Who What Wear

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…

October 14, 2021 at 02:12PM The goal of any brand is to predict what its customers want to buy before they even realise it. This might sound simple, but in reality, it’s anything but. Nowadays, trends can change exponentially, making it harder for designers to keep up with our ever-changing wants and needs. Thankfully, some brands aren’t giving in to fleeting trends and are instead creating pieces with appeal that endures for more than one season. Cue 12 STOREEZ. If you were to type “12 STOREEZ” into our WWW Slack search bar, you’d see endless exchanges between our editors professing their love for the brand and spotlighting all the pieces they are seriously impressed by. So tempting as it may be to keep a secret, we thought it was high time we shared 12 STOREEZ’s chic style with you. Although it might be a relatively…

October 14, 2021 at 02:12PM The goal of any brand is to predict what its customers want to buy before they even realise it. This might sound simple, but in reality, it’s anything but. Nowadays, trends can change exponentially, making it harder for designers to keep up with our ever-changing wants and needs. Thankfully, some brands aren’t giving in to fleeting trends and are instead creating pieces with appeal that endures for more than one season. Cue 12 STOREEZ. If you were to type “12 STOREEZ” into our WWW Slack search bar, you’d see endless exchanges between our editors professing their love for the brand and spotlighting all the pieces they are seriously impressed by. So tempting as it may be to keep a secret, we thought it was high time we shared 12 STOREEZ’s chic style with you. Although it might be a relatively…

October 14, 2021 at 12:00PM You can’t deny that Victoria Beckham is on it when it comes to looking ahead to trends. The coming spring/summer 2022 runways were all about bold, saturated hues. And VB is very much into this look too. This past week, she’s showcased a selection of fabulous outfits that indicate she’s very much behind the dopamine dressing trend. First it was the green Victoria Beckham dress she modeled on her Instagram account, then it was a red jumper paired with yellow trousers and a green bag outfit, then yesterday she was spotted in a bright red one-shoulder fitted dress she wore with matching red heels, and black bag and her signature oversized sunglasses. Ready to see what we’re talking about? Keep scrolling to see all the outfits VB has worn this week and how to wear similar looks too. Style Notes: A one-shoulder fitted dress…

October 14, 2021 at 08:00AM Within the ever-colliding stratospheres of fashion and beauty, “rules” have become a bit passé, if not obsolete altogether. Gone are the days when we’d refuse to wear white after Labor Day or dismiss navy and black as an ill-conceived colour pairing. Currently, we feel inspired to dye our hair a demurely shocking shade of lavender. A hot-pink eyelid is cooler than yesteryear’s smoked-out cat eye, and we’re even experimenting with crystal-studded manicures and cute-but-clashing polish shades. Our point? It’s an exciting time to be in fashion and beauty, and more so than ever before, our hair, makeup and fashion aesthetic reflect that.Hair, especially, has been the comeback kid of 2021. Previously old-fashioned styles like the mullet have been artistically resurrected, and we currently own more scrunchies, hair claws and butterfly clips than we did circa 1999. Impressive. That said, one…

October 14, 2021 at 08:00AM I’m pretty lucky. Not only do I have a job where I get to experience, write, and learn about the newest and most exciting products, treatments, and trends hitting the beauty industry, but I also get to interview and get to know the artists and experts who execute and create them. That said, I also feel lucky to have a beauty-loving, 73-year-old makeup artist mom who I can consult about anything and everything. (My poor father never gets a word in when we have a family catch-up call. Sorry, Dad!) Being a 73-year-old product junkie and also a Tucson-based makeup expert who specialises in educating older women about makeup and skincare, my beautiful mum knows a thing or two when it comes to choosing the best products for mature skin. Oftentimes (but not always), when I try to foist my favourite…