With the perfect dress, the flowers in place, the table plans artfully composed, it just wouldn't have done for the royal wedding to have smelled of musty antique carpets... more
Fashion Week has finally settled into its role - not just to showcase the capital's young talent but to promote beautiful clothes that actually sell. Karen Dacre reports from the catwalk... more
To cash-strapped shoppers, London Jewellery Week sounds as appetising as one of Iceland's chicken tikka lasagnes. Or so Karen Dacre thought before getting to grips with this year's exhibitors...... more
Lime green playsuit, anyone? As the new spring collections hit stores, here's a guide to the pieces you can wear right now, in the gloom of winter, without looking silly at all... more
London Fashion Week kicks off on Thursday, with a jam-packed roster of events, both on and off the catwalk. Here Laura Craik gives a heads-up on what’s hot... more
Beauty enters a brave new world with enough trends to satisfy your every whim. Budget is still the watchword for exercise, but getting fit on the cheap doesn't mean a lack of variety... more
Brogues and loafers may come and go but to our eternally comfortable ballet pumps, come rain, snow or sub-zero temperatures, we will remain loyal... more
London Fashion Week: She's got legs — she knows how to use them. ZZ Top’s paean to shapely pins should have been the soundtrack to Antonio Berardi’s show at London Fashion Week... more
I am always proud of London Fashion Week (OK, apart from a short period in my truculent twenties when I once wrote that there were too many three-legged trousers for comfort), but never more so than this season... more
On Thursday more than 200 London clothes shops will be full of special offers, one-off designs and even celebrities behind the tills. It’s all part of a global celebration in 13 cities organised by fashion bible Vogue — so grab your credit cards and get ready to shop... more
It’s a brave woman who reaches for the white bikini. So loud is its amplification of every dodgy lump and bump that wearing a sandwich board emblazoned with the words ‘’I have cellulite’’ would be a far less painful experience... more
The shops are full of new clothes for autumn and you need to move fast. But you can’t buy until you decide which look to go for. We give you a seasonal lowdown...... more
It's close to midnight, and something evil's lurking in the dark. No, not the prospect of a Michael Jackson gig, but an occasion almost as huge: the return of the power shoulder. Be afraid. Be very afraid... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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