British fashion2 Dec 2025Why UK countryside style has been big this yearFrom the Princess of Wales to "Rich Autumn Dad", and from houndstooth to Fair Isle, "country-coded" clothing is everywhere. And it looks set to continue its reign – but why?2 Dec 20254 Sep 2025How the 'prairie homemaker' lifestyle took holdDecades before today's homestead look, Welsh lifestyle guru Laura Ashley was selling a rural, nostalgic idyll. Now, her rose-tinted vision of a "simple life" is more popular than ever.4 Sep 20251 Jul 2025The unspoken spectator rules of Wimbledon tennisThe Championships have begun, and the quintessentially British tennis tournament has some very particular codes for attendees to follow.1 Jul 202511 Dec 2024How ultra-traditional tweed found a new fanbaseOnce synonymous with the aristocracy, the thoroughly British winter favourite is now in demand more than ever. It is "timeless and beyond trends – and generally self-cleaning".11 Dec 202414 Nov 2024How everyday clothing is becoming more luxuriousInfluential designer and creative director Clare Waight Keller on her move from Givenchy to Uniqlo and "re-defining what luxury is today".14 Nov 20243 Oct 2024The taboo-busting performer who blazed a trailHow fashion icon Leigh Bowery birthed a bizarre 1980s London subculture.3 Oct 202418 Sep 2024The Swinging '60s icon who revolutionised styleIn the 1960s, Barbara Hulanicki disrupted the stuffy, class-ridden view of fashion, and the inclusive Biba lifestyle changed everything.18 Sep 202422 Jun 2024The black models who changed the face of fashionAs a new exhibition opens in London exploring the career of Naomi Campbell, Britain's first black supermodel, a look at the women who forged a path in fashion.22 Jun 202427 Mar 2024Nine items of clothing that define BritishnessFrom the first ever Barbour jacket to a dress worn by Princess Diana – the garments that help define British identity are on show in an exhibition at Blenheim Palace.27 Mar 2024...
