Erin O’Connor, Alek Wek, (*Kate Moss*- Winner) ACCESSORY DESIGNER: Georgina Goodman, Judy Blame, (*Stuart Vevers for Mulberry* - Winner) FASHION CREATOR:...

John Galliano’s collection for Dior was inspired by Ancient Egypt and it looks like it was absolutely amazing. The Dior show opened with the magnificent arched-back profile of Erin Orsquo Connor looking statuesque in a tightly fitted, long golden suit and Nefertiti head-dress. From the land of the pharaohs came one gold dress after another emblazoned with great...