Cara Delevingne does a striptease for i-D Magazine, Jamie Bochert enteres an ethereal and emotive world “fuelled by the poetry of dreams”, and Candice Swanepoel inspires some sexy summer styling (because that’s what Candice Swanepoel does best). Plus, the story of a 91 year old shoemaker, and yet another visually stunning film from Wolf Magazine. After the break: 5 fashion films to watch this weekend.

Interview talks to Cara Delevingne (in case the sexy photoshoot wasn’t enough), research confirms that the internet has made us all narcissistic (we knew it but were just too busy taking #selfies to care), and one well-known author confesses he became more addicted to buying Gucci than most shoe-loving women. That’s all in our reading round-up, while we’ve also got some other cool blogs, articles,…

Fashion and acting are not at all dissimilar; in fact you might say the two are inextricably linked. Fashion helps create a persona, a character, and that’s true for all of us whether we’re models or actors, funfare ride attendants or dental clinic receptionists. So for South African born actress Jena Dover slipping into the role of a sexy BDSM mistress wasn’t just acceptable, it…

London’s Goldsmith’s Hall is amongst its finest venues. It is, in a word, opulent. Curtains are crimson, furnishings are gilt, and the chandeliers still burn bright courtesy of real candles. Which makes the debut of a collection entitled Viva Las Vegas, as was Julien Macdonald’s autumn 2013 collection, seem… dubious. Vegas and the Goldsmith’s Hall have little in common on the surface. But Macdonald found…

Our guide to the trends of the year: your place to keep a track of what 2013 holds. If you're looking for all the year's fashion trends and what's shaping them, read on.

I’ll disclaim from the outset that the title of this post is inaccurate: “best”, when it comes to any form of art, is subjective. There’s no right or wrong on what can be called the best when it comes to fashion shoots, but there’s only so much you can explain in a title so I’ll say it here instead. There are certain editorials that stand…

Sometimes fashion films have complex storylines, but most often they’re just about beautiful models and beautiful styling – the kind of videos that are simply aimed at capturing your attention in the same way a shoot would do. Photographer Koray Birand, regular at Harper’s Bazaar Turkey, brings one of those videos, a dark and dangerous snippet of footage titled Passion Games and – like the…

The plunging neckline guarantees you’ll overlook the perm that takes up most of Lara Stone’s cover for i-D magazine’s winter 2012 issue.

If Candice Swanepoel’s 10 magazine cover wasn’t enough to draw you in, perhaps the shoot inside the issue will. A little bit dark and noir, a little bit sexy, it’s Candice gone brunette femme fatale.

Candice and Crystal may have the women’s issue covered, literally, but the men’s covers are equally enticing. David Gandy (in Dolce & Gabbana long johns, no less, looking a little like a 19th century bare-knuckle boxer) and Janis Ancens provide the gritty men’s covers for the new issue of 10 Magazine.