Checking out autumn coats: gentlewoman style
Autumn has the best fabrics. Cop a feel of corduroy and velvet; cocoon yourself in cashmere and wool tweed.
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What to wear when you work from home
This is the ultimate working from home outfit. Relaxed, easy and just smart enough to feel focused.
How to wear a skirt when you don’t wear skirts much
The way to subtly introduce a new style or silhouette into your wardrobe is to surround it with much-loved, old favourites. Not being much of a skirt-wearer myself (this is the first time I’ve w...
Gentlewoman Style at the Studio Nicholson pop-up
‘I get off the plane in Japan and I’m some kind of superstar,’ laughs Nick Wakeman, founder and creative director of London-based clothing line Studio Nicholson. ‘Everywhere els...
How to make workwear work for you
Still working the workwear – with added enthusiasm now that I know Cate Blanchett is on-board. Having dismissed dungarees, I’ve moved on to cargo pants.
What Women Wear at London Design Festival: the accessories edit
From statement bags to cocktail sneakers, a quick whizz round London Design Festival illustrated the game-changing qualities of carefully chosen accessories. The general vibe was cool and uncluttered...
Glenn Close for Empire magazine
Glenn Close looking strong and stylish (and apparently rocking out to Janis Joplin) in the latest issue of Empire magazine has just made my week. I’m off to see The Wife this evening, the film ...
Inspirational interiors: Bethan Gray for Anthropologie
Welsh-designer Bethan Gray opened her studio in 2008 and has gone on to develop luxurious furniture and homeware for some of the most exclusive restaurants, hotels and lifestyle brands around the wor...
Is this the visibility age?
Older models and muses are seasoning the catwalks for spring/summer 2019 beautifully (Milan Fashion Week has just ended, Paris is getting started). Last night, Jane Birkin sang Baby Alone in B...
What Women Wear at London Design Festival
With London Fashion Week and London Design Festival running back to back, it’s been seven days of Super Style. I popped down to LDF to check out what women of style and substance were wearing.
How to wear a shirtdress this autumn
That’s me in my autumn shirtdress. When buying something new, I like to ensure that it’s versatile and timeless (it pays to remember Livia Firth’s “Will I wear it 30 times?
What Women Wear: Tracey Neuls
Award-winning footwear designer Tracey Neuls shuns catwalk trends in favour of doing her own thing. Something that she’s been working on since the age of nine, when using two cereal boxes...
