Fashion

  • Blushers
    6 May 2012

    I WAS at the Benefit make-up counter the other day and, my, they're a friendly bunch.

  • Logo overload?
    5 May 2012

    The athletes at this year's Olympics will be clad in the sort of designer gear more often seen on catwalks, from Prada to Armani and McCartney. It's a long way from home-made running vests.

  • style file
    3 May 2012

    Shiny, glittering objects bring out the magpie in all of us.

  • Window dressing
    29 April 2012

    What do you get when you mix Holly Fulton's crystal-studded bomber jacket with an Alice Palmer tuxedo-style evening dress and some beautifully designed Rosie Sugden cashmere socks?

  • Vintage vantage
    28 April 2012

    As an enthusiastic charity shopper I'm happy with the concept of recycling, though I do draw the line at second-hand pants, and I'll regularly arrive at work in a shirt which has been "pre-loved".

  • Rediscovering the colour pink
    28 April 2012

    'A blue ribbon on the boy and a pink on the girl, French fashion, so you can always tell."

  • Fashion - inextricably linked with memory
    26 April 2012

    Just as the hourglass dresses of the 1950s evoke images of Hollywood pin-ups, the flares of the disco era are now an emblem of a bygone time.

  • Classic cleansers
    22 April 2012

    MAYBE it was due to the distinct lack of seasonal sunshine, but I ended up spending most of last Sunday spring cleaning my house.

  • Trailing trash
    21 April 2012

    Like an incoming missile ridden by a deranged Valkyrie in day-glo sports leisure wear, the thing they call the "onesie" has been a blip on my fashion radar for a while now.

  • Soothing hand creams
    21 April 2012

    It's a sad fact of life but hands that do dishes will never be as soft as your face.

  • style file
    19 April 2012

    When is a frill not a frill?

  • Style Q&A: actress Laura McMonagle from Lip Service
    15 April 2012

    The rising star talks about her quirky dress sense and how getting noticed can be a good thing.

  • Born lippy
    15 April 2012

    Having garnered cult status with only a handful of episodes, it's little wonder fans of BBC Three drama Lip Service have been getting a bit twitchy of late.