WHY BLACK IS ADDICTIVE

Fashion designers can't leave black alone. And neither can our columnist Rebecca Willis. She explains why ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |WHAT'S UP WITH BIG HAIR?

In the latest instalment of Applied Fashion, Rebecca Willis untangles the pros and cons of hair extensions ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |FINDING THE VALUE IN PERFUME

Buy a bottle of perfume and you could pay as much for its advertising as its contents. The Sceptical Shopper sniffs out some niche alternatives ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |THE DESIGNER WHO MAKES BUILDINGS

He makes pavilions from seeds and breathes life into buses. Bryan Appleyard meets Thomas Heatherwick, whose quirky style points to a new kind of architecture ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |MAN IN A SUIT: ERIC PARRY

An artful architect finds himself in a suit worth building a wardrobe round ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |THE SCEPTICAL SHOPPER: POSH PAINT

Are expensive paints with exotic names really worth paying extra for? Our undercover expert lifts the lid ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |A MAN'S GUIDE TO A WOMAN'S WARDROBE

For many men, fashion is a foreign country. Luke Leitch, who has gone native, provides a map ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |IT'S ALL IN THE MOVES

Why do models stand as they do? Isabel Lloyd ponders the ins and outs of posing, and Royal Ballet dancers show how it could be done... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |FAR FROM ITSY-BITSY

Happiness is a state of undress: why it’s time to stop worrying and love the bikini ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |THE SCEPTICAL SHOPPER: RANGE COOKERS

They may be fashionable, but do these supersized, multi-function ovens earn their keep? Our undercover expert takes their temperature ... read more »
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