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- The Telegraph
Harvey Nics is no longer 'Ab Fab', so, how did it fall out of fashion?
In the early 1990s, a plucky young fashion buyer, Mary Portas, was working at Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge. She had the bright idea of giving the producers of a new BBC show clothes in exchange for a reference or two in the script. The show was Absolutely Fabulous, and it helped make “Harvey Nics” – as it’s referred to by the show’s protagonists – the jewel in the crown of London’s shopping scene.
- The Guardian
Olivier Rousteing shrugs off robbery to helm glossy Balmain show
Designer pulls off remarkable turnaround in Paris after about 50 creations were stolen less than two weeks ago
- The Telegraph
33 best beauty advent calendars of 2023: everything we know so far
As Christmas creeps closer, so does the annual fight to grab the best beauty advent calendars as soon as they go on sale. It’s no wonder: brimming with exclusive, limited edition minis and often full sized products, most of the best make-up advent calendars work as a Christmas gift in their own right.
- The Telegraph
Florist Nikki Tibbles: ‘I've never been one to put things together that are meant to go together’
Nikki Tibbles’ wardrobe is as vibrant as you’d expect from the woman behind Wild at Heart, the luxury florist that has occupied the Instagram-famous turquoise ‘island’ on Westbourne Grove in London’s Notting Hill for 25 years.
- The Guardian
More than minimalism: designers expand Scandi style at Paris fashion week
From gothic to upcycling, labels are going beyond the neutrals that defined the region
- Yahoo Canada Style
Abercrombie has tons of cute sweaters, jackets & more for fall — starting at $29
Upgrade your wardrobe with both classic and trendy pieces that you'll wear over and over again.
The TelegraphA guide to the luxury tuxedo for women – and why white is the most glamorous choice
Daisy Knatchbull of Savile Row tailor’s The Deck never wanted to wear dresses as a child. I did. All the time. In the 1960s that’s what small girls wore, the frillier and whooshier the better. Decades later and years apart (she’s 32, I’m 61), we find ourselves on the same sartorial page – feeling at our most feminine in trouser suits.
- The Telegraph
The Princess of Wales’s new style shows she ‘wants to be taken more seriously’
Many of us choose September as a clean-slate moment for our wardrobes, using the new fashion season as an opportunity to refresh the way we dress. The Princess of Wales is no different; after returning to public engagements following her summer break, she has enacted an unmistakable new style strategy.
- The Telegraph
The French woman’s style wishlist for 2024, according to Saint Laurent
Most of the key pieces that you have just added to your autumn wardrobe wish list (a strong blazer, chunky gold jewellery, a statement skirt) will be derived from February’s Saint Laurent catwalk show.
- Yahoo Life UK
M&S' elasticated sequin trousers bridge the gap between glamour and comfort
Perfect for party season, these wide leg trousers from M&S are covered in sequins.
- The Telegraph
How a plate of pasta became inspiration for these diamond earrings
Jessica McCormack was twisting a piece of fettuccine around her fork one evening when she started thinking about what would become her latest collection, Carmela. ‘I was thinking about how pasta is such a trope for Italian-American culture in cinema and television, especially Mafia movies,’ she says of the unlikely inspiration for a diamond-heavy fine jewellery collection. ‘And when it comes to jewellery, people think of the mob bosses and their gold chains and signet rings. But I wanted to thin
- The Telegraph
The only two items you need to look stylish this winter – and you might already own them
The fashion we see on the catwalk is often brilliant in concept, but too impractical, uncomfortable, or prone to wardrobe malfunctions to consider seriously – at least until it is distilled into something more mainstream.
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12 best transitional fall clothing pieces now that summer is officially over
These pieces will help you shift from summer to fall, so you can easily navigate unpredictable weather.
- The Telegraph
Dior’s collection was full of stunning, wearable items – inspired by witches
When it comes to planning your party dress this season, you may want to consider a party shirt. Masculine shirts have been all over the catwalks this fashion month, but perhaps none are more elevated next season than at Dior, where they acquired asymmetric necklines and magnificent deep cuffs.
- The Telegraph
Victoria Beckham on turning 50: ‘I’m not obsessed with looking young’
Shortly before she joined the Spice Girls in 1994, Victoria Beckham landed a job in the perfume department of House of Fraser at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. It’s fair to say she has huge respect for the art of scent. As a child she collected empty Chanel perfume bottles from her mother’s friends. In 2005, post Spice Girls, she launched a celebrity fragrance that made her so much money, it helped fund the launch of her fashion line a few years later.
- The Guardian
Dior opens Paris fashion week with feminist sloganeering on the catwalk
Anti-sexism and anti-capitalism themes abounded as designer Maria Grazia Chiuri rejected fashion’s ‘hourglass idea of perfection’
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Paulina Gretzky wows fans with another 'stunning' sneak peek from magazine shoot
Paulina Gretzky is giving her fans another sneak peek from a recent photoshoot.
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Canadian TV hosts Keshia Chanté and Tracy Moore stun on Legacy Awards red carpet
It's the second year for Canada's first awards ceremony dedicated to honouring all-Black talent.
- Yahoo Life UK
M&S' sell-out magic shaping jeans are back in stock: 'So comfortable and extremely flattering'
Marks and Spencer's best-selling Magic Jeans are back in stock for autumn.
- The Telegraph
10 Milan Fashion Week trends you can probably do without buying anything new
Milan Fashion Week closed with the Armani show on Sunday afternoon, the finale of five days of catwalk action that gave us some surprisingly wearable looks.
- The Telegraph
Clever clothes to hide moobs, dad tums and double chins
I only popped into the old-fashioned men’s outfitters on my local high street for jeans; but I emerged, like Mr Benn, a changed man. This followed a sorry episode in which I found I had been wearing my wife’s Uniqlo jeans – a friend subsequently pointed out if I just added a Breton top to my current ensemble (khaki safari-type jacket, the right jeans, tennis shoes), I could be any mum at the school gates.
- The Telegraph
The doctor who believes our own blood is the secret to anti-ageing – and sells it at £1,100 per pot
Dr Barbara Sturm is dressed for summer in a blue Zimmermann co-ord and her trademark healthy glow. We meet at the Connaught hotel, just across the street from her Mount Street medi-spa, over avocado and sourdough toast. Before we begin, she stops a well-heeled Japanese tourist to ask where his shirt is from. Within moments, he is being directed to Dr Sturm’s shop to browse face creams.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Avril Lavigne shows off iconic pop-punk style in new photoshoot: 'New era'
Over the weekend, the "Complicated" singer, 38, took to Instagram with three sets of stunning photos from her latest photoshoot.
- The Telegraph
The autumn shades inspired by a Starbucks coffee trend
Pumpkin Spice Latte season has arrived, and I’m not talking about the autumnal Starbucks beverage. ‘PSL dressing’ refers to a fashion aesthetic inspired by the burnt orange and coffee shades we see in nature when the weather turns. And we can expect to see it more this year than any other: searches for pumpkin spice colours are up by 40 per cent on the five previous years, according to fashion site Love the Sales.
- The Telegraph
Only Murders in The Building: The TV show to inspire your autumn wardrobe
It’s the season for toasty socks, debates about turning the heating on, ambrosial stews – and brutal on-screen murders… If you haven’t watched Only Murders in The Building, the deliciously camp murder mystery series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, I’m envious that you’ve got three seasons – set against the backdrop of New York in all its autumnal, russet glory – still to dive into on Disney+.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Nordstrom shoppers say this 'warm and comfy' cardigan is 'even cuter in person' — and it's under $75
Shoppers say it's "very warm and comfy."