By chance I chatted with three different people in quick succession who all went on (separate) holidays and all got sunburnt. One said she never…
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A mug’s game: the politics of Rishi Sunak’s crockery choices
Rishi Sunak appeared on his Instagram feed on Tuesday morning holding a mug emblazoned with the St George’s flag. “Perfect way to start the day,”…
View More A mug’s game: the politics of Rishi Sunak’s crockery choicesCoral bracelets and kitsch keyrings spell beginning of fashion backlash
The summer holidays may be some time away, but for those who can’t wait the souvenirs are already on sale. Coral bracelets, kitsch keyrings and…
View More Coral bracelets and kitsch keyrings spell beginning of fashion backlashIt’s hot in the desert: where next for festival fashion after Coachella?
While British festivals are known for beer and mud, Coachella – an annual two-weekend event in the Californian desert each April – is renowned for…
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The origin of the world’s most enduringly popular fabric is in dispute, as a new exhibition spotlights a claim that firmly links denim with 17th-century…
View More Does mysterious painting prove blue denim was around 200 years before Levi’s?Pretty incredible’: Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe to be auctioned
A taffeta ball gown with the span of a light aircraft is one of the more magnificent items to go on sale at Christie’s in…
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As a twentysomething Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham proclaimed that she wanted to be “as famous as Persil automatic”. Now, as she enters her sixth decade,…
View More Victoria Beckham’s collaboration with Mango shows how far designer has come‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of Shein
For another five hours and 47 minutes, I can buy a Royal Blue Twist Front Cloak Sleeve Slit Back Dress for $5.90, a Striped Pattern…
View More ‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of SheinMarlene Dietrich is the muse for feminist retelling of Dior’s story
Christian Dior probably did more than anyone in the history of fashion to make an hourglass figure a symbol of the perfect woman. The tiny…
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At just before 9am on a bright April morning in Greenwich, south-east London, runners gather in the shadow of the Cutty Sark. There are just…
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