The natty silk neckerchief for an instant outfit boost
Are you leaning in to spring, right now? It’s tempting to pack away the Gore-Tex trainers, rain coat and cashmere but it’s too early to go casting clouts.
Are you leaning in to spring, right now? It’s tempting to pack away the Gore-Tex trainers, rain coat and cashmere but it’s too early to go casting clouts.
‘An antidote to modern life.’ That’s how Carolyn Denham, 59, describes the haberdashery business that’s captured the zeitgeist with its workwear-inspired clothing patterns, its gorgeous...
Love me a bit of herringbone. The fabric not the fish skeleton – I’m vegetarian.
Miuccia Prada in Monk shoes. Our style inspiration for spring.
Worn by shady subcultures, super-groups and fighter pilots, the bomber jacket is also a chic addition to the stylish woman’s wardrobe. Originally designed for the airforce and sometimes k...
I’ve always been more hands-free than handbag-lover, but there’s a Jaeger bucket bag that I’ve hung onto since my fashion editor years (see below) . The leather is a lovely qu...
Small business owner and vintage brooch-seller, 55 year-old Audra Dawes-Knowles, is a woman of impeccable style. We met just before Christmas at the Canopy Market in Kings Cross, where I was in...
If you’re looking for style and substance, Rene Macdonald is your woman. Recently awarded Fashion Brand of the Year by W magazine, her label Lisou London has skyrocketed since its launch in 2018...
Winter is the time when I reach Peak Wardrobe Happiness. All those lovely fabrics to layer up: cashmere, tweed, velvet, wool, corduroy.
Call it a return to the classics but I’m seeing a lot of checked wool jackets and coats around town. Often worn with a waft of insouciant French Chic – think Coco Chanel: the Duke o...
Let’s talk about Casual Glamour. Chanel always said ‘it’s better to be underdressed’ – and I concur.
What we used to call thermal underwear, we now call HEATTECH. Like the term Hoover used as a generic phrase to describe all vacuum cleaners in the 1970s, today HEATTECH has become synonymous with garm...