fashion
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Hypnotise with the bluest eyesTime to try graphic eyeshadow and bold eyeliner in the coolest shades
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Is it time to give up leather?Cows have long been farmed to fuel the fast food market. Now, by turning leather into a seasonal fashion, they are becoming part of fast fashion. Soon we will have to kill 430m every year. Lucy Siegle gets to grips with life without leather (well almost) -
Can you really wear pyjamas to a party?The new rules are: there are no rules. But is it really OK to wear lingerie to the office or a tracksuit to the shows? Or is it time to rip up the dress code? -
A breton top for men – in picturesThe breton top is a style icon, worn by everyone from James Dean to Kurt Cobain.
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Fashion insiders reveal their beauty cabinetsWant to really know a person? Then sneak a peek at their dressing table
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The ultimate menswear style swapWhat happens when the vintage-loving star of Indian Summers, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, switches wardrobes with Elgar Johnson, a fashion director obsessed with sportswear?
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The return of the zip-up tracksuit topGet ready to channel your inner Britpop boy and revisit your adolescent Adidas addiction – we’re on the verge of a retro sportswear comeback
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Deconstructing the slip dressIt’s underwear as outerwear, a flimsy thing that blurs the boundaries between public and private, grungy and sexy. And it’s back
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‘I have the word Shameless tattooed on my chest'The distinguished designer’s return to New York has been triumphant. Here he talks about sobriety, social media and how clothes help articulate our feelings
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How to get the poppiest pink lipsThink pink – with outrageous girly-girl lustrousness. By Eva Wiseman
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10 of the best cross-body bags – in picturesA cross-body bag ticks all the boxes, mainly because you can carry a coffee in one hand and a brolly in the other. From athleisure at Adidas to fringed at Topshop, here are spring’s best
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What to wear in MarchNew month, new wardrobe. OK, maybe not, but the start of spring can be unseasonably warm, or bring showers – or even snow. Here are five outfits to see you through, whatever the weather
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Titanic x Vetements hoodie – buy of the dayIn the build-up to Leonardo di Caprio’s Oscars win on Sunday night, the fashion world showed solidarity by wearing this Vetements x Titanic hoodie
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Editor's picks: the metallic shine look – in picturesThe catwalks were filled with 60s futurism, Star Trek vibes and Tron-tastic gold and silver. The future’s bright, the future’s, well, futuristic – right?
talking points
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Gucci geek chic is as close as fashion gets to feminismGood news – sensible shoes, pussy-bow blouses and glasses mean women can finally look like Solange meets Ghostbusters. Plus, when pre-date research turns from ‘curious’ to ‘deranged’
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Skepta's new Air Max: why grime and R&B; stars can't wait to sign up with NikeRihanna, Drake and Skepta have all struck deals with footwear giants such as Nike and Manolo Blahnik. How is it that corporate sponsorship is more credible – and lucrative – than a record deal?
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The fashion-forward conservativeWith her bold shoulders, pie-crust collars and Deirdre Barlow glasses, Nancy Reagan was a elegant fashion icon
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Eight key trends from ParisParis fashion week featured weird trench coats, crooked hems and quilted biker jackets. And there was an up-all-night party-girl vibe thrown in for good measure
news
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Saint Laurent in Paris: the return of the 80s party girlThere’s the echo of a Roxy Music video in Hedi Slimane’s latest, and possibly last, collection for fashion house
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Designer's clothes reflect how real women liveWith her label in rude health, Paris fashion week show adopts a greatest hits approach – but if that sounds dull, it wasn’t
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The best of the red carpet fashion – in picturesIt was almost freezing on the Bafta red carpet, and yet the stars were out in force. From a suited Leonardo DiCaprio to Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton, Guardian fashion picks the stand-out dresses and suits
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How I get ready: Gabby LoganIf I have 20 shows every days for 20 days, I have to be on it. It’s not as if when I get to Azerbaijan or Kiev I can just nip out to the nearest Zara
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Sequins and simplicity … style notes from the Screen Actors Guild red carpetAlicia Vikander dazzled, Julianne Moore split the critics and Idris Elba somehow got away with matching his tie to his shoes
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Do the write thing: why fashion has a fetish for stationeryFashion has embraced technology but it still loves a pencil. And a posh notebook, a sharpie and embossed notecards...
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‘The minute your brand can be predicted, you’ve got a problem’The Loewe creative director and hot London designer talks alter egos, gender fluidity and Instagram
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Men in blouses, boys in brocade: the return of rock star androgynyThis season’s menswear is inspired by icons who challenged preconceptions of masculinity
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Key looks for autumn/winter 2015 – in picturesThe new collections modelled by Doncaster’s finest, Sam Rollinson
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Fashion archive: My clothes and I - the sixties schoolgirlThe Observer, 13 March 1960: Painful shoes, shared fitting rooms and all the self-consciousness of the typical teenager
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Fisherman fashion – making waves in menswearHipster fashion is sunk so designers have trawled the workwear trend and come up with a new look – think Aran jumpers, wide-legged trousers and rolled up beanies. But what do real fishermen make of it?
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Grace Coddington: the woman who made fashion artOver 30 years she created some of US Vogue’s most exciting and influential photo spreads, but now Grace Coddington has stepped aside. Is this a turning point for the industry?
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Catwalkies: Cara Delevingne's dog removed from the runwayThe supermodel brought her dog, Leo, to Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel front row – where he was removed before the show started. But what was going through his canine mind?
the big picture
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Look good in leather – in picturesWhether it’s a classic biker jacket or a chic skirt, it’s time to channel your inner rock star
Peacock revolution back with label that dressed Mick Jagger and David Bowie