
Could the key to silkier skin be … silk? | Sali Hughes on beauty
Remember Boswelox? The dubiously named skincare ingredient may be gone, but it lives on as industry shorthand for “marketing ingredient, no evidence”. Dozens are “discovered” each year, none of them…
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Comfy, alpha and a little bit French: the return of the Little Boxy Jacket | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
The classics are the classics for a reason, and the Little Boxy Jacket is a classic. You know the one I mean. A soft, round-necked jacket that falls in a…
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A grand exit: why four-figure coats have become a high street fixture
If you were given £1,000 to splurge on the high street, what would you buy? Perhaps a head-to-toe new season wardrobe from Zara? Enough knitwear to see you through several…
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Dress to impress: eight Guardian writers on what they – and their partners – wore when they fell in love
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner we’ve been thinking about what we and our loved ones wore the first time we met. It might sound frivolous, but try listening…
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Thom Browne takes flight in New York with feathers, herons and magpies
Thom Browne has said that if one of his catwalk shows receives only positive reviews, he worries he has played it too safe. He much prefers to ruffle a few…
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‘Being ridiculous is not sexy’: Michael Kors wants to restore some sanity to the red carpet
One celebrity who was very much not on Michael Kors’ moodboard for his New York fashion week show was Bianca Censori, who recently caused uproar with a near-naked appearance at…
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Coach’s Stuart Vevers puts gen Z on the catwalk at New York fashion week
The models on the Coach catwalk could have walked straight off the New York street outside the venue. Men and women alike wore shrunken T-shirts and silver earrings, handbags jammed…
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Kendrick Lamar’s bootcut jeans steal Super Bowl half-time show
The game on the pitch at Super Bowl on Sunday night was only half the story. As the Philadelphia Eagles led 24-0 over the Kansas City Chiefs, a pair of…
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Uplifting fashion: the secret to lingerie house Cadolle’s long success
Down a passageway on the Rue Saint-Honoré, in Paris, sandwiched between the startling glamour of Chanel and Saint Laurent, there is a glass door stuck with peeling photographs that make…
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The sneakerina: must-have item or step too far for hybrid fashion?
First came jeggings. Then skousers. Now there is a new hybrid entry being added to the fashion lexicon. The sneakerina. Yes, shoes that are an amalgamation of a ballerina flat…
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