Is it the Meghan effect, or is it Miuccia Prada? Either way, pencil skirts are in. From denim to wrap to high-waisted, there’s something for everyone
Read More »Hooked on ink: is it possible to be ‘addicted’ to tattoos?
David Beckham is thought to have more than 40 tattoos. For his latest, he has chosen a solar system. (That’s a solar system, not the.) The design covers the left side of his scalp and is visible because he has ...
Read More »Go holographic: the look of the future
Here we are in 2018, and despite all predictions from the 80s, hardly any of us are robots, or live in space, or even wear those natty silver suits to fly to work. However, this season, holographic make-up is a ...
Read More »The little pot of magic that relieves my aches and pains | Gemma Cairney
I do lots of things, from writing to hosting talks and making radio, to running a production company, I’m very much what they call a ‘multi-hyphener’ – though I prefer polymath, naturally. I have a deep well of products and rituals I ...
Read More »Fashion meets Catholicism: offensive or brilliant PR?
Next month sees the opening of the Met’s highly anticipated exhibition, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. The exhibition is the Met’s largest show to date but also, given the theme, could prove controversial. Famously preceded by a celebrity-studded, ...
Read More »You’re the one that I want: Grease-inspired summer fashion – in pictures
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Grease is still lightning in the style stakes – as these chic Rydell High School-inspired outfits attest
Read More »From Chipotle to cufflinks: this week’s fashion trends
Going up Tate gift shop About to be seriously shoppable when Margaret Howell’s range hits. Who knew a butter dish could be so chic? Chipotle Yes, the Mexican chain, location of Marc Jacobs’ flashmob proposal to Charly Defrancesco. Capsule wardrobes ...
Read More »Is wanting lighter skin any sillier than wanting bigger boobs? | Letters
Your article (Skin-lightening creams are dangerous – yet business is booming. Can the trade be stopped?, 23 April) seems to imply that people who want fairer skin are irrationally endangering themselves. However, I see this as a west-centric understanding that ...
Read More »No frills over 40? Why you should ignore age-based fashion rules
My mother made many of our clothes when we were small and, in her book, frills and little girls were a match made in heaven. Also, she believed women went into sartorial retirement the moment they had their first baby. ...
Read More »Fashion Revolution Week: seven ways to get involved
Five years ago, the issue of where our clothes come from went from being a matter of curiosity to something more urgent. It was on 24 April 2013 that the Rana Plaza disaster occurred on the outskirts of Dhaka in ...
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