You know the name. You covet the wardrobe. Now, the UK’s most influential clotheshorse is officially an ambassador for British fashion. Alexa Chung’s love affair with her style is getting serious, discovers Avril Mair
The man behind the shades
Karl Lagerfeld. Designer. Curator. Visionary. And bloody good fun, apparently. But what’s beyond the cultish façade – and those glasses? ELLE’s Rebecca Lowthorpe meets the legend that is Lagerfeld
Pretty Woman
It’s feminine, but not as you know it. Acclaimed actress Clémence Poésy shows us how to take soft chiffons, sensuous silks and intricate laces and tweeds to create this season’s sweet and sultry look
The power of friendship and how to find it
If work or love have taken over and you find yourself friendless, Emma Beddington has the answer
The Inspiration
She’s the daughter or rock and style royalty, a darling of indie cinema, a musician and fashion muse. But icy-cool and aloof? Never. Gillian Orr is charmed by Charlotte Gainsbourg
The joy of clothes
When was the last time you felt truly, madly, deeply happy at the prospect of wearing new clothes? ELLE shows you how to wear print, pattern and colour this season – the most optimistic on record
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