Gabriela Hearst visualises ‘climate success’ in Chloé show
Environmentally conscious collection is inspired by British conservationist Isabella Tree The past two years have not left many optimists still standing but Gabriela Hearst, the creative director of...
View ArticleForget contacts – like going grey, wearing glasses can be empowering | Jess...
Supermodels are regularly seen in specs, millennials channel Harry Potter, and we have the first bespectacled Disney princessGlasses are glamour’s last taboo. You can embrace silver-grey hair and be on...
View Article‘A radiant expectant mother’: Rihanna and the rise of the power bump
Pop star challenges perceptions of pregnancy by wearing black negligee to Dior show at Paris fashion weekIt was a moment of pure joy at a Paris fashion week sobered by the shadow of war. Rihanna sailed...
View Article‘Fashion doesn’t matter now’: Balenciaga pays tribute to Ukraine’s refugees
The creative director, Demna, who fled Georgia as a refugee, recited a poem in Ukrainian while the models walkedRussia-Ukraine crisis: live newsThe men and women stumbled through the snow, heads bowed...
View ArticleStella McCartney dissects work of artist Frank Stella for Paris collection
Collaboration drew from monochrome and straight lines of artist’s early work as well as more ‘explosive, feminine side’The American artist Frank Stella once said that he “could tell a story with...
View ArticleChanel leaves Paris fashion crowd pleased with tweeds
Lighthearted flourishes edge closer to Lagerfeld-era showmanship while war in Ukraine redraws industry alliancesCoco Chanel borrowed her first tweed jacket from the Duke of Westminster, her lover, in...
View Article‘Stranger, sadder and more surreal’: how the war in Ukraine transformed the...
Low-key looks might just be the next big thing, after the Paris and Milan fashion weeks put the post-pandemic party on holdAt the end of London fashion week last month, I wrote about how this season...
View ArticleThere are few black-and-white issues in fashion, but the trainers you wear is...
With heels going the way of cufflinks and hat pins, we’re all flat shoe wearers nowOn the whole I try to avoid wading into culture wars, but occasionally it is simply unavoidable. There are some battle...
View ArticleI’m ditching the overspill tote – one bag is better than two | Jess...
Goodbye to lugging around several bags and chronic back pain. It’s time to get a real bag for lifeEveryone has one bit (OK, at least one bit) of the old normal they never want to go back to. Three-day...
View ArticleMovie stars project themselves as rare and magical at the Oscars. You should...
Off for a glam night out? Take a cue from the red carpet and dress for your personality, not your appearanceMost of us will never go to the Oscars, never wear an haute-couture dress, never have an...
View ArticleAnd the Red Carpet Oscar goes to ... the white shirt (or no shirt)
The formal shirt was the key look at the 2022 Oscars, with everyone from Zendaya to Kristen Stewart wearing one. Timothée Chalamet, as ever, went his own way• Coda wins best picture at dramatic Oscars...
View ArticleOscars 2022: Will Smith not facing charges for slapping Chris Rock, says...
This live blog is now closed. You can find our latest Oscars coverage linked below:‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris RockCoda wins best picture at dramatic Oscars...
View ArticleCall me a big square but the micro-mini trend is a few inches too far for me...
I defend a woman’s right to wear the most minimal of skirts, but the micro looks cold and draughtyThe biggest fashion must-have of this season is the tiniest skirt you have ever seen in your life. In...
View ArticleThe best kind of look? It’s all in the detail | Jess Cartner-Morley
Folding trouser cuffs the right amount, tucking a shirt in – or not – and how you carry your bag … these are the kind of things I relishMy favourite kind of fashion isn’t the kind that gets itself on...
View ArticleHow to dress for spring? Ditch the jacket and try a scarf | Jess Cartner-Morley
There is something so cheering about the first day you leave the house without a coat, but layer up with a cosy scarf in caseEvery year, like clockwork, my tolerance for wearing a coat runs out a few...
View ArticleYes I’m late to the party, but supermodel Paloma Elsesser is my new catwalk...
Uptight for too long, the fashion world has finally elevated a plus-sized model to rock-star statusPaloma Elsesser is my favourite supermodel. Is it weird that I still have a favourite supermodel at...
View ArticleThe only predictable thing about late spring? My jeans
Let’s be realistic – in unpredictable weather, only denim will do. The key is in how your jeans fit on the waist and legMarilyn Monroe once said clothes should be tight enough to show you are a woman...
View ArticleMore fancy dress than elegance: has social media killed good taste at the Met...
It was once the epitome of chic, but celebrities attending New York’s premier fashion event are now more likely to be playing it for laughs – and likesThis was the night the Met Gala brought Marilyn...
View ArticleChanel’s Monte Carlo cruise show pays homage to racing and casinos
Fashion company targets social media audience with playful details and slick Coppola video trailer The jet-set catwalk show is back, with its sunny backdrops and international front row. But the new...
View ArticleWhy fun, practical stomper boots are killing it | Jess Cartner-Morley
Sturdy black boots have attitude and energy, and go with everything from jeans to pouffy dressesOf everything in my wardrobe, the items that never, ever fail to win me compliments are my black stomper...
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