Beyond the little black dress
The party season isn't only about dresses. In fact, the new evening wear is more exciting than that, says Carola Long
Inside Fashion
Miss World countdown starts ahead of S. Africa show
The Miss World whirlwind whipped into London on Monday, with beauty queens from across the globe gathering to kick off the official countdown to next month's grand final in Johannesburg.
- Weekly beauty gift guide: products for kids
- Bespoke boom: Demand surges for handmade shoes
- As populations age, demand for 'cosmeceuticals' expected to rise
- Best-selling beauty products of the moment (US): product combination sets still all the hype
- Weekly beauty calendar: Forever 21, Cosmoprof Asia
- Paul Mitchell heir opens first salon
- Pakistan fashion week begins under shadow of Taliban
DON'T MISS...
-
IndyBest
From high heels to wellies; sunglasses to gloves, IndyBest celebrates the finest fashion products and services on offer
-
Ready to wear
'Everything from vintage dresses to fine furnishing fabric is dissected.' Read Fashion Editor Susannah Frankel's column every Monday
-
Couture? Corset is
'The point of couture is not to look like any other clothes. It serves to enhance every aspect of its client's life – so it seems there's a couture look for any event, from state occasions to sleeping in.' Harriet Walker on Haute Couture
- Couture, Karachi-style
- The ten best gloves
- Ready to Wear: Boot-cut jeans are nothing more than a lazy, middle-of-the-road look
- On the agenda: Harry Brown; Radley; Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre; Masterchef; Ctrl.Alt.Shift
- First Person: 'I can identify 1,000 different scents'
- Poetry in motion: The guerrilla wordsmiths bringing a literary touch to vintage chic
- Edun: Fashion, hope and charity
Latest videos
Mobile
iGoogle
Reddit
iPhone App
YouTube
Independent Minds
Livewire
Facebook
Hubdub
Twitter
Newzdog|
|
Most popular in Life & Style
Read
Emailed
1 How to beat depression with the right diet
2 Pandemic? What flu pandemic?
3 Scientists develop apple that won't rot
4 Life and death decisions with a disabled child
5 The urban farmer: One man's crusade to plough up the inner city
6 Demands grow for 'weapon dogs' to be brought to heel
7 Kindle: This book will change your life
Commented
1Johnson: we need a debate on migration
2'Big Brother' database cancelled by ministers
3Schoolboy confronts Griffin at memorial
4Simon Carr: I drink a bottle of wine a day, but don't call me an alcoholic
5Brown government even more unpopular than Major's
6Leading article: A vicious and unfair personal attack
7Johnson has 'no regrets' over sacked drugs adviser
8Wife says noisy sex conviction breaches rights
9Labour forces secret inquests Bill through the Commons
10Last Night's Television - Collision, ITV1; The Execution of Gary Glitter, Channel 4
Fashion Catalogues
|
|
View the latest fashion shows
Indulgent and precious designs, accessible to all
Brighten your bedroom for summer with clean, bright styles
Get into shape in time for Summer with a free gym pass from Fitness First
Register for free to find your perfect partner with Independent Singles
Search 705 of your favourite furniture stores