Europe
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go out of their way to be contrary and challenging, the...
Fashion
London fashion week: backstage at Karoline Vitto SS25 – in pictures
For her first standalone collection at London fashion week, following two seasons as part of the talent incubator...
Celebrity
Emmys 2024 red carpet: Ayo Edebiri, Meryl Streep, Andrew Scott and more – in pictures
Drag Race stars Mirage, Amanda Tori Meating, Morphine Love Dion, Sapphira Cristál, Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige, Geneva Karr, Xunami...
Beauty
Tasteful nudes – lip colours for autumn
Nude makeup is super chic for this time of the year, but everyone’s nude is different, hence my...
Fashion
Editors’ picks: Can-do khaki – in pictures
Harriet Green, editor, the Observer Magazine‘Belt a jumpsuit for a chic silhouette.’ Jumpsuit,£79.99, mango.com. Chain, £37.99, pilgrim.net. Belt,...
Sarah Jessica Parker is shutting down her shoe company? Things are looking grim for high heels | Arwa Mahdawi
These days my wardrobe is best described as “freelance-writer chic”. Which is to say, I feel dressed up when my socks match. Once upon...
Kurt Geiger increases sales by nearly 10% despite tough times for retailers
Kurt Geiger increased sales by nearly 10% last year as the footwear and handbag retailer said it benefited from fashion fans switching to its...
‘Sometimes I’ll just stay up all night’: meet the young designer holding down a day job and making sateen caps with devil horns after...
It was a zipper that propelled Kwadjo Owusu-Ansah’s project into motion. “There was a flannel shirt I made with bleach,” the self-taught fashion designer...
Essences: 10 of the best
Essences – pioneered by Korean beauty companies – are some of my favourite beauty products in the world. But most people I know, outside...
Mushrooms are magic in the tussle with frizzy hair, says Dyson
Mushrooms are the wellness trend du jour, turning up in coffee, supplements and even beer. Now, we are being told to slather them on...
The ultimate capsule wardrobe: the only 20 items you’ll ever really need
A capsule wardrobe is the kind of thing that most of us chalk up as a nice idea, but not one that is actually...