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Seven celebrated Body Shop products that are still worth buying
It was announced on Friday that The Body Shop has been rescued from administration, having been acquired by the investment firm Auréa. It is excellent news for the British beauty giant, which was founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick; as a pioneer of ethical beauty, The Body Shop is in more than 70 countries around the world and employs 1,300 people in 133 stores in the UK.
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How the fashion world fell for the late Queen’s ‘Balmoral style’
Last weekend marked two years since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Yet despite being firmly in the midst of our new Carolean age, Britain’s longest reigning monarch casts a long shadow – particularly when it comes to her influence on fashion. Case in point, the autumn announcement from Italian fashion brand Miu Miu that it would be releasing a special “Miu Balmoral” collection, named after the late monarch’s beloved Scottish bolthole.
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Paralympics presenter Sophie Morgan: ‘When it comes to fashion, if you can’t stand up, stand out’
For British television presenter Sophie Morgan, one of the hosts of NBC’s Paris Paralympics coverage, planning her on-screen wardrobe was a challenge, but not for the reason you might think.
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Schitt’s Creek creator Dan Levy: ‘I’ve been single more than I’ve been in a relationship’
Whenever I mention to friends that I am interviewing Dan Levy, they gasp with excitement. ‘I love him!’ is the standard response, regardless of gender or geography. Schitt’s Creek was the low-budget, algorithm-free kooky slow burner from Canada that charmed and entertained us through the pandemic and beyond. Its characters were touching and tetchy, funny and fabulous, and it went on to win a record-breaking number of awards as well as a global fan base.
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It’s no longer fashionable to be late: the new etiquette guide to follow
It is no longer fashionable to be, well, fashionably late. At an awards presentation in New York this week the American Vogue editrix Dame Anna Wintour scolded the supermodel Naomi Campbell for her tardiness. “I am a very punctual person, and I have the honour of presenting tonight to someone who is often late,” Wintour quipped.
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At 84, Ralph Lauren’s star-studded shows can still outdo them all
Have you binge-watched Perfect Couple, the new Nicole Kidman hit on Netflix that’s set amongst the so-rich-they-can-get-away-with-murder elite in Nantucket yet? More to the point, have you marked the beachy-glam outfits?
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How to deal with midlife frizz like Nigella
Can anyone apart from Diane von Furstenberg make frizzy hair look chic? Probably not. This week television chef Nigella Lawson shared a very honest holiday snap of herself, and what “she normally looks like” with a mass of unruly, tangled “Mrs Rochester” locks. The photo, posted on Instagram, was an accompaniment to a list Lawson had recently published of favourite styling products she uses to smooth her hair into the more glossy waves we usually associate her with.
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