At the end of a hot date or a great night out, nothing beats checking into one of the new chic-but-cheap boutique hotels that have sprung up around London, as Liz Hoggard finds out
Read full article...Miss Moneypenny is no more. Now she works from home, sets her own timetable, wears what she likes and juggles several different bosses at once. Liz Hoggard charts the rise of the new virtual assistant
21-year-old Atiha Sen Gupta is one of a new generation of writers who are putting the most vexed contemporary issues centre stage.
Women's footwear has long been about sex. This season's must-haves stretch so high they've been dubbed 'vagina boots'. But who actually dares wear them, asks Liz Hoggard
It's 1909 all over again. Boos rang out, shocked patrons walked out. Never mind Frieze, the most provocative art event this week is Sadler's Wells' In the Spirit of Diaghilev
So what exactly do our students get up to outside the lecture hall? A new festival celebrates the vibrant contributions they make to the capital
Creator of iconic brands FitFlop, Bliss and Soap & Glory, one-time body builder Marcia Kilgore tells Liz Hoggard how she learnt to survive
Any self-respecting celebrity who wants to stay in the limelight knows all it takes is some good extensions, the odd weave - and a wig
Liz Hoggard, who confesses to spending almost every mealtime — and much of her salary — in the capital's dining establishments, raises a glass to London's first Restaurant Festival
Sharpen your kohl pencil: the vampire look is back. Chalk-white faces, extreme eye-shadow and raven bobs are the order of today
Whether reshaping celebrity nails or massaging famous toes, one Chelsea-based Frenchman now has the A-list stampeding to his door
Designer Amanda Wakeley talks about buying back her own label, her special dress for London Fashion Week and the new man in her life
Robyn Peterson was one of the stars of Edinburgh with her one-woman show about her experiences in the fashion industry
Forget wig or shoe parties, hat parties are the smart new way to bond and spur creativity
Style arbiter Stephen Bayley, whose wife inspired his new book, reveals why bras are for men, how the female body became so potent and what Anna Wintour eats for lunch...
He's always up for a good party. But Henry Holland has a strong work ethic too, and his catwalk show at next month's London Fashion Week is the hot ticket
Mary Portas and her glamorous journalist girlfriend are just two of a new generation of female celebrities who are out and proud
Liz Hoggard hasn't been on holiday for three years. Instead she's perfected the fine art of the London away-day. Here she describes her ideal weekend
This award-winning restaurant with rooms is the ideal weekend getaway
Tearooms throughout London are experiencing a seismic change in clientele


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