Written by To paraphrase Alfred Wainwright, there’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong kit. And he of all people should know. Wainwright spent his life charting every nook and cranny of the notoriously wet and windy Lake District. But he never let a bit of bad weather get between himself and the great outdoors. […]
There are two types of people on any UK hiking trail: those wearing walking boots, and those who have yet to experience the unmistakable sensation of cowpat seeping through their trainers. I belong in the first camp and firmly believe that the great outdoors is best enjoyed in appropriate footwear. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. […]
At 8.45am, I stroll down the steps of The Queen at Chester hotel and into the midweek flow. The roads are full of delivery vans, the station is lined with taxis and the pavements are busy with commuters. I move among them lightly, a roamer bound for distant lands. Well, distant-ish: I’m a coffee to […]
Twenty-something pop singers are usually the default stars of fashion week. However, during the latest womenswear shows that wrapped up on Tuesday it was a cohort of middle-aged men who unexpectedly stole the spotlight. Forget Mamils (middle-aged men in Lycra), now it’s all about the middle-aged men in Loewe. Those embracing the midlife makeover and […]
Rare rainforest in the Lake District Autumn is often wet – so why not embrace this, and visit one of Britain’s temperate rainforests in Borrowdale, near Keswick. Such forests are rare globally as well as in Britain. Not only can you observe the gorgeous autumn hues from the leaves of ash, birch and oak but […]
Alexander McQueen Seán McGirr’s second outing at Alexander McQueen took inspiration from McQueen’s own second collection from AW94, called Banshee. Folk stories of Banshees spoke to McGirr’s Celtic heritage. The once infamous bumster trousers were revisited and presented with a mesh panel below the waistband to show a flash of bottom cleavage. A strong finale […]
It’s been a whirlwind four weeks of shows, celebrities and competitive street style peacocking. The season kicked off with US first lady Jill Biden swinging by the Ralph Lauren extravaganza in the Hamptons in New York, and wrapped up with Kylie Jenner closing the Coperni show at Disneyland Paris. But while ready-to-wear collections won’t enter […]
Listen to article It’s been a month since Tom Cruise wowed the world with his daring stunt at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony. Now, Casey Wasserman, the LA28 President and Chair, has disclosed just how much Cruise charged for his jaw-dropping 15-minute performance at the grand sporting event. Casey Wasserman shared insights during a panel discussion. The […]
Gaddings Dam was built as a mill pond in about 1833, when the Industrial Revolution positioned West Yorkshire and the north of England as the centre of the developed world’s cotton-spinning and weaving mills. It sits above the market town of Todmorden, out of sight on the moor of Langfield Common, with a sandy beach […]