When the news was revealed that Donatella Versace would star in Givenchy’s fall campaign, it came as a bit of a surprise. Now, the designer took to the official Versace Instagram to explain why she posed for a competing brand’s advertisements. “I believe in breaking rules. Riccardo Tisci is extremely talented and above all my dear friend,” Donatella writes. “We are family. I want to get rid of the old system, work together, support each other and make fashion a true global community.” Sou

Men's fashion takes centre-stage in Paris for five days from Wednesday, with Balmain's first menswear show among the highlights on a packed schedule. Taking over from last week's menswear extravaganza in Milan, Paris men's fashion week will see catwalk shows by some 50 labels including Valentino, Hermes and Louis Vuitton. Saturday's debut menswear show for French luxury label Balmain is one of the key dates ahead of Paris' haute couture week, which starts on July 5. Olivier Rousteing --

Male fashion followers will be sporting distinctly androgynous, even outright feminine, looks next year if some of the Spring/Summer 2016 catwalk shows in Milan are a guide. Spearheading a trend reflected across many of the collections unveiled in Italy's home of fashion was Gucci. The Florence-based house has been taken in a radical new direction by Alessandro Michele, the former handbag designer who took over as creative director following the sacking of Frida Giannini at the end of last y

Rising stars Maddison Brown, Hailey Gates, Mia Goth and Stacy Martin land the fall-winter 2015 campaign from Miu Miu. The images were photographed on location in New York City by Steven Meisel. At first glance, the images appear to be normal street style shots, but as you look closer, there is plenty to see in the backdrop. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

Fashion looks to the sea for inspiration, updating maritime styles with a modern twist. This week, the Trendstop team present New Nautical, an essential fashion theme for Spring/Summer 2016 womenswear. Influencing everything from apparel and accessories to colour, materials and beyond, we see how seafaring aesthetics are updated with clean shapes and unexpected details to create effortlessly elegant styles. This must-have theme is ideal as the first drop to enter into a fresh new spring season,

Here's a fashion-girl styling tip to take to heart: Sneakers go with everything. These days, rubber-soled kicks aren't just for marathoners—they're chic as all hell. Hightops, lowtops, slip-ons, and more—take a tip from any of the 21 ladies (below) as they teach you how to wear sneakers practically anywhere this summer. The A-line button-front skirt may be one of the more elegant denim silhouettes this season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t keep it cool with a pair of lowtop sneakers!

Now that London Collections: Men has come to an end, let us look back and reflect on some of the top trends for SS16. Nudity There was plenty of male flesh on show during London Collections, but it was the exposed nipple, an ongoing dilemma of acceptable nudity on social media, that broke new terrority for British designers. As seen at Christopher Shannon, Nazir Mazhar, and Craig Green, there were knitted tank tops and jumpers with cut away spheres, sportswear with undone bikini tops

Men dressed in lace by Burberry, Christopher Kane's colourful tweeds, and 1980s-style footwear by Jimmy Choo: London's men's fashion week bowed out Monday with plenty of daring designs. Lace was not just for women at Burberry, where the material leant a romantic feel to white shirts and finished straight-cut, mid-length coats. But Christopher Bailey, the luxury British brand's chief creative and chief executive officer, admitted the style is not for everyone. Certain men would wear lace, othe

Models Varya Shutova, Issa Lish, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Riley Montana, Aamito Stacie Lagum, Sally Jonsson and Grace Simmons star in Marc Jacobs’ fall-winter 2015 campaign So far the Marc Jacobs’ fall-winter 2015 campaign features Cher, Willow Smith and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ singer Anthony Kiedis. Now add a group of models to the cast of the David Sims shot advertisements. Models Varya Shutova, Issa Lish, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Riley Montana, Aamito Stacie Lagum, Sally Jonsson and Grace Simmonspose f

Immerse yourself in a world of colour, as the team at Trendstop.com reveal all the essential new shades emerging for the upcoming winter season. From Fashion Colours and Core Colours to Accents & Active and Metallics, discover how these essential shades will influence womenswear collections going forward into F/W16-17. This week, FashionUnited readers are presented with a key Colour Group for Fall/Winter 2016-17, named In the Darkened Shadow. In this trend, intensely dark tones that look alm