Life and style

From circles to Chanel trainer envy: what’s hot and what’s not on planet fashion this week

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Love: Cupertino, Kristin Scott Thomas, proper weekend telly, Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt cologne. Loathe: under-arm bag squish, urban chic, footballer style, Barbie

How to keep your brain healthy

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Could sudoku, drugs and a Mediterranean diet help keep our brains fit? What can the latest neuroscience research tell us?

Women chefs can handle the heat in the kitchen but have no appetite for sexism

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Blaming a lack of female chefs on archaic assumptions about their capabilities is as weak as perpetuating the excuses that allow certain chefs to behave so badly

Menswear for autumn/winter: texture and pattern – in pictures

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Autumn/winter 2014 menswear mixes rich pattern, shearling and textured knit. Layer up, ready for the journey. It’s all about the road less travelled

Fashion’s billionaires club: the richest people you’ve never heard of

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We know the brands – the Gap, Victoria’s Secret, Urban Outfitters – but now meet the people getting rich out of our high-street spending habits

John Galliano’s return is more than a matter of style. Fashion world, wake up

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Fashion should reflect real life. It needs to confront tricky issues, such as the return of the disgraced designer as creative director of Margiela, rather than looking away