Tag: The Observer
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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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Your good health: an Alpine spa crawl
For the price of a night in the pub you can luxuriate in a top Alpine spa. Debbie Lawson tries out three in Switzerland and Italy
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Insta-life fashion
Instagram has allowed the luxury brands to sell not just clothes but a whole lifestyle, says Eva Wiseman
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The 10 best fashion films
From Derek ‘Blue Steel’ Zoolander to Anna ‘Nuclear’ Wintour, who are the kings and queens of the catwalk on screen?
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Romancing the bottle
Wine-tasting sounds romantic but Jancis Robinson has seen it go wrong. She shares her tips to avoid disaster
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How social media are killing the notion of the old-fashioned catwalk
The idea of new collections not being available to buy for months is outmoded in a world of instant gratification and incessant buying