The Princess of Wales broke the internet this week after ladies up and down the country clambered for the outfit she wore at Wimbledon last weekend – a stunning purple dress by the designer Safiyaa, known as the “Cecelia”. The “Cecelia” is currently being sold for £1,295, but for those without such a budget cheaper...
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I’ve kept my go-to vintage shops a secret for years, but now is the time to share – behold, the 56 best online vintage stores
I don’t like vintage shopping – I love it. It’s the thrill of the hunt that gets my dopamine receptors twitching; there’s nothing quite like the feeling of tracking down a pristine, pre-loved Louis Vuitton bag or the perfect pair of oversized earrings from the ’80s. Over the years, I have accumulated a list of...
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Falkirk and North Lanarkshire t-shirts become fashion hits in Japan
11 July 2024 By James Delaney, BBC Scotland News DAVID CLEMENTS David Clements spotted the Falkirk T-shirt on sale in Oita T-shirts branded with the names of Scottish councils have become an unlikely fashion hit in Japan. Local authorities including Falkirk, Clackmannanshire, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian feature in a range launched by Tokyo-based brand Shoo-La-Rue. Images...
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Big bags are big business right now – here are the best to invest in
It is difficult to remember a time when the tote bag was not a key part of our wardrobes. Whether it’s because our handbags became too tiny to carry our day-to-day essentials or because we now all rightly shun the use of plastic bags when we pop out to the shops, many of us turn...
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Hackney Flea Market is voted UK’s best secondhand fashion market
A new study has seen Hackney Flea Market in London being crowned the best secondhand market in the UK with Lewes Flea Market in Sussex emerging as the top choice to find secondhand jewellery. Photo: Pexels The rankings are based on assessing the sentiment expressed in reviews for each spot, while a survey of 500 people...
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All The Best Celebrity Fashion At Wimbledon 2024
Glastonbury is over for another year, and attention now turns to SW19, where the style mood is less Barbour jackets, slogan tees and short shorts, more polite heels and summer tailoring. Wimbledon fans may well be deprived of their usual Princess of Wales sighting this year, given that the patron of the All England Lawn...
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The best-dressed celebrities at Glastonbury 2024
Getty Images Dua Lipa Samir Hussein//Getty Images Dua Lipa was headlining Friday night, and for her big moment, she pulled out all the stops with her wardrobe, changing her look five times for her on-stage performance. Aside from this Versace slip dress, she wore other custom looks by Chrome Hearts, Loewe and Acne Studios, with...
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Style news! Fashion’s poshest hammocks and the best new striped shirts to know
GEIGER’S GREAT BRITISH GARDEN COLLECTION Kurt Geiger Kurt Geiger is leaning into its Britishness with its countryside garden-inspired new collaboration with botanical artist and floristry wizard, Tattie Isles. The collection was born via Isles’ friendship with Rebecca Farrar-Hockley, Kurt Geiger’s chief creative officer, who live near each other in bucolic west Dorset. Ranging from teapots...
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Fashion sales in the UK are recovering and growing by 5.4% in May
Fashion sales in the UK rise in May. In the fifth month of the year, fashion sales in the British country rebounded to record an annual growth of 5.4%. This increase contrasts with the 5.1% contraction recorded in UK fashion sales in April. As posted on Friday before Office for National Statistics, Online channel sales...
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The 2024 Tony Awards: 10 best dressed
1 Angelina Jolie Kevin Mazur//Getty Images Angelina Jolie attended this year’s awards in a draped green velvet Atelier Versace gown, which featured a ruched, corseted bodice. She added a matching velvet shrug. 2 Cynthia Erivo ANGELA WEISS//Getty Images The Wicked star walked the red carpet in an embellished custom Louis Vuitton gown with a long...
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Shein: The rise and rise of a fashion giant
7 June 2024 By Daniel Thomas, Lora Jones & Lucy Hooker, Business reporters, BBC News Getty Images The biggest order 17-year-old Michaela says she ever made on Shein was for £150, when she bought “16 plus items”. Like millions of others, she’s a huge fan of the ultra-fast fashion giant, mostly because of how affordable it is....
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Cannes Film Festival 2024: the 10 best dressed
1 Bella Hadid in vintage Versace Stephane Cardinale – Corbis//Getty Images While the model made her red-carpet comeback in a headline-making sheer Saint Laurent dress, it was her second look that was pure Cannes glamour. Hadid ascended those famous steps wearing a vintage Atelier Versace dress from the spring/summer 2001 collection, which featured a cinched...