Cannes film festival is in full swing and with the obvious focus on new film releases, the second favourite topic of conversation is inevitably fashion. In the most beautiful backdrop that really does feel like it has been taken directly out of an Audrey Hepburn film.

Just when spring was all worked out - the standard pastel highlight, floral punches and the really good demi-heel - there remains a difficulty. Monochrome. In my youthful orchestra-playing experience, black and white worn together dictates a look that screams 'catering staff', and that's something I'd never wish on anyone.

Fashion Week has come and gone, ending with its grand finale in Paris as the style set sat for some of next season's most amazing and memorable collections.

While A is wining and dining at a table for two overlooking the Seine, I'll be falling once again in love with fashion

So Wintour it appears is actually a totally valid choice for the post (if you don't mention that time PETA threw a dead raccoon onto her dinner plate to protest her love of wearing fur) the question is would she want to?

Last week, the other ankle boot dropped. In the latest installment of fashion musical chairs, following the announcement of the departure of Nicolas Ghesquière from the helm of Balenciaga after 15 long years, Alex Wang was proclaimed official heir apparent.

A couple of weeks ago, style maven Bay Garnett and some of her very fashionable friends, such as Jasmine and Rebecca Guinness, Jade Parfitt and Camill...

No, not another piece bemoaning the terrifying onset of national obesity, but good news from fashion's frontline. Over-sized clothing is this season's most dominant trend and one that finally allows most of us can participate in without inflicting a savage battering on our self-esteem.

Lady Gaga once sung "leather jeans garage glamorous" in her song Paparazzi and no such lyric could be more fitting for next season's mega trend, leather. Yep the chic biker look (without the bike) is what the cool kids will be wearing.

While traveling David Sassoon and I had the chance to discuss his own forthcoming retrospective. David's clients have included... most women in the British Royal Family, including Princess Michael's wedding dress, and particularly Princess Di, for whom he made more than 70 dresses!

Kristen Stewart became the latest starlet to join the fashion pack this morning, sitting front row at the Balenciaga show in Paris....

Fashion has always loved the "bright young things" that are drawn to its glamour like moths to a flame, but some of these girls are barely old enough to be dressing in adult clothes, yet alone be parading them down a catwalk in Milan.

Meet the new face of French fashion house Balenciaga: Twilight starlet Kristen Stewart has just been announced as the spokesperson for their new fragr...

Balenciaga showed the rest of Paris Fashion Week how to guarantee a standing ovation on Thursday - with the help of some collapsing benches....