Rebecca Gonsalves

Rebecca Gonsalves works on The Independent's Fashion Desk.

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Little fashion house on the prairie: blouse £39 missselfridge.com

iStyle: Haute on the range

Make hay while the sun shines and take inspiration from the prairie with denim and gingham this season, says Rebecca Gonsalves

The third instalment of London’s dedicated menswear event began yesterday with shows from Lou Dalton

Lighting up the runway: London menswear shows reviewed

The simmering tensions between the Savile Row establishment and the capital's youthful upstarts has suddenly come to the boil

Piers Atkinson: A thoroughly modern milliner

Piers Atkinson: A thoroughly modern milliner

Editor, publicist, fashion consultant:  Piers Atkinson has worn many hats in  his career, but the one that fits most  comfortably is that of avant-garde milliner to the stars. Rebecca Gonsalves meets him

Dressing table: Father's Day gifts

Further than their favourite fragrance, many men don't take much interest in lotions and potions. So Father's Day is the perfect opportunity to treat them to smellies of the 'fancy' variety.

65 per cent of Primark's sales come from outside the UK

Fashion: Why Asos is sharing a wardrobe with Primark

Anyone who has had the misfortune to walk into a branch of Primark at the wrong time will know that the budget retailer’s “stack ’em high and sell ’em cheap” philosophy means that shop floors can often resemble a jumble sale, with queues stretching at tills and changing rooms. So, it’s somewhat surprising that the brand has not yet ventured into the ever-expanding world of online shopping.

Model wears: jacket £150, top £89, trousers, £99, all Somerset by Alice Temperley, johnlewis.com

iStyle: Follow suit

Tuxedo dressing isn’t just for the Christmas party - louche separates are perfect for the formal events of the summer too, says Rebecca Gonsalves

Terry Barber adds the finishing touch backstage at Michael van der Ham’s a/w13 show

More than just a pretty face: Backstage with MAC’s UK director of make-up artistry

As MAC’s UK director of make-up artistry, Terry Barber creates show-stopping catwalk looks. Rebecca Gonsalves goes backstage to meet him

Britain's got talons: Polish is not enough. Now fingertips are being judged as works of art

Back in 2007, if you were wearing nail polish and it wasn't chipped, you'd get an A for effort and a gold star if the shade was by Chanel and had sold out in record time. Now, however, manicures are more like miniaturised masterpieces, as the current vogue for extreme nail art shows no signs of abating.

 

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English peas and their offsprings, such as mangetouts and sugar snaps, are great tossed into a salad, says our chef.
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In an industry famed for short-lived success and pop-up pretenders, it takes something special to stick around.
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