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Ready To Wear: Borrowing your mother's clothes is a very hard habit to kick
Monday 26 March 2012
Is it acceptable for a grown woman to wear her mother's clothes?
Susannah Frankel: Samantha and Michelle, a contrast in style
Thursday 15 March 2012
Feeling comfortable in one's clothes speaks volumes, as the appearance of Samantha Cameron and Michelle Obama out and about during the visit went to prove.
Braff the medicine man has last laugh
Tuesday 07 February 2012
All New People was a hit in New York and is coming to the West End. Its star and creator, Zach Braff, tells Alice Jones he's happy to leave Scrubs behind him
Zach Braff: Medicine man has the last laugh
Tuesday 07 February 2012
All New People was a hit in New York and is now coming to the West End. Zach Braff, its star and creator, explains that the theatre is his dream life and he's happy to leave Scrubs behind
Stephen Lawrence items 'not tampered with'
Friday 09 December 2011
Exhibits in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial were not tampered with despite one officer deliberately sabotaging his own records, a court heard today.
Stephen Lawrence case clothes 'in same bag'
Monday 28 November 2011
A jacket belonging to Stephen Lawrence was stored in the same outer bag as clothing seized from one of the men suspected of his murder, a court heard today.
Why do critics get so hot under the collar when it comes to concert clothing?
Thursday 10 November 2011
Jessica Duchen says it's sartorial snobbery
Fears grow for Christmas sales as M&S warns of fierce discounting
Wednesday 09 November 2011
A quarter of the bellwether stores' goods are on promotion
From Paris, with love
Monday 10 October 2011
Lace, pearls and chaste chiffon gave the spring collections a girlish lightness of touch, says Susannah Frankel
Ready To Wear: You can't save the world while wearing a cape
Monday 05 September 2011
No capes!" shouts Edna Mode, in the Pixar classic The Incredibles. "Do you remember Thunderhead? Tall, storm powers? Nice man, good with kids. All was well, another day saved, when his cape snagged on a missile fin! Metaman, express elevator! Dynaguy, snagged on take-off! Splashdown, sucked into a vortex! No capes!"
Ripping yarns: Celebrating the rich heritage of wool
Monday 05 September 2011
From army uniforms to wacky weaves, wool is part of the fabric of British fashion. A new exhibition looks at its rich heritage. Harriet Walker reports
The 50 best womenswear
Saturday 03 September 2011
From high-street bargains to designer investments, Eliisa Makin selects the hottest trends for a cooling climate
D J Taylor: Circumlocution Office: telling it like it isn't
Sunday 28 August 2011
While civil servants write in an obfuscating style, pithy old words in the English language have been declared extinct
The 50 best menswear
Saturday 27 August 2011
Looking to update your wardrobe? Stylist Lee Holmes selects the styles that will keep you on trend this season
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