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Cabin fever • Soaring fantasies of dressing for far-flung destinations have taken off again as the flight jacket, in all its iterations, had a starring role at AW22 shows. Claudia Croft explores the return of wanderlust and is determined not to be defeated by airport queues or lost luggage
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ALL LACED UP • BREATHE IN, BECAUSE CORSETS ARE BACK THIS SEASON. THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN DIVISIVE, BUT 2022’S ITERATIONS AREN’T MADE TO BE TORTUOUSLY RESTRICTIVE OR PLAY INTO ANTIQUATED BODY IDEALS. FEELING VAMPISH? OPT FOR LEATHER À LA LAQUAN SMITH AND DION LEE. PREFER ALL-OUT GLAMOUR? VERSACE’S GOT YOU WITH SILKY DRESSES FEATURING BUILT-IN BONING. OR IF EFFORTLESS ELEGANCE IS MORE YOUR THING, LOOK TO DIOR AND SACAI FOR A MASTERCLASS IN LAYERING.
Introducing: Chet Lo With Michaela Coel and Doja Cat as fans, the boundary-breaking knitwear designer creates clothes with main character energy
In conversation: Devon Ross • Meet the rising model-turned-actor set to take over our screens – and playlists
GOOD JEANS • THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ANOTHER PAIR: HERE ARE THE BRANDS WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF, AND THE WOMEN INSPIRING THE WAY WE WEAR THEM
DENIM MUSES • SIX JEANS WHISPERERS WITH A UNIQUE TAKE ON CLASSIC TRUE BLUES
THE STYLES TO TRY • THE WAYS WE WANT TO WEAR DENIM ARE EVER-CHANGING. HERE'S WHAT WE'RE INTO RIGHT NOW
THE MEMO: WE GO HIGH • HEELS ARE SKYROCKETING AS WE CELEBRATE FREEDOM AND PREPARE TO PARTY. NOW’S THE TIME TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS
DANCING QUEENS • THE ALBUMS OF THE SEASON, MATCHED WITH THE HEELS TO GROOVE TO THEM IN…
SWEPT AWAY
AND FINALLY: BACK TO BLACK • AS THE ICONIC WEDNESDAY ADDAMS FINALLY GETS HER MAIN-CHARACTER MOMENT IN TIM BURTON’S MUCHANTICIPATED NETFLIX SERIES WEDNESDAY, AN EDGIER MOOD IS TAKING OVER OUR WARDROBES. AND AFTER A LONG, HOT SUMMER OF ‘DOPAMINE DRESSING’, WE’RE MORE THAN READY FOR SOMETHING TOUGH AND TWISTED
LEAP FORWARD • GET A LEG UP ON THE NEW SEASON WITH VIBRANT, MULTI-LAYERED COLOURS AND TEXTURES IN SHAPES THAT LIFT YOU
RELEASE THE WIGGLE • WITH SUMMER HOLIDAYS A NOT SO DISTANT MEMORY AND SWEATER WEATHER INCOMING, DON’T LET THE LAYERS AND BACK-TO-REALITY GRIND KEEP YOU DOWN. HERE’S YOUR GUIDE TO MIX-AND-MATCHING WHILE STAYING LIGHT ON YOUR FEET
RED HOT • BLAZE A SCORCHING TRAIL WITH OUR PICK OF THE SEASON’S STANDOUT SCARLET ACCESSORIES
Soften up • Puffer coats have gotten the Moncler x JW Anderson stamp of approval this autumn. Gender-neutral and crafted from recycled materials, our favourite version comes in this pastel-pink hue. It will see you glide through the colder months like you’ve not parted from your duvet
WEAR THE RAINBOW • MAKE LIKE A KID IN A CANDY STORE WITH MULTI-COLOURED GEMS AND JEWELS
Hot on the heels • Blurring the lines between footwear and beauty, AW22 sees Christian Louboutin’s gold-rendered lipstick cases (influenced by Egyptian columns and the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer) fused to reimagined shoe styles, including the classic Hot Chick pump and timeless So Kate boot
LOOKS FOR A SEASON FULL OF MUSIC AND GIGS • POP, SOUL, INDIE, R&B — LET YOUR PLAYLIST MOVE YOU AS YOU DRESS TO DANCE
FASHION + READS • WHAT DOES POWER MEAN NOW? FROM THE STRENGTH OUR COVER STAR ADELE FINDS IN HER OWN VULNERABILITY TO THE BEST FASHION FOR WOMEN UNAFRAID TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, WE EXPLORE HOW STAYING TRUE TO...