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Don't you dare tell us we're too posh to push

29.10.09
It would have to be the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, wouldn't it, that was revealed as having the highest proportion of women delivering by caesarean section... more

The City woman's rules on dressing for success

06.10.09
Britt Lintner, hedge fund manager and bespoke clothes designer, knows exactly what to wear to the office. That's why she donates her spare clothes to help women look the part at job interviews... more

The design of the female body

04.09.09
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

Have fun at university or be smart and get a job instead

21.08.09
Did you get into university yesterday? If so, congratulations. You are about to become a student. Relish the weight of history upon you... more

Lily Allen’s orange tan is the colour du jour

17.08.09
Celebrities paying homage to sun-kissed stars of the past have launched a new look in colourful tans, says Jasmine Gardner... more

Coco Before Chanel is pretty as a picture

31.07.09
Coco Before Chanel is sumptuously tailored – if only it had unearthed a bit more of life’s real filth.... more

Fashion's love affair with dance

28.07.09
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

Chanel’s Lagerfeld puts the fashion back in ballet

17.06.09
It was a case of high fashion both on and off stage at Sadler’s Wells.... more

The world goes Coco Chanel crazy

11.05.09
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

Teacher writes finale to Cannes in school hols

24.04.09
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 ... more

The twinset modernists

03.04.09
Dressing like the Queen is all the rage. The best way to seal the look is by slinging on a string of pearls, says Polly Price... more

Join the bob brigade

12.01.09
It’s the 100th birthday of this classic cut, but for one fan the style comes at a price... more

Royal flush in Partenope

10.10.08
Crystallised through the stark imagery of French Surrealism, ENO's new staging of Partenope is packed with riches.... more

Why Helen Mirren is still sexy in her sixties and a role model for growing old gracefully

16.07.08
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

Designer and creative pioneer, Yves Saint Laurent dies aged 71

01.06.08
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

Fast nosh just got posh...

26.03.08
Inspired by Harrods’ £30 Pot Noodle, we track down London’s jazziest junk food and attempt to find the top posh nosh spots.... more

Is Shirley MacLaine auditioning to play a wino in her next film?

13.03.08
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 ... more

The place for everyone

11.02.08
A perfect place to conduct meetings or start love affairs, tea at Fortnum's is like being transported into an Enid Blyton novel.... more

Curse of the spider woman

19.10.07
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

On course for too much fiddle-faddle

25.07.07
A surfeit of extra ingredients befuddles the menu at West Dulwich pub The Rosendale - but the wine list is terrific.... more

V&A's revolutionary New Look

15.03.07
The V&A is celebrating the 60th anniversary of designer Christian Dior's radical style, New Look with a stunning new exhibition.... more

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