20 h. ago The best wedding guest dresses (and power suits) for every summer 2025 dress code

Whether you’re squelching through the Cotswolds, at a smart Mayfair ceremony or a chic foreign affair, here’s how to nail the look

Politics

20 h. ago Black tie dress code for men and women: the rules for black and white tie events decoded

The dos and do nots of formal fashion explained

Events

3 d. ago Trump Tower is throwing a Pride month party for LGBTQ+ Republicans despite White House dodging events

‘I’ll be bringing my pride flag!’ wrote one user, in response to the post on the group’s official Instagram page announcing the event, adding a U.S. flag emoji.

Politics

3 d. ago Haunted couture: dressing like a ghost has captured the zeitgeist

From Dior and Chloé to Australia’s runways, a spectre is haunting fashion. But is it a sign of resignation or rebellion?“The look of the summer is going to be kind of haunted,” wrote fashion editor Rachel Tashjian in her newsletter, Opulent Tips, this April. Without a crystal ball – or holding a seance – she couldn’t have known Dior’s Resort 26 collection would be made up of spectral gowns and accompanied by a film featuring ghosts called Les Fantômes du Cinéma. And yet, here we are.In Rome, for her final show with Dior on 28 May, Maria Grazia Chiuri issued female attendees an all-white dress code (men were asked to dress in black), then each look on the runway at the 18th-century Villa Albani Torlonia was more ethereal than the last. The final three: a white tulle gown that was only half there; a high-necked dress beaded so it moved like snakeskin; and another in embellished silver as resplendent as Tolkien’s mithril. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Christine McGuinness says 'I've dated women' and opens up on 'rule' living with ex Paddy

Christine McGuinness has opened up on her sexuality and dating life, three years after her split from ex-husband Paddy McGuinness

Politics

9 d. ago How did Elon Musk get that black eye? White House rife with rumours over Trump aide's wife as she quits West Wing to work for world's richest man

Elon Musk appeared at a White House event with a visible black eye, which he attributed to playful roughhousing with his son. His exit from the Trump administration coincided with that of Katie Miller.

Politics

9 d. ago Ivanka Trump stuns in bold dress at Miami dinner with sister

A private benefit dinner on Thursday night attracted A-listers from the White House to the runway for a glitzy event in Miami.

Politics

9 d. ago London’s Garrick Club admits just three women after rule change

London’s Garrick Club admits just three women after rule change  Financial Times

Politics

9 d. ago Watch live: Trump says goodbye to Musk in Oval Office as Tesla CEO departs government

Watch live as President Donald Trump hosts Elon Musk in a final White House press event on Friday (30 May), a few days after the Tesla billionaire announced that he would be stepping back from the administration.

Politics

1 week ago Elon Musk reveals new bombshell plan as he leaves Trump's White House

Elon Musk has big plans following the fallout with President Donald Trump. The billionaire hosted a live event Thursday, laying out life after the White House.

Events

1 week ago Dior annual cruise show fashion verdict by SHANE WATSON: Stars embrace the lace as dress code goes all doily

SHANE WATSON: The dress code last night in Rome at Dior's annual cruise show - where it unveils summery holiday wear - was white for women, black for men.

Culture

1 week ago Sarah Jessica Parker turns heads in a quirky lace shirt dress at the Paris premiere of And Just Like That

The actress, 60, who plays Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex And The City spin-off, wore a white lace shirt dress for the event.

Politics

1 week ago Donald Trump serves crypto guests 'airline food' after they paid £1.3million for 'most exclusive invitation in world'

The black tie event was held for the 220 buyers of the US President's official cryptocurrency, which is believed to have bagged him and his family a whopping £109million

Economics

1 week ago From TikTok to the track: Gen Z are driving running’s third great boom

At the heart of running’s unprecedented explosion in popularity is the digitally native generation making the sport fashionable, communal and more diverse than everHear that sound? It is the fingertaps of Gen Z scrolling through Instagram reels and TikToks. The pings of card readers as more stylish gear leaves the shelves. The drumbeat of cushioned soles on pavements up and down the country. But, most of all, it is the noise of the jaws of the smartest people in sport crashing to the floor. Because, suddenly and entirely unexpectedly, we are in the third great running boom, one that almost nobody saw coming and powered almost entirely by Gen Z, particularly women.“You go back to the first boom in the 1970s and 80s and there was no real diversity: it was all thin, skinny, white guys in very tight shorts,” says Hugh Brasher, the event director of the London Marathon. The second boom? That, he says, came after Paula Radcliffe broke the world marathon record in 2003, leading to a big ju...

Politics

2 w. ago A basketball player was sidelined for her headscarf. France may now ban them in all sports

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because rules in several disciplines ban uniforms and other clothing carrying a religious or political significance

Sport

2 w. ago A headscarf ban is keeping basketball players off the court. A new bill could make it law in France

Thousands of young Muslim women in France are sidelined from competitive sport because of rules in several disciplines including basketball that ban uniforms and other clothing carrying a religious or political significance

Sport

2 w. ago Boden shoppers 'feel amazing' in 'really flattering' summer dress that's on sale

Boden customers can save on the popular dress with a summer discount code, and there are four colours to choose from

Economics

2 w. ago Donald Trump 'looks embarrassed' by woman's reaction at White House meeting

A woman's non-response to Donald Trump during an event at the White House has been described as 'painful' to watch by social media users

Politics

2 w. ago NBA and Kardashians star Lamar Odom savaged as he joins mega

Lamar Odom was one of the 220 highest bidders of the $TRUMP meme coin, earning him a place at the president’s glitzy black-tie gala in Virginia

Politics

2 w. ago Italy's court says 2 mothers can register as parents on birth certificates

Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that two women can register as parents of a child on a birth certificate

Events