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True romance: Perfect spring party dresses
Saturday 14 April 2012
Vintage-style lace will seduce every time...
Summer Breeze: The new fashion season
Monday 16 January 2012
Sugar and spice and all things nice dominate the new fashion season. But, says Susannah Frankel, the trends come with weirdly wonderful twists
How To Be Beautiful: On the lash with the 1960s Twiggy look
Sunday 15 January 2012
The best thing about a beauty trend is that you have a little time to observe its success or failure on others before deciding you want in. In fashion, if you take three months to decide that denim harem pants could work for you, you'll have missed the boat (incidentally, you'd also be wrong).
History lessons: Get flirty with Forties-style glitz and glamour
Saturday 10 December 2011
Model: Polly at Next
Agenda: Miu Miu; Lana Del Rey; London restaurant festival; Scala Forever; East2east
Sunday 14 August 2011
How Prada became the biggest name in fashion
Tuesday 07 June 2011
A $2.6bn flotation will strengthen the Italian brand's position at the top of the style tree. Susannah Frankel reports
Susannah Shops: The allure of pink
Saturday 07 May 2011
Pink jeans are the thing this season, apparently: in candyfloss and loose-fitting, with a low, laced waistline at Isabel Marant and skinny in lightweight hot-pink courtesy of J Brand.
Ready To Wear: Doe-eyed and docile – the importance of not being Audrey
Monday 07 February 2011
Does anyone actually want to look like Audrey Hepburn these days," I asked a colleague last week as yet another soon-to-be-published volume extolling the virtues of the actor's style – So Audrey: 59 Ways to Put a Little Hepburn in Your Step – landed on the fashion desk.
She's with the band: How to rock a look
Monday 07 February 2011
Designers are being inspired by music stars this season – Miu Miu's latest heroine certainly knows how to rock a look, says Susannah Frankel
Cacharel: Prints charming
Monday 06 December 2010
The French label Cacharel is synonymous with quirky florals. Now, new creative director Cédric Charlier is giving it a fresh twist, says Carola Long.
Ready To Wear: Various cultures view the female form entirely differently
Monday 27 September 2010
Is fashion meant to be flattering?
Fashion clash: The celebrity nightmare that can't be avoided
Sunday 25 July 2010
It's the fashion clash every girl wants to avoid: turning up in the same dress as someone else. But it's apparently harder to prevent than you might think. How else to explain the Miu Miu dress that turned up on no fewer than three different glossy magazine covers last week?
All things bright and beautiful
Monday 31 May 2010
From animal stripes to kaleidoscopic swirls, prints are everywhere this season, says Harriet Walker. Graphics may seem daunting, but don't be shy
Get shorty: The briefer the better
Monday 07 December 2009
Prada is known for its ingenious and whimsical take on wardrobe classics. This season, the focus is on shorts – and the briefer the better, says Susannah Frankel
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