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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jo Jones and Helen Seamons

Unusual wedding gowns, perfect tights, colourful watches and shoes in every shade

Feel the stretch: tights that really fit
Feel the stretch: tights that really fit

Tight fit

Fed-up with tights digging into your waist and a gusset down by your knees? Heist has invented the perfect pair. The secret is knitting the tights in one tube, hence no seams. It’s revolutionary. From £19 (heist-studios.com)

Inspiring art: work at Nottingham Contemporary
Inspiring art: work at Nottingham Contemporary

Northern exposure

Linder’s exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary, The House of Fame, is inspired by her time as artist-in-residence at Chatsworth House, and includes photomontages, performance and a nod to Nottingham’s history of lacemaking (nottinghamcontemporary.org)

Mother of Pearl’s Pearly Whites collection
Mother of Pearl’s Pearly Whites collection Photograph: PR

Wedding belles

Mother of Pearl’s Pearly Whites collection gives brides a more unusual choice for their big day. Minimalist, easy to wear and made of organic silk, these dresses are created to order and feature the label’s signature faux pearls. Try this loose-fitting shift dress, at £895 (motherofpearl.co.uk)


Watches Calvin Klein
Watches Calvin Klein

Ones to watch

Characteristically minimal with a sporty edge, Calvin Klein’s new watch collection is worth checking out. Rebel has five coloured leather straps and matching dial variations to choose from. Perfect to take you from a business meeting to cocktails and there’s no excuse for being late. From £149 (calvinklein.com)

Adsum collection
Adsum collection Photograph: PR

Wild frontier

Menswear label Adsum takes its SS18 inspiration from 1920s Canadian artists the Group of Seven, whose unofficial leader, Lawren Harris, a regular at society parties, was known to wander shirtless with his easel slung over his back. Shirts from £162 (adsumnyc.com)

Skin tones: Dune London’s latest line-up
Skin tones: Dune London’s latest line-up

Shoes in every shade

Not only can you match your foundation to your skin tone, now you can match your shoes. Dune London has extended its best-selling Aurrora court shoe range, featuring popular foundation shades to give a true nude. £70 (dunelondon.com)

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