Meme or marketing? How Balenciaga made a cheap laundry bag a must-have
Balenciaga’s bag for autumn has just gone on sale at £975 – and thanks to social media it is fast becoming accessory of the season
Life and style
Does darker skin really need its own skincare?
A German doctor has launched a range of beauty products specifically aimed at women with darker skin tones. But is it a gimmick or a positive move?
How clean eating devoured the diet
No one can agree on what it means – and that’s because the obsession with eating ‘clean’ is less about what you put into your body and more about how you sell those choices to your followers
10 of the best swimming holidays around the world
Whether it’s wild swimming in lakes and fjords, a sea ‘safari’ in Crete, or a 6km swim in the warm waters of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, this selection of swims (and stays) is a stroke of genius
Gwyneth Paltrow has been at the forefront of pop culture for 20 years – I will miss her at Goop
Paltrow is uncoupling from her lifestyle website. We might have eye-rolled at the Sex Dust and golden dumbbells, but she did, on occasion, talk a lot of sense
The eco guide to clean beauty
It’s the next big thing in cosmetics, but to be more than a fad it must be sustainable