good times, bad times, who knows?

The question at London Fashion Week is: do you want the good news or the bad news first? The outlook for British fashion depends on where you look. At SS Daley’s show in a light-flooded Royal Academy gallery, the picture was rosy. Harry Styles, who became Steven Stokey-Daley’s financial backer when he took a minority … Read more

Is the Elemis Advent Calendar full of luxurious skincare products worth £199?

September is prime time for beauty advent calendar launches, and the latest release is the Elemis Ultimate Skincare Advent Calendar. Packed with products costing a whopping £537, it retails for £199 and is packed with a range of bestselling skincare and bodycare products that are the perfect luxury self-care treat for any Elemis fan. A … Read more

The Bluffer’s Guide to London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week returns to town this week, and with it comes feelings of intense FOMO. We watch with envy as the biggest names in fashion mingle with the chicest A-list, while the rest of us stick our necks out for a glimpse of the good life. But while there tend to be only a … Read more

Space NK’s beauty advent calendar with 34 luxury products is now available

Beauty advent calendars are coming in fast and furious, and with more choice than ever, it can be hard to know which ones to buy. While there are already plenty of high-end offerings from Harrods, Fortnum & Mason and Liberty, as well as more affordable options from Boots and Lookfantastic, one of the most surprising … Read more

All of Taylor Swift’s MTV VMAs Red Carpet Outfits Through the Years

Since her debut at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2008, Taylor Swift has become an awards show fixture, earning a whopping 60 nominations and taking home 23 Moon Men over the years — just two shy of Beyoncé, who currently leads the VMAs with 25 wins. Her red carpet appearances have evolved along with … Read more

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump play with their show of power during the presidential debate

Tuesday night’s first — and possibly only — presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was an event that millions couldn’t miss. Both sides knew that voters would judge them by their words as much as their actions, so both candidates dressed conservatively and accordingly. Vice President Kamala Harris wore … Read more

Wiederhoeft is like a drama club for fashion freaks

It’s incredibly difficult to prove that something no longer exists. Jackson Wiederhoeft of New York-based brand Wiederhoeft tells me this as we sit in their studio a week before their spring/summer 2025 show. In front of us are sugar cookies shaped like poodles with sugary pink and white icing and a tiered wedding cake (it’s … Read more

Back to the 90s! The TV show that gives fashion’s hard-partying superstars a front row seat

It was, as male model Tyson Beckford says in the opening episode of In Vogue: The 90s, “a great time to be alive.” Especially if you happened to be young, famous, and beautiful. Beckford spent that decade glaring down on mere mortals from the giant Ralph Lauren billboards on which he starred in glossy ad … Read more

Malmö launches Roxette jukebox musical Joyride directed by Britten

Visitors to the Malmö Opera foyer are greeted by a formidable bronze statue of Greek muse Thalia. Tonight, she’s clutching a neatly tied bunch of beautiful balloons. You could say she’s got the look, but then you’d have to add a “la la la la la.” After all, this is the world premiere of Joyride, … Read more

How a Spanish eco-beauty spot tackled overtourism

Despite protests in spring and summer, from the Canary Islands to the Balearics and from Barcelona to Cadiz, not every part of Spain is overrun by swarms of tourists or, if push comes to shove, by activists brandishing water pistols and hanging out on beaches demanding an end to rampant mass tourism. As the high … Read more