But if you want to draw 80s MOR rocker comparisons, it’s the look for youWhen I wear my new acid-washed jeans, my boyfriend says I look like Jon Bon Jovi and starts whistling Whitesnake songs. He also said that I look like a Spitting Image sketch featuring Rod Stewart. What can I do?Drifter, Lonely street [...]
Designs for lifeThere’s something utilitarian about bags in fashion this spring. Styles such as the rucksack and satchel are re-emerging, but if this direction leaves you cold, then these elegant totes are just as useful. First, they’re well sized; and second, they’re totally classic in shape and tone. In short: good-looking bags for life.Pictured, clockwise [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fashion firm SuperGroup expected to appoint Peter Bamford as non-executive chairman as it prepares for flotation in the springFast-growing fashion firm SuperGroup, the company behind the trendy Superdry label, is expected to appoint former Vodafone marketing supremo Peter Bamford as non-executive chairman ahead of a planned spring flotation.Bamford, a director of Vodafone for eight years [...]
Jess Cartner-Morley offers her take on the beautiful creations on display in Paris this weekJess Cartner-Morley
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