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
Thanks to the astounding generosity of Evening Standard readers, our Christmas auction can give the leading charity Kids Company nearly £250,000... 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
Matthew Williamson has gone global: his last H&M collection sold out in half an hour, he's set up shop in Manhattan and New York's hottest girl, DJ Leigh Lezark, is giving his clothes an edgy new spin...... 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
Sofia Coppola's boyfriend is lead singer and they won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album this year. Now, Phoenix tell Nosheen Iqbal, they are set to conquer London
Move over, Mahiki. Nightclub entrepreneurs Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling are soon to launch a new Eighties-inspired club in Chelsea, in honour of Lady Thatcher