Fashion: 5 WAYS TO WEAR: hoods

Hoods have become increasingly popular - probably because they can hide a multitude of sins, from a seriously bad hair day to leftover make-up from the night before. Equally, wearing a hood with an otherwise strictly glamorous outfit instantly adds a bit of much sought-after urban grit (cf Calvin Klein and all the other US designer hood-aholics)

Clockwise from top left: navy hooded coat, pounds 299, by Mandarina Duck, from Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, SW3 (enq: 0171 235 5000), and Flannels, 4 St Anne's Place, Manchester (enq: 0161 832 5536); white hooded sweatshirt, stylist's own. Grey holey cardigan, pounds 80, by Press & Bastyan, 22 South Molton St, W1 (enq: 01622 763 211); grey fake-fur hooded body- warmer, pounds 69.99, from Oasis, branches nationwide (enq: 01865 881986). Black hooded fleece dress, pounds 30, by Marks & Spencer, branches nationwide (enq: 0171 935 4422); grey tweed Mary Janes, pounds 40, by Ravel, branches nationwide (enq: 0171 436 3126). Grey jersey hooded top, pounds 34.99, from Oasis, as before; navy slouch trousers, pounds 60, from French Connection, branches nationwide (enq: 0171 399 7300). Burgundy sheer hooded top, pounds 95, by Press & Bastyan, as before; navy slouch trousers, French Connection, as before; black pumps, pounds 80, by Ravel, as before

PHOTOGRAPHS BY TOM CORBETT / STYLING BY HOLLY WOOD / HAIR AND MAKE-UP BY SOPHIE TENBY USING COSMETICS A LA CARTE / MODEL: ASHLEY AT STORM