Lisa Armstrong

Style-wise, Britons on holiday aren’t generally considered to be in the Premier League of chic. Not even in the Premier Inn. It’s outrageous when you consider what else we offer. Italians have their #italiansdoitbetter hashtag. We’ve acquired the more ambivalent-sounding #britsabroad. But does any other nation deliver so much variety? The visual buffet is dazzling.

The flattering ‘bixie’ cut sits somewhere between a bob and a pixie

Cross-body bags, ankle boots and oversized blazers are out. Try the chic swaps below to elevate your look

What makes an outfit look current? In decades to come, observers will presumably be able to look back at street-style images of the 2020s and date

Ever since the announcement in August from New York’s Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute that it was mounting a John Galliano retrospective next May, many Jews and non-Jews have looked on in mute...

One of the obvious wins of being in your 60s or beyond (apart from still being here, obviously) is that you know what you like and, hopefully, what suits you. But while saying no to all the distractions and diversions feels very Coco Chanel, and clearly saves time as well as money, it’s important to remember to say yes sometimes to ideas you might not have entertained when you were younger. Bodies change, social contexts evolve.

A blue shirt has become a classic wardrobe staple, especially as a transitional hero to take you from relaxed summer styling into the more uniform, smart approach of autumn.

Since there's now an inconvenient hole in the Met Museum Costume Institute's schedule, the John Galliano exhibition planned for next May having been

In his Spring 2027 collection, the designer challenged the traditional concept of chic in front of a guest list of star-studded attendees