Kylie Minogue at Stella McCartney's Christmas lights switch-on
At the store’s annual Christmas lights switch-on, Kylie Minogue went for low-key sparkle while Neneh Cherry dressed for the coldSound the Mariah Carey klaxon: the Christmas season has started. The...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a mid-thigh coat with a mid-calf skirt | Jess...
‘My coats are mostly knee-length, which is completely wrong with a long skirt’My skirts have been getting longer since this summer. I’ve gone from mostly knee-length with the odd shorter skirt, to...
View ArticleFrom Rocky to Scrooge: what’s hot and what’s not this week
Christmas list: maxi dresses, pyjamas, Rocky’s tracksuit. Regift: Die Antwoord, umbrellas, ScroogesThe Comeback being back Lisa Kudrow is back as Valerie Cherish. Mortifying and hilarious.Continue...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the blanket coat
‘If you want to wear a blanket coat – and you do, of course you do – it means wearing it over clothes which have down-to-earth ruggedness, but a bit of snap’Iam calling this look Gaucho’s Moll....
View ArticleChristian Dior is a (slimline) winner at Tokyo’s national sumo wrestling arena
Raf Simons’s futuristic collection forms the centre of the house’s charm offensive in Japan – and there’s not a kimono in sightFashion’s most exquisite and exclusive creations are often called...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: an updated party dress
‘Look up “party dress” on any online boutique and you will be inundated with strapless, strappy or sleeveless frocks’You get to a point when the parties you go to just aren’t as hot as they used to be....
View ArticleWhat is Christian Dior doing putting on a show in Tokyo?
Just as the super-rich have left the rest of us behind, the most powerful luxury fashion houses are carving out a new superstratum of international glamourLast week, I went to Tokyo for a Christian...
View ArticleStylewatch: Hot dresses from Roland Mouret's pre-fall collection
The designer reveals new twists on his signature look – and lets us in on another of his talents …His pre-fall show was at his sumptuous Mayfair flagship, but backstage Roland Mouret was being as...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: black and white for parties
‘It could be a cream lace blouse and a black leather skirt; a fitted fluffball black sweater with a white pencil skirt; a white mini dress with black tights and heels’So I’m totally on top of...
View ArticleBoxing Day sales: best fashion buys
When it comes to clothes and accessories, post-Christmas shopping is about staying ahead of the trends, as well as finding the cheapest bargainsSuccessful sales shopping means identifying what you...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: sequins
Once you hit a certain age, you have to start being a lot more careful about how, and when, you wear sequins. Here’s how to shine in themIt seems churlish to speak ill of sequins four days before New...
View ArticleThe people who secretly influenced your style this year
The past year’s biggest style influencers weren’t Alexa and Cara. From Nigel Farage to Prince George and Tess Daly, meet the people who subliminally influenced your style in 2014Thought you were...
View ArticleMourn the death of the wallet – it holds memories as well as money
Phones and contactless cards are killing wallets but I’ll miss somewhere to keep photos and souvenir scrapsLet’s start with a quick quiz that will establish, once and for all, whether you are old. I’m...
View ArticleHow to have a high-brow 2015 in fashion
Fashion can be fun. But it can also be a form of art. Next year, fashion will be inspired by Jackson Pollock, Sofie Grabol and Barbara HepworthBanish FOMO. Here’s what you need to diarise now to make...
View ArticleThe fashion icons setting trends for 2015
New year, new you! To help you with makeover inspiration, here are some of the stars whose style we’ll be chanelling in 2015Continue reading...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: knitwear
‘Jumpers are what you keep stuffed in a big drawer; knitwear is what you hang in your wardrobe’Jumpers aren’t really fashion at all. They are just clothes, which are quite different. They are about as...
View ArticleHow I gave up heels
My 11-year-old son told me, “That skirt looks really weird with those shoes”’ • Marina O’Loughlin gives up fine dining• Bim Adewunmi gives up Twitter• Alexis Petridis gives up being grumpyI thought...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: how to make the most of the January sales | Jess...
The purpose of discounting is to get rid of all the so-last-season stuff – so don’t fall for the fashion industry’s tricks and end up with something you don’t really wantIn the January sales, there are...
View ArticleGalliano enjoys solemn rehabilitation with first show for Maison Margiela
Disgraced designer follows months of industry speculation with a solid start in his comeback show in LondonFour years on from the most spectacular fall from grace the fashion industry has seen, the...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the silk shirt
‘When I say silk shirt, I mean silk shirt, not blouse. Specifically, a sharp-edged collar and a slimmed-down silhouette’Gripped by a most atypical enthusiasm for sales shopping, I was last week...
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