Get To Know Model Turned Le Cordon Bleu-Trained Chef Tess Ward

Here she talks food fads, wardrobe staples, and being slutty for pastry

LFW SS16 | Day 2 | Illustrating The Catwalk

LFW SS16 | Day 2 | Illustrating The Catwalk

Day two of LFW gave us a mixed bag of tricks, from high octane glamour at Versus and Julien MacDonald to the grotesque masked models at Gareth Pugh, rounded off by the supremely elegant display at Emilia Wickstead.   From Left To Right: Versus Versace, Julien...

LFW SS16 | Day 2 | Cosmic Prints & All Things Girl Power

LFW SS16 | Day 2 | Cosmic Prints & All Things Girl Power

What I Wore: Vintage Coat, Topshop Skirt, Topshop Boutique Tee, Louis Vuitton Tote, Zara Boots, Ray-Ban Sunglasses Joanne Stoker Day 2 began with Joanne Stoker's 80s revival - a presentation that paid tribute to the strong, power-dressing woman. Dizzying footwear and...

This Month Escape To… The Croatian Islands

This Month Escape To… The Croatian Islands

Croatia used to be one of those under-the-radar holiday gems, but we can safely say that the Eastern European cat is out of the travel bag. Dubrovnik’s Stari Grad (old town) and popular islands like Hvar are now reliably packed in the high summer season. Come autumn,...

New Year Detoxing – The Honest Truth

New Year Detoxing – The Honest Truth

Can PLENISH convert this long-time cleansing sceptic? I have a confession to make. I’m a beauty and skincare journalist and all-round lifestyle obsessive, and I’ve never done (well, completed) a juice cleanse. I am an all-out, uncompromising diet and detox sceptic....

Noah Bambauch Premiere To Open Glasgow Film Festival

Noah Bambauch Premiere To Open Glasgow Film Festival

Glasgow's eleventh film festival looks to be the best yet The European premiere of Noah Bambauch's While We're Young - a bittersweet comedy starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts - will open the eleventh Glasgow Film Festival next month, setting the standard for a...

News | Antony Vaccarello Takes On Versus Versace

News | Antony Vaccarello Takes On Versus Versace

Sex kittens, prick your ears Few fashion partnerships feel as instant or natural as that between Anthony Vaccarello and Versus Versace. From his earliest collections, the Belgian-born designer has shown an aptitude for wearable sex - think monochrome palettes,...

Opinion | Should Feminism Be Fashionable? 

Opinion | Should Feminism Be Fashionable? 

On 29th October 2014 Harriet Harman tweeted: "This is what a feminist will look like at Prime Minister's Questions today @ELLEUK @fawcettsociety #ellefeminism".  She then proceeded to sit in the House of Commons clad in the pro-feminist T-shirt, silently rubbing it in...

Three Ways To Beautify Your Life This Week

Three Ways To Beautify Your Life This Week

January – by all means, the worst month of the year. Not only are you on a post-Christmas comedown, during which you are forced to accept that watching sixteen hours of telly and eating calendar chocolates all day is not acceptable behavior, but it’s also the start of...

Whiplash Will Leave You Bruised (But In A Good Way)

Whiplash Will Leave You Bruised (But In A Good Way)

Greg Taylor is feeling mighty sore, but happy The mentor / pupil dynamic is the cornerstone of many a hoary filmic plot, as benign and charismatic teachers inspire their young charges to seize the day, defy the naysayers, strive for greatness and be all they can be....

The Cocktail Rookie | The New Old-Fashioned

The Cocktail Rookie | The New Old-Fashioned

ICEBAR's Tom Hunter gets to grips with rum My New Year’s resolution for 2015 is to try new things and have fun breaking the rules every now and again. With cocktail-making there’s over a century of classic recipe rules and mixing methods to choose from, but at the end...

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