Dressing up
Clint's glint
New film Gran Torino is meant to be Clint Eastwood's final performance as an actor. And it's a wonderful swansong. Go see it and shed a tear
Fashion Week
Yes, yes, we're all broke, but we're still looking forward to seeing new work by Marc Jacobs, Prada et al. We can look, dammit, even if we can't afford it...
Brought to book
New novel from US author Dirk Wittenborn about prescription drugs and madness and the most eccentric family you'll find in fiction this year. Marvellous
Dressing down
Off colour
Stylists tell us that the spring collections' acid oranges and vibrant fuschias are uplifting and help beat the credit-crunch gloom. We say they reflect off our faces and make us look odd
Wonky DOs
This season your hair has to be high and full and styled into a bun like a bread roll. Thanks, fashion...
Mistresses
We love escapist claptrap, but this BBC1 show, with its unconvincing characters, made us cross. The second series might improve, but we'd rather see Sharon Horgan's Pulling instead, please