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Last Year, H&M Sold Thousands of This Dress, But 2021’s Version Is Even Better
Fun fact: Who What Wear UK’s top-selling item from 2020 was a dress, but not only that—it was a dress from high-street fave H&M. Coming in a pop of pastel pink and featuring puffed sleeves and a loose, smock-like fit, this staple sold out every time it was restocked, and we couldn’t take a walk around the park without seeing someone wearing this fabulous frock. Well, if you missed out last year, it’s time to sit up because we just found 2021’s answer to that pink dress, and it’s even better than we’d hoped. Though in spirit it has the same throw-on-and-go appeal, the pink dress 2.0 features some marked differences: First, the hue is deeper, less pastel and more fuchsia. Second, the smocking has been dropped and rep...
27 Outfits That Will Inspire You to Wear More Colour
In the first few weeks of lockdown, many of us lived in comfortable basics and stopped getting dressed properly. However many of us realised just how much clothes can impact your mood and make you feel ready for the day ahead, and so it’s unsurprising that after months of lockdown, many are now returning to the clothes that make them happy. The one uplifting styling trick I keep seeing people turn to at the moment is experimenting with playful colour combinations. Influencer and art director Zeena Shah even started a movement called the #instarainbowchallenge—in which people wear jolly, vibrant outfits, Colour can, however, be intimidating to many, and so to give you some ideas for how to wear bolder shades, here are some of our favourite vibrant outfi...
7 Ageless Styling Tricks I’m Trying This Spring
I’ve never been all that concerned with ageing. I was brought up to see it as a privilege. As such, milestone birthdays have come and gone, and I haven’t batted an eyelid. That being said, the last thing I want is to wake up one day and realise my sense of style has changed. I firmly believe that you can wear whatever you please at whatever age you please. Still, even I have found myself gravitating away from more directional pieces and instead leaning very much into the modest way of dressing. It’s not that I mind—I’ve always preferred midi and long-sleeve dresses to the mini, short-sleeve variety, but I don’t want to look older than I am. To stop my wardrobe from inadvertently ageing me, I set out to find ageless spring styling tips. Naturally, I t...
Alexa’s Wardrobe Is the Inspiration You Need for 2021
When Alexa Chung first started being photographed in 2006, she almost instantly changed the way we dressed. Over a decade (and many pea jackets, navy sweaters, thigh-skimming dresses, ballet flats and denim cutoffs) later, she is still one of the most copied style icons on the planet. There’s a reason she’s won the British Fashion Awards Style Icon Award three times (and counting). Alexa has managed to turn her innate style into a business, of course, with sellout clothing collections for AG Jeans and Marks and Spencer, and in 2016, she launched her very own label called AlexaChung. All the pieces were exactly what we imagined she’d wear herself, from pinafore denim dresses to pretty collared shirts—meaning we’ve never had such a clear-cut chance of paying homage to...
Buy It Now: Roadkill’s Rotsun!
Your eyes do not deceive: You can buy Roadkill’s “Rotsun” 1971 Datsun 240Z turbocharged, Mustang 5.0-powered, rusted-out freak machine right now. Well, maybe we’re stretching a bit, because David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan will probably never let the actual bucket of rust go. But don’t be disappointed: MotorTrend and Hot Wheels have partnered up to bring you the chance to own your very own die-cast replicas of the Rotsun and the 1971 Datsun 240Z that Finnegan and Freiburger started with back in episode 26 of Roadkill. Well, episode 25 if we want to get technical, but that was only a short cameo and a tiny fail compared to the pantheon of failure the Rotsun is known for. Mike Finnegan loves the Rotsun, but David Freiburger hates it. The Rotsun never fai...
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS Luxury EV to Get Up to 516 HP, Ultra-Quick Charging
Mercedes-EQ, the all-electric sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz, has taken the next step in its slow-walk reveal of the EQS flagship sedan, dropping a number of key specs for EV fans to salivate over. The 2022 Mercedes EQS is predicted to travel up to 478 miles on a charge based on the generous WLTP test cycle, hit 62 mph from a stop in as little as 4.3 seconds, and gain up to 186 miles of range in 15 minutes on a 200 kilowatt DC Fast charger. These are just a few of the EQS details Benz has revealed ahead of the luxury sedan’s full unveiling later this month—read on for the rest: Home on the (Big) Range The headline news is the 478-mile range estimate, but don’t hand over the crown just yet. This figure comes from the more generous WLTP test cycle used in other parts of the world. Th...
The 8 Discount Shopping Sites Team Who What Wear Actually Use
Ask any fashion editor their favourite secondhand sale site, and their united response will be Vestiaire Collective. Hailed for its high-end edit of pre-owned luxury pieces, here, you will find everything from retro Fendi to new season Chanel at huge discounts but equal in post-purchase thrill. You haven’t got time to wait around, though—these are unique one off’s and once they’re gone, they’re gone (have your wallet at the ready). You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
The 30 Most Premium-Looking Pieces From COS, Mango and H&M
If you want to shop more consciously, ask yourself this simple question ahead of purchasing: Will I wear this item at least 30 times? The #30WearsChallenge was initiated by Livia Firth of Eco Age last year, but the idea remains a very solid one. It doesn’t mean you need 30 totally different outfits to work around one key buy; it just means that what you’re getting has the potential to be a winner in your wardrobe for some time to come and isn’t such a fad that it feels outdated when a new season rolls in. That’s how I try to approach the high street, anyway. I aim to think about whether the new piece actually works with the other things I already own. I’ve made mistakes in the past snapping up lovely bits that are so at odds with the r...
Alexa’s Wardrobe Is the Inspiration You Need for Your 2021 Wardrobe
When Alexa Chung first started being photographed in 2006, she almost instantly changed the way we dressed. Over a decade (and many pea jackets, navy sweaters, thigh-skimming dresses, ballet flats and denim cutoffs) later, she is still one of the most copied style icons on the planet. There’s a reason she’s won the British Fashion Awards Style Icon Award three times (and counting). Alexa has managed to turn her innate style into a business, of course, with sellout clothing collections for AG Jeans and Marks and Spencer, and in 2016, she launched her very own label called AlexaChung. All the pieces were exactly what we imagined she’d wear herself, from pinafore denim dresses to pretty collared shirts—meaning we’ve never had such a clear-cut chance of paying homage to...
French Women Always Seem to Wear These Classic Sneakers
Regardless of your stance on the years-long French-girl style obsession, you have to admit that they have plenty of easy outfit ideas up their chic sleeves. In opposition to the stereotypes in which French women only wear ballet flats and espadrilles, many of these easy outfits involve sneakers. We’ve published dozens of stories about French-girl outfits over the years, so you probably know the drill there, but perhaps you’re curious about their sneaker-buying habits since they’ve become such a staple shoe style in their wardrobes. Accordingly, we scrolled through hundreds of chic French-girl outfits and kept seeing eight specific sneakers on the streets of Paris and beyond. As expected, most of them veer classic, but there are a few trendy surprises in the mix,...
Is a V-6 Chevy Camaro Rental Faster than Roadkill’s Fleet?
Last time on Roadkill, Mike Finnegan and David Freiburger lived their ultimate Mullholland-racer dreams with the Super Camaro road trip up the California coast to the world-famous Laguna Seca Raceway. They didn’t drive all the way from Tucson Dragway for nothing, though. It’s time to see how the Super Camaro stacks up against its modern sibling: A 2020 Chevy Camaro V-6 rental car. Renting a world-class racing facility like Laguna Seca ain’t cheap, though, so it’s not just going to be Camaro-on-Camaro action this time. Finnegan and Freiburger have brought every race car the Roadkill fleet has to offer—the ones that are currently running, that is—which means it’s just NASCARlo and the ever un-trustworthy Rotsun (sad trombone). You might be thinking, “...
Here’s Why the $79,995 GMC Hummer EV SUV Is a 2024 Model
We knew the GMC Hummer EV SUV was coming a year after the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup truck, which is why we were confused to learn the pickup launches for the 2022 model year but the companion SUV is a 2024 model. What gives? General Motors has been pushing this program hard, so any delay would be a setback. Hummer chief engineer Al Oppenheiser assured us there is no big delay, or a large gap, between the two Hummer EV launches. Instead, all Hummer EV SUV trims will be available for the 2024 model year, while the Hummer EV pickup rolls out its trim level over the course of three model years. All variants of both Hummers will be available come the 2024 model year. It is a rollout borne of necessity because GM is building both Hummers on a new platform—using the new Ultium battery system—...
