Why flip-flops are the new dad jeans
The sandal that ruled summer from 4,000BC to 2015 is finally over – in sports-obsessed 2016, the functional pool slide is the shoe to be seen inI was going to write about the Ten Style Rules You Need...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s wardrobe matters – but not from a fashion perspective
When we discuss what politicians wear, we are measuring their likability and what they would be like to hang out with – as when we debate which leader we’d go to the pub withOn the Today programme on...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: long layers | Jess Cartner-Morley
When your top ends halfway down your legs, the art of clothing yourself looks loftily abstractI would like to be the kind of woman who exudes elegance and cool authority in long, loose layers, rather...
View ArticleBuy of the day: blue shirts for Father's Day
Not socks this year, OK?Ach, what to buy for Father’s Day. Socks? Mug? Barbecue tongs? Continue reading...
View ArticleGiant swans, bare shoulders and sad chic – 10 looks define summer 2016
The sun might not come out – but that doesn’t mean you can’t dress for it. Guardian writers reveal their top tips for the season, from Chloë Sevigny’s silly handbag to the return of Adidas GazellesSwan...
View ArticleGoing to the new Tate Modern extension? Here's what to wear
The Tate Modern open their new extension – the Switch House – this week. No dress codes here, but it’s worth thinking about co-ordinating with the grey concrete, the Picasso, Duchamp and Mondrian...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the boho blouse | Jess Cartner-Morley
Boho blouses are back (again)Sometimes I don’t know why I bother. Week in, week out, I am here for you. These are the shoes you should be wearing, this is the colour you must stop wearing, this is why...
View ArticleHow to look chic in all weathers (by a supermodel)
Stella Tennant’s collection for Holland & Holland blends high fashion with dressing for the elements. So what does a Chanel muse wear in the rain?If anyone can make tweed culottes happen, it is...
View ArticleThe leotard as power uniform – from Wonder Woman to Rihanna
The look created by a 19th-century trapeze artist – equal parts athleticism and sex appeal – is still flying high todayIn May 1861, a new act at the Alhambra theatre in Leicester Square was the talk of...
View ArticleThe Man Repeller guide to summer style
One front-row girl crush plus one cult British label equals your wardrobe sortedIf you know who Man Repeller is, you will know that you want to dress a bit like her. If you don’t know who she is, you...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: black and white
Just because you can wear colour, doesn’t mean you have to. Wearing monochrome in summer feels quietly subversiveEveryone looks better in black and white. This is, like, portrait photography 101, and...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: bright patches | Jess Cartner-Morley
Sometimes, just one new piece will turn a standby into a new outfitThe white poplin shirt I’m wearing has fabric patches with popcorn, a lipsticked mouth, a drink, an ice-cream cone and the...
View ArticleParis haute couture leaps into the 21st century
Vetements’ revolutionary show, held in a department store, saw weird and wonderful display from alt-thinking label Disruption is a vogue-ish word as overused in the modern fashion industry as “iconic”...
View ArticleChristian Dior gives a masterclass in maturity at Paris haute couture week
Interim designers Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier give message of unity before widely reported appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri from ValentinoIt is Paris haute couture week and all eyes are on the...
View ArticleKarl Lagerfeld taps the zeitgeist to put Chanel's atelier centre stage
Designer shuns pop spectacle of previous years to celebrate his craft, in a Paris haute couture week notable for anti-elitist movesIn recent seasons, Chanel catwalk productions have transformed Paris’s...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the dancing lady emoji dress | Jess Cartner-Morlery
Yes, 1954 had Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina, 1967 had Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour, but 2016 has the dancing lady emoji in her ruffled red dressI don’t want to tell you what this look is inspired by....
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: pale all over | Jess Cartner-Morley
What you do is pick a pale shade and wear more or less the same colour from top to toe. Including shoes and coat: that part is importantNot to wish the summer away or anything, but it is only a couple...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a mega frill | Jess Cartner-Morley
A ruffle the width of a ribbon is apologetic and domestic, like piping on a cake. A mega-frill is anything butUpspeak, when your sentences end on a rising note, gives whatever you say a hesitant,...
View ArticleTrigger Article 50 on Breton tops – style tips for a strange summer
Fashion isn’t exempt from the upheavals of the past few months. With that in mind, it’s time to ditch your dungarees, lose the leopard print and grab a kaftan The classic horizontal navy-and-white...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the athleisure neckline | Jess Cartner-Morley
The shape is high at the neck but scooped at the sides, like a racer-back vestThe off-the-shoulder top, or cold-shoulder top, has been the headline story of this fashion season so far. The runaway...
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