11 fashion tricks to make you look slimmer

Nedahl Stelio   Eleven ingenious wardrobe hacks to make you look slimmer without a new diet.

Golden Globes fashion merely 'nice'

Elizabeth Clarke   The Golden Globe’s red carpet fashion was nice, but when did Hollywood lose its za za zoo?

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Golden Globes red carpet predictions

Elizabeth Clarke   Ahead of the more sartorially serious Oscar Red Carpet, the Golden Globes gives actresses the chance to dip their toes in high fashion water. Here is what we would like to see them dripping in come Monday.

Google trends 2014

Normcore the most Googled (non) fashion trend

Rachel Clun   The most Googled fashion trend this year was something that never wanted to be a trend in the first place.

Going too far

Sorry, but Beyonce is no 'fashion icon'

Vanessa Friedman   Despite all the accolades she has garnered, the one Beyoncé doesn't deserve is 'fashion icon'.

Have we all gone 'looming crazy'?

Judith Woods   With a dress made of loom bands selling on eBay for £170,000, we may have - finally - hit peak loom band

Zoo jeans

Zoo jeans: Japanese zoo's carnivores make wild fashion statement

A Japanese zoo has taken the catwalk to a wild new level, using some of its fiercest inhabitants to rip and claw jeans to a fashionably distressed look.

Little black books

Sydney's top fashion designers tell where they shop

Georgina Safe   We asked Sydney’s top fashion designers to open their little black books and reveal their secret spots for a little retail therapy.

American Apparel CEO booted

Have we reached 'porn chic fatigue'?

Robin Givhan   The Wednesday evening decision by the American Apparel board of directors to immediately suspend Dov Charney and replace him as chief executive may be the clearest signal yet that the fashion industry has finally hit porn chic fatigue.

Fashion

Styling by Maia Liakos. Still-life photography by Geoffrey Boccalatte   Pristine clean lines are a standout choice for darkening winter days.

The rules: Low moments in fashion

Maggie Alderson   Maggie Alderson fails to be impressed by the general turnout at the Met Ball.

Something that grows on you

John Bailey   The modern beard is a fuzzy facial tribute to fashion, to history, and to commitment.

Suits me

Georgina Safe National Fashion Editor   As a real estate agent, Maclay Longhurst understands the importance of keeping up appearances.

Fashion

Styling by Janai Anselmi. Still-life photography by Geoffrey Boccalatte. Runway photography by Getty Images   Soft and unstructured, yet holds its shape like a dream, neoprene is in a league of its own.

If the shoe fits, strut your stuff

Maggie Alderson   Which bit of yourself, and I'm talking about your body, not your fascinating personality, do you genuinely like?

Not just warm - all hot!

Rachelle Unreich   Stride into winter with the look of today, with Rachelle Unreich.

The rules: Flag up your best bits

Maggie Alderson   Which bit of yourself, your body, not your fascinating personality, do you genuinely like?

Fashion

Styling by Pilar Paredes. Still-life photography by Philip Le Masurier. Runway photography by Getty Images and Headpress   Show your anarchic attitude in punk-inspired looks that are bold and ballsy.

The rules: Make trans-seasonal a trend

Maggie Alderson   Maggie Alderson spots an outfit which references so many key trends it could make you quite dizzy.