Who What Wear

October 24, 2021 at 07:30AM Every fashion editor has their own hacks when it comes to shopping the high street, and while we’ve mostly been buying our clothes online over the last 18 months, there are still ways to slim down your search results and ensure that you're left with the good stuff. With the new season here, we wanted to share with you a little trick that the Who What Wear editors swear by for finding the best bits on H&M.First things first: The search bar is your secret to success. H&M has various collections, some you may know about and some you may not. Think Divided and H&M Studio. But there is also Premium Quality, a category that essentially groups all the pieces that are made in high-quality fabrics and expensive-looking silhouettes. Admittedly, the prices do usually match the elevated offering, but when you try them on, you’ll see that they’re worth the investment. So…

October 24, 2021 at 06:50AM Our philosophy when it comes to shopping is all about buying the best you can at your budget and looking for pieces that are interesting, useful or beautiful and will also go the distance in your wardrobe. When shopping on the high street, it can be easy to be tempted by passing trends or shiny new things, but it’s important to stay true to your own personal style and the things you know you will actually wear. While we don’t stand by the idea of a Zara haul, you can find some amazing pieces there that will last for several years. Our editors all have sharp fashion eyes, and so each has shared five or so pieces they think are worth buying at Zara right now. From chunky knee-high boots to an amazing red coat, these are all winter staples…

October 24, 2021 at 06:30AM It can be all too easy when temperatures drop to a certain (read: icy) level to lean on the same outfits you have for the past few years, huddling up in grey, navy and black knitwear and the same black ankle boots. While you can’t beat a classic, if you’re looking for some new winter combinations, the likes of Grece Ghanem, Lucy Williams and more have been wearing a number of practical yet interesting looks you too will be able to wear on repeat until spring.Many of these key items you’ll already own, such as roll-necks and classic blazers, but you can make your winter wardrobe more 2021 with cream boots, teddy coats and leather trousers. Just because you have to make sensible choices doesn’t mean you have to spend the next three months in boring and unadventurous outfits. Keep scrolling to see…

October 24, 2021 at 06:05AM Blue jeans—where would our wardrobes be without them? We dread to think. No item in your wardrobe is as hard-working and versatile as blue jeans. You can wear them for everything from shopping trips to brunch, walks in the park to weekend cocktails. But still, our reliance on them can sometimes mean we take them for granted and don’t give them the same love and attention as we do other items on our outfit roster. We simply throw them on without giving them so much as a second thought. Well, no more!To stop them from becoming stagnant—particularly in the colder months when we wear them as frequently as we do jumpers—we’ve found nine blue-jeans outfits that will help you truly appreciate them and unlock their full style potential.So whether you’re looking for new ways to freshen your look for the season ahead or…

October 24, 2021 at 06:00AM While trending haircuts come and go and certain hair colours feel more seasonal than others, there’s a certain hairstyle that people search for all year round: the best one for thin hair. Sure, it’s vague, but it’s undeniable that our quest for thicker-looking hair is timeless. Between seeking out the best strand-boosting products and searching for the colours that actually look good on finer hair, we’ve been really getting our heads down here at Who What Wear to find out what works.Luckily, with hair experts on hand to answer all of our thin-hair questions, we’ve come up with a conclusive list of the best hairstyles for thin hair. Yes, from salon cuts to at-home ‘dos, these six hairstyles will genuinely make thin hair look thicker.It’s a good job that hair salons are open again because thin hair really benefits from regular trims to avoid those straggly ends that can make fine…

October 24, 2021 at 06:00AM When it comes to beauty and fashion month, pretty much anything goes. And as self-professed hair and makeup obsessives, we pretty much live for it. (In our eyes, the weirder and more outlandish, the better.) The sparkling shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris have come and gone, but the artistic visions of designers (and the leagues of über-talented makeup artists and hairstylists) are still swirling in our inspiration-starved brains. We’ve taken a beat to ingest everything we saw—from glitter-crusted earlobes and limbs to bumblebee-stamped complexions—and put together a comprehensive list of the most notable (and actually try-able) beauty looks we spotted repeatedly in each and every city. Y2K inspirations continued to pull their weight via glitter, centre partings, crimps and bite-sized braids, as did futuristic nods towards galactic facial embellishments, rainbow-striped eyelids and chrome-finished everything—an elite assortment of beauty…

October 24, 2021 at 06:00AM Since the start of October, I’ve been wearing a handful of items on rotation. Admittedly, one of them is joggers, which I think is justified after neglecting them for the best part of the summer. Another? Knitted dresses—specifically, long-sleeve knitted dresses.As a dress person who’s prone to feeling the cold, I’m excited at the prospect of being able to wear my favourite garment without having to sacrifice being toasty. So easy to style, I like wearing mine with knee-high boots and camel coats for immediate polish. That said, for days when the sofa proves too tempting, knitted dresses also double-up as an elevated loungewear option—one I don’t mind answering the door in either. Win-win.While I already have a couple hanging in my wardrobe, with winter rapidly approaching, I’ve decided to treat myself to a new knitted dress or two, prioritising those…

October 24, 2021 at 06:00AM While nail art has always been a thing, it’s undeniable that the reopening of nail salons earlier this year recaptured our imagination when it came to experimenting with our manicures. Basic nail colours were pushed aside in favour of vibrant blues, cute pastels and glitter while a penchant for prints (I’m talking everything from cow to colourful French tips) gave way to a summer of covetable nail micro-trends. And as for the nail trends that will be seeing us through the autumn and winter months? Well, there’s one, in particular, that’s dominating my Saved folder on Instagram right now: retro ‘70s prints.Yes, I’m talking psychedelic swirls, clashing colour palettes, flower prints and pops of brown. When it comes to nails, there is no doubt that the '70s are back. Ahead, I’ve rounded up 10 of my favourite nail…

October 23, 2021 at 08:00AM I’m a big advocate for the capsule wardrobe—an armoire filled with cherry-picked items that, to borrow from Marie Kondo, give me only joy when wearing them. Conscious shopping is something I’ve adopted too in the past eight and a half years since moving to Paris, and it’s also incidentally something I write about in my new book, Practising Parisienne: Lifestyle Secrets From the City of Lights, which is out now. I’ve found that Parisians have a knack for picking forever pieces, are less likely to buy into fast fashion and have a penchant for vintage and pre-loved clothing that they mix in with more up-to-date styles. They have certainly inspired my own style that’s a lot less try-hard than it used to be, and I now invest in pieces that last: elevated basics that I can wear again and again,…

October 23, 2021 at 08:00AM After a long year of not getting my hair cut, I'm more excited than ever to get back into the salon. Admittedly, I’m not the adventurous type, so I’ll be resurrecting my grown-out bangs, but you’ve come to the right place if you’re itching to try something new. It’s a truth universally acknowledged that French girls are the epitome of style, so why not take a little inspiration from chic Parisians? To get the scoop on French haircuts that are popular with L.A. girls like me, I tapped David Pierre, founder and creative director of The Hair Atelier in West Hollywood, California. The French transplant is knowledgeable about hair trends on both sides of the Atlantic, so I knew he’d be the best stylist to ask. Scroll down to see his expert opinion. “Curtain bangs or any sort of fringe, in general, will automatically…