It is no longer fashionable to be anti-ageing: it has been rebadged as “pro-skin”, by the founder of American skincare brand Drunk Elephant and “anti-wrinkles” by Neutrogena. A new vocabulary of renewal, regeneration, plumpness and “glow” now dominates the language ...
Read More »From hairclips to hiking boots: headline news for autumn/winter 2018
Whether it’s from Chanel or your local chemist: a hair clip is the season’s most appealing accessory Sometimes a trend comes along that is reassuringly familiar, something everyone can get on board with. For autumn/winter 2018, that’s hair clips. While ...
Read More »‘Pimples are in’ – the rise of the acne positivity movement
It was on a family holiday that Kali Kushner discovered, abruptly, just how others viewed her skin. “At the end of the day I washed off my makeup,” she recalls. “My nephew said: ‘Why is your face so dirty?’ It ...
Read More »The best slip dresses for all ages – in pictures
A slip dress is as versatile for autumn as it is for summer. Layer a polo neck underneath (don’t be afraid to clash colours and prints), or style with suede knee-high boots. Wear on its own in the evening with ...
Read More »The skirt suit – but not as we know it | Jess Cartner-Morley
I’m not a fan of ironic fashion. “Isn’t it completely hilarious how I’m wearing clothes that ordinary people wear, when I am so very unique and dressing in this tongue-in-cheek manner because it serves to underscore my originality?” is way ...
Read More »Moschino gets sketchy with a riot of scribble print in Milan
Pulling all-nighters in the run-up to a catwalk show is a well-known practice in the fashion industry. For Moschino’s creative director, Jeremy Scott, at his Milan show this week, even that was not enough – or so he would have ...
Read More »Stick ’em up: be inspired by this season’s luxury accessories – in pictures
Styling: Helen Seamons, still life photography: Charlie Surbey, flyer photography: Elliot Morgan Main image: An Issey Miyake bag. Photograph: Charlie Surbey / Elliott Morgan Sun 16 Sep 2018 05.00 EDT
Read More »Go big or go home: the season’s best beauty buys – in pictures
Autumn lips, cheeks and eyes are set to pop with colour. Our beauty editor selects her favourite makeup and scents to go off with a bang Read more from the autumn/winter 2018 edition of The Fashion, our biannual fashion supplement
Read More »Night on the tiles: decoding the power of the bathroom selfie
A long row of sinks and at each one a woman, leaning. “They rummage through their handbags, pulling out various make-up items; applying blushers, concealers and brightly coloured lip-glosses.” In the academic book Women And Alcohol: Social Perspectives, under the ...
Read More »The best solutions for dry, flaky scalps | Sali Hughes
Sunday nights throughout childhood were spent on a kitchen chair in front of Esther Rantzen’s That’s Life! as my father rubbed olive oil (bought in tiny bottles from the chemist) into my dry, flaky scalp. It was enjoyable until the ...
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