
‘Money does not whisper – it shouts’: how Trump 2.0 ushered in a brutish new era of power dressing
The age of Donald Trump is an assault on the senses. There is a brutish grandeur to a president who, in his heavy, shoulder-padded Brioni suits, looks like a buffalo…
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Copenhagen and Berlin rub shoulder pads with the big four fashion weeks
In a former multistorey car park, models in elegant tailoring walk the catwalk soundtracked by Kate Bush. It looks and sounds like one of the four most famous fashion weeks:…
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‘Oh my God, this is what we needed’: the Zambia style granny who went viral
Rainbow and gold coloured wedges, an electric blue wig and a black and hot-pink strapless gown are not what you would expect a grandmother in rural Zambia to wear. But…
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Keep it real with a new take on contouring
Contouring involves applying darker and lighter shades of makeup to areas of the face (tops of the forehead, cheekbones, bridge of the nose and chin) to sculpt and define features….
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‘A living, breathing work of art’: Leigh Bowery by those who knew him best
In October 1980, 19 year-old Leigh Bowery arrived in London from the small Australian town of Sunshine in suburban Melbourne. He brought with him a single suitcase and a portable…
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We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
The missing piece Great looks start with good jeans, add a new cut to your denim rotation from Jigsaw’s denim edit. Launching next week, the Unfazed edit comprises eight styles,…
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February style essentials by Jess Cartner-Morley: from supersized puffers to Bob Dylan sunglasses
I am fond of February. It means January is over, which is cause for celebration already. The end-of-season sale rails have gone, so shop windows are again a source of…
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A Complete Unknown: how charity shop and Etsy finds completed iconic Dylan look
It’s as central to Bob Dylan as a harmonica – it is, of course, a scarf, Dylan’s preferred accessory, and one that has become a go-to for Timothée Chalamet, who…
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‘People want clothes that match their values’: sustainability takes centre stage at Nairobi fashion week
From recycled wide-leg denims to Afrofuturistic designs made from secondhand curtains, the catwalk at Nairobi fashion week has featured a wave of new designers focussed on sustainable fashion in Africa….
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