Life and style

Copenhagen Fashion Week SS23: the key collections – in pictures

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Copenhagen Fashion Week SS23: the key collections – in pictures

Scandinavian style is lauded for its sustainability and minimalism – but that’s only half the story. The youngest fashion week on the calendar, Copenhagen looks set to be the next big thing. Here are 15 designers making headlines at this year’s event Source link

Ghanaian genius: James Barnor’s photographic magic – in pictures

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Ghanaian genius: James Barnor’s photographic magic – in pictures

Peter Dodoo, Yoga student of ‘Mr Strong’, Ever Young Studio, Jamestown, Accra, c1955 James Barnor was born in 1929, and opened his first photography studio in Accra in 1949. He also worked for the press, capturing in photos the movement that led to his country’s independence in 1957 Source link

Making waves: 15 swimwear brands to know – in pictures

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Making waves: 15 swimwear brands to know – in pictures

Honestly priced “Radical transparency” is the watchword for Everlane, whose website includes factory profiles and a price breakdown of the cost of each item. Bikinis are fit-tested on 112 different women to ensure they stay put and feel comfortable. Swimsuits, £76, red top, £49, bottoms, £45, everlane.com Source link

Child’s play: miniature Regency and Victorian theatres – in pictures

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Child’s play: miniature Regency and Victorian theatres – in pictures

In the Regency and Victorian eras, when theatres were filled with melodramatic plays and operas inspired by the gothic revival, children and adults could recreate these dramas in their parlours using miniature wooden theatres. Fourteen of these are on display at Strawberry Hill House, which was created by Horace Walpole, author of the world’s first … Read more