It’s hard to remember how we managed to keep up to date with the new collections before style.com came around. After all, only a very few key journalists, buyers and VIPs get invited to the serious fashion shows and magazines rarely show more than the edited highlights, so style.com is always there ready to give us a quick fix if we’re craving inspiration on...

A vintage lovely can so easily become a retro mistake. Walking into a jumble sale and decking yourself out in head to toe 80’s and 90’s does not mean you understand vintage shopping. It will not make you cool, despite what the legions of identikit 80’s Madonna tributes walking around Hoxton might like to think. Nor is dressing in head to toe fifties...

At last! Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue and, therefore, one of the most important individuals in the fashion world, has said what we’ve all been thinking. Yes, Shulman has spoken out against the ‘jutting bones and no breasts or hips look’ that designers have been increasingly pushing down the catwalks since the advent of the waif in the...

Even amidst the economic downturn the hype around the first New York City Topshop has been enormous – and that’s almost an understatement. Blogs have been tracing every step of the highly-anticipated opening and given that the Soho mega-store was slated to open back in Fall 2008, there have been many. In addition to a number of preview events and parties taking...

We are now in full red carpet swing and the starlets are in Oscar road test mode. The Screen Actor’s Guild Awards is a glamorous affair and a lot is expected of our favourite film stars. So to find out who stole the show and who stylistically fell flat on their face, read on…

In the current climate of financial distress and eco-conscious concern, consumers are turning their backs on disposable fast-fashion and investing in classic, dependable items that will stand the test of time. For gloriously guilt-free shopping I recommend going vintage (just stay away from the fur).

A new year, a new lot of items to lust over. Not sure where to begin? Update your wardrobe with these 10 key items and start off 2009 with a (beautiful) bang!

Overdosed on turkey, trimmings, trifle and champers? well haven’t we all. Its time to detox, re-hydrate, replenish and restore. Here we round up our top picks for a dose of beauty rehab.

Blowout - Benefit, Lust Duster, Shimmering loose powder, Big Daddy: Dust this shimmering powder over eyelids, gradually build up layers for maximum effect or use as an accent colour. £13.50, available at

As the year draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on 2008. Here are the highlights… 1. Carla Bruni