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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Simon Chilvers

The fashion briefing

The fashion briefing: fashion briefing
Splurge
Tim Burton’s forthcoming 3D take on Alice in Wonderland is clearly a cultural pick with terrific fashion tie-in potential. Hello, Stella McCartney’s new costume jewellery featuring Alice-inspired charms such as a rabbit and the Mad Hatter’s top hat. This necklace also boasts a super-chunky gold chain, straight from one of Stella’s top-selling handbags. Now, if only she could sort out those awful 3D cinema specs ...
£255, available from 22 February, stellamccartney.com
Photograph: Sarah Lee/Guardian
The fashion briefing: fashion briefing
The investment
These petite-stilettos – a touch higher than a kitten – are the most classically chic thing we’ve seen in days. Designed by Pierre Hardy, the man behind all those Gap sell-out sandals and probably the coolest cobbler name to slip into a conversation. Super soft leather with a peep toe, these could be the perfect spring designer shoe.
£385, start-london.com
Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guradian
The fashion briefing: fashion briefing
The colour to wear right now . . .
Red. As seen in the new pre-fall collection (the one that goes into shops after summer but before autumn: keep up) of label of the moment, Céline. This long-line, slim-cut juicy tomato cardigan, taken from Lyle & Scott Vintage’s first women's collection, is the perfect way to start channelling red. Extra points awarded for those sparky gold buttons.
£92, lyleandscott.com
Photograph: Linda Nylind/Guardian
The fashion briefing: fashion briefing
All men should smell of . . .
Burberry Sport For Men. With its zing of frozen ginger, grapefruit and wheat grass, coupled with some woody bits and a splash of musk, this new aroma is the perfect sports kit upgrade. More importantly, the bottle is totally brilliant. Black rubber exterior, a slash of red glass and a visible plunger – like a magnificent modern skyscraper.
From £27, from Selfridges, selfridges.co.uk
Photograph: Guardian
The fashion briefing: fashion briefing
Get in line . . .
Next month, it’s round two of Bernhard Willhelm for Camper, and the German designer’s shoes are weirdly wonderful – along the lines of a camping holiday in a school gym. Cue tyre-rubber soles and climbing rope. This directional pair features a snazzy yellow rope lace-up device. For the full-on fashion experience, wear with thick socks. Go on, you know you want to.
£150, camper.com
Photograph: Guardian
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