Fashion may not be the top name on the cultural sector list, but by no means should fashion's influence on the zeitgeist be underestimated. Everywhere you look and turn we are consciously and subconsciously privy to fashion statements, from shop windows on the high street, to images in magazines, on television, the internet and social media. Advertising, billboards, celebrities - the amount of fashion statements thrown our way every moment of the day seems near on unquantifiable. The persuasi

Actress Olivia Wilde is doing her part to help promote environmentally sustainable fabrics with her new H&M Conscious Exclusive advertising campaign. The capsule collection features organic materials as well as recycled wool, Tencel and recycled sequins. “I love the Conscious Exclusive collection at H&M, both for the look, and also for its ethics. This is how all fashion should be: great style that’s naturally more sustainable,” says Olivia Wilde. Source: Fashion Gone Rogu

After the fashion weeks in New York, London and Milan, last week was it the French capital city's turn to take to the fashion spotlight. With a total of 92 shows, Paris rounded off the "month of fashion." At the opening of the fashion week, the city's mayor, Anna Hidalgo, made it clear that fashion is the city's future. She revealed that the government was to invest 57 million euros into the industry and that greater emphasis will be placed on young talent, who will bring established fashion hou

The bi-annual fashion parade which jumped from New York, London and Milan has come to a spectacular end in the birthplace of haute couture: Paris. Whilst a number of fashion houses hosted catwalk shows that successfully complimented the collections being presented, some events were said to be so extravagant and star filled that the garments themselves became overshadowed. Nevertheless, designers in Paris were not afraid to push the envelope this season with their designs, whilst returning to

Chinese fashion brand Shanghai Tang reminds us that sunny days are just around the corner with its spring-summer 2015 campaign photographed in Capri, Italy. Richard Ramos captured Bonnie Chen and Dae Na in the new colorful styles including electric prints, swimsuits and modern silhouettes. Creative direction was by Jane Lombard with hair and makeup by Miguel Ángel Álvarez. / Production by Fast Management Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

Valentino's lighthearted addition of Zoolander actors Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson on the catwalk unanimously stole the show on day eight of Paris Fashion Week. Reprising their Derek Zoolander and Hansel characters, the actors closed the show with a little help from Anna Wintour. "Fashion can be very serious but it can also be fun too," Valentino designer Maria Grazia Chiuri told Dazed backstage. "I loved the first film, I watched it when I was really young." As for the clothes, A-line silhouette

Paris, according to lore and legend, is a city predominantly inhabited by elegant women, chic cafes and famous faces. Visitors, of course, find the reality more down-to-earth. The French capital can sometimes seem more heavily touristed, surly and less sartorially obsessed than they might have anticipated. But Chanel, the fashion house that is perhaps the most synonymous with Paris's reputation for glamour, is determined to keep the Paris dream alive. On Tuesday, it pulled out all th

Shirtdresses and coats were the order of the day at Sacai. Outerwear was best in combinations of baseball jackets and feral furs, cable knits and windowpane checks. The silhouette was a women's version of a men's-sized garment, but it was the detailing that stood out, like fur peeking out from under collars, cuffs, and sleeves of wool and tweed coats. There was a hint of colour in looks 8 and 9, but mostly designer Chitose Abe stuck to what she knows best, which is mostly playing with proportion

There are so many great flat shoe trends happening this spring—let's just say, we're overjoyed (hurray for comfort-meets-cuteness!). From brogues to cap-toe flats (and lots and lots of sneakers), here are four cute new ways to style them as seen on the streets of Milan: Red Flats + Basic Black: This is a great way to turn up your look and show off your personality if you work in a more corporate environment. It's business on the top, pop of color on the bottom! Sneakers + Pantsuit:

Acknowledging the fact that Kate Middleton and Princess Diana were dressing in and for completely different decades, there have still been a few poignant crossovers—the sapphire engagement ring both women wore, of course, but also the way Kate mimicked Diana's polka dot choice when she stepped out with Prince George for the first time (that one still gives me sweetness goosebumps). I spent part of the morning combing through pics of both and found similarities and differences. Similarity: Rel