Articles by: Katy Smail
a Illustration graduate from Edinburgh College of Art in 2007, and has spent the past year in a world of words, pictures, fashion and stories. She works as a freelance fashion writer, while her illustrations 'like candyfloss sticking to wind blown lips' are found in publications like 'The Talent' and 'Curvy Annual 08', and are sold in 'Luna and Curious', Brick Lane, London.

Beauty Inspiration: Chloe A/W 08

Beauty Inspiration: Chloe A/W 08

Summer already seems to be drifting into the recesses of distant memory. Which would all be “oh so depressing if it weren’t for all those lovely autumn/winter trends to be [...]

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Beauty Inspiration: Chloe A/W 08

Beauty Inspiration: Chloe A/W 08

Summer already seems to be drifting into the recesses of distant memory. Which would all be “oh so depressing if it weren’t for all those lovely Chloe AW08. A blurred [...]

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Style Icon: Penny Lane

Style Icon: Penny Lane

Last night, during what may easily have been my one hundredth ever viewing of “Almost Famous”, it occurred to me that Penny Lane seems somewhat prematurely to have the A/W [...]

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Inspiration: Make Like A Mermaid

Inspiration: Make Like A Mermaid

Perhaps it was my recent holiday that involved copious amounts of sea-swimming, mermaid style, but I think I may have found my late summer/early autumn style inspiration. Not wanting to [...]

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Tartan: Trendy or Tacky?

Tartan: Trendy or Tacky?

As a real live Scottish person, I must admit to finding the perennial appearance of tartan on international catwalks a bit, well, tricky. Even when fashion falls head over hills [...]

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Key Items for AW08: Bowler Hat

Key Items for AW08: Bowler Hat

Ever since spying one of the new Topshop ‘on the buses’ ads, I am suddenly harbouring an irrepressible urge to buy a bowler hat. They’ve been creeping in for a [...]

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We Heart Bebaroque!

We Heart Bebaroque!

As something of a hosiery enthusiast, I am predictably exited by the abundance of pretty pretty tights on the A/W catwalks. Trouble is, whilst I can admire the illustrated legs [...]

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All Eyes are on the Neck for Autumn

All Eyes are on the Neck for Autumn

Perfect your swan like poise and ballerina posture because the neck, it would seem, is having something of a moment. A quick scan of the A/W runways suggest it as [...]

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Designer Profile: Edward Sexton

Designer Profile: Edward Sexton

Who:

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Channelling Our Inner Skater Girl!

Entranced by this beautiful Goldfrapp video for “Caravan Girl”, we’ve fooled ourselves into thinking that an easy centre parting, checked shirt and denim cut-offs are all a girl needs to [...]

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Style Inspiration: Brideshead Revisited

Being a somewhat besotted fan of Evelyn Waugh’s writing, not to mention my longing to live and dress with the Bright Young Things of 20s upper class London, it was [...]

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Trends: The Heidi Braid

Trends: The Heidi Braid

A perennial style classic, beloved of eternal girl-child icons the world over (think Kirsten Dunst, Mary-Kate and, well, Lolita) the ”Heidi braid” has me utterly enchanted this summer. A playful [...]

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Trends: The Heidi Braid

Trends: The Heidi Braid

A perennial style classic, beloved of eternal girl-child icons the world over (think Kirsten Dunst, Mary-Kate and, well, Lolita) the ”Heidi braid” has me utterly enchanted this summer. A playful [...]

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