Geometry, uniforms and 1980s inspire London catwalks

Designers took inspiration from geometry, the 1980s and British uniforms for their London Fashion Week creations over the weekend, with more labels selling items hot off the catwalk as they adopt the runway to a retail business model. High street brand Topshop became the latest to offer customers the chance to buy designs straight after its show on Sunday, where models wore zebra print designs and skirts slashed at the thigh. Topshop said that for the first time key items modelled on the runway would be immediately available for purchase.

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First look: Alexander Wang’s new collection for adidas Originals revealed

Sportswear fans can relax — adidas Originals and Alexander Wang finally unveiled their highly-anticipated collaboration in New York this weekend. The New York-based designer debuted the 84-piece unisex collection as the surprise finale at his Spring/Summer 2017 runway show as part of New York Fashion Week on Saturday. Comprising apparel and footwear, the collection plays with the idea of subverting the rules, inversing the sportswear brand's famous trefoil logo so that it appears upside down on the pieces to create a new symbol.

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Gigi makes her design debut and Alexander Wang reveals Adidas Originals collaboration: weekend highlights from NYFW

New York Fashion Week dominated the headlines over the weekend, with high-profile shows from Alexander Wang and Tommy Hilfiger leading the way. Tommy Hilfiger and Gigi Hadid made an unstoppable duo on Friday night, when the pair unveiled their Tommy x Gigi collection to a full house, including a front row that featured Taylor Swift. The festivities lasted a whole two days, in the form of a public fun fair, and the collection was immediately available for purchase following the show.

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Burkina Faso bans big buttocks beauty contest

The government of Burkina Faso has banned an annual beauty contest for women with the biggest buttocks, saying such events are sexist. Adverts for this weekend’s third edition of ‘Miss Bim-Bim’, carrying an image of two fully clothed women with exaggeratedly large behinds, provoked an outcry on social media. “Our role is to do everything to avoid damaging the image of women,” said Minister Laure Zongo in a statement, adding that social media criticism had persuaded her to act.

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Five top trends at Paris men’s fashion week

With Paris men's fashion week coming to a climax over the weekend, we pick out five of the main trends so far on the spring-summer catwalks:

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Kanye West opens custom Paris pop-up boutique

Rap superstar Kanye West has lifted the curtains on his latest ‘Pablo' pop-up store Friday, in Paris.

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Romantic yet sexy is the key to 2017 bridal wear

Dreamy, romantic dresses ruled the roost at New York Bridal Week this weekend, with designers presenting their 2017 collections either at the show or in various locations around the city.

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Style Notes: Tory Sport Opens First Store; Uber Partners With Marc Jacobs

Toast the weekend with these style stories.

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Westwood bends gender rules at Paris Fashion Week

PARIS – – Britain's dame of fashion, Vivienne Westwood, presented a unisex collection at Paris Fashion Week at the weekend, with her designer label rebranded to include her husband's name. In a collection that bent the rules, one male model wore a red velvet toga dress while women were dressed in large, boxy blazers. Westwood and husband Andreas Kronthaler have collaborated for years and Westwood's Gold Label collection has now been renamed Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood.

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The changing pace of fashion: is this the end for the traditional style calendar?

Fashion designer Michael Kors is offering customers a series of fresh-off-the-runway pieces immediately following his Fall 2016 runway show on February 17. The New York brand is the latest in a long list of fashion houses tapping into the allure of instant gratification. This weekend also saw US label Tommy Hilfiger announce a corporate overhaul that will see the group realign its business calendar so that its runway shows and retail cycles match up.

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The changing pace of fashion: is this the end for the traditional style calendar?