Category: Fashion and Beauty

  • Gigi Hadid Just Made A Strong Case For A ‘Razor Bob’ At Milan Fashion Week

    Gigi Hadid Just Made A Strong Case For A ‘Razor Bob’ At Milan Fashion Week

    For anybody whose autumnal hair inspiration might be slightly floundering, may we suggest you take your cues from Gigi Hadid, who made a strong case for a ‘razor’ bob while walking in Versace’s SS25 show at Milan Fashion Week. Her style was, of course, created by none other than hair heavyweight, Guido Palau. Of course,…

  • Shamkhan Takes the Reins of Miss Universe India 2024

    Shamkhan Takes the Reins of Miss Universe India 2024

    Shamkhan A., a former mechanical engineer turned acclaimed fashion show director, is set to lead the highly anticipated Miss Universe India 2024 pageant. Known for his work on top-tier events like Miss India Earth, Miss India International, and Fashion Weeks across India, Shamkhan has firmly established himself as a prominent figure in the fashion industry.…

  • Seven ways I transformed my style and beauty regime to feel great at 60

    Seven ways I transformed my style and beauty regime to feel great at 60

    Marie-Louise Pumfrey 21 September 2024 8:30am Turning 50 a decade ago, I felt mortified. Working in the ever-youthful fashion industry the pressure to be young went hand-in-hand with being “relevant”.   Fast forward to now, and I’ve just hit 60. I’m still working in fashion PR and I’m staggered by how different I feel. Overlook me…

  • Sew on and so forth

    Sew on and so forth

    Leather purse, £55, Pia Jewellery Leather purse, £55, Pia Jewellery House slippers, £34, Bohemia Design Limited House slippers, £34, Bohemia Design Limited Gilet, £120, Crew Clothing Gilet, £120, Crew Clothing Denim jacket, £99, John Lewis Denim jacket, £99, John Lewis Jacket, £60 (was £100), Joe Browns Jacket, £60 (was £100), Joe Browns Waistcoat, £38, Lipsy…

  • Take seven… great concealers

    Take seven… great concealers

    Banish the bags and fine lines with these beauties The latest beauty products to illuminate your skin Beauty Pie Superluminous Under-eye Genius (Light Medium), £12 (was £20) Huda Beauty #FauxFilter Luminous Matte Concealer Charlotte Tilbury Magic Vanish Colour Corrector Beauty Pie Everyday Great Skin Hyaluronic Blur Concealer Sculpted by Aimee Brighten Up Concealer MAC Studio…

  • Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano wins Philippines’ 1st Face of Beauty International 2024 crown

    Earl D.C. Bracamonte – Philstar.com September 21, 2024 | 11:05am MANILA, Philippines —  Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano bested 35 other international delegates to emerge as the Face of Beauty International 2024 winner. A shoo-in for the title, Isabelle made a clean sweep of the minor awards: Best in National Costume, Best in Swimsuit, Best in Evening Gown,…

  • The ‘shame’ of luxury goods made in Italy on the back of suffering

    The ‘shame’ of luxury goods made in Italy on the back of suffering

    “Made in Italy: shame in Italy,” chanted a handful of migrant labourers last week in Geneva, Switzerland, outside the flagship store of luxury accessory maker Montblanc, having travelled from Italy’s famed leatherwear region Tuscany. Advertisement Standing about 3km (two miles) from where Montblanc’s US$76 billion parent company Richemont was meeting shareholders, the workers – flanked…

  • Milan Street Style Stars Are Turning A Timeless Look Into Modern Masterpieces

    Milan Street Style Stars Are Turning A Timeless Look Into Modern Masterpieces

    So many cities are beloved for a singular approach to style and beauty, but Milan has such a distinct flavor of its own. Maybe it’s just the spirit of Italy itself, built upon thousands of years of tradition and art but still so thoroughly current. As such, the runway shows hosted here are always something…

  • Ellen Poppy Hill, the Young Designer Crafting Fashion From Old Tat

    Ellen Poppy Hill, the Young Designer Crafting Fashion From Old Tat

    Presented to an intimate audience in Borough, Ellen Poppy Hill’s sentimental debut catwalk show featured lovingly upcycled unique pieces. “It’s not perfect – that’s the point,” she explains September 20, 2024 Who is it? Ellen Poppy Hill is a fashion designer and Central Saint Martins graduate Why do I want it? Lovingly crafted, upcycled clothes…

  • Gucci celebrates ‘freedom’ under new creative direction at Milan Fashion Week

    Gucci celebrates ‘freedom’ under new creative direction at Milan Fashion Week

    Gucci embraced its move away from maximalist ex-creative director Alessandro Michele, honouring ‘freedom’ in the label’s spring/summer 2025 show in Milan. Sabato De Sarno – who became the Italian fashion house’s new creative director last year after taking the reins from Michele, who has now moved to Valentino – aimed ‘to create an atmosphere of…