Archive - Fashion + Style

March 2013

  • Hello tailor

    March 25, 2013

    ...Looking good in a suit isn’t as easy as all that. Too tweedy and you look a geography teacher. Too flash = car salesman. Get the fit wrong, and you’ve all the savoir-faire of a 14-year-old in his ...

February 2013

  • London calling

    February 19, 2013

    ...As London Fashion Week draws to a close and the fashion crowd move en masse to Milan, we catch up with Editer’s resident street style snapper, who brings you the hottest looks of LFW, direct from th...

January 2013

  • Everyman, every day

    January 29, 2013

    ...‘There are all kinds of style guides to formal dressing, but we don’t actually spend most of our time wearing white tie, says David Bradshaw. 'For most men, looking good is about getting the basic...

  • Sales: the last hurrah

    January 15, 2013

    ...Lisa Ispani and Zoe Holborough dreamt up the ideal capsule holiday wardrobe in 2008 – when they were themselves on away with friends in the sun. Two years later they were in business, and launched t...

December 2012

  • May I have an upgrade?

    December 12, 2012

    ...Consider the everyday essentials: those basics we carry around in our handbags or pockets, the clothes we change into when we get home from work, and the necessities we gather on our desks. These bits...

  • Craft punk

    December 5, 2012

    ...With their lurid skulls and razor blades and tartan hand grenades, Alexandra Mann’s washbags are the antithesis of Cath Kidston-style cutesey florals. Sewn from Dutch-made cloth destined for the Afr...

  • Present and correct

    December 4, 2012

    ...Editer stalwart David Annand spends his days visiting the best designer’s studios, and getting inside tips off the guys at GQ. We asked him to select the products and styles that have really stood o...

November 2012

  • Pack it in

    November 29, 2012

    ...The festive season is upon us, which means one thing is certain: weekends away. Every group getaway to the country, every semi-awkward visit to the in-laws, every blissful break for two requires a bag...

  • Party perfect

    November 26, 2012

    ...The LBD will always have a place in our hearts but, this season, there’s a new party dress code in town. Smart girls are mixing bold patterns and glamorous separates for a modern take on seasonal dr...

  • Story time

    November 20, 2012

    ...‘I’m just not really inspired by lines and forms and waves like lots of people. Nature does nothing for me; jewellery without stories doesn’t interest me at all,’ says Jessica de Lotz, as we e...

  • Brogue trader

    November 15, 2012

    ...Tim Little knows shoes. Leather uppers and rubber soles, blue suede boots and brogues, lasts and laces… As owner and head designer of Grenson, he has mastered modern footwear and then some. Back ...

  • Prints please

    November 8, 2012

    ...This season we're seeing an abundance of prints in vivid colours and patterns, from bold geometric graphics to winter florals and rich brocades. It's not the easiest trend to pull off: we’ve showcas...

October 2012

  • Statement knits

    October 18, 2012

    ...This season, statement knits were a hit both on and off the catwalk, from chunky, trad-style cable knits to the wittiest of motif-laden sweaters. Savvy girls teamed their knits with classic pencil ski...

  • Tailor made

    October 16, 2012

    ...‘We want to keep one foot in the Savile Row tradition, yet still have the freedom to explore all the possibilities of London menswear. Doing it any other way would be dull,’ says the impeccably dr...

  • Thready steady go

    October 10, 2012

    ...Lucy Folk’s first foray into jewellery design was as a child, crafting macaroni necklaces at her father’s café in Melbourne. A self-confessed foodie, Lucy launched her first collection in 2005, a...

  • Invest in me

    October 4, 2012

    ...Trends may come and go – but the black leather jacket never goes out of fashion. It’s an everyday staple that has come onto centre stage this season, defining your A/W wardrobe. [gallery id=270...

  • Winter whites

    October 1, 2012

    ...With all eyes on new-season style at Paris Fashion Week, the best place to work out what's really coming up in fashion was, as ever, the pavement outside the shows. Editer’s resident street style...

September 2012

  • A month in style

    September 28, 2012

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  • All in the jeans

    September 26, 2012

    ...Whether you’re looking to invest in a new pair of designer jeans, or giving your old favourites a new lease of life, Hedvig O of The Northern Light advises on four timeless looks to see you through ...

  • A month of style

    September 26, 2012

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