Style Bite // How to avoid faux fur fails
Tactile texture has crept onto the morning commute, rainbow colours are encroaching on the high street and sporadic fluff pretty much owned fashion month.
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Women in men’s pants // The time is now
It’s not about strong sartorial assertions or sexualising traditional masculinity; rather it’s just about finding a bloody good pair of joggers and maybe some oversize Cashmere...
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Slide away: High summer fashion trend 2014 // Ugly shoes
Aaand much to the complete disgust of our collective boyfriends, this is our current fugly footwear obsession, spawned from an insta-craze of bloggers and street stylers alike. Socks and sliders – the trend started by Adidas last summer and even BIGGER this summer – and Birkenstocks are BACK. BELIEVE. Go silver or white if you […]
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Spring shoe update // Hot mules rule
So everyone got the memo. TRAINERS are happening. Your mum’s wearing New Balance round Sainsburys, your lil’ sis is sticking gems on skate shoe mid-soles and you’re on some kray box-ticking rotation of Stan Smiths, Giuseppe Zanotti high tops and Nike LunerElite Sky Hi Wedges. Okay so far so good. Now let’s throw a fresh […]
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Style Bite // Get your coat: Blanket dressing makes everything better
Atrocious weather fashion newsflash: The pre-fall collections have spoken and wearing a blanket as a look is now OFFICIALLY allowed. Of course, behind closed doors this winter it’s been my default uniform anyway. But now I have sartorial permission to leave the house, and go beyond Londis. What’s that you say? Can it be a slanket? […]
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Style Bite // SS14 couture trends: Why we’re wearing them now
New-school couture is a modern profit-making business. The global market for hyper-luxe nuggets of artisanal brilliance is now more youthful, fast moving and varied than ever. Forget selecting investment pieces for your in-house archive. That’s old news. Buyers who want to stand-up, sit-down or even walk in a straight line are demanding more wearable pieces. […]
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Style Bite // Our 2014 fashion resolutions
#1 Practise INFORMED sales shopping Hunting out wardrobe classics, ideally with a nod to SS14 trends, means you’ll get real investment from your sale buys. The perfect tuxedo jackets (as seen at Balenciaga SS14) or tailored culottes (as seen at Victoria Beckham) would fit the bill. Alternatively, get a statement fix by looking for well-cut, […]
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Style Bite // Sasscats, the best cats in fashion
In relative internet years fashcats have been around for an eternity. That’s cats with a fashion ‘tude – sasscats if you will. From accompanying designers, starring in campaigns, generally loving shoes, playing the muse or delivering hammy claw-swipe putdowns. They live online (digi–sasscats) as well in reality and their roles in the industry are varied. […]
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Style Bite // Looking Deee-Liteful: 60s fashion in the 90s
I felt pretty pleased with myself over the summer when I (cue #humblebrag) got snapped street style at a few festivals and, when asked to ‘sum up my style in three words, came up with: 60s meets 90s But pondering this sartorial scenario post season, it has occured to me that there was a HUGE […]
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Style Bite // The modern nostalgia trend
In trend world right now, we’re looking back to go forward. Designers seemingly fatigued by a saturation of colour and futuristic digital print, have moved towards a more romantic, muted palette for AW13. Note gently washed out pinks from Simone Rocha and Richard Nicoll along with Jil Sander and Marc Jacobs elegant cinematic styling. L-R […]
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