Marks & Spencer pins hopes on upturn in womenswear
Style director Belinda Earl launches new season's collection with mission to change retailer's culture by challenging design teamsBelinda Earl, style director of Marks & Spencer, has over 20...
View ArticleHow to wear ankle cuff sandals video
Shoes with attitude are this year's style, some them taking their inspiration from Lindsay Lohan's alcohol-monitoring bracelet. Ankle-cuff sandals have a substantial strap around the ankle rather than...
View ArticleMy perfect summer dress
From sunkissed memories to the fantasy of Slim Aarons glamour, Jess Cartner-Morley, Kirsty Wark, Sali Hughes and Sophie Heawood remember their favourite summer dresses25 of the best summer dresses in...
View ArticleHow to dress: ankle-strap sandals
'Remember when Lindsay Lohan used to go out wearing her alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet with a high-heeled shoe? That's your go-to style icon'The 2014 shoe is a tough shoe. Some years, a shoe has to...
View ArticleMichael Kors and the £300 It bag
The luxury market has pushed prices ever higher but few women can afford £1,000 handbags. How did one designer bring things back within reach? Gallery of 15 statement handbags for under £150Luxury has...
View ArticleHow to wear silver - video
Metallics in summer are the way to go and this year it's silver, thanks in part to Angelina Jolie's silver dress at the Oscars and the silver skirt worn by Marlia Obama during the US president's state...
View ArticleKim Kardashian's wedding dress: who will the designer be?
Kim and Kanye's wedding will be, like, epic and everything, but what the dress looks like and who has designed it is fashion's best kept secret. Jess Cartner-Morley investigatesHonestly? We've got no...
View ArticleHow to dress: silver
'I have gone for silver with black. It's not life-changing, but it works for most scenarios'There are trends in everything: trends in which juice to order, which takeaway coffee to get and what herbs...
View ArticleHow to wear pointed flat shoes video
The ballet pump that round-toed, flat, flimsy shoe, possibly with a little bow on the front, that you may have been wearing for the last five years is finished. So what's the alternative? According to...
View ArticleHow to dress: the new flat shoe
'Today it is my sad duty to inform you that the ballerina pump is dead The good news is the replacement doesn't have to be scary'I don't wear flat shoes in front of the camera unless I absolutely have...
View ArticleHow to wear a sun dress video
Sun dresses can look elegant, formal and grown-up it's a classic 1950s look. Think Audrey Hepburn in the film Roman Holiday. But worn with an edgy sandal, they can look modern. Fashion editor Jess...
View ArticleHow to dress: summer dresses
'We're dressing to worship the sun gods, not to please the fashion police'Today, we're having a day off from fashion, a bank holiday from brocade, an inset day from It bags because, much as I love...
View ArticleHillary Clinton's scrunchie: the truth
Hillary Clinton joked about calling her book The Scrunchie Chronicles because her hairstyle was the focus of constant debate. Now we know the real story behind her unexpected devotion to the...
View ArticleHow to wear spezzato - video
Spezzato is an Italian fashion term for mix and match, specifically a jacket and a pair of trousers that are not a matching suit but compliment each other. Often used for menswear Jess Cartner-Morley...
View ArticleGuardian fashion's fantasy World Cup football team
Forget tekkers and fitness levels. Jess Cartner-Morley selects her dream team for their style nous alone Continue reading...
View ArticleHow to dress: spezzato
'Spezzato describes the Italian art of putting together a jacket and trousers which are not a suit but complement each other'Everything sounds better in Italian. We say tomato, they say pomodoro. We...
View ArticleAlexander McQueen leads the way forward at London Collections: Men
Sarah Burton shows a vision for the future of McQueen, while Jimmy Choo makes its catwalk debutSarah Burton, who as Alexander McQueen designer headlined the second day of the London menswear shows, had...
View ArticleHow to wear pastels and metallics video
Jess Cartner-Morley combines two fashion hits of this year, pastels and metallics, bringing them together into one look. She picks pieces from M&S, Top Shop, Pippa Lynn, Zara, French Connection,...
View ArticleHow to dress: new life for tired trends
'Remember when spring's big trend appeared in store in March and hung on in there till it was swinging from the discount rail four months later? These days a trend lasts six weeks, maximum'Recently,...
View ArticleTales from the fashion shop floor
What's it like working in a fashion store when you're young, inexperienced and unable to fold a cardigan? Guardian writers share their stories of life behind the retail counterShopgirls TV reviewI...
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