Glastonbury 2014: how to dress for festivals - video
Wedge sandals, crop tops and vintage silk kimonos are the new wellies and parkas of this summer's festival fashion. With the Glastonbury festival almost upon us, Jess Cartner-Morley runs the rule over...
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'Nothing not to love about supermodels in hot pants, obviously, but those images are not helpful in terms of festival dressing as it is on the ground'Festival fashion used to mean wellies and parkas;...
View ArticleHow to wear the holiday shirt video
Everything you take on holiday, you need to be able to wear more than once this is the key rule to any summer holiday packing. The shirt is perfect for travelling as well as on the beach and in the...
View ArticleDiane von Furstenberg: 'I danced at Studio 54. Now I work with Google'
It's 40 years since the designer invented the wrap dress that made her a fashion legend. She discusses Oprah's influence, working with Warhol and what Anna Wintour once confided over breakfastIt is...
View ArticleHow to dress: holiday cover-ups
'A cardigan is a bit mumsy, a denim jacket is a bit arrested development'Swimwear may be a horror to shop for, but it's the easy bit when it comes to packing. You need two, so you don't have to wear a...
View ArticleThe rise of the underbum: how to flash the flesh this summer
A sneaky sideboob or a brazen underbum? Before you strip off, read Jess Cartner-Morley's guide to contemporary exposure protocolHow much for a pound of flesh? That depends whereabouts it's from. Always...
View ArticleHow to wear the new It bags - video
The era of the scarily expensive handbag is over, this summer is all about the new comedy It bag. It started with Moschino's McDonalds chip-carton bag and Anya Hindmarch crisp-packet clutch. It rose to...
View ArticleGiorgio Armani's couture show is red carpet window shopping for stars
Designer still seems like an outsider in 'haute fashion' Paris even after 40 years but his creations have Hollywood appealGiorgio Armani, who turns 80 on Friday, recently celebrated his 40th...
View ArticleGaultier and Elie Saab channel spirit of Disney characters at Paris fashion week
Peaked shoulders and witchy sleeves suggest Gaultier was inspired by Maleficent, while Elie Saab takes note of FrozenIt is arguably not haute couture's finest hour when the muses of the day, in what is...
View ArticleHow to dress: the new It bags
'The new era of It bag is decidedly postmodern. It is small, and references something casual and anti-chic a carton of McDonald's chips, a box of Swan matches'So you know how the Irish elk became...
View ArticleThe strangest, saddest and funniest moments from the World Cup 2014
Relive the real highlights of the World Cup with our gongs for the fans, the fashion, the memes and much moreWinner: Colombian Nazi Weed PopeTo all those hurling abuse at me for scoring an own goal,...
View ArticleBucket hats: what's the appeal?
How Rihanna, rappers and the catwalk fell for its unpretentious, tomboy charmReasons to love fashion, number 567: women setting the agenda is the norm, not a stunt pulled by men in order to grab...
View ArticleHow to wear fruit fashion video
Pineapples, watermelons and apples: this summer is all about fruit fashion. That is, clothes with pictures of fruit on. But how can such items look sophisticated? Fashion editor Jess Cartner-Morley...
View ArticleHow to dress: fruit
'It's hard to shake off the sense that fruity fashion is a bit, well, novelty'The pineapple is the cupcake of the Eat Clean era. If a fruit can have a fashion moment, the pineapple is having one now....
View ArticlePrince George in dungarees: why his retro style rules
The royal toddler's traditional style has brought a sweet, more old-fashioned aesthetic back to childrenswear. But why has the look proved such a hit?Once upon a time, the whim of the royal family had...
View ArticleHow to wear 50s jeans video
This summer's hot pair of jeans combines two trends: 'boyfriend' jeans and 'mom' jeans. Put the two together and you have 50s jeans: womanly at the waist, but rugged and cowgirl-ish round the legs....
View ArticleHow to dress: the 50s jean
'It's the kind of jean Marilyn Monroe wore, with a white shirt and a megawatt smile, in the 1950s: womanly at the waist, but rugged and cowgirl-ish round the legs'I'm not even going to try to argue...
View ArticleHow to dress: denim jackets
Denim is back as a thing. Think of it as a remix of a classicEveryone has a denim jacket, don't they? By everyone I mean everyone Rihanna and Jeremy Clarkson. Amal Alamuddin and Zac Efron. Daniel...
View ArticleHow to dress: autumn grey
'You could pretty much opt out of fashion entirely in 2014, and just wear grey, paint your house grey and buy grey stuff'Consider this your final warning: it is very nearly time for us to tackle Autumn...
View ArticleFive key fashion accessories for autumn, from chokers to blankets
It's too early to buy a winter coat, but it's never too early to be fashionable. Here are the five style additions that can jumpstart your autumnThe cockatiel is the haircut of autumn 2014The 1990s...
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