Dressing up
Noah and the Whale
The darlings of folk-rock are currently on a UK tour. They'll lift your mood during a dismal November. Promise.
The chain gang
Chunky bracelets, heaps of chains... It's the easiest way to make an outfit look chic and cheerful. Pile it on this autumn.
This year's German film
The Counterfeiters, Lives of Others - this year's have-to-see film is The Baader-Meinhof Complex. Dangerously cool-looking terrorists.
Dressing down
Padding and quilting
Great in a coat, harder to carry off in a dress. This trend is only for the fashionable and very confident. The rest of us will be feeling a little Michelin Man.
Eau d'Hollyoaks
The Channel 4 soap opera has the dubious honour of being the first TV show to launch a scent. If you think the idea's bad, wait until you smell it.
Website fatigue
No we don't have that version of Flash. Yes, we do want to skip the intro. No, we don't understand the graphics and yes we do want to turn that music off. Stop the overdesigning, folks.
