If Kate Middleton is in first place for most admired royal style, there's a very strong contender right behind her: Queen Letizia, the gorgeous woman who became queen of Spain this summer. The two have a lot of shared style sensibilities, but Letizia can sometimes offer up some more practical options (T-shirt and flat sandals included). The very latest reason I'm in love with her style, though, is actually so very prim and proper that it smacked of the original princess of style Grace Kelly.

"That coat has been round the world. That's when I actually started to make some money!" Pierre Cardin says, stopping in front of a flared, red design among the first exhibits at his new museum in Paris. One of the last survivors of the great post-war French fashion houses, Cardin, at 92, still heads a sprawling business empire. "Back then I hadn't yet become Pierre Cardin. I hadn't found my voice," he says, in uncharacteristically reflective mood. The avant-garde designer, known for his

British luxury retailer Burberry reported a dent in its half-year profit, caused by adverse currency changes as demand for the brand weakened in Asia. On Wednesday the UK's biggest luxury retailer revealed a decline in pretax profit for the six months ended September 30, down to 142 million pounds from 159 million pounds compared to the same period last year, after booking a 31 million pound “adverse exchange-rate impact.” “Burberry reported strong half year earnings with revenues rising

The saying that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery makes total sense to me, and I've always been flattered if someone asks where I got something. But lately, I realized I might have a problem with Sophia, and since we work together, um...is that awkward? After I hunted down a bag on similar to one she carries, I stopped for a second to count up how many Sophia-inspired pieces I own. Guys, there are five. Some of them were specific, with me asking her for info, and others, like my new ,

The battle for the best Christmas Campaign for 2014 has kicked off, as a number of UK retailers have launched their advertorial holiday campaigns in the hopes of winning over consumers in time for the holiday rush. FashionUnited brings together the top Christmas Campaigns for 2014 to see which retailers are most likely to have tapped into their customers hearts, and purses. First up is department store group Marks & Spencer, the UK's biggest clothing retailer and their advert 'Follow the

Scandal's Olivia Pope has taught us a lot of things, including but not limited to the following. It's possible to drink red wine on a white couch and not make a huge mess, repeating "I am a gladiator" is half the battle of conquering any situation life may throw at you, and as long as you are always there for your people, they will eventually forgive you for disappearing to a deserted island with your boyfriend. Perhaps the most important lesson, though, is how to rock a white coat. We are al

Luxury footwear label Kurt Geiger has its sight set on international expansion, with the brand set to add a London flagship store to its roster by next year, following a boost in sales during its third quarter. The premium British label revealed a 13 percent increase in like-for-like sales for the seven months to September 30, despite the unseasonably warm weather witnessed across the UK which affected other high street retailers sales, such as Next. Kurt Geiger attributed part of its su

Spanning Bread & Butter, Premiere Classe, MAGIC, Tranoi Femme, Micam, Mipel and beyond, kick-start your Spring/Summer 2015 season with a comprehensive insight into the essential new footwear and accessories trends pinpointed in the industry?s leading trade show events. This week, Trendstop?s trend experts reveal Summer City Slingback and the Tessellated Shopper; two directional styles that refresh established shaped with a forward flair. Summer City Slingback At Bread & Butter, chi

Cara Stars in Bo.Bô Campaign–Back for her third consecutive season as the face of Brazilian brand Bo.Bô’s summer 2015 campaign, Cara Delevingne gets inspired by Eastern culture in these images snapped by Ellen von Unwerth. In one image, the now brunette model is shown hailing a cab with her parasol in hand while another has her posing at a bar. The colorful styles of the season include worldly prints, fringe-adorned dresses and sequined details. Source: Fashion Gone Ro

H&M's latest collaboration with New York fashion week designer Alexander Wang was a sell-out at its major stores around the world. Despite crisp weather and rain, customers were seen queueing up to two days in advance at some stores, with London, Shanghai and Singapore and Hong Kong all seeing record sell-out of the collection. Online customers saw the website crash due to overwhelming demand In Shanghai, the queue outside the flagship West Nanjing Road store was still there over