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The rise of wardrobing • Viral, clickbait dressing is no longer the only hot topic in town. At the shows in February, a more practical, timeless and wearable look took hold. Lauren Indvik explores the big changes afoot

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BLANK CANVAS • THE SPRING/SUMMER CATWALKS WIPED THE SLATE CLEAN WITH A RETURN TO WHITE. THERE WERE CRISP SHIRTS AT THE ROW, CLASSIC DRESSES AT CHANEL AND TAILORING AT GIVENCHY. ADD A 2023 STYLING TRICK TO THE MINIMALIST PALETTE BY MIXING A MULTITUDE OF FABRICS AND TEXTURES, FROM SATINS TO VINYL. WHITE HAS THE POWER TO SOOTHE AND REFRESH – JUST DON’T SPILL YOUR TURMERIC LATTE ON IT

Introducing: Karoline Vitto • Meet the designer building the stylish, size-inclusive world she wants to see

In conversation: Lizzy Caplan • As a scorned lover in the new ‘Fatal Attraction’, the actor is leaning into her dark side - and we are all watching

TRUE BLUE • FASHION’S OBSESSION WITH DENIM IS GOING NOWHERE. LAUREN COCHRANE BREAKS DOWN THE DEFINITIVE TRENDS FOR 2023, AND HOW TO STYLE THEM

CULT BUYS • THE DENIM STYLES WE COVET ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. THIS SUMMER, THESE ARE THE BRANDS AND SHAPES TO KNOW

MO5CH1NO JEANS • THE CHANGING FACE – AND POCKETS – OF DENIM

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AND FINALLY… BACK OF THE NET • AHEAD OF THE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP THIS SUMMER, A FOOTBALL CRAZE IS TAKING HOLD OF FASHION. ITALIAN BRAND CORMIO LED AW23’S SPORTY RENAISSANCE WITH GOALIE GLOVES AND MODELS CLUTCHING KIT BAGS. TIKTOK SWIFTLY DUBBED THE STYLE ‘BLOKETTE’ (BETTER THAN THE 90s ‘LADETTE’? YOU DECIDE) AND IDENTIFIED ITS HERO PIECES – MARTINE ROSE X NIKE’S SHOX MULE/TRAINER HYBRID AND THE WALES BONNER X ADIDAS TRACK JACKETS. SCORE!

THE HEAT IS ON • LEVEL UP YOUR SUMMER IN LOOKS YOU’LL BE HAPPY TO SEE IN YOUR HOLIDAY SNAPS. WE’RE LEANING INTO JOY BY LAYERING CLASHING TEXTURES, EMBRACING COLOUR AND PILING ON THE ACCESSORIES. IF THE QUESTION IS ‘SHOULD I?’, THE ANSWER IS ‘YES’

MAXING OUT • THIS SUMMER, TURN UP THE VOLUME WITH ENERGISING PRINT AND PATTERN. OUTFIT OR ACCESSORIES? TRICK QUESTION: WE’RE DOING BOTH

FULL COLOUR • WEAR THE RAINBOW THIS SUMMER IN OUTIFTS SO BRIGHT YOU’LL NEED SHADES. FORGET CO-ORDINATING: ANYTHING WORKS WHEN WORN WITH CONFIDENCE

Out of the blue • If it’s a scene-stealing bikini you’re after, Armani’s take is mission accomplished. With a lamé sheen and a vivid cerulean hue, it’s part-Bond girl, part-Little Mermaid and all main-character energy

ALFRESCO DINING • CHIC PIECES FOR EATING OUT, OUTSIDE

BEAR FRUIT • JEWELLERY TO MAKE YOUR MOUTH WATER, IN THE REFRESHING SHADES OF CITRUS AND SUMMER BERRIES

FASHION + READS • SUMMER: IT’S FINALLY HERE, AND WHEREVER YOU’RE LAYING YOUR TOWEL – PLAGE, PLAYA OR LOCAL PARK – LET’S MAKE IT ONE TO REMEMBER. THIS ISSUE, WE’RE CELEBRATING THE CREATIVITY OF THE WOMEN DEFINING OUR CULTURE, FROM PUBLISHING POWERHOUSES TO GIRLS WITH GUITARS. PLUS HEDONISTIC, HEADY FASHION TO GET THE TEMPERATURE RISING

WOMEN ON TOP • WITH A TRIO OF GRAMMY NOMINATIONS, A CLUTCH OF HIT ALBUMS AND AN OSCAR NOD BETWEEN THEM, HAIM ARE FAST BECOMING THE BIGGEST FEMALE ROCK BAND IN THE WORLD. THE THREE SISTERS – ALANA, DANIELLE AND ESTE – TELL LOTTIE LUMSDEN ABOUT THE STRUGGLES THEY HAVE FACED TO GET HERE

THE NEW WAVE • WHEN CHANEL CHOSE DAKAR AS THE LOCATION FOR ITS ANNUAL MÉTIERS D’ART SHOW, IT WAS AN AFFIRMATION OF SENEGAL’S...