Speculation around designer L’Wren Scott‘s suicide has been rife since her death on 17 March. Now Cathy Horyn – a friend of Scott’s and the New York Times’s esteemed fashion critic for 15 years – has penned a tribute to ...

Link to video: How to wear spring tunics Many of us don’t really have separate work and leisure wardrobes any more. I know I don’t. I have clothes pitched at various degrees of snazziness that might come into play on a Tuesday ...

Going up Chanel’s Mademoiselle Privé doormat As seen at Karl’s supermarché spectacular catwalk show. We’re combing Homebase, but no joy so far. The wide-boy wide collar The early-1980s’ dodgiest jacket collar is 2014’s most brilliantly unlikely comeback. In leopardprint, as ...

I tried Sensai’s Silky Peeling Powder because I’m fascinated by Japanese skincare rituals, albeit as a spectator sport (the chances of my adopting a 12-step cleansing regime before bed are slim to none). But I was surprised to find the powder ...

Elizabeth Taylor gave me invaluable advice. It was 1990 and I was about to accept an award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America – it was all very grand and I was backstage, nervous as hell. She put ...

I tried Sensai’s Silky Peeling Powder because I’m fascinated by Japanese skincare rituals, albeit as a spectator sport (the chances of my adopting a 12-step cleansing regime before bed are slim to none). But I was surprised to find the powder ...

Going up Chanel’s Mademoiselle Privé doormat As seen at Karl’s supermarché spectacular catwalk show. We’re combing Homebase, but no joy so far. The wide-boy wide collar The early-1980s’ dodgiest jacket collar is 2014’s most brilliantly unlikely comeback. In leopardprint, as ...

I love fashion. It’s been a huge part of my life. I used to have four Benetton franchises around the Lake District, but now I just have one in the market town of Penrith. I believe in the saying ‘If ...

I am 5ft 2in, my hair is dark brown and I have a fringe. I am like my mum – she used to be dark like me and we have the same mushy green colour eyes and a similar shaped ...

M: I don’t know about you, E, but when spring finally arrives all I desire is Pink. E: Is that right, M? Uncooked sausages, strawberry ice cream, minor sunburn and Calpol? M: Yes, all of the above. E: Perhaps not ...