A crafty great-grandmother has pulled off her most impressive project yet — a hand-knitted wedding dress! Over the years, 80-year-old Shirley Ellicott of Whitsbury, England, has created everything from scarves and shawls to christening gowns and prom dresses using her self-taught sewing, knitting and crochet skills. Recently, she got the […]
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The fashion industry’s self-seriousness is easy to laugh at. Think of Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada, the entire premise of Zoolander, or Cher Horowitz telling her armed robber, “you don’t understand, this is an Alaïa!” And while plenty of designers approach the medium with a sense of humor […]
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Going up Aubrey Plaza’s swimsuit Specifically in Black Bear. Grownup Baywatch. Cher Specifically, red-carpet Cher between 1970 and 1976, the inspiration behind Zendaya at the Oscars and Dua Lipa at the Grammys. Arthur Parkinson The Kew-trained king of the small-space garden and heir apparent to Monty Don. Arthur Parkinson: the […]
Going up Fidget rings A late lockdown winner, these are rings designed to be fiddled with in video calls – and searches are up 500{2f36692215c92488191f15c49f485bc8da437d4cca01014075d40c79880301cc}, Etsy says. Fun Shoe Summer The breakout star of re-entry dressing? Fun footwear. Try Arket boots, Pucci slides or Ganni recycled trainers. Pandemic casualty. Photograph: […]
Going up Mask trains As seen on the catwalk of Rick Owens. Makes PPE a lot more exciting. YKB This is what we’re calling Yves Klein Blue now, FYI. Nik Kershaw 80s pop fans, rejoice: the snood is back on the catwalks of Marine Serre and Raf Simons. I won’t […]
Going up Bronx chic Our 21 June look will be based on Ratso’s white suit from Midnight Cowboy. Cool but creased. OOH Out of home. The new OOO (out of office). It’s time to leave the house for more than just a supermarket run. Yeaser That’s Yeezy + teaser. Kanye’s […]
Going up Glags Prada’s gloves come with little bags, ideal for carrying sanitiser and masks. Outfluencers Great to see winter hats on the cover of fashion mags – see Zendaya’s bucket hat on GQ and Awkafina’s beanie on Harper’s Bazaar. Book exchanges Inspired by Umberto Eco’s family donating 30,000 books […]