With a stench of energy drinks, musty clothes and Lynx deodorant, teenage boys’ bedrooms aren’t always the most appealing of places. But Brooklyn Beckham is not your typical teenager. With Victoria for a mum (and, frankly, David for a dad), ...
Read More »Summer style: why it’s all about comfort and joy
Dressing from the shoes up is an adage that fashion likes to trot out from time to time. And, tellingly, shoes provide everything you need to know about where fashion is at any given moment. For spring 2014, fashion editors ...
Read More »Comfy shoes for summer
Ugly shoes stomp past competition to become season’s must-have footwear Rubber, flat and chunky shoes dominated the catwalks and are now becoming big news on the high street
Read More »Emma Watson’s makeup tweets highlight the commodification of beauty
Emma Watson, a role model to young girls (and boys) who watch her films, has lamented the huge pressure she feels to look perfect. At the weekend she commented: “With airbrushing and digital manipulation, fashion can project an unobtainable image ...
Read More »Lauren Laverne on style: black and white
What better way to get dressed chicly, quickly, than by wearing black and white? In the words of Coco Chanel: “Women think of all colours, except the absence of colour. Black has it all. White, too. Their beauty is absolute. ...
Read More »Emma Watson criticises ‘dangerously unhealthy’ pressure on young women
Emma Watson has criticised the “dangerously unhealthy” image projected by the fashion industry and said the pressure to look perfect has taken its toll on her. The actor has also described her doomed attempts to merge into the background as ...
Read More »Mother’s Day 2014: How our mums influence the way we dress
Petra, 35, relationship manager for a financial institution We lived in Slovakia, under a communist regime. All the clothes were mass-produced and everyone wore the same stuff. My mum wanted to wear something different, so she learned how to sew. ...
Read More »Make-up for the ‘morning-after eye’
The “morning-after eye” is a mess. A mess and a trend. According to certain paths of fashion, your eyes should look like you rolled home from an after-party two days and 67 missed calls late, a phone number scrawled on your forearm ...
Read More »From Mikel Arteta’s hair to pedicure smudge: what’s hot and what’s not this week
Going up Ancient Greek Sandals Flash Colour collection The perfect sandal in primary brights. Wear with jeans and crisp, white shirt for Bauhaus chic. Photograph: BBC Mikel Arteta’s hair Post-Lego movie, the Arsenal midfielder’s moulded dark mop is looking on-trend. Vicky ...
Read More »Weekender: Patrick O’Neale, football coach, 45
I live in the Cayman Islands, but I’m moving to Fulham – I’ve had to come here to further my career. I have to spend a lot of time watching football. I watch it live, on TV at home, when I’m ...
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