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Karl Lagerfeld's Secret Ball
An alluring glimpse of the most exclusive party of they year - if not the decade - as dreamt up by Karl Lagerfeld. With drawings by him.
Flights Of Fancy
We asked 8 contributors to embellish that most whimsical of adornments - a fan. Words by Aimee Farrell. Fans by David Downtown, Michael Roberts, Celia Birtwell, Christopher Kane, Neisha Crosland, Christian Louboutin, Chantal Joffe, and Emma Summerton
Story Time
To celebrate this higly imaginitive issue we asked four of our favourite writers to tell us a fashion fairy tale. Illustrations by Klaus Haapaniemi.
- The Mermaid's Tail by Linda Grant
- Flaoting Hope by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Charmed Bracelet by Poppy Adams
- Julietter Greco's Black Dress by Rose Tremain
Come Dine With Me
Five party people describe their dream dinner parties. With Lily Cole, Matthew Williamson, Hayley Artwell, Emma Watson, Eddie Redmayne.
In My Dreams...
Emma Elwick asks some of fashion's leading creatives to conjure up their own subconcious aspirations. Giles Deacon, Yves Saint Laurent [1967], Bruno Frisoni at Roger Vivier, Kate/Laura Mulleway at Rodarte, and Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez at Proenza Schouler, Rick Owens, Luella Bartley.