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What does ‘the natural look’ mean in the Kardashian age?

Now that models and celebrities like to refer to bouncy waves and full makeup as ‘natural’, where does that leave the rest of us?Awesome news just in for the busy festive season. The “natural look” is...

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Cable ties, Zippos and pom poms: what a fashion person wants for Christmas

Fashion people don’t always want expensive stuff. Here is a slew of on-trend, festive presents, all for under £40Well, I’m sure she’d love a Chanel 2.55 handbag. But unless you are (a) a billionaire or...

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Dior & the rise of the in-house design team

Since Raf Simons left Dior two months ago, speculation has been rife as to which big name would replace him. But the fashion house has reportedly announced that its new collections will be overseen by...

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What I wore this week: fancy ankle boots (well, it is almost Christmas)

People who don’t get dressing up for Christmas basically don’t get Christmas The two greatest Christmas style icons of modern times are obviously Will Ferrell as Buddy in Elf and Mariah Carey in the...

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Kate Moss is the naughty fairy at the top of our Christmas Tree

The fag-smoking, sequin-wearing supermodel is showing no signs of growing up – thank God. As the on-set shots from Ab Fab: The Movie prove, she’s pure panto‘All children, except one, grow up,” JM...

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Justin Bieber, Joan Didion and the unicorn emoji: the style stars of 2015

Who set the fashion agenda in 2015? It’s not who you think. Our fashion team pick the wardrobes we loved to look at this year (and there’s barely a red-carpet gown in sight)Having style is about using...

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Peekaboo: how underwear-as-outerwear went haute

Flashing your bra sounds like a wardrobe malfunction. Except now, fashion has embraced the bralet, slip and camisole. From Céline to Givenchy, how to do inside-out dressingThe Spanx backlash has begun....

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What I wore this week: non-Christmassy Christmas wear

There are times when you don’t want to look festive; you just want to look nice. Is that allowed? You know how it is when kids eat too much sugary rubbish and stay up too late, then get overtired and a...

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What should you wear when you Netflix and chill?

If the peak of modern romance is a date night watching TV, then our sofa look suddenly matters. This is dormcore …I have a question about Netflix and chill. I love asking awkward questions about...

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'Basic': the biggest insult of 2015

Kate Moss made it the diss of the year but being basic has a long history, reaching back through Lil Wayne to Sylvia PlathOn the evening of Sunday 7 June, an easyJet flight from Bodrum, Turkey landing...

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What we're wearing on Christmas day

It’s the one day of the year when it’s OK to dress like a great glittery joke. Here, the Guardian fashion desk reveal their festive outfitsI have quite strong opinions about how Christmas Day should...

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The style quiz of 2015

From Rick Owens’s controversial male models to the sequel to normcore and the dress that simply everyone commented on, how much can you recall?Continue reading...

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How to shop the end-of-2015 sales for your 2016 wardrobe

The key to resisting being baited by desperate retailers is to approach stores with a clear wishlistThe traditional mindset of shopping the post-Christmas sales is to hunt for that expensive piece you...

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What I wore this week: a January jumper

I’m calling this outfit my St Ives Lady Ceramicist look ‘I can’t wait to jump out of bed on this cold January morning and put together a really glamorous back-to-work outfit with which to wow my...

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Cabin porn: why hideaways are hot right now

Forget Gucci’s furry loafers or a Prada overcoat. What everyone in fashion wants in 2016 is a log cabinI’ve got cabin fever. And not only the New Year, need-to-stop-eating-and-start-moving kind. I’ve...

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Golden Globes 2016: the start of the red-carpet arms race

From Alicia Vikander’s sci-fi hipster chic to the power of arthouse ruffles, this weekend’s ceremony kicks off awards season – but who will take home this year’s fashion gongs?January isn’t always...

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How to make an entrance: three things we learned from Celebrity Big Brother

Studio 54, Tiny Tim and Fagin. That was on the memo, apparently, for the contestants of this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. And, they sort of workContinue reading...

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Can Steve Rowe save M&S fashion?

When Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland steps down in April, following a noticeable drop in sales, his successor Steve Rowe will face a formidable challenge. Can M&S’s current...

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What I wore this week: an army-green shirt

The aim is to nail a look when it’s in the air, but before it’s everywhere. For the army-green shirt, that moment is nowYou and I, we don’t do toss-everything-out-and-start-again new season wardrobe...

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'He had an instinct for elegance': David Bowie's fashion legacy

David Bowie’s career was about individuality, masculinity – and style. Jess Cartner-Morley on the lasting impact of the star’s many looksThere was something pure about David Bowie. This might seem a...

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