Canadian Designer Aurora James is Honoured at The Fashion Awards 2020 The Fashion Awards are usually a glittering night of fashion’s finest gathering to celebrate the top talent in the industry but as with everything in 2020, this year’s awards looked a little different. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards went virtual […]
Dont save the high street change it completely says retail guru Mary Portas The collapse of three major chains last week has put 30,000 retail jobs at risk and triggered fears for the future of town centres. But the picture isn’t all bleak, according to experts including the former government retail tsar, Mary Portas, who […]
Toronto based Designer Mani Jassal Is Launching Loungewear Typically known for creating decadent eveningwear and bridal pieces inspired by her Indian heritage, Toronto-based designer Mani Jassal is releasing a 54-piece loungewear collection today that’s sure to offer plenty of WFH style inspo. The pieces are all hand-made in Jassal’s studio in Vaughan, Ont., and will […]
Could it be magic why store window displays mean more this Christmas There will be no cosy photo op with a random stranger in a cotton-wool beard in Santa’s grotto this year. Nor any carol singers to soothe your frayed festive nerves. And even the most hardened bargain hunters are going to feel less than […]
The rock star of retail how Topshop changed the face of fashion “What’s this I’m reading in the paper? It’s a load of absolute shit, that’s what it is. What’s the matter with you? Are you stupid or what? I’ve never read so much rubbish in my life.” It was February 2010, and I was […]
From fashion forward to slightly awkward the mixed bag of Philip Green brands Arcadia has gone into administration, completing Sir Philip Green’s fall from the king of the high street. Here we look at the tycoon’s brands from a fashion perspective: Topshop Bright, buzzy and big, Topshop was once as agenda-setting as the high street […]
A Roundup of Holiday Movies and Where to Stream Them The holidays this year are far from merry, but that might be more reason than ever to seek out the comfort of our favourite holiday classics, best enjoyed from the couch in our pyjamas with a cup of hot chocolate in hand. To help make […]
Face masks and lipstick do not mix try these tinted balms Imiss lipstick. Or rather, I miss it in the outside world. At home, I now wear it constantly, such is my thirst for cheerful colour during these dark times. But when I’m on the move, a once-essential product has become problematic. The feeling of […]
I stopped trying to control my body the women who gave up grooming in 2020 During the first lockdown Afsaneh Parvizi-Wayne, a 55-year-old entrepreneur, went for a drive around London. “I remember looking in the rear-view mirror,” she says, “and I noticed all these little hairs coming out of my chin. That was a bit […]
Meghan Markle Reveals She Had a Miscarriage in Moving Op-Ed Meghan Markle has opened up about suffering a miscarriage earlier this year in a poignant and moving essay on loss for the New York Times, published today. The op-ed, titled The Losses We Share, begins with the Duchess of Sussex describing a normal morning in […]