Vintage fashion
This week’s fix: repairing a moth-eaten jumper
Have the moths been feasting on one of your beloved jumpers? Fret no more, in the first of a new series we ask the experts to help sort out your wardrobe favourites
Scarlett Conlon, Jo Jones and Helen Seamons
15, Nov, 2021 @5:42 PM
Setting store: how to keep woollen coats and puffer jackets packed away safely
From fighting off moths to keeping mildew at bay, packing winter coats away the right way will ensure they come out good as new next season
Lucianne Tonti
15, Nov, 2021 @4:30 PM
Two princesses, a royal dressmaker and a row about a wedding gown
Norman Hartnell’s private documents and scrapbooks detailing furore over Princess Margaret’s wedding dress are up for sale
Vanessa Thorpe
03, Oct, 2021 @7:15 AM
Miniskirts, Stones, pop art: why the swinging 60s will never go out of fashion
Vibrant prints, tunics and knee-high boots are back on the couture catwalk – more than 50 years after the first ‘youthquake’
Lauren Cochrane
02, Oct, 2021 @3:57 PM
Bored of your wardrobe? Try wearing one colour at a time
Dress in ‘monoclo’, says artist Pascal Anson, and you’ll rethink your relationship with clothes for ever. Jess Cartner-Morley gives it a go
Jess Cartner-Morley
01, Oct, 2021 @10:00 AM
Vintage fashion gets a new look | Kate Finnigan
Meet the secondhand online sellers on a mission to bring our wardrobes back to life
Kate Finnigan
26, Sep, 2021 @1:00 PM
Want a more sustainable wardrobe? Take better care of what you have
Enough with the toxic cycle of ‘wardrobe clearouts’ and binge-buying. It’s time we repaired, restored and renewed the things we love
Jess Cartner-Morley
24, Sep, 2021 @12:00 PM
Kill pills! How to store and restore winter woollens for seasons to come
From shooing moths away to gentle washing, here’s how to care for the knitwear that kept you warm all winter
Lucianne Tonti
30, Aug, 2021 @5:30 PM
UK charity shops go online to plug Covid spending gap
Number of items sold via internet surges by 151% between February and July
Joanna Partridge
12, Aug, 2021 @1:07 PM
Harvey Nichols teams up with Reflaunt to launch luxury resale service
Upmarket department store group becomes latest retailer to join secondhand clothing trend
Sarah Butler
09, Aug, 2021 @3:55 PM
Chanel suit finds new fans in Gen Z channelling 90s nostalgia
Young fans drawn to preppy suit worn by Olivia Rodrigo at White House and cast of Gossip Girl reboot
Lauren Cochrane
25, Jul, 2021 @3:20 PM
An Australian guide to cleaning out your wardrobe: recycling clothes without sending them to landfill
Australia has a textile waste problem – but there are simple solutions to avoid contributing to it
Lucianne Tonti
16, Jul, 2021 @8:00 PM
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