Victoria Beckham cuts dress prices to ‘future-proof’ fashion brand
Label’s new pricing structure amid pandemic aims at dressed-down look and broader customer baseVictoria Beckham is reducing the average selling price of her dresses by almost 40% by switching to...
View ArticleHow to dress for a return to the office | Jess Cartner-Morley
Now that I’ve recognised going to the office as a ritual rather than part of doing my job, dressing up makes senseI used to think that “going to work” and “doing my job” were the same thing. But since...
View ArticleEnd of partnership that kept Burberry at the leading cultural edge
Analysis: Could Marco Gobbetti be followed out of British luxury brand by creative director Riccardo Tisci?Burberry boss Marco Gobbetti to step down after five yearsNils Pratley: Gobbetti’s early exit...
View ArticleTravel shares hit by summer ‘washout’ fears from tighter restrictions – as it...
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLatest: FTSE 100 falls almost 1% amid travel worriesSpain, Portugal and Malta tighten entry requirements for UK visitorsTUI also hit by summer...
View ArticleDior stitches story of solidarity into its immaculate offerings
Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri foregrounds struggles of embroidery industry in a show of neat tailoring and fluid silk gowns The return of one very distinctive Manhattan bob to the Paris front row sent a...
View Article‘We begin again’: Chanel returns with first major live shows of pandemic
Fashion industry is hoping Paris haute couture shows signify long-awaited return of normality“Today, we begin again,” says Bruno Pavlovsky, Chanel’s president of fashion, as the Palais Galliera museum...
View ArticleBalenciaga seeks to reset the narrative with haute couture revival
Demna Gvasalia bids to claim back ground lost to likes of pandemic trendsetters Nike and NetflixIn his six years at Balenciaga, the Georgian fashion designer Demna Gvasalia has put Crocs plastic...
View ArticleBritain’s Phoebe Philo reveals own-brand fashion comeback
Pioneering designer who wowed at French house of Céline is backed by luxury goods company LVMH Phoebe Philo, the British designer who became a cult hero in fashion for her intelligent and grown-up...
View ArticleHow to wear a square neckline | Jess Cartner-Morley
It was all the rage in the late 18th century, and now it’s backGoodbye, cleavage. Hello, décolleté. There is one style of low neckline that looks modern, right now, and another shape of low neckline...
View ArticleHow to dress for a staycation | Jess Cartner-Morley
Let the sunshine in – even if it’s drizzling – with the perfect holiday dressI would be lying if I said this is the kind of dress I like best when I’m on holiday. The kind of dress I like best when I’m...
View ArticleStay calm and look fabulous: Holiday hassle and how to avoid it
Driving, packing, parenting while driving … yes, summer holidays are here to torment us. Handily, so are Guardian writers on how to negotiate themMy holiday road rage is directed inward – at my own...
View ArticleStir craze: how the negroni became the cocktail of 2021
It’s a serious drink for serious times – which is why the former insiders’ tipple is now absolutely everywhereA decade ago, ordering a negroni was “a secret handshake, a sign to bartenders that you...
View ArticleBask in it: why raffia works with everything in the summer | Jess Cartner-Morley
Woven bags and sandals bring a happy sense of being off the clock, a Saturday morning vibeI am holding a raffia bag, but to be honest, it could be a straw hat, or a woven picnic basket, or basket-weave...
View ArticleHow to wear proper trousers | Jess Cartner-Morley
Forget jeans – trousers have got their mojo backFor a good decade or so back there, it seemed like jeans had killed off trousers. First, the dark skinny jean replaced the black trouser as the...
View ArticleWhy the new era of British fashion is all about the factory
As consumers’ environmental awareness grows, designers are beginning to share the spotlight with those who make the clothesOn the factory floor at Pittards in Yeovil, Marta, Gabbie and Gabriella are...
View ArticleHow to wear Breton tops | Jess Cartner-Morley
Reworking a classic that’s (admit it) lost its edgeThere is no way to say this without offending my core demographic so I’m just going to come straight out with it. I love a Breton top as much as you...
View ArticleHow to wear tobacco, the new neutral | Jess Cartner-Morley
Why tobacco is smokin’ right now (it’s even got a fancy new name)Tobacco is cool. No, not that sort, the smelly, finger-stainy stuff that kills you. That sort of tobacco is now about as chic as net...
View ArticleGreat strides: how Annie Hall’s ‘dad pants’ conquered the world
After a year of loungewear and dressing from the waist up, these tailored but informal trousers have won over everyone from Kendall Jenner to the Duchess of CambridgeScrolling through the Instagram...
View ArticleHow to get ready to go out-out | Jess Cartner-Morley
When the time comes, the wardrobe crisis will be back with a vengeanceI can’t wait to have a wardrobe crisis. I miss them. The heap of discarded clothes grows as the clock ticks down. My heart rate...
View ArticleFashion returns to catwalks as Dior takes over Athens ancient stadium
Cruise collection at Panathenaic stadium includes pieces inspired by contemporary GreeceThe 2,000-year-old Panathenaic stadium in Athens was able to hold 70,000 on marble seats for the first modern...
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