The 78-year-old actress - who is famed for her youthful looks - insists it is important for women's happiness and appearance to stay active in the bedroom as they get older... more
The big debate in the feminist camp so far this year has been whether to reclaim the word "slut". I think we picked the wrong "S" word to take back... more
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... ... more
At Sadler's Wells the outifts worn by the arty audience exude the essence of the modern dance they're coming to see: sexy, quirky and bold - whether it's an eBay bargain or all Vivienne Westwood... more
She liberated women from the corset. Her friends included Cocteau, Picasso and Chaplin. No wonder Coco Chanel (1883-1971) is the muse for the coolest names in fashion... more
Goodbye Knole Park, hello the South of France. The Croisette is some distance from Sevenoaks, the Palais du Festival some way from the staff room and closing the Cannes film festival the kind of good fortune which screenwriters the world over dream about
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Joan Collins says bravo to Helen Mirren for proving that despite the excessive emphasis that is placed by society on youth, women can still be incredibly sexy over 60.... more
Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, who reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits that came to define how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening, a longtime friend and associate said. He was 71.... more
She's an esteemed Hollywood luminary with an Oscar to her name, but yesterday Shirley MacLaine looked more like a down and out wino as she wandered around Malibu yesterday
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Louise Bourgeois calls her giant arachnid 'Maman'. But her real obsession, revealed at Tate Modern, is Papa, which has given rise to some disturbingly crude, man-hating imagery.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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