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12 Styling Ideas That Will Give Your Jeans a New Lease of Life
Ahh, jeans, where would we be without them? As someone who avoided wearing them for the first 20 years of her life, in the decade that’s followed, jeans have become as equally integral to my wardrobe as knickers and bras. I honestly don’t remember how I ever got dressed without them. And while they might not always be the most exciting thing to wear, they do open up countless sartorial possibilities. Fellow denim devotees will tell you that jeans have the potential to unlock countless excellent outfits, and you need only look to Instagram for proof. From Lauren-Nicole’s sleek take on the Canadian tuxedo to Ada Oguntodu’s penchant for retro flares to the way to Felicia Akerstrom wears ecru jeans, you’re going to look at your denim drawer in a totally new light after seeing these n...
5 Shoes Fashion Girls Always Wear with Leather Outfits
I recently bought a faux leather skirt—a midi with a button-down front and a tie-waist—and was excited to wear it. I stood in front of the mirror, tried it on with my favourite jumper, and knew it was a winning combination. “I’ll wear this for my next walk with a friend,” I told myself as I admired my reflection. “Now, for shoes.” Assuming this would be an easy task, I encountered an unexpected stumbling block. Every shoe I tried on just didn’t seem to work. Granted, many of my shoes are made from black leather, the same texture and colour as the skirt, and they all felt too heavy. Particularly as we’re entering spring. So I decided to turn to some of my favourite influencers to see what they deem as the best shoes to wear with leather outfits. Scroll below to see the footwear choices they...
I’m 49 and Have Finally Worked Out My Perfect Capsule Wardrobe
If anyone knows whether an item is worth buying or not, it’s Tracey Lea Sayer. Having been in the business of fashion for 30 years now, Lea Sayer is a style insider who says it like it is. She wants her clothes to work hard for the money and is a dab hand when it comes to hunting down timeless high-street pieces. As well as sharing her knowledge via Fabulous magazine as fashion director, she charts her own wardrobe over at @TraysLounge. Her outlook is about buying less, buying better, and restyling what you already own. This month, she shares the capsule wardrobe she has finally fathomed out. Over to you, Tray! Five years ago, I dragged myself, kicking and screaming, onto social media. Instagram started as a s...
EVs Are Going Racing at the 2021 Mint 400
The Mint 400 is touted as the oldest and most prestigious off-road race in America. Thousands of fans flock to Las Vegas, Nevada each March to see hundreds of race vehicles parade down Fremont Street before hitting the dirt on race day for 400 miles of dusty punishment. The 2021 Mint 400, postponed from March until December, will feature a new electric vehicle competition class for race cars and trucks powered by electric motors rather than fiery internal combustion engines. Can you picture the silence that’ll overtake the start line? See all 5 photos The EV class was added due to increased demand by electric car and truck manufacturers and owners wanting to put their vehicles to the test. The inaugural year of the class is open to all electric vehicle manufacturers, makes, and model...
Chevy’s Gas-Turbine Express Concept Was an ’80s Take on Futuristic Mobility
Almost a decade before Chevrolet pinned the Express moniker to its full-size van, the American brand showed off the Express concept car. Designed specifically for use on a proposed government high-speed highway network, the bar-shaped gas-turbine-powered Express could theoretically cruise from point-to-point at 150 mph, at roughly 25 miles per gallon (of kerosene). Despite packing as little as 120 hp, the limited mass and aerodynamic shape of the Express (its coefficient of drag was less than 0.20), not to mention the powertrain’s healthy 350 lb-ft of torque, allowed the vehicle to reach and maintain triple-digit speeds with relative ease. See all 27 photos Although neither the highway network nor the powertrain of the four-seat Express would ever materialize, the concept s...
Every Editor on My Team Is Wearing These Spring Accessories Already
Our editorial team is fast-forwarding to spring already. We are completely and utterly done with puffer coats and chunky boots for now—thank you very much. So it is rather fortuitous that the latest Who What Wear Collection drop of bags and shoes has arrived at Zalando (and soon to Kurt Geiger) to help us skip straight into the new season. While we may not be able to legitimately frolic around in a floaty dress or consider wearing minis quite yet, it is possible to switch up accessories in order to feel like our outfits have been suitably revamped with spring in mind. You may or may not know, but these drops are based on editor-driven trend picks, and rather than providing every single shoe or bag style known on earth, it’s about a concise curation. You’ll only find t...
2022 VW Golf R First Drive on Ice (Sort of): That Thing It Do
Volkswagen Golf R Full Overview Drifting a VW Golf is weird. Like, really weird. The Golf has stood through seven previous generations as a beacon of front-wheel-drive—and FWD-based all-wheel drive—excellence, but getting its rear end to swing way out wide typically meant yanking a handbrake or getting hit by a dump truck. But now the hottest version of the MkVIII Golf, the 2022 VW Golf R, will do proper power-on tank slappers, happily drift in a circle, and sashay its way through a slalom. And it’s still a front-driver at its core. Huh? Credit the new 4Motion all-wheel-drive setup standard on the R, which cans its predecessor’s Haldex center differential in favor of a 50/50 torque-splitting power takeoff and a torque-vectoring electromechanical rear axle. The latter employs cl...
The Honda Ridgeline Type R Performance Pickup: So Cool, It Doesn’t Exist
We know this is likely to be a polarizing fantasy. Honda’s Type R models, and the badge they wear, represent the soul of the company’s sporting heritage. Slapping it on a truck? Sacrilege, or worse. But when our talented artist Abimelec Arellano whipped up these Honda Ridgeline renders, resplendent in a variant of the 2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition‘s Phoenix Yellow paint, it seemed a little less sacrilegious and a lot more fun. Fun trucks are having their heyday right now, aren’t they? The Ford F-150 Raptor, the steroidal Ram 1500 TRX, the Chevy Colorado ZR2. Why not let Honda owners get in on the fun, and burnish the Ridgeline’s “actually, it is a truck” cred? A Type R would be the loudest, most outrageous way to call attention to a sport...
Grateful Dead Are Keeping Fans Comfy With New Sock Collection
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Trust Me—QVC Is the Most Underrated Place to Shop for Beauty Products
As a beauty editor I am often asked where I personally love to shop for products is, but with so many brilliant options out there—Cult Beauty, Harvey Nichols, Space NK, the list goes on—it can be hard to choose a favourite. However, there is one decidedly underrated beauty destination that I now swear by if I’m looking for a beauty bargain: QVC. Yes, a website that started life as a TV shopping channel might not seem like the obvious or most glamorous place to shop for beauty but after a friend converted me to the delights of shopping there last year I just can’t stop raving about it. Turns out, QVC stock some of my favourite beauty brands of all time and have the best beauty deals online—hands down. Trust me, I think it’s abou...
These 5 Pairs Of Shoes Will Go With Almost Every Dress You Own
The appeal of wearing a dress to many is that it requires very little thought when it comes to styling. It’s an all-in-one outfit that gives the illusion of effort, but in reality is often the easiest thing you can throw on in the morning. Hence why it has become the unofficial summer uniform for British women over the past few years. If, like me, you like to throw on an outfit in under five minutes then you won’t want to waste any time thinking about the shoes either. Whether you’re opting for a mini, midi or maxi, something fitted or with a tent-line silhouette, I have listed five shoes which will go with almost any dress this spring. The next few months will largely comprise of walks, picnics and outdoor dining when restaurants reopen, and so all the footwear bel...
The Latest Gossip Girl Pics Just Arrived—Here’s What the New Crew Is Wearing
Thanks to social media, nothing seems to be much of a mystery any more. However, when it comes to the reboot of Gossip Girl, it seems that we’ve been getting mere scraps of information about the latest iteration, fueling our desire for more details. The news that the much-loved show was getting an overhaul, eight years after the original finished airing, was announced last year and ever since then we’ve been trying to find out everything we can. Then just yesterday there were a whole new load of photos released from the Gossip Girl set featuring so many looks that we just have to share. As a lover of the original, it’s hard not to make some comparisons to the former cast and the characters but so far, according to the outfits, we’ve convinced ourselves who̵...
