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October 15, 2021 at 06:41AM For many people, winter is a season you just have to power through in order to get back to the summer months. However, I secretly love the excuse to cosy up in my favourite knitwear and embrace the joys of hibernation. This has been helped along by the fact that this season has so many good jumper options—the highlight of which has to be the humble cardigan.Offering cropped, oversized, ribbed and cable-knit versions, high-street brands and designers alike have gone to town on this retro knit, making it so much more than a lowly layering device. Influencers, in particular, have been wearing theirs either with nothing underneath or with a light cami top, then adding a chunky chain necklace for a more polished finish. Suddenly, the cardigan has the credentials of an evening top.I can’t scroll through Instagram without seeing at least one fashion…

October 15, 2021 at 06:41AM For many people, winter is a season you just have to power through in order to get back to the summer months. However, I secretly love the excuse to cosy up in my favourite knitwear and embrace the joys of hibernation. This has been helped along by the fact that this season has so many good jumper options—the highlight of which has to be the humble cardigan.Offering cropped, oversized, ribbed and cable-knit versions, high-street brands and designers alike have gone to town on this retro knit, making it so much more than a lowly layering device. Influencers, in particular, have been wearing theirs either with nothing underneath or with a light cami top, then adding a chunky chain necklace for a more polished finish. Suddenly, the cardigan has the credentials of an evening top.I can’t scroll through Instagram without seeing at least one fashion…

October 15, 2021 at 06:08AM Seeing as autumn seemed to kick into gear the moment October started, it’s handy that our favourite brands are brimming with beautiful coats right on cue. And just like buying swimwear and sandals early on in spring, we always advise investing in a coat at the start of the season, before most of the key styles sell out—which they inevitably will—leaving you with limited options. But which types of coats are on the style agenda for 2021? We’re glad you asked…On the outerwear menu this year, there are the classics—think camel coats, trenches and cosy faux fur—but there are also a few key styles that started out as microtrends but have now graduated to become winter-wardrobe must-haves well worth considering. Needless to say, both types of coats deserve a place in your wardrobe.So to guide you through the various coat trends on offer, we’ve looked to our favourite influencers for…

October 15, 2021 at 06:08AM Seeing as autumn seemed to kick into gear the moment October started, it’s handy that our favourite brands are brimming with beautiful coats right on cue. And just like buying swimwear and sandals early on in spring, we always advise investing in a coat at the start of the season, before most of the key styles sell out—which they inevitably will—leaving you with limited options. But which types of coats are on the style agenda for 2021? We’re glad you asked…On the outerwear menu this year, there are the classics—think camel coats, trenches and cosy faux fur—but there are also a few key styles that started out as microtrends but have now graduated to become winter-wardrobe must-haves well worth considering. Needless to say, both types of coats deserve a place in your wardrobe.So to guide you through the various coat trends on offer, we’ve looked to our favourite influencers for…

October 15, 2021 at 06:00AM If there’s one thing that & Other Stories does well, it’s trans-seasonal dressing. Whether you’re looking for a simple cardi, chunky Chelsea boots or classic layering shirt, the brand always seems to deliver those not-quite-warm-but-not-quite-cold wardrobe staples. For this season’s drop, the brand has focused on a very ‘90s aesthetic, championing versatile staples that can easily be layered up and mixed and matched.Much of the collection is built around neutral tones of beige, cream and black, so the pieces look just as good when paired together (hello, tonal dressing) as they do when juxtaposed with more colorful items. At the top of my wish list is the brand’s belted wool coat, which looks far and above its high-street price point. I recommend sizing up for a more slouchy, luxurious finish. I also have to give a shout-out to the…

October 15, 2021 at 06:00AM Recently, I discovered the power of a holiday glow. Not necessarily a tan (the high factor SPF that we should all be wearing doesn’t really permit that) but a radiant glow. There’s a luminance to sunkissed summer skin that gives me the confidence every year to banish foundation to the bottom of my beauty bag and skip any other makeup bar the odd lashings of mascara and brow pencil.After the sun-kissed, stress-free skin of my early September holiday wore off, I was left with a seriously unperky looking complexion. The type that leaves people constantly asking: ‘Are you tired?’ But after getting used to not wearing foundation on a day-to-day basis I wasn’t ready to commit to going back to a full face of makeup. That’s when I came across the Amanda Harrington Face Illuminating Bronzing Mist. Now, I have to…

October 15, 2021 at 06:00AM Fashion loves to deal in opposites. On the one hand, we’ve got a resurgence of the naked dress. On the other hand, there’s, arguably, the opposite of the aforementioned look: suiting. In 2021, suits for women are on the rise. But there’s a particular twist to it that we’ve not seen for a while, and that’s the oversized fit. It’s less ’80s shoulder pad and more Diane Keaton in the mid-’90s. Matching isn’t a prerequisite, but the looser the silhouette, the better.Diane Keaton wearing a suit in 1996. Runway collections have been littered with this suit style. By Malene Birger’s grey three-piece suit is exactly what you’d want to wear to the office (if you’re returning) but you can also imagine wearing unbuttoned with a camisole underneath for a night out. Christopher John Rogers’s bold sunset-orange suit is a less formal…

October 15, 2021 at 06:00AM When it comes to the beauty ingredients that I’m asked most frequently about, retinol is, undoubtedly, up there at the top of the list. With questions coming from friends who want to know if they actually need retinol in their routine yet to family members who don’t know where to start when it comes to choosing a decent retinol serum, it’s the one ingredient that feels like totally unchartered territory when you start to dabble in it. Why? Well, I’d hazard a guess that it’s because a lot of us are totally terrified to start using it when there are so many stories out there about some of the potentially negative side effects. From dry skin to redness, retinol definitely can be irritating if you don’t introduce it slowly and carefully to your skincare routine. Trust me—I get it. I, too, experienced an adverse reaction…