So that’s Tuesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of today's top stories which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

“He leaves behind an extraordinary legacy as one of the greatest designers of our time, and there are no words to express how much he will be missed.”

As news spread of the Chanel designer's death, fans, celebrities and his fellow designers have honoured the man they deem an "iconic" and an "inspiration".

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As Heidi Klum’s new collection lands in Lidl, have we reached peak celebrity/fashion collaboration? Annmarie O’Connor reports.

Channel the freewheeling spirit of Cuba, says Annmarie O'Connor.

With party season pending, our thoughts turn to festive fashion. Opera Lane has been influenced by the lady eclectic – a colourful muse inspired by the maximalism of the 70s and early 80s where baubles and furs flirt shamelessly with masculine cuts and heaps of attitude.

Style is about much more than following trends. But there have been seismic changes in the fashion world and you need to know the new rules, writes Annmarie O’Connor.

Alexa Chung and Marks & Spencer launch a vintage-inspired fashion line next week. Rachel Marie Walsh takes a look at the style icon’s rise and rise

With Annie Leibovitz shooting the 2016 Pirelli calendar, it continues a change of recent times, writes Ellie O’Byrne

Want to know what you’ll be wearing next spring? Fresh from London Fashion Week, Rachel Marie Walsh has the lowdown on the trends we’ll all be embracing in 2016.

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It’s been over 10 years since Jodie Kidd quit the catwalk, but as the face of a Cork-based sportswear line, a busy family life and work on TV, the former supermodel shows no signs of slowing down, says Deirdre Reynolds.

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TV3 Exposé presenter Aisling O’Loughlin says motherhood has been defining for her. 

Kanye West can unsurprisingly be added to the list of celebrities sporting an all-gold Apple Watch Edition with a gold Link Bracelet.

Fashion is no longer the opposite of feminism, writes Mary Rose Roche and it is finally giving us the clothes that reflect our lives.

THE intricate makings of the modelling world are a looking glass that very few get to be a part of.

Amid the Beyonce ‘gap’ controversy Suzanne Harrington throws a wobbly and offers the F-word to fat shamers.

Now in her mid 50s, Barbie’s as cutting-edge as ever, inspiring catwalk couture and Kylie’s tour costumes – and even trying out an all-black Lagerfeld makeover.

Take your cue from the catwalks with this season’s nail trends. Katie Wright shows you how to polish up your autumn look.

Miley Cyrus has posed naked for a magazine shoot.

‘Vogue’ has declared that the vice-like grip of skinny jeans could be slackening in favour of a looser, slouchier silhouette. Rachel Marie Walsh disagrees

North West appears former Vogus Paris editor's magazine - the CR Fashion Book.

Lady Gaga shares a "special bond" with her dog.

WITH the recent focus on designers such as JW Anderson, Simone Rocha, Natalie B Coleman and Danielle Romeril, one could be forgiven for assuming that their success is somehow unprecedented in the history of Irish design.

Karl Lagerfeld has been made into a Barbie doll.

A year after the garment factory building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where over 1,100 people died, author Tansy E Hoskins has written an expose of the fashion industry.

Rita Ora was sensational on the MTV red carpet in a plunging low cut black gown by Barbara Casasola.

IT’S more than a century since women everywhere were liberated from their corsets by the bra.

Starred Up ****

The Rolling Stones have cancelled an imminent concert in Australia following the death of designer L’Wren Scott, the girlfriend of lead singer Mick Jagger.

Mick Jagger is said to be “completely shocked and devastated” as tributes were paid to his girlfriend L’Wren Scott who was found dead after an apparent suicide in a New York apartment.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have set a date for their wedding.

Trends for Autumn/Winter 2014 have really taken shape following London Fashion Week. Rachel Marie Walsh rounds up the strongest looks for next season.

Kim Kardashian feels like her wedding "might be spinning out of control."

First Hollywood turned its attention to Coco Chanel, now it’s the turn of Yves Saint Laurent. As two new movies are released, Louise O’Neill looks at the life of the iconic designer.

Willow Smith is trying to find out "where she stands" in the world.

Kristen Stewart is the new face of Chanel.

The '212' rapper believes she shares a spiritual connection with the hip-hop star and thinks no one else can even come close to their musical "genius".

Mademoiselle C didn’t get a nationwide cinema release, sadly, but it certainly deserves The September Issue’s cult success.