Stars took to the red carpet for tonight’s Brit Awards in London in typically extravagant style. For the latest news on the UK’s top music awards, you can read our live blog. For the full story of what happened on the night, read here. But for are some of the best outfits among the arrivals,...
Category: Fashion
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It’s so profitable, even the cop stamping it out admits this is ‘the crime I’d get into’
A Gucci bag. (Supplied: Luxe Collective) This is a Gucci Jackie 1961 bag. It retails for around $4,000 in one of the brand’s high-end fashion boutiques. A fake bag.(Supplied: Luxe Collective) This is a fake. You can buy it online for about $50. A Lady Dior bag.(Supplied: Luxe Collective) This is a real Lady Dior. A...
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Monica Lewinsky joins fashion brand’s power dressing campaign as she encourages shoppers to vote
Monica Lewinsky has been signed by a major fashion brand to spearhead its latest campaign. The former White House intern turned activist – known for her affair with former US president Bill Clinton – stars in a new workwear campaign by sustainable clothing Los Angeles brand Reformation, which encourages people in the US to vote...
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Inside the UK’s rise as the centre of global fashion tech innovation
Ever since Thomas Burberry patented his durable, water-resistant trench coat in the mid 1800s, fashion innovation has found a natural home in the UK. The UK has always pushed the boundaries of fashion, responsible for the innovative minds of Alexander McQueen, Paul Smith, Vivienne Westwood, and Stella McCartney. And more recently, a new generation of...
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Food and fashion push retail inflation towards ‘two-year low’
The annual rate of shop price inflation has eased to its lowest level for almost two years, according to an industry reading that credits food and fashion prices. The British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index showed the pace of price increases slowed to 2.5% over the 12 months to February from 2.9% the previous...
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Harry and William united over fashion statement they are both obsessed with
At two evening royal engagements this year, Prince William was spotted dressed to the nines – wearing a stylish navy tuxedo at the BAFTAs award ceremony in London on February 18, and a black tuxedo with a matching black bow tie to the London’s Air Ambulance Charity Gala dinner earlier this month. Fans have often...
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Elgin marbles row reignites as fashion show held by ‘stolen’ artefacts
The British Museum Elgin Marbles row has been reignited after the world-famous museum held a fashion show using the Greek artefacts as a backdrop. Greece’s culture minister has slammed the museum for showing “zero respect” to its cultural heritage, which arrived in the UK in 1806 at the behest of Lord Elgin, who removed the...
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Where America’s clothes go to die: Shocking images lay bare the West’s fast fashion shame – with mountains of trash that can be seen from SPACE causing an environmental disaster around the world
America is the largest exporter of used clothing in the world, sending its rejected items to far flung countries where they are burnt, languish in dumps or pollute seas. The US exported $834 million worth of used clothing – over $100 million more than the second biggest exporter, China, in 2021, according to the latest...
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‘To me it’s a fad, a fashion’: rising demand for dog-friendly UK holidays divides opinion
Go on holiday without your best friend? For growing numbers of dog owners, it’s unthinkable. Holiday operators have seen a big jump in guests booking accommodation that accepts dogs in recent months, and the trend is set to accelerate this year. Haven, which runs 38 holiday parks in the UK, saw bookings for pet-friendly breaks...
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The New Look: Maisie Williams
When I arrive at the fashionable Mayfair restaurant where I am due to have lunch with Maisie Williams, I start worrying that she will be instantly recognised: the Twenty Two is filled with the chatter of a chic crowd, and there’s a throng at the entrance, too. Given her status as a global celebrity (thanks...
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Is Britain ready for World War III? Former top general warns Brits aged up to SIXTY might have to serve in Finnish-style conscript army – as Whitehall examines using Ukraine training plan to get volunteers ready to fight Russia
Britain has to ‘think carefully’ about conscripting hundreds of thousands of Brits to fight Russia, a former top British Army officer has warned. General Richard Shirreff, a former Nato commander, warned that the UK might need to introduce a system akin to that used in Finland in the event of a European land war. It came...
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New law to ban zombie-style knives and machetes
Dangerous zombie-style knives and machetes will be banned under new legislation to take these weapons off our streets and keep young people safe. Under the measures, first announced by the Prime Minister last year and laid before Parliament today, it will be illegal to possess, sell, manufacture or transport these zombie-style knives and machetes. The...