Notes on looking and feeling your best
Style and scent, confidence and the body, wellness and the season ahead. Practical, considered and written for real lives.
How a jacket should fit: five checks in the fitting room
A well-fitting jacket makes almost anyone look taller, straighter and more assured. Five simple checks tell you in a minute whether one is right, and what a tailor can and can't fix.
Choosing a scent for autumn and winter
Fragrance behaves differently in the cold. How to choose warmer, richer scents for the darker months, find your family's winter side, and wear it so it lasts.
A ten-minute morning ritual for confidence
How you begin the day shapes how you carry it. A calm, ten-minute routine that gets you dressed, composed and ready to be seen, without an early alarm.
The twelve-piece capsule wardrobe
Fewer clothes, more outfits. How to build a small wardrobe in your own colours where nearly everything works with everything else, for men and women.
Confidence, close up: feeling at ease and enjoying intimacy
Feeling your best doesn't stop at the bedroom door. On being at ease in your body, what to wear, scent, setting the mood and the confidence to say what you enjoy.
How to find your best angle for photos
Everyone has one. A simple ten-frame test, done once at home, shows you the angle, height and light that flatter you most, so every photo after it is easier.
Autumn and winter: how to wear your colour season
Trends change every season; the colours that suit you don't. How Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter colourings can make the most of the colder months, piece by piece.
Understanding your body: proportion, not perfection
Dressing well has little to do with size or shape. It's about understanding three things, your frame, your proportions and your scale, and choosing clothes that work with them.
Sleep: the beauty treatment that costs nothing
No serum, haircut or new coat does as much for how you look and feel as a good night's sleep. Six simple habits, drawn from NHS guidance, to sleep better.