London fashion week: 10 things we've learned
After five days of fashion shows in the capital, here is the word from the catwalks. Drop these phrases into your conversation and everyone will know you were on the front row. Even if you weren't •...
View ArticleHow to dress: bustier dresses - video
The bustier dress has made a comeback after Raf Simons at Dior reclaimed the strapless silhouette. Jess Cartner-Morley selects some for your wardrobeJess Cartner-Morley
View ArticleJourdan Dunn joins the fashion racial diversity debate
The catwalk model told the Guardian she wants to speak up about the lack of diversity in casting: 'People think that all models get treated the same, but there is still a lot of BS that happens'The...
View ArticlePink: Jess Cartner-Morley's picks of the new season
Forget sugar and spice, because this season's colour is not what little girls are made ofReboot with the following: setting plaster, Pepto Bismol, vintage powder puffs. Now pink's grown up, it's no...
View ArticleFrom Twiggy to Cara Delevingne: 25 years of supermodels
Twiggy in the 60s, Cindy Crawford in the 80s, Kate Moss in the 90s and Cara Delevingne right now. What is it that turns a model into a supermodel – and the face that represents a generation?Jess...
View ArticleHow to dress: bustier dresses
'This is a dress cut to show off your best assets, on the assumption that those are Pilates-toned arms'Every time I think fashion has plumbed the bonkers depths of its own contrariness, it surprises me...
View ArticleWhy Miliband should swap the suit for civvies
The Labour leader looks more mature in a V-neck than in his best tailoringEd Miliband's problem – not, some might argue, his most pressing problem right now, but a problem still – is that dark suits do...
View ArticleStylewatch: Ed Miliband's conference speech
Justine's makeup and clothes suggested a woman not entirely comfortable with her appearance being under the microscopeIn the end it was Justine who channelled the Reagans, not Ed. The power earrings,...
View ArticleParis fashion week: feminine forms and masculine music at Dries Van Noten
Belgian fashion designer mixes crisp poplin with gold lame, snake print accordion pleats and heavily ethnic carpet bagsFashion's higher profile in popular culture has in turn had an impact on the...
View ArticleTamara Mellon favours buy-now-wear-now fashion in sync with seasons
Out of kilter gear, with overcoats on sale in July and shorts in January, will cease for brand says Jimmy Choo co-founderTamara Mellon has form as a game changer. As the co-founder of Jimmy Choo she...
View ArticleJW Anderson and LVMH: a deal is struck
After weeks of rumours, the luxury goods group has confirmed its investment in the British designer• JW Anderson's kitchen-wear wipes the floor at London fashion week• The radical unisex designs of JW...
View ArticleHow to wear red and black - video
When you wear trends that have been out of fashion, it is important to signal you are wearing it in the new way. Jess Cartner-Morley shows you howJess Cartner-Morley
View ArticleHow to dress: red and black
'This combination marches up and shakes your eyeballs by the lapels. It is impossible to ignore'Wearing red and black together has looked wrong for ages. Looking chic has been about being nuanced and...
View ArticleHow to dress: windowpane checks - video
One of the punchiest utilitarian trends on the catwalk this season was windowpane checks. Jess Cartner-Morley goes through a selection for your wardrobeJess Cartner-Morley
View ArticleHow to dress: windowpane check
'A windowpane or launderette check is a uniform for the urban peasantry'This is what happens when an age of minimalism on the catwalk cross-pollinates with an era of cost-of-living crisis on the...
View ArticleKaty England: Kate Moss, Alexander McQueen and the art of styling
Katy England has been directing catwalk fashion from behind the scenes for two decades. Now she has gone behind the movie camera to share her vision of British styleThere are no popping flashbulbs or...
View ArticleHow to wear animal print - video
Forget Bet Lynch. Jess Cartner-Morley finds a selection of animal prints for your wardrobeJess Cartner-MorleyLily BrazierCaterina Monzani
View ArticleVictoria and Albert exhibition could lend new glamour to Italian fashion
Elizabeth Taylor's Bulgari jewellery sets off Italy's postwar glory years in V&A's The Glamour of Italian Fashion showRichard Burton once said that in the nine months Elizabeth Taylor spent in Rome...
View ArticleJ Crew in London: Jenna Lyons' 10 commandments
US chain J Crew opens its first London store this week. To mark the occasion, creative director Jenna Lyons shares her top 10 style rules with us1. Don't divide your wardrobe into smart and casual, but...
View ArticleHow to dress: animal print
'It looks most modern when it isn't trying to be saucy'Even in 2013, there are still places where the inhabitants lack the sophistication to recognise leopard spots and tiger print as a fashion...
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