Fashion Design

Oscars 2011: the stylish after-parties-1

Once the ceremony is over, the fun can begin. See who turned up where, and what they were wearing.

Jessica Biel arrives at the Vanity Fair party looking glamorous in a 1920s style gold beaded gown.

Russell Brand and his mother arrive at The Governors Ball.

Hosts with the most: Elton John and David Furnish arrive at the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party wearing jewels by Chopard.

Cameron Diaz went short and one-shouldered for the Vanity Fair party.

Florence Welch, fresh from her Oscars performance, arrives at the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party in another Valentino gown.

Gwyneth Paltrow stayed in her gold Michael Kors dress wich she wore earlier to perform Oscar-nominated song 'Coming Home' during the ceremony.

Juliette Lewis arrives at the Vanity Fair party.

A surprise guest, in the form of reality TV star Katie Price, arrives at the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party.

Blonde bombshell Kelly Osbourne arrives at the 19th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party.

The Kids Are All Right star Mia Wasikowska arrives at the Vanity Fair party in a black lace Stella McCartney dress.

Naomi Watts arrives at the Vanity Fair party in a sheer black gown with white marabou feather back detail.

Sandra Bullock arrives at the Vanity Fair Party in her red Vera Wang gown and matching accessories.

Tom Ford at the Vanity Fair party looking dapper in a blue velvet tuxedo jacket and black trousers, no doubt from his own label.

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Anne Hathaway's eight Oscar dresses

Anne Hathaway turned quick-change artist at last nights Oscars...

Anne Hathaway arrived to the event in a red Valentino ruffled gown.

Anne may have had eight wardrobe changes, but not all the dresses were hot off the catwalk. For her turn to co-host the 2011 Oscars, Anne's first on-stage look was this Givenchy haute couture autumn/winter 2009 strapless chiffon gown, embellished with crystals over the bodice.

In a role reversal skit with co-host James Franco, Anne donned a Lanvin black tuxedo with matching trousers and a Lanvin white tuxedo shirt. The Brian Atwood black pumps covered in Swarovski crystals gave the masculine look a glamorous touch.

Here, Anne wore a strapless corset gown with black satin tiered ruffles, accessorised with a dazzling Tiffany necklace.

This Oscar de la Renta autumn/winter 2010 one-shoulder gown with beaded tassle embroidery showed Anne embracing the 1920s trend, matched with her more modern wavy tousled locks.

This purple sapphire Giorgio Armani Privé spring/summer 2011 gown was Anne's pop of on-stage colour for the night.

Anne opted for an Atelier Versace strapless burgundy gown with a fitted, embroided bodice, which she recycled for the Governors Ball later in the night.

Anne's grande fashion finale was this slinky, long-sleeved, embellished black lace Tom Ford dress with a slick up-do.

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Sportmax autumn/winter 2011 at Milan Fashion Week in pictures

Sportmax based its severe silhouette on the films of Ingmar Bergman and its colour palette on the wintry Scandinavian landscapes.

A model wears a creation from the Sportmax autumn/winter 2011 collection at Milan Fashion Week.

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Trend report: London Fashion Week autumn/winter 2011

The capital witnessed a dazzling display of technical virtuosity - on and off the catwalk, says Hilary Alexander.
London Fashion Week belonged to the new generation as the digital-age designers dominated the catwalks and cyberspace with dazzling displays of creativity. While Vogue editors-in-chief from seven countries, international fashion commentators and buyers watched from the front rows, the world was watching "live" on the internet.

Burberry streamed its show live to 150 countries from a digital screen in Piccadilly Circus. Commuters got daily updates on screens at more than 60 stations on the London Underground. People without show tickets chilled out at the open-air café on the cobblestones at Somerset House, LFW's fashion HQ, and watched the catwalk action live on an outdoor screen.

The buzz of high-tech activity was more than matched by the technical virtuosity on the catwalks. Christopher Kane engineered a liquid-look plastic into the seams and contours of his slimline sequinned and crocheted dresses. Mary Katrantzou gave Italian knitters nightmares as they laboured to translate her digital prints of Fabergé eggs and Meissen porcelain into cashmere and Lurex jacquard knitwear. Giles Deacon based a dramatic print on Paul Delaroche's The Execution of Lady Jane Grey . Holly Fulton sprinkled her New York-skyscraper prints with pearls, metal and pleated leather.

"Collage-couture" was the focal point at Erdem, where vivid abstracts were printed on fine cashmere, tweed and lace which seamlessly morphed into silk faille. Burberry Prorsum's Christopher Bailey unearthed Fifties looms to weave his autumnal, flecked tweeds and crunchy wool bouclés; Betty Jackson discovered a new Italian "teddy bear" fabric, knitted from alpaca and angora.

The experimentation was just as prevalent at the more established labels. Clare Waight Keller at Pringle created knitted coats from rabbit fur and Fair Isle, and sweaters from mink and Merino wool. Neoprene, patent leather, shearling and English tweeds came together for a sleek-chic, outdoorsy wardrobe in Joanna Sykes's first collection for Aquascutum, and Emma Hill at Mulberry took inspiration from the countryside, with hedgerow and feather-print silk maxi-dresses teamed with leather coats and anoraks.
Last night, Dunhill, one of British menswear's best-known names, staged its first fashion show, at its London headquarters in Jermyn Street. The show was an introduction to Menswear Day, which brings London Fashion Week to a close today. Meanwhile, in Milan, the focus is on women for the opening day of the third-city stop on the designer calendar for next autumn/winter.

Key trends: below-the-knee skirts ; pleats; collage fabric mixes; spots and dots ; wine, olive, red, pink, orange; hoods, capes and cloaks; fur-trim knits and jackets ; the sleeveless, tailored vest; devore and velvet; jewelled sweaters; buttoned-up shirts with neat collars; epaulettes; fake and real fur; wooden heels, rubber soles; dropped-waists, hip-belts .

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Street style at London Fashion Week autumn/winter 2011

View what the London style mavens wear to the fashion shows.
This pretty and striking blue printed dress is toughed-up with a black belt and shaggy, fitted coat.