Beauty

H&M magazine: The new power of beauty



I’ve been fascinated by the growing interest in beauty trends filtering from the catwalk straight to the consumer in recent seasons, so I was thrilled to be commissioned by H&M magazine to write a piece on the subject. (more…)



How to get the perfect Louboutin red manicure



Do you know the story of how the soles of Christian Louboutin’s shoes came to be red? Legend has it that he painted them with red nail polish “as the shoes lacked energy”. Nail pro Sophy Robson returned the compliment at the Ungaro AW11 show where she created scarlet lacquered talons. And how did she get the right shade? (more…)



London fashion week AW11: Ann-Sofie Back Atelje



Ann-Sofie Back’s gone all sophisticated! Her Atelje collection represented her grown up, polished side with echos of Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela – think spare tailoring with minimalist, clever details. I loved the satin tailored jackets with gold metal corners and (more…)