Plus: How Hilary Alexander was the life and soul of the fashion front row and the household items sure to cause a debate
 |  |  | By Tamara Abraham,
FASHION EDITOR | | | What happens when your penchant for a little "retail therapy" gets out of hand? This is what happened to Laura Horton, whose shopping habit evolved into a 1,500-garment collection and a diagnosis of OCD. As she brings her story to the London stage, Charlotte Lytton meets her.
Our head of fashion Lisa Armstrong also remembers her predecessor Hilary Alexander, who spent 25 years at this newspaper and died this week at the age of 77. "She had more stamina than teenagers and loved a party," she writes. "To sit next to her at the shows was truly an experience."
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