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Three easy ways to create a Scandi ‘relaxed rustic’ vibe at home

You’ve got to hand it to the Scandinavians – they know how to live, with their uncluttered homes and effortlessly stylish sophisticated spaces.

‘Relaxed rustic’ is their cool new update on traditional country decor – and it’s not hard to fall for the look, which seems tailor-made for the soothing, tranquil settings we all crave in these current stressful times.

It takes...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Ireland (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

Kate keeps to tradition and dazzles in green on royal visit to Ireland

The Duchess of Cambridge often uses fashion to pay tribute to the country she’s visiting, and the latest royal tour to Ireland is no different.

William and Kate have touched down in Dublin to kick off their first official visit to the country. Kate disembarked the plane wearing head-to-toe green, the signature colour of the Emerald Isle.

Her dark green coat is from London-...

Nine signs you are addicted to fast fashion

London Fashion Week kicks off today (February 14, 2020), commencing five glamorous days of catwalk shows and presentations from the likes of Burberry, Erdem, Victoria Beckham and Christopher Kane.

But as well as showcasing UK-based design talent, this season the British Fashion Council wants to promote a responsible attitude to clothing consumption with the launch of #...

Why it’s actually acceptable to wear trainers to work

Nervous about wearing sneakers in the office? Prudence Wade doesn’t think you should be.

Long gone are the days when trainers were only for the gym. Now sneakers are everywhere, and the fashion crowd have swapped their stilettos for Nikes.

Trainers might have the high fashion seal of approval, but many people are still nervous about wearing comfy kicks to the office....

'I'm more confident in my 30s' – Fearne Cotton on style, motherhood and the mantra she lives by

She may have departed Celebrity Juice after 10 years as a team captain on the brilliantly bonkers panel show, but Fearne Cotton certainly isn't having a break.

As well as being mum to 6-year-old Rex and 4-year-old Honey (her children with husband Jesse Wood), writing a vegan cookbook and launching a jewellery collection (more on that later), Cotton's main focus is Happy Place, the...

11 things you'll only know if you have no sense of style

11 things you'll only know if you have no sense of style

"Style," says fashion doyen Rachel Zoe, "is a way to say who you are without having to speak."

We really hope this isn't true, because if it is, some of us are sending some very mixed messages. Fashion is a famously fickle beast – what's hot today is not tomorrow – and often the uninitiated prefer to stick to the old reliables, and just look bad all the time.

Here's a few...

11 things you’ll only know if you have no sense of style

Actually the lights were on when I got dressed this morning, says Luke Rix-Standing.

“Style,” says fashion doyen Rachel Zoe, “is a way to say who you are without having to speak.”

We really hope this isn’t true, because if it is, some of us are sending some very mixed messages. Fashion is a famously fickle beast – what’s hot today is not tomorrow – and often the uninitiated...

Why it’s actually acceptable to wear trainers to work

Nervous about wearing sneakers in the office? Prudence Wade doesn’t think you should be.

Long gone are the days when trainers were only for the gym. Now sneakers are everywhere, and the fashion crowd have swapped their stilettos for Nikes.

Trainers might have the high fashion seal of approval, but many people are still nervous about wearing comfy kicks to the office....