Borrow from the boys, flat shoes and glam-free: our menswear editor Helen Seamons reveals what a woman should wear to this weekend’s London Collections: MenHelen Seamons … fashion dilemmas. Photograph: Helen SeamonsAnyone who says they don’t give any...
Christian Dior’s Raf Simons constructs a 1960s vision of the 21st century
A model presents a creation by Belgian designer Raf Simons as part of his haute couture spring summer 2015 fashion show for French fashion house Christian Dior in Paris. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Considering that Christian Dior’s most recent...
Versace does what Versace does best as Paris haute couture shows begin
The collection with which Donatella Versace opened the Paris haute couture shows on Sunday night was sexy and glamorous.The dresses were long and form-fitting, with slim naked slivers peeled off across the body, as if Donatella had attacked her...
Sorry, Gwyneth Paltrow, but steaming your vagina is a bad idea
Actor Gwyneth Paltrow has excelled herself. Her “popular lifestyle website” goop.com carries a recommendation that women steam-clean their vaginas for extra energy, to rebalance female hormones and for a squeaky clean uterus:The real golden ticket...
Experience: cold-water swimming gave me amnesia
Last summer my wife Barbara and I were on holiday in Tobermory, Mull. We’d hired a car and for our first outing toured round the north of the island, spotting golden eagles before going to Calgary Bay for lunch. It’s very beautiful,...
The best price comparison travel websites - Travel days
Fare comparison sites have come into their own during the recession. Cut the cost of your holiday with our guide to the best, for hotels, flights, car hire and insurance
Over the last few years there has been a proliferation of comparison sites on...
Eastern Caribbean's top 10 beach accommodation on a budget: from Antigua to the British Virgin Islands - Travel days
Galley Bay Cottages, Antigua
Tucked away on a hillside in a quiet area of north-west Antigua – and a stone's throw from Giorgio Armani's cliffside estate – Galley Bay Cottages are a rare find on an island where pricey all-inclusives and super-high-end...
