“It left me in the worst pain of my life,” said Kim Kardashian — a woman who has experienced childbirth — said of a garment she chose to wear in May.

There was no escaping Brexit at London Fashion Week – except at Erdem. The royal designer of choice created clothes to take our minds off the turmoil, writes Paul McLauchlan.

This week Aileen Lee speaks to interior designer at Cohn Designs, Garry Cohn.

They may not be household names but these five Irish people work behind the scenes at some of the world’s biggest fashion organisations. From high ranking positions in Vivienne Westwood to Dries Van Noten, Carolyn Moore charts their rise

Rihanna was a hot mess in CdesG. This dress looks like someone mutilated the perfectly decent floral upholstery of an entire living-room set.

Aileen Lee interviews Aoife Rhattigan, Creative director at Restless.Design.

From slinky slip dresses to nostalgic sitcoms, the era is back with a vengeance, writes Alexander Fury.

A two-minute video depicting Irish women’s journeys across the Irish Sea to access abortions received almost quarter of a million views in its first 24 hours online.

AW16 brings a bounty of inspiration. Katie Wright runs down best hair and make-up trends for the new fashion season.

It’s 40 years since angry young bands like The Sex Pistols outraged society, but their influence is everywhere, says Suzanne Harrington.

A global event celebrating whistleblowers and freedom of expression will be held to mark the fourth anniversary of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's stay in the Ecuadorean Embassy.

Hollywood actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Stewart, Bill Nighy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley and Kristin Scott Thomas are among leading figures from the arts world backing a vote to remain in the EU.

Hundreds of thousands of people from Sydney to London joined one of the biggest days of climate change activism yesterday, telling world leaders gathering for a summit in Paris there is “No Planet B” in the fight against climate change.

CORK-BASED artist Suzy O’Mullane has a performance/video/sound event at The Guesthouse, Cork, with Harry Moore on Saturday at 3pm. She will also have a solo exhibition entitled ‘There Was Nothing Good About Good Friday’ at the Origin Gallery in Dublin from March 12.

Viv Albertine was a guitarist with anarchic all-girl band the Slits in 1970s London. From hanging with a ‘shy’ Sid Vicious to fearing for her life as a female punk, Emer Sexton meets a woman who tore up the rulebook. 

Corkman abroad, Mark Hayes, has had a few hairy love-to-meet you experiences in Hollywood.

Carmen Ejogo looks feminine and relaxed in Vivienne Westwood at the New York premiere of Selma. 

We have all the love for this woman - a worthy winner.

Vivienne Westwood and Ian Kelly

It is what’s on the outside that counts, or so the fashion cognoscenti have declared with the humble coat being heralded as the autumn/winter ’14 hero piece.

CHRISTINA Hendricks is many things: a goddess; an award- winning actor (from Joan Harris in Mad Men to Blanche in the movie, Drive); Vivienne Westwood’s perfect muse, all red hair and milky skin.

Celebrities yesterday joined tens of thousands of others to march through London to demand urgent action on climate change, as events took place around the world ahead of a UN climate summit.

Paloma Faith, Jools Holland and Duffy are among the famous faces showing their support for MyFrackingQuestions.org, launching today.

MUSIC NEWS: The inestimable Kate Bush has struck a blow for those of us Luddites who seethe with rage at the glowing blanket of smartphones held aloft at gigs.

Pharrell Williams' Grammy Awards hat will be displayed in a museum.

While kids will no doubt love 16-year-old Disney starlet Bella Thorne’s outfit for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiere, parents won’t be as enamoured with the leather skin tight mini and strappy boots.

Have a sneak peak at the designs, which uses polyester recycled from plastic bottles, here.

Conchita Wurst stole the show at Europe’s biggest charity event, despite plenty of big-name competition.

SURF’S UP

Ricky Gervais has joked about swapping human companions for frog friendships after starring in the new ‘Muppets’ film.

Kelly Osbourne is "working on something" with Pharrell Williams.

’Dead’ Mississippi man kicks to escape body bag

Pharrell Williams' 'Mountain' hat is being auctioned off to raise money for charity.

Carol O’Callaghan looks at how tartan can transcend the catwalk to create a fun and inspiring look at home

Two former personal assistants to Charles Saatchi and his ex-wife Nigella Lawson have been cleared of fraud.

The jury in the trial of two sisters accused of defrauding Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson has been sent out to consider its verdicts.

Bradley Cooper shows the guys how the red carpet should be worked at the New York premiere of American Hustle.

Charles Saatchi’s accountants did not scrutinise the credit cards used by his and Nigella Lawson’s personal assistants, because it was not their job to get involved in the household expenditure, a court has heard.

Nigella Lawson told a court today she would rather be "honest and ashamed" than "bullied with lies" after revealing details of her past drug use.

Nigella Lawson has admitted in court to using cocaine, saying in one case it was because of “intimate terrorism” she suffered at the hands of her ex-husband Charles Saatchi.

Nigella Lawson has told a court that she had taken cocaine in the past but said the idea that she is a “drug addict or habitual user of cocaine is absolutely ridiculous”.

Nigella Lawson accused her ex-husband, Charles Saatchi, of threatening to “destroy” her as she gave evidence today in the trial of their former personal assistants on fraud charges.

Nigella Lawson arrived at court today as she prepares to give evidence in the trial of two of her former personal assistants.

Charles Saatchi has told a court he was “utterly bereft” that a private email he sent to ex-wife Nigella Lawson referring to her being off her head on drugs has been made public.

Charles Saatchi has told a court it was his ex-wife Nigella Lawson’s idea to let their personal assistants have company credit cards.

The accountant in charge of Charles Saatchi’s finances has told a court he increased his personal assistant’s credit limit to £100,000 without telling the art dealer the amount.