M&S ‘flattering’ maxi dress ‘hides bloated tummies’ and is great for summer weddings

Whether you’re heading off into the sunshine, or have a wedding to attend this summer, chances are you’re going to need a lightweight maxi dress to see you through the warmer months – and M&S has the perfect option which shoppers are calling ‘so flattering.’ Marks & Spencer’s £39.50 Pure Cotton Printed Bardot Midaxi Beach … Read more

Giant trousers haven’t swallowed skinny jeans (yet)

By Bloomberg Published Mar 8, 2024 Last weekend, the New York Times ran a feature on why trousers — or pants as they’re known in the US — have become so large again. Pull and Bear Indeed, look around and you might believe that baggy fits have put the final nail into the coffin of skinny jeans. But … Read more

Busy, buzzing and mad about knits

Dear diary. Went to Pure London x JATC this week. And what did I find? Think knitwear (everywhere). A print explosion. Lots of attention to detail. Plenty of quirks. A tendency to add new categories. Many, many “cute giftables”. And a fondness for leopard and cat motifs.  Photo: Sandra Halliday There was also a feeling … Read more

The 1990s are back in fashion, and here’s why we should all be grateful

British fashion designer John Galliano, pre-implosion, was a major emerging talent at the start of the decade, obsessed with the ’30s technique of bias cutting, pioneered by French fashion designer Madeleine Vionnet – slicing across fabric to create languidly elegant clothes. Princess Diana at the Royal Albert Hall in 1997. She is wearing a dress … Read more