Fashion Brief
Going up
Maxine Peake What. A. Woman.
Dark chocolate Maltesers Look like rabbit droppings, granted, but taste like heaven. Why aren’t they available in the UK?
Eileen Fisher’s sporty sandals An easy and good-looking segue into the whole ugly shoe trend.
Billy Kirk It’s not new, but it’s new to us, with its ace menswear accessories.
Wedding tattoos – maybe don’t show your mother-in-law
Temporary wedding tattoos Pea Green Boat has one that says “Okay, let’s do this”. Your mother-in-law will hate it.
19 No, not the Adele album. The Gentlewoman says this is what to add to your dress size for the perfect fit when buying men’s trousers. Simple sum = whole new world.
Going down
Dustin Hoffman as Tootsie: what you’ll look like if you wear a posh frock with glasses, says Tina Fey. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/Columbia
Tootsie-chic The undesirable look achieved by pairing a posh frock with glasses, according to Tina Fey.
Lindsay Lohan and Lady Victoria Hervey BFFs, appaz. Wow.
Mancaves Sarah Palin thinks we need special areas for all testosterone-related stuff. Sarah Palin can do one.
Carb-free diets Prada has bought iconic Milanese bakery Pasticceria Marchesi. Our tummies are rumbling.
Citrus is so yesterday – we like the scent of asphalt
Citrus top notes So blah. Comme des Garçons’ latest scent, Serpentine, combines grass, leaves, asphalt and even a little pollution. Surprisingly, it’s delicious.
