Prince, the pope, and autumn 2026: purple is hot this season
It has been deemed fashion's favourite colour having been spotted on autumn/winter catwalks, with Balenciaga , Celine and Valentino showcasing all-purple designs. Jennifer Lawrence and Zoë Kravitz have also been spotted…
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Motorbikes And Chanel: Keira Knightley’s ‘Black Doves’ Style Revs Up
“I trust you, just do it,” was the message her friend and stylist of more than 20 years, Leith Clark, received from the booked-and-busy star, who is enjoying a mid-life career shift as a top spy climbing the Netflix…
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“He Was Absolute Magic”: Remembering John Frieda, A Giant Of The British Beauty Industry
“We’d both just started driving,” he remembers now. “But while I had a Mini; John had a four-door Mercedes. At 17!” The privately educated son of an Ealing hairdresser who wanted him to go into accountancy, or perhaps be…
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The Relief Of The Russell Brand Verdict
A lot of women probably thought he would, too. He might have imagined he’d leave that courtroom, go home and get back into his usual attire – one of the dressing gowns he typically wears to broadcast on his YouTube…
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Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun and More
All your Aardman faves – Wallace, Gromit, Shaun, various chickens – are blown up to a gargantuan scale on the Lightroom's walls. To an adult Aardman lover, it looks amazing. And the sprinkling of pre-schoolers in the…
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Martine Rose appointed creative director at Balenciaga
Her appointment at Balenciaga marks a breakthrough in the white, male-dominated fashion industry. Rose is only the second Black woman to lead a major European house. Her appointment follows Grace Wales Bonner, who in…
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5 Shakespeare Adaptations That Actually Do The Bard Justice
The best among them is Baz Luhrmann’s day-glo, hallucinatory Romeo + Juliet , which, if you can believe it, turns 30 this year. In its honour, here are five of the best takes on the Bard to binge now. Read More 24 Book…
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Two London museums are the most visited in the world
You can gaze upon a sphinx at the British Museum , gawp at a Picasso at the Tate or be awestruck by a Ming vase at the V&A , all for zero pounds and zero pence. So it’s no wonder that two of the capital’s museums are…
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How American Heiress Peggy Guggenheim Changed The Art World As We Know It
But things were not going to plan. At the last minute, the Greeks pulled their exhibition as a civil war raged back home. There was Marc Chagall’s colourful expressionism at the French and at the Italian pavilion a room…
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The Best Affordable Designer Bags For Under £700
Sharp increases in shipping costs, materials, and manufacturing, along with a laser focus on targeting high-net-worth customers whose shopping habits are less impacted by economic turbulence, have all caused the price of…
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