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How to dress: spice up your January wardrobe
'Wearing the clothes from the bottom of your wardrobe food chain will make the days feel even more blah than they need to'Here's something I don't get about modern life: this self-flagellating urge to...
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The Oscars: the battle for the red carpet starts here
The jousting between stylists and designers for the fashion spoils will be every bit as fierce as the fight for the statuettesOscar night glory is not the sole preserve of those who go home with a gold...
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Kane is able: PPR backs star of London to rise to the big time
French luxury conglomerate signs up Scottish designer Christopher Kane's label, with plans for a standalone storeIn the ruthlessly unsentimental fashion industry the road from next big thing to the...
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Black is always in fashion, but the latest trend is to add a splash of white to freshen things upJess Cartner-MorleyRebecca Lovell
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How to dress: black and white
Looking effortlessly chic in a white shirt and black trousers requires the classic swan technique: frantic paddling below the surfaceBlack – edgy, minimal, chic, slimming, solid black – was the...
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Michelle Obama picks designer Thom Browne for inauguration day outfit
No newly-crowned homecoming queen, the first lady looks more like woman with her feet firmly under the White House deskCan clothes express feelings? To paraphrase Barack Obama himself: yes, they can....
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Christian Dior show in Paris embraces fragrant femininity
Designer Raf Simons' show is the third instalment of the story he wants to tell about DiorA legendary American fashion designer once said that the secret of his success was that he designed dreams, not...
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Michelle Obama dazzles, Brad Paisley fizzles: inaugural ball fashion
Who wowed the president's guests and who was off-key at Obama's inaugural ball?Was Jill Biden's fringe Michelle's hairspiration? It can't be easy living in Michelle Obama's shadow, but Dr Biden is no...
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Karl Lagerfeld backs French gay marriage law with two Chanel brides
Designer dresses two women in identical wedding gowns to make Paris statement in support of same-sex marriageBarack Obama was not the only prominent figure to advance the gay rights cause this week...
View ArticleHow to dress: low block heels - video
'Nan shoes' are the type of shoes worn by the royals in the 1960s, that speak of bus stops rather than bedrooms. Jess Cartner-Morley chooses some of her favouritesJess Cartner-MorleyRebecca LovellIrene...
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How to dress: mid-heeled shoes
'The type of court shoes worn by the royal family in the 1960s – and by everyone's nan ever since – are the height of fashion'Almost every morning for five long years I, and many millions of women like...
View ArticleHow to dress: zebra crossing stripes - video
Forget the ubiquitous classic Breton stripe – it's wide stripes that stop us in our tracks. Jess Cartner-Morley pulls a few examples off the shelvesJess Cartner-MorleyRebecca LovellIrene Baqué
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How to dress: learn your stripes
'If visuals had a volume dial, a wide stripe would be a ghetto blast'Stripes are noisy. If visuals had a volume dial, a wide stripe would be a ghetto blast. You can't ignore them. Hey, no need to take...
View ArticleHow to dress: orange - video
Orange, unlike pink, is a unisex colour. Jess Cartner-Morley picks out shades and styles that might suit your tasteJess Cartner-MorleyRebecca LovellIrene Baqué
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How to dress: the future's orange
'Orange is suddenly every catwalk's go-to bright'Let's be honest: if you're trying to look chic, orange is not the first colour you turn to. That would be black, obviously. Or maybe navy, if you're...
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Victoria Beckham on song at New York fashion week
Elegant collection of midi-length kilts and windowpane checks helps singer-turned-designer brush off ex-Spice Girl tag"Impeccable" was how Natalie Massenet, chair of the British Fashion Council,...
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New York Fashion Week: the return of Diane Von Furstenberg
The DFV founder is currently acting as her own chief designer – and perhaps that's why her New York collection feels almost like a triumphant retrospectiveIn the accompanying notes to her latest...
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Punk fashion celebrated at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
Organisers hope exhibition of punk fashion at the Costume Institute has the power to shock – and draw the crowdsAt any fashion week worth its salt there comes a pivotal moment when the gauntlet is...
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J Crew show at New York fashion week gives flavour of styles heading to the UK
Autumn collection – the first to go on sale in Britain – mixes deep colours with intricate pattern and delicate embellishmentThe J Crew formula is to the 21st century American fashion industry what the...
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New York fashion week: John Galliano makes his presence felt at Oscar de la...
The disgraced designer returned as an intern for the American favourite, and stamped his signature eccentricity across the entire collectionThe name on the invite, as the audience took their seats for...
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