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On trial: Topshop affordable matte lipsticks



Topshop lipstick Rio Rio
Hey Topshop satin matte lipsticks, where have you been all my life? I’m late to this party but these affordable mattes are seriously superb. At £8 the formulations and shades feel and look beautiful and are streets ahead of most high street ranges. (more…)



Joseph SS15 by David Sims



Joseph Fashion ss15 campaign

Dull grey wintry clouds begone please and let the light leak in! I love the simplicity of Joseph’s SS15 ad campaign, shot by David Sims. This is one of my favourite collections of the season, with its deconstructed denim and holey knits. See the rest of the campaign here and shop the Joseph pre-collection here. (more…)



A Premiere Classe ticket to Paris



Vaska Bags premiere Classe Paris

Fashion shows may get all the Fashion Week media love but there’s a whole other side that people don’t see. They’re the less glamorous workhorses of the fashion calendar; the showrooms, re-sees and trade shows. While the menswear shows took all the Paris glory last month, I spent three days in a parallel universe with the team from Who’s Next and Premiere Classe, getting an insider’s look at the biannual trade show, with a few added leisure activities thrown in. (more…)