Fleabag dressing: how the Phoebe Waller-Bridge character became a style...
Lace-up shoes and sixth-former clothes wouldn’t normally scream great style, but the leading woman – and her fabulously dressed supporting cast – in the BBC sitcom are just as fashionable as they are...
View ArticleBig yellow maxis: all hail this year’s most uplifting look
Long yellow dresses were the hit of the spring catwalks. Now, from the red carpet to the high street, they look set to last the summerThere is only one way to make an entrance this spring, and that is...
View ArticleHow to wear: sweatshirts | Jess Cartner-Morley
Easy and practical, this athleisure staple is having a golden ageWe are living in the golden age of the sweatshirt. As golden ages go, it is hard not to feel we’ve been a bit shortchanged, what with...
View ArticleWellness is swallowing the fashion industry whole. Should I switch camps? |...
To be fair, my beat has had a good innings. For a hundred years, it has made billions of pounds out of selling us stuff that boosts our self-esteemI’m thinking of giving up writing about clothes and...
View ArticleMother-daughter duos: the new power couples of fashion
From Bernadette to House of Aama, the coolest girls in the industry are working with their mumsAfter graduating from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Charlotte de Geyter worked in Simone...
View ArticleHow to wear: a short-sleeve shirt | Jess Cartner-Morley
This summer, your short-sleeve shirt is getting called up for early serviceRight, it’s time to start wearing your summer clothes. There is, after all, no point waiting around for summer, which may...
View ArticleHow to wear: brown | Jess Cartner-Morley
I’ve given up eating it for Lent, so am sating my cravings with the non-edible kindI’ve had chocolate on my mind recently. I’ve been thinking a lot about Burberry’s chocolate leather pencil skirt, worn...
View ArticleAll white now: the great white jeans revival
White jeans are back and being worn by a new generation of fashion’s cool set. Here’s how to master the trendThe synthetic chime of the ice-cream van, the rollercoaster rush of cool air through...
View ArticleHow to wear: silk scarves | Jess Cartner-Morley
I changed my mind about silk scarves somewhere between Alessandro Michele’s first year at Gucci and the second series of The Marvelous Mrs MaiselI am just so not the kind of woman who would wear a silk...
View ArticleFeminism, Marrakech and Diana Ross: the second coming of Dior
Cultural appropriation is a touchpaper issue in the fashion industry, but the house’s bombastically showbiz event in Morocco also highlighted local culturesThe name of Marrakech’s most beautiful ruin,...
View ArticleHow to wear: Rupert Bear trousers | Jess Cartner-Morley
He may have been a square, but his trademark check trousers are very this seasonI’m going to tell you something now which you are going to find very hard to believe, but just take my word for it,...
View ArticleViard’s first show as Lagerfeld successor marks new era for Chanel
After 30 years at the highest level of fashion, Virginie Viard makes debut as solo designer“Complacency,” designer Karl Lagerfeld once said, “is the beginning of the end.”Three months after his death,...
View ArticleBeyond fabulous: how camp created the Met Gala's craziest red carpet ever
From Cardi B’s fabulous feathers to Katy Perry’s light-up chandelier, the Met Gala more than lived up to this year’s camp theme. But, for all the silliness, it had a serious point to makeThe bar for...
View ArticleHow to wear: patch pockets
With their ‘air of usefulness’ they are all over the high street this season. Just don’t put anything in themI love clothes with pockets, even though I don’t actually put anything in them – apart from...
View ArticleWhy Monica from Friends is this summer’s unlikely style icon
We were all too busy admiring Rachel’s hair and Chandler’s jokes first time around to notice Monica Geller’s love of mom jeans and hair barrettes. But the world has finally caught up with the poster...
View ArticleRihanna's Fenty label aims to rip up fashion industry rules
Singer’s new clothing line, on sale this week, has ditched traditions such as catwalk showsA corseted Japanese denim minidress ($810), a cotton canvas blazer belted with a coordinating bumbag ($1,100),...
View ArticleHow to wear: a lace camisole
Cheap is a false economy here: bits of it will show, so it needs to be a thing of beauty rather than just a utilitarian make doHeroes aren’t always rugged, you know. The hardest-working piece in my...
View ArticleMichael Kors: ‘The chicest women have a great sense of humour’
The world of Michael Kors is upbeat and glamorous – whether in the White House or on public transportIt is a rainy Thursday evening in London and Michael Kors is hosting what has been billed as “just a...
View ArticleUnmistakably British: Melania Trump's outfits inspired by UK
From Big Ben prints to an Eliza Dolittle hat, the first lady’s choices are filled with sartorial referencesPrincess Diana, Big Ben, a double decker bus, Eliza Doolittle and the D-day veterans: Melania...
View ArticleMax Mara showcases Bowie-inspired collection in Berlin
Neues museum catwalk show also paid homage to Marlene Dietrich’s gender fluidity Women over 40, once invisible in the fashion world, are taking centre stage. The German singer Ute Lemper, 55, and the...
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