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Trends
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Fringe benefits
It's summer, it's the law that you must wear tassels! Here are our favourite dangly delights
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High street comeback kids
You know those shops you never bother with when you hit the high street? You might be missing out. Here are four to revisit
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Basket case
It's hard to make basket bags chic, but Rae Feather has aced it. We love the accessory designer's super-cool personalised design
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Bags of style
Fancy some new spring arm candy? You can't add Ryan Gosling to the online basket, but you can get your mitts on this brilliant tote that comes with a clutch and a purse too. Taking you from daytime to playtime.
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Superluxe trainers
These supercool trainers by Rose Rankin are top of my wish list, practical for the school run and dog walks, but cool enough that I can throw on a blazer and still look pretty smart. Now... which ones to choose?
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Summer style sorted
Spring/summer 2017 trends has got fashion buyers, stylists, writers and editors in a flurry of excitement. This season with its nod to all things hyper-feminine, interpretations of the 80s, and no-nonsense utilitarian attitude, is upbeat and lots of fun. So we asked some of Surrey's top fashion boutiques for their pick of what to wear this coming season.
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Eco fashion: Five easy ways to cut clothing waste
With the SS17 fashion season almost upon us and frosty days forcing us inside, now is as good a time as any to look inside our wardrobes. Not an open-the-door-then-force-it-shut-quickly type of look. But a good honest look at what you wear, and what you don't. I found out recently that the average UK home owns about £4,000 worth of clothes, about a third of which goes unworn. And between us we have £30 billion worth - yes, 3-0 billion - of unused clothing sitting in our closets. That's a lot of clothes. It's quite shocking isn't it?
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Fashion that plays to your strengths
Got a part of you that you’d rather downplay (err, yes!), or an attribute you’re happier to flaunt? Check out the-bias-cut.com, an online fashion boutique I discovered recently with a clever filter system that helps women play to their strengths. What’s more it’s aimed at over 40s not by patronising us with safe styles, but by […]
