Girls Aloud split in 2013, and to be honest, we’re still not really over it. What we’re also not over? Their Y2K style that featured lots of sparkle, ruching, and many a coordinated outfit. The dissolving of the group was announced after a reunion show in Liverpool, when they told the world via Twitter, “Dear Alouders, we just want to say from the bottom of our hearts Thank you!! This tour has been an amazing experience and the perfect chance to say thank you for being on this journey with us through a decade. It has far exceeded any of our dreams and we hope we are forever your inspiration and reminder that dreams really do glitter!! Your love and support will stay with us forever but we have now come to the end of our incredible time together. Love you lots.” The ...
“Retold was born out of a mission to make vintage and second-hand clothing inspiring and accessible to as many people as possible, especially to those who wouldn’t have considered wearing it before,” Clare explains. “There has been a huge shift in the last couple of years which has been amazing to see. People are consciously wanting to incorporate more secondhand into their wardrobes and therefore the vintage and pre-loved community has really grown significantly. Just look at Selfridges, a shop that has really embraced the secondhand retail market with pop-ups from Vestiaire, Depop, Hurr rental, and now their Project Earth campaign. I, for one, didn’t think even two years ago the wider retail sector would be embracing secondhand so much. “My t...
Historically, when speaking about London fashion trends, knowing what chic city dwellers were wearing was as easy as taking a look around a crowded tube carriage. Though as the last few months have totally altered the way we live, work and socialise, this year figuring out what’s trending amongst Londoners has become a slightly more digital affair. While once we used to take inspiration from the stylish women on the tube, at work events or sitting beside us at our local restaurants, now we’re turning to Instagram to see what’s in. So what are all your favourite Londoners wearing for autumn? Well, with the current climate how it is, it seems we aren’t ready to give up loungewear just yet, though for autumn influencers are elevating the style...
I want people to smell whatever it is I’m wearing and think about how interesting and different it is. I want some people to fall head over heels for it and others to be on the fence. And sadly, women’s fragrances just don’t embody that sense of intrigue anymore. Instead, perfume houses are keen to rinse the lucrative women’s fragrance market for all it’s worth and release one fail-safe crowd-pleaser after another. Because of this, I’ve been reaching for men’s fragrances more often than I have women’s in recent years. And no, I’m not talking about the loosely named unisex types. I’m talking about fragrances specifically for men. You see, while so many brands are cashing in on the idea of unisex scents, they also know that the main purchasers of such scents are female. While head...
Williams has a knack for uncovering the coolest picks from the site and her outfits always find their way into my saved folder. As an insider, she told me, it’s basically her role to share daily style content on her feed @asos_lotte. “But the only difference is that I mostly wear things from ASOS,” she said, “which, TBH, even if I wasn’t an insider I’d be doing anyway!” With that, Williams is sharing the contents of her virtual shopping cart with us and her finds are so good. “I have a bit of a habit of checking New In almost as much as I check my social feeds which probably explains why I never miss a thing,” she explained. “I also have my go-to brands for certain things—ASOS Design and Collusion for f...
And the bride wore vintage Dior. Yesterday, Lily Allen wed Stranger Things star David Harbour in a ceremony in Las Vegas and wore a gorgeous ’60s-style frock. The singer and the actor have been together for just over a year and have been showing us photos of their summer holidays over the past few weeks. But this time, instead of shots of the two of them and Allen’s children on a boat, it was photos of the bride and groom, with Allen wearing a short cream vintage Dior dress and black Miu Miu heels. The dress had cap sleeves with a boatneck neckline and a row of three double-breasted black buttons down the front, finished off with a thin white belt around the waist. It was vintage but without looking like a fancy dress costume. The couple, along with Allen’s chil...
When it comes to putting together a good outfit, we say the quicker the better—after all, no one enjoys staring blankly at their wardrobe first thing in the morning. In our experience, it’s about having quick, go-to pairings that take seconds to throw on yet still look the part. Easier said than done though, especially in the winter months when it’s no longer an option to just throw on a breezy summer dress and sandals. In search of answers to our style conundrum, we decided to look to our favourite fashion girls and decode their easy, eye-catching outfit combinations. As you would expect, denim plays a big part in their ensembles, but don’t worry, they are anything but basic. Why not channel some Wild West vibes...
And the bride wore vintage Dior. Yesterday, Lily Allen wed Stranger Things star David Harbour in a ceremony in Las Vegas, and wore a gorgeous 60-style frock. The singer and the actor have been together for just over a year and have been showing us photos of their summer holidays over the past few weeks. But this time, instead of shots of the two of them and Allen’s children on a boat, it was photos of the bride and groom, with Allen wearing a short cream vintage Dior dress and black Miu Miu heels. The dress had cap sleeves with a boatneck neckline and a row of three double breasted black buttons down the front, finished off with a thin white belt around the waist. It was vintage but without looking like a fancy dress costume. The couple, along with Allen’s children, t...
Congrats to newlyweds Lily Allen and David Harbour who tied the knot in vintage style at a Las Vegas chapel earlier this week. And by the way, did you get a look at that beautiful wedding ring? Allen shared a closeup photo of her wedding manicure on Instagram stories this morning, but we couldn’t look away from her elegant diamond solitaire engagement ring and pavé wedding band, which complements the singer’s vintage aesthetic perfectly. Allen’s engagement ring is a classic solitaire style centering on a round-cut diamond with a four double-claw setting on a narrow diamond pavé band, accompanied by a simple diamond pavé wedding band. The timeless solitaire style continues to be the most sought-after engagement ring design since its creation by Tiffany & Co in 1886. Ex...
The team at Who What Wear UK prides itself on uncovering cult items before they’ve even made it off the production line. We’re keen, to say the least, and a great portion of our time is spent documenting and analysing the Instagram posts of the thousands of cool women we follow on Instagram for high-street sightings. In fact, we have WhatsApp groups and Slack channels dedicated to these affordably priced power pieces, and we want to update you on them as soon as possible (aka after we’ve bought our faves). Our skills are so attuned that more often than not, we’ll have an inkling about a certain piece before it has hit the big time. Sometimes, you’ll find a flurry of brand-specific action due to a paid activation or natural desire to wear a parti...
As an editor, I feel very lucky that I have the chance to try out so many products on myself. I’ve always been a beauty enthusiast and would spend hours testing out all things skincare and makeup when I was growing up, so it’s no surprise that I landed at Allure earlier in my career. There, I was enamored by the beauty closet that stored buzzy new products and cult favorites for editors to experiment with firsthand. Now, at Who What Wear, I’ve continued to try out products across the beauty space. After slathering on so many hyped-up products, I have to admit that I’m often underwhelmed with a lot of them. There are so many that don’t live up to their claims, so when I find ones that do, in fact, sculpt my cheekbones in a matter of minutes or make my lips look full...
When it comes to shopping the high-street, there are few people who manage to find expensive-looking pieces quite like Claire Wakeman. The influencer consistently uploads chic outfit photos, which contain pieces that look luxurious but just so happen to come with an affordable price-tag. In fact, we constantly find ourselves watching her feed to see which high-street items she’s managed to get her hands on and as it turns out, Wakeman has a particular talent for finding stylish pieces on H&M. Given her knack for tracking down H&M gems, we decided to ask Claire for her top tips on shopping the brand’s website, as well as a few links to pieces she currently has her eye on. As to be expected, her responses were full on the interesting tidbits onl...