Fashion & Beauty
Luxury fashion and beauty advice and style stories brought to you by The Blend's expert editors
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Joana Vasconcelos reimagines the world of Valentino in a final, emotive collaborationConceived by Valentino Garavani, Venus pairs his couture with Joana Vasconcelos’s monumental works at the Rome foundation PM23 – Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation
By Harriet Quick
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The Blend's Valentine's Day gift guideLove is in the air – so let's go shopping, for him and her
By Charlotte Gunn
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Fashion’s long-standing love of pink hairSoft yet subversive, pink hair has surfaced across centuries of fashion imagery. From punk to Paris Couture, we explore its history
By Alexandra Zagalsky
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Guerlain captures its six signature scents in waxA new candle collection sees Guerlain distil the six raw materials that define its legendary Guerlinade accord into sculptural, refillable wax vessels
By Felix Bischof
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As it turns 80, fashion's favourite shoe gets a new lookThe Michael, a much-revered shoe by specialist maker Paraboot, turns 80 years old
By Charlie Teasdale
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The seductive power of the silk foulardThat’s a wrap: the foulard transforms from coiffure protector to flirtatious accessory – and everything in between
By Harriet Quick
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The art of the ancient bathReferencing Cleopatra, Roman ambition and time-honoured bathing rituals, Sharmadean Reid’s 39BC reframes cleansing as a richly imagined act of self-care.
By Felix Bischof
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American Heritage shoemaker Allen Edmonds unveils a collaboration for the agesCharlie Teasdale visits Daiki Suzuki's shoe factory
By Charlie Teasdale
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Rebalance skin with the transformative and healing benefits of fermentationFermented skincare dates back millennia but now, a number of brands are tapping into the transformative power of fermented ingredients
By Mary Cleary
