Shop secondhand Charity shops can be a goldmine for bargains – use the Charity Retail Association’s online search page to find ones that stock children’s clothes, or in London, head to one of FARA’s 14 stores that specialise in kids’ clothes. Again you can find them listed online. Secondhand sales events can also offer great […]
Burberry’s turnaround chief plans £40m cuts and ‘scarf bar’ rollout | Burberry group
Burberry has unveiled a £40m cost-cutting programme as its new chief executive pledged to “stabilise the business” with a turnaround plan aimed at reviving the fortunes of the ailing British luxury fashion brand. Joshua Schulman, the former Coach boss who replaced his ousted predecessor, Jonathan Akeroyd, in July, said the company was “acting with urgency” […]
The Pirelli calendar’s bringing sexy back – but is it actually sexy? | Fashion
A man, naked aside from a pair of tiny briefs kneels in the sea as waves crash into his muscled torso. A woman stands on a shoreline, nude except for a fallen palm tree covering her chest and pelvis. Another kneels unclothed in the sand, covering herself with a broken frond. These scenes may sound […]
Trevor Sorbie obituary | Women’s hair
After Vidal Sassoon changed the look of women’s hair with his radical geometric cuts in the early 1960s, variants of his original shapes prevailed. Short cuts kept close to a head’s profile, longer bobs swung in movement but dropped straight as a curtain at rest. Then in 1974, Sassoon’s young artistic director, Trevor Sorbie, saw […]
Low-key eyeshadow for a modern look | Beauty
Back in the day I never understood eyeshadows. That was when people would use a million shades and textures and resemble extras on a dodgy 80s music video. These days, neutrals offer a really modern approach to eye (and lip) makeup. The low-key shades of taupes, browns and plums are perfect for anyone who shies […]
We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures
Beautiful blanket scarves and Christmas inspo, Belstaff hit on the highway, nature-based jewellery, Zara’s autumn look and Rixo invites you home Continue reading… Source link
Striped shirts are back – but this time without the 80s City boy vibe | Fashion
Put your hand up if you’re reading this on a Saturday. Hi! OK, so: are you wearing a striped shirt? If the answer is yes, then please give yourself a round of applause because you are winning this fashion game. Not only have you cottoned on to striped shirts being cool right now, you have also […]
Not all celebrity beauty brands are cynical cash grabs. Some have real star quality | Fashion
Depending on the source you read, between 50 and 100 celebrity-fronted beauty brands have launched in the past five years. This might seem like the golden era of celebrity beauty, but in reality many have already crashed and burned. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an […]
Award-winning celebrity hairdresser Trevor Sorbie dies aged 75 | Beauty
The hairdresser Trevor Sorbie, who was celebrated for pioneering the wedge haircut and inventing scrunch drying, has died aged 75, his company has announced. The stylist, who frequently appeared on TV and had his own line of hair products, revealed in October he had weeks to live after his bowel cancer spread to his liver. […]
The Rivals effect: equestrian dressing gallops up the style charts | Fashion
It’s a sport traditionally associated with mud and manure, but now the equestrian world is finding itself in fashion’s spotlight. Jodhpurs and riding boots are galloping up the style charts, even if some fans of the trend have never set foot inside a yard. Blame Rupert Campbell-Black and his Rutshire set, but the Rivals effect […]