Tag: In focus
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How instant makeup brands are creating a new beauty elite
Instagram innovators such as Pat McGrath and Kylie Jenner are revolutionising cosmetics – and becoming overnight billionaires
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Ten ways to make fashion greener
Sustainable style is back on the agenda after MPs announced an inquiry into ‘fast’ clothes. This is what a greener clothing future might look like
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From beehive to mohawk: the hairdos that topped off 50 years of fashion
A new exhibition looks at hairstyles though the decades
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Last week, a model described luxury lingerie as ‘empowering’. Is she right?
Model Adriana Lima has sparked a debate over what kinds of underwear can ‘empower’ the wearer
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Still modern after all these years … Marlene Dietrich’s ageless charisma
In a 1960 interview with the Observer, the German star dismissed fashion as ‘a bore’. Yet she remains a style icon, as borne out by two new exhibitions
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Fashion must fight the scourge of dumped clothing clogging landfills
Every year millions of garments are discarded as consumers ditch fast-fashion styles for a new wardrobe. At last the industry is acting – but more has to be done