Category: Style

  • An idiot’s guide to wearing a mask

    Remember when masks weren’t a thing? I do. It was before the global pandemic shut down most of the world. But that’s not really our reality now. So, as I write this, masks look like they are set to be a part of our lives for the immediate future. Here in the UK they have…

  • You should be shopping with Lost Stock

    Do you want a box of high street fashion clothes delivered from the factory straight to your front door – and to do your bit for a good cause in the process? Now I’ve got your attention, haven’t I? Good, because this is the whole concept behind Lost Stock, a new programme from an Edinburgh-based…

  • Palace Skateboards and the jumper for our time

    Want to do your bit to help the NHS and look good at the same time? Well Palace Skateboards are here to help. The London fashion brand dropped a new collection on Friday, with all profits going to the NHS Charities Together, which is supporting NHS staff and volunteers who are caring for Coronavirus patients.…

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    A man of the time

    Last month, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill and his Fears watch brand gave the world the message we all needed from a luxury brand, taking the lead in a time of crisis. In a social media post and newsletter, sent out to subscribers, Bowman-Scargill sent one simple message – Don’t buy a Fears. It may seem counterproductive, but…

  • London Fashion Week goes digital and gender neutral for 2020

    So far 2022 has been a year of seismic change around the world. Global lockdowns have forced more and more people to stay at home and meetings and events which once would have taken place face-to-face have become online forums. What has been interesting is to see which brands, organisations and events have taken this…

  • Stay At Home style icons

    Here in the UK we are deep into our second week of mandatory lockdown. I work from home normally, but I have found that lockdown has put me into a rather different mindset when it comes to how I dress day-to-day. Because I am putting in exercise at different times – and I don’t need…

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    Fears has the message we need today

    “Don’t buy a Fears”. As slogans go it leaves something to be desired. Particularly when your company name is Fears and selling watches is your business. But in a market where the Mike Ashleys and Tim Martins of the world are squeezing out every last buck to line their coffers with no thought for the…

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    Green People’s organic skincare for men

    Organic skincare brand Green People has released a new line of skincare and beauty product for men. The men’s skincare market is booming at the moment, with sales of products targeted at men rising sharply and the market set to be worth upward of $150bn in 2022. Men are the new frontier for skincare prodcuts;…

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    Wash your damn hands

    Today I was in the gym, changing room and I saw a guy washing his hands. He was taking a long time over it. In fact, he was there long enough to have sung God Save The Queen at least twice. But the reason he was at the sink for so long is not because…

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    Dirty haircare from Lush

    I have searched long and hard for the ideal hair product. Because I am, at heart, pretty lazy, I don’t want to have a series of hair products. I want something which gives me enough hold for professional events, but which allows me to run my hands through my hair and mess it up –…