Fashion & Beauty
Luxury fashion and beauty advice and style stories brought to you by The Blend's expert editors
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The Spend: fashion's favourite baseball capsThe humble cap has had a glow-up
By Charlotte Gunn
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Dries van Noten’s Soie Malaquais gets a porcelain couture momentFive one-of-a-kind bottles reimagine the cult fragrance through sculptural ceramic collage
By Felix Bischof
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"Like a saddlery stitch": Hermès perfumer Christine Nagel on the creation of their newest scentWe speak with Hermès resident nose about the creation of Musc Pallida: a "sensual, carnal and extremely delicate" new fragrance
By Felix Bischof
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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
