'There is only one...
Coco Chanel once famously said, ‘Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.’ Rarely seen without her trademark pearls or beautifully pareddown outfits, she...
THE GREAT GATSBY AND ME
Months before Baz Luhrmann’s remake of The Great Gatsby was to be released, the film had sparked something of a 1920s style revival. Costume/production designer Catherine...
An orange outlook
It is easy to be intimidated by orange. The shade is, let’s be honest, hardly subtle. But if head-to-heel carrot has you running for the hills then hold on just one...
WEDDING BELLES
Wedding season is in full swing. You’ve returned the RSVP and bought the present, but what to wear? While we’re not suggesting you go all out to upstage the bride, being a...
MY CORSET DIARY
We have, one could argue, never been as fixated by the body beautiful as we are now – despite the fact that we are getting bigger (women’s waists have grown by 7in since...
T&F Slack Shoemakers
Situated in the heart of Nottinghill, T&F Slack Shoemakers is the brainchild of husband-and-wife team Tim and Fiona Slack. Dedicating themselves to making modern...
Hussein Chalayan
In 1994 Hussein Chalayan started his own label, moving his internationally lauded fashion show from London to Paris in 2002 where the Chalayan collection is shown...
Understanding Undies
A silk blouse, a figure-hugging pencil skirt, a tailored pair of trousers – they’re all beautiful items of clothing, but they can easily be ruined by the wrong underwear....
Making the Queen's hats
The Queen is synonymous with many spectacular things – and hats are among them. Her Majesty is rarely seen without one and she is never shy of making a statement with her...
STEP OUT IN STYLE
New season, new excuse to shop. And this summer the selection of shoes on the high street is stupendous. From flip-fl ops and fabulous flats to boat shoes, wedges and sweet...
Focus on Gina Stewart Cox
Gina Stewart Cox was established in the rural English Cotswolds. Great success in the UK instantaneously arose after releasing the first collection. Gina Stewart Cox finds...
MAKE YOUR OWN HAT
I regard hats as part of getting dressed, not luxuries for occasions. So an invitation to milliner Katherine Elizabeth’s Hatter’s Tea Party, where you create your own...
Maria Grachvogel
At the age of 12, fashion designer Maria Grachvogel started cutting and making clothes. Over time she found that the things she created could transform a person; that by...
AHOY THERE!
Riviera chic is a classic look – and there’s a reason this trend keeps coming back as regularly as the tide. The clean lines work for almost all silhouettes and it is...
Best High Street Hats
I love a hat. And, so it seems, does the high street this season. So whether it's for a wedding, for Ascot, or just for an everyday thrill these are the hats and...
Gatsby Glamour
Twenties glamour isn’t just taking over at the movies, the high street is positively teeming with flapper fashion, too. Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the F Scott Fitzgerald...
Focus on Goat
Goat, the label synonymous with understated luxury, began as the go-to cashmere range for the fashion cognoscenti over ten years ago. Goat is a truly British brand headed...
Miller & Jeeves
Training as a horse saddler, Elizabeth Fletcher of Miller & Jeeves developed an appreciation for exceptional craftsmanship and high quality leather. As such Miller...
Daily tip from the lady archive
“THERE is great satisfaction to be had in properly ironed garments that look as if they have just come out of the shop window.”
The Lady. You Can’t Iron? 19th February, 1953
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