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“I definitely feel men are becoming more confident in what they’re wearing,” says celebrity stylist Jay Hines, who has styled Barry Keoghan, Mads Mikkelsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh O’Connor, Willem Dafoe, Matt Smith and Daniel Caesar. “A lot of straight men are diving into silhouettes they previously may have considered feminine. But a bit of gender fluidity with clients that may not be used to it introduces them to a world of different styles and silhouettes. I think once a lot of people see the clothes on them, the confidence starts to brew from there.”  Source link

London Fashion Week, which continues until Tuesday 20 February, has plenty of highlight shows to come. Look out for JW Anderson, Conner Ives and Dilara Fındıkoğlu on Sunday and Burberry, which last season was the starriest front row, on Monday. Faces of their Spring 2024 campaign included Bukayo Saka, Rachel Weisz, Damon Albarn and Iris Law — we will likely see them reunited on show day. Source link

Raised by a single mother, she says it made her reassess her own quick judgement of absentee parents, like her father. “Over time, you know, listening to these mothers, it started to feel like there are so many circumstances, so many layers to being a parent, and a black parent, so many layers to being young and not knowing what decisions you're making…it forced me to just sit and listen. And oftentimes, we don't do that, we don’t sit and listen to parents that aren't parenting - we just don’t give them the space, you know?” Source link

The street casting positions them in a category of so called diversity and an inclusive attitude to who can appear on a catwalk, and who these clothes are for. But in the reality of retail, it’s not so simple. ‘It’s hard to convince buyers, especially at the moment, budgets are so tight, no one wants to try something different,’ says Chopova. The issues crop up in quantities requested too; a store might want to buy say, one piece in a size 16, the cost of then grading the piece and the restraint of minimum orders means that it’s incredibly expensive to follow through on this. Source link

Gloriously, they also delivered the first sunshine of spring, too, as they presented their succinct collection on the gently rocking quayside by Waterloo bridge, the sun shone brightly with the Houses of Parliament twinkling behind. A fabulous London moment, and one that makes you think the riverside is an excellent and underutilised show venue. Source link

Auto Trader is Britain’s biggest automotive marketplace, and its unrivalled and accessible knowledge is here to help you when buying, selling or just thinking about an electric vehicle (EV). It can bring clarity to every aspect of new and pre-loved electric car ownership, and for more and more people, Auto Trader is helping to spark a journey to electric motoring. Huge choiceMore than 20,000 pre-loved electric cars, with models retailing from under £5,000, are available on the site. It usually has around three times more battery-powered cars than its nearest competitors.On any given day you can access more than 80 per cent of the UK’s automotive retailers – around 30,000 sites – in one place. These rub shoulders with thousands of private sellers who also value Auto Trader’s popularity.Inva...

Beth Ditto and Tim Walker have a crazy, lightning-in-a-bottle kind of chemistry. Just look at our cover story! This shoot should have been an absolute nightmare to orchestrate — different continents, clashing schedules, psychedelic personalities — and yet, it wasn’t. Beth and Tim really wanted to work together again so they just made it happen. The result? A bonkers, joyful reunion featuring face-billiards, man-chairs and a bull whip... Welcome to our special Fashion Edition. Source link

In the early Eighties, there were small showrooms and disparate exhibitions but no central schedule or space to entice international buyers to take London as seriously as the other fashion capitals. “We were not on the international calendar at all” recalls Franks, who’d come back from Paris impressed by its tents at the Louvre. “I thought if they can do it, why can’t we?” The first venue was the Commonwealth Institute (now Design Museum) in Holland Park, until the weight of the tents sunk the grass. Franks, who helped launch the British Fashion Council, funded the venture with backing from her client Mohan Murjani, the investor behind Gloria Vanderbilt jeans and Tommy Hilfiger, and brought in sponsorship from Swatch and Harrods. It moved to the Duke of York Barracks (now Saatchi gallery) ...

Lent is a time of reflection, repentance, and preparation for the celebration of Easter, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. During Lent, Christians may engage in practices such as fasting, prayer, repentance, and self-denial as a way to draw closer to God and to reflect on the significance of Jesus' sacrifice. Source link

Inside, where martinis, negronis and Veuve Clicquot champagne flowed like a sports bar, she joined Sylvester Stallone and his wife of more than 25 years Jennifer Flavin. Flown in from London was Bollywood star and Notting Hill resident Sonam Kapoor, actor Damson Idris and influencer-cum-models Gstaad Guy and Romeo Beckham beau Mia Regan. Also there were Thai actors Phuwin Tangsakyuen, Naravit Lertratkosum and Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, as well as Real Housewives of New York star and former president of retailer J.Crew, Jenna Lyons. Source link