Who What Wear

April 05, 2022 at 08:00AM Zoë Kravitz is currently traveling the world promoting The Batman, and all I can say is that I wish she was out promoting something every day of the year. What can I say? I love daily Zoë Kravitz sightings. But the look I’m reporting on today is an off-duty one, worn earlier this month in New York. The all-black outfit I’m referring to is by The Row, a brand Kravitz has worn many times in the past. She completed the look with a trendy pair of shoes that serve as a reminder of how popular platform shoes are becoming as of late. In Kravitz’s case, the trend is represented via a pair of patent-leather platform ankle boots. But now that we’re transitioning into spring, influential brands such as Versace, Bottega Veneta, and Gucci are proving that platform sandals will soon be everywhere.If Kravitz’s approval was…

April 05, 2022 at 08:00AM When it comes to this time of the year, it’s totally normal for skin to seem seriously dull. In fact, beyond looking a little lacklustre, it could possibly be feeling tight, dry and sore. If there’s one thing that the beauty world is certain of, it’s that cold weather is rarely good news for your complexion. And don’t I know it. Despite the fact the summer months had my skin radiating an out-of-this-world glow, the start of winter had me sporting a drab, lacklustre and seriously distressed face.At the start of the season, as I emptied out the contents of my makeup bag in the search for any kind of illuminating product to pour over my face/bathe in, I couldn’t help but wonder if my skin would ever get its glow back. Sure, I could slather my cheekbones…

April 05, 2022 at 06:41AM Hands up who already has multiple wedding invites in their diaries? This year is of course busier than the previous two, and with so many upcoming occasions, what do we wear for all of them? While there are certain brands we always turn to for amazing wedding guest looks (looking at you, Rixo), when it comes to wedding guest outfits we love for spring, we’ve found some alternatives to the usual equation: dress + heels. Some of the most stylish women on Instagram are the ones who have dressed for different occasions for many years. And it the over 50s who have been giving us all a lesson in how to dress for a wedding, no matter the location. Giving all the guest inspiration we could ask for, printed suits, Bermuda short co-ords and flattering puff sleeved dresses are among the…

April 05, 2022 at 06:30AM You don’t have to know me well to know that I take a minimalist approach to makeup. However, this isn’t to say that I don’t like makeup at all. In fact, I love makeup. I simply want for my face to look like my face, just fresher and more alive. I like formulas that fuse with skin to create a natural finish and take less than a minute to swipe on and blend out with my fingers. As a result of my specific makeup requirements, I tend to lean towards products that do a few things at once. For instance, I like blushers that can be patted into my eyelids, lipsticks that have a nourishing, balmy texture and concealers that are creamy enough that I can forgo foundation entirely. And while all of these products have a place in my routine, the one product I simply could never go without…

April 05, 2022 at 06:00AM A Rixo skirt suit.I have never been a person who fantasises about what I will wear on my wedding day—big, princess gowns or heavy lace have never appealed to me, so I just could never picture it. I am getting married this year, and when I started searching for a wedding dress I was really surprised by how many things I found that really felt like me. Bridal fashion has never been so cool or fun as it is in 2022—designers are now targeting those like me who want something a little less traditional. The pandemic has also changed the wedding landscape—some are still sticking to intimate micro weddings, and others are making up for last time with four day extravaganzas with multiple outfit changes. This means brands are now creating ‘wedding wardrobes’, playing with textures, embellishment and silhouettes…

April 05, 2022 at 06:00AM When low-rise jeans officially reemerged onto the scene, the internet was a pool of collective apprehension. Were we really going back to the days of candy-coloured iMacs and platform thong sandals? The answer seemed to be yes. More equally divisive trends followed suit—Oakley-esque sunglasses and exposed G-strings are just a couple—and now, it seems like they’re bigger than ever. It’s true that fashion editors welcome trends, but it’s definitely a myth that we love them all. Like most people born pre-Y2K, it took some time before I  could shake the nostalgia associated with low-rise jeans. What was once a trend I could never envision myself wearing has become one of my favourites of the year. Fashion can be funny like that. Out of sheer curiosity, I polled my fellow Who What Wear editors and asked which controversial trends they’ve suddenly…

April 05, 2022 at 06:00AM If there’s anything that beauty editors are forever in pursuit of, it’s healthy-looking, radiant skin. While some glowing makeup trickery can help you feign a healthy glow, the best course of action to achieve an even-toned, radiant complexion is skincare, and more specifically, a brightening serum.First things first, let’s define what we mean by brightening. A brightening serum, in a nutshell, helps your skin look even toned and radiant. It can help fade dark spots from acne scarring, reduce pigmentation caused by sun damage (if you’re not wearing an SPF every day, here is your sign) and imparts dull, lacklustre skin with a little more glow. Most brightening serums work by reducing melanin production, which can help to fade areas of skin discolouration.Brightening serums can easily slot into your current skincare routine. You’ll want to incorporate this after…

April 05, 2022 at 05:30AM Getting dressed during the transitional season of spring can be difficult. Especially in the UK where we have a rather unpredictable weather system. Morning routines are rushed enough without the added stress of agonising over your outfit. But that’s why we’re here— to help you decode your existing wardrobe as well as everything on offer for the new season, so you can build a collection of outfits that make you feel your most confident, comfortable and stylish self. Karina wears Staud dress and Gucci platform sandals. If you’re an avid Who What Wear UK reader, you’ll know how much we love dresses— and it’s mostly because of how effortlessly they form a successful outfit. As soon as the sun (and its warmth) starts to appear in early March, spring dresses become our top tip for an easy look you can feel really polished in. We…

April 05, 2022 at 05:00AM There’s nothing quite like a basket bag for instantly transitioning your outfits from the depths of winter to spring and summer. I start using mine from early March, and it stays by my side until the first frost. Even then, it’s hard to tear it away from me. Not only are they great bags to throw everything into as you run out the door, but they inevitably add that French je ne sais quoi to any outfit, whether that’s a tracksuit or a wedding guest dress. A good basket bag is the marker of a polished summer look IMHO. If you’ve opened Instagram in the last few years, you’ll probably be familiar with Loewe’s anagram raffia style, maybe even Celine’s Triomphe Panier. But there’s one, slightly more understated brand doing woven leather bags that all fashion people either own or want right…

April 04, 2022 at 07:03AM I am so excited about 2022’s spring and summer trends. The overarching mood was one of real optimism, but where the previous season perhaps went into overdrive with the desire (desperation?) to get dressed up for even the most low-key of weekly grocery shops, the outlook for spring and summer is that there is a time and place to be extra fabulous but still a strong demand and a necessity for easy, simple, luxurious, gorgeous clothes and outfits you can fling on in a hurry. There are places to go, people to see and the many ensembles to suit. So while on the one hand there’s a very clear shift towards revealing, ultra-sassy, cut-to-here-and-slashed-to-there kind of dressing, there’s also a very chic, understated antithesis at play. It speaks to a modern shopper’s whims and natural inclination to change one’s mind. Some days you might…