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From purple to Alexa confusion: this week’s fashion trends

Emmanuel Macron, French president
Did those teeth help Emmanuel Macron win the French election? Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images

Going up

LOOK 08 Warehouse AW07 collection
Warehouse AW17.

Horseriding First Edie Campbell. Now Alexa Chung’s teaser for her clothing line features her riding around a stable. Jodhpurs optional.

Homer The first author Karl Lagerfeld read and partial inspiration behind Chanel cruise show. Expect a battered copy of The Odyssey as front-row reading soon.

Purple Prince obvs. But also reigning over Warehouse’s excellent AW17 collection, in store soon.

Teeth Part of what won Macron the French election, according to some commentators.

Poppers on T-shirts Just enough of a detail. See Tinie Tempah’s What We Wear collection which is, as it goes, all about those micro details.

Studio Nicholson menswear Recently launched and with the same considered modernism as the womenswear.

Going down

Denim jackets Switch to a khaki one now. As seen at Gap.

Girls Silver Tiara Crown

Dressing up When the Queen is dressing down for the state opening, the first time in 40 years, you know it’s time to hang up the tiara.

Alexa confusion Amazon’s name for its electronic PA is tricky. One doesn’t want to ask Ms Chung about the weather.

‘Enjoy’ Now said before non-enjoyable activities. To wit: when you check in for a HIIT class.

Conscious uncoupling Soz, Gwyneth. The new woke break-up term is “power parting”, aka calling it quits in a kind and constructive manner.

Ivanka Trump dancing This is something we can’t unsee.

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