Tail coats are back, only make sure yours is more Sgt Pepper than Sunday night Regency dramaWell, they (OK, I) said that no one in their right mind would buy peep-toe ankle boots. But if love means never having to say you’re sorry, then fashion means constantly having to admit you were wrong. In fashion, it’s better to [...]
Marginalised by the style world they love, big women have fought back online with fashion blogs of such popularity and influence that even the industry is starting to take noticeHands on hips, shoulders back, head raised proudly, Christina Lewis poses for photos on her style blog. Here she is in a body-con miniskirt, with faux fur cape, and [...]
Three cheers for Brooklyn bands, posh kitchen accessories and William Eggleston. Boo hiss to clutches, practical boots and IkeaGoing upClogs The new offbeat fashion shoe? From the pretty weird but fabulous tasselled ones at Louis Vuitton to classic tan at ClarksBrooklyn The good bands just keep on coming… Latest iPod additions are Yeasayer’s psychedelic jangly pop and [...]
Sally Cameron Griffiths has given up buying new clothes for a year. Instead she’ll be altering her existing wardrobe, starting with a plain black jumperI love clothes, but I’ve given up buying new ones for a year. My reasons are similar to my colleague Patrick Barkham’s: shrink my carbon footprint, save money, and stop buying [...]
Part four of the Observer fashion team’s guide to spring/summer 2010 trends. This week: new tailoringJo Jones
The catwalks were dripping in moonshine, spangles and international shoppersVideo: The Christian Dior haute couture showCan clothes ever be art? Paris haute couture week seems a good moment to get to the bottom of this one. (The dresses at haute couture start at £20,000, so I can’t pass the time shopping, and am thus forced [...]
The real power of the industry lies in its ability to hold a mirror up to our ordinary obsessions and fragile self-imageA Single Man, the soon-to-be-released film adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s classic novel, has critics divided. The Los Angeles Times called it “an impressive directing debut”, but the New York Times found it “at times [...]
First Lady Michelle Obama is propping up domestic businesses by wearing American designers, this time Isaac Mizrahi to the State of the Union address.
Michael O’Rourke, the founder of Sexy Hair Concepts LLC and Carlton Hair International USA, is spreading the love with his new company, Love Your Hair.
Natural Products Group LLC, owner of cosmetics brand Arbonne International and Nature’s Gate, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.