Fashion Trends
Soothing Pastels Are Making a Style Comeback That’s All About Serenity and Self-Care
It’s not our first time falling in love with pastels. The soft, comforting colour palette paints many childhood memories of sweets, clouds, and gentle dreaming. Not too long ago, fashion was fixated with Millennial Pink, and now pastel is returning in shades of lilac, baby blue, mint, and lemon to soothe restlessness at home. Pastels are becoming colours associated with self-care. Fashion embraced Pantone’s 2016 colour of the year “Rose Quartz” and renamed it “Millennial Pink” the following spring. Later that autumn, Glossier packaged baby pink as the colour of self-care, which the beauty industry steadily adopted. For winter 2020 and spring 2021, our renewed connection to pastels is a longing for wellness and comfort, in response to the tension of the p...
What History Tells Us About How the Pandemic Will Change How We Dress in the Future
What History Tells Us About How the Coronavirus Pandemic May Change How We Dress in the Future There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has completely changed our lives. But the pandemic will also have a lasting effect on our relationship with fashion. London Fashion Week went digital in 2020, Hanifa sent 3D models down the runway, and loungewear sales have skyrocketed ever since. Since we’ve had nowhere to go, the trend cycle has been completely disrupted. Even once the pandemic (finally) comes to an end, the effects that it will have on the world — and the fashion industry — are sure to linger. Major historical events have always changed the way people dress. The 1918 flu pandemic, the Great Depression, and the Second World War all affected fashion, both during the event and in the yea...
Molly Goddard Launches Its First Bridal Collection of 12 Whimsical Dresses
From street style pros like Rihanna to screen style stars like Killing Eve‘s Villanelle, Molly Goddard is defining girlish, bold, and whimsical womenswear. The homegrown British brand debuted its first bridal collection that features 12 dreamy wedding dresses made to order in the UK. Molly Goddard’s new wedding dresses are inspired by the brand’s iconic, empire-waist silhouettes. The range boasts smocked details, ruffles, tulle, and lots of volume in a classic selection of ivory. Priced at around £1,800 to £10,000, the collection also includes a small capsule of bridal shoes and bags. Brides-to-be that are keen for a made-to-order dress can choose from a few fabrics, with slight variations of colour for the tulle, ribbons, and veil. If you fancy something a bit more bespo...
The Duchess of Cambridge’s Cute Baby Blue Cardigan Is Still Available for £75
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge connected with one of the finalists for her Hold Still portrait campaign with the National Portrait Gallery. The Duchess held a video call with Johannah Churchill whose portrait, “Melanie, March 2020”, was selected as one of one hundred photographs to represent the UK’s lockdown experience. To celebrate the occasion, Catherine wore an affordable powder blue cardigan from homegrown sustainable brand Boden. “Thank you for being part of Hold Still 2020!”, said Kensington Royal on social media. “The portraits that illustrate your stories and experiences of lockdown have shown just how much communities have come together during this difficult year. For the past four weeks, our community exhibition has taken the final one hundre...
Knit Princess Diana’s Iconic Black Sheep Jumper For Free With the Original Vintage Pattern
I always knew Princess Diana was cool, but seeing photos of her wearing that Warm & Wonderful black sheep jumper in 1979 made me realise just how much of a rebel she really was. Recently, the iconic knit was reissued for a collaboration between Warm & Wonderful and Rowling Blazers (£250). But even better, the original vintage knitting pattern is now available for free online as a charitable campaign to raise lifesaving funds for Doctors Without Borders – we think Diana would have loved that idea. Pennies Per Hour of Pleasure (p/hop) is a knitting fundraiser for nonprofit organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF). In an effort to raise lifesaving funds for medical care in over 60 countries, p/hop collaborated with Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne (the founders of Warm & Wond...
Opera Gloves Are the Vintage Accessory That Actually Makes Us Excited For Cold Weather
Winter has arrived, and this season, we’re forecasting a pretty unique fashion trend: opera gloves. This vintage accessory has become a favourite with celebrities, adding an element of sophistication and drama to their red carpet looks. With the approval of none other than style icon Beyoncé, and Vogue including them in their Autumn 2020’s Most Important Accessory Trends, it’s clear that opera gloves have become a must have (and most surprising!) accessory this season. As they make their return in 2020, fans include Zoë Kravitz, who wowed us in an elegant Oscar de la Renta gown completed with a pair of white elbow-length gloves. Similarly, Rihanna put her spin on the look when attending the 2019 British Fashion Awards in a pair of transparent, light green Fenty gloves. Bu...
The Queen’s Gambit: How to Dress Like Grandmaster and ’60s Babe Beth Harmon
You don’t have to like chess to fall in love with Beth Harmon’s captivating genius, which often shows itself in her slick personal style. The chess prodigy and ’60s babe, played by Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen’s Gambit, has a mind that’s only matched by her fashion sense. Beth’s timeless wardrobe, designed by French costumer Gabriele Binder, was inspired by Audrey Hepburn and Edie Sedgwick — and we’re showing you how to dress like the grandmaster herself in 2020. Beth Harmon’s wardrobe has a very distinct colour palette. She wears black, white, jewel tones, pastels, and check prints, with a pop of a primary colour like yellow or red every so often. You’ll find Beth wearing A-line silhouettes — tops with Peter Pan collars, boatnecks, and...
This Genius Fashion Instagram Transforms Upcycled Items Into Collectable Designer Fashion and Accessories
Every so often we are lucky enough to find a fashion Instagram account that shows us something completely new and inspiring. When scrolling through the Explore page a few weeks ago, two photos by Japanese designer Daisuke Takamatsu (@dimda_) were so out-of-the-box creative that we had to instantly like and follow. Daisuke takes ordinary household items like cotton face masks and net foam for fruits and turns them into customised luxury accessories like Prada and Dior handbags, while also upcycling vintage designer pieces. Daisuke is a surrealist fashion designer, like Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1920s, who uses the cut-up technique created by Dapper Dan in the 1980s. What Daisuke’s work adds to Dapper Dan’s approach to knockoff culture is a focus on sustainability. The designer...
Rowan Blanchard’s Sexy, Sheer Mint-Green Dress Is £89 and Designed by Two Friends in London
Rowan Blanchard was the most sultry person on our Instagram feed today, thanks to her sexy, sheer mint-green cutout dress designed by London-based fashion brand Poster Girl. The actor, model, and Disney alum is no stranger to being an Instagram baddie. For her latest thirst trap, Blanchard showed off her mint-green Poster Girl Charlotte Dress from the brand’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection. The dress comes in four colours — bone, lilac, fuchsia, tangerine — which suggests that Blanchard’s mint dress is custom made. Available in sizes XS to L, the Charlotte dress (£89) is shapewear inspired and features a “psychedelic swirl” pattern lace, cutout crystal heart embellished details, and asymmetric lettuce hemline. Charlotte is semisheer on the stomach, hips, and shoulder...
Cosy, Effortless Jumper Dresses Are Officially Our Favourite Part of Autumn
A jumper dress might just be your new favourite autumn-winter outfit for staying snug indoors, and making a quick trip outside when necessary. I’m a huge fan of knitted dresses, and I’ve been singing their praises for years — so I’m more than pleased that this trend is finally catching on, and the selection available online is divine. But before you search the web looking for the perfect jumper dress, I’ve found a few pieces that you need to see first. Personally, I’m a huge fan of wearing a knit midi dress with mid-heel, calf-high boots. I love that this outfit combination makes me feel put together with minimal effort and it transitions between events so well. In the years BC (before coronavirus), I would wear fitted jumper dresses to work on days that I had...
Clueless Costume Designer Mona May Reflects on the 25th Anniversary of the Classic ’90s Fashion Film
Clueless was way ahead of its time. The quintessential ’90s fashion film based on Emma by Jane Austen — which is now available to stream in the UK via NOW TV — is a cinema classic thanks to writer and director Amy Heckerling and costume designer Mona May. Unlike generic films about fashion or high school, Clueless doesn’t glorify mean girl behaviour, which is a reason it continues to be fun, fresh, and relevant since its 1995 debut. The film gives a rare look into the fictional friendship of two of the most popular girls in high school, who are expectedly rich, stylish, and desirable. And despite Cher and Dionne’s familiarity with being the envy of others, their solid friendship and genuine love for fashion makes Clueless an enduring teen hit. On the film’s 25th ann...
Clueless Costume Designer Mona May Says Cher and Dionne Would Be Wearing Dior in 2020
Clueless was way ahead of its time. The quintessential ’90s fashion film based on Emma by Jane Austen — which is now available to stream in the UK via NOW TV — is a cinema classic thanks to writer and director Amy Heckerling and costume designer Mona May. Unlike generic films about fashion or high school, Clueless doesn’t glorify mean girl behaviour, which is a reason it continues to be fun, fresh, and relevant since its 1995 debut. The film gives a rare look into the fictional friendship of two of the most popular girls in high school, who are expectedly rich, stylish, and desirable. And despite Cher and Dionne’s familiarity with being the envy of others, their solid friendship and genuine love for fashion makes Clueless an enduring teen hit. On the film’s 25th ann...
