Tag: Life and style
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Is it time to give up leather?
Cows have long been farmed to fuel the fast food market. Now, by turning leather into a seasonal fashion, they are becoming part of fast fashion. Soon we will have to kill 430m every year. Lucy Siegle gets to grips with life without leather (well almost)
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Eight key trends from Paris: silk scarves, studenty velvets and flashy pleats
Paris fashion week featured weird trench coats, crooked hems and quilted biker jackets. And there was an up-all-night party-girl vibe thrown in for good measure
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Give us a buzz: how fashion fell for the bee
Forget the cute and cuddly animals in your Instagram feed. Fashion’s latest creature of choice comes with a sting in its tail
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Easter eggs 2016: the best and worst – taste test
Our panel of tasters rate Easter chocolate, from budget supermarket buys to luxury brands. Which showstopper is worth splashing out on – and will kids go for Betty’s badger, Percy Pig or Egg Head?
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Louis Vuitton in Paris: regenerating athleisure
The mighty luxury house’s Paris show aimed to reflect ‘the way women dress’ – and, remarkably, succeeded
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Balenciaga and Céline catwalk shows impress at Paris fashion week
Demna Gvasalia mixes old and new in blistering debut for Balenciaga, while Phoebe Philo embodies simple chic