“In fashion, you can’t invent something new,” said the creative director of Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri, backstage before her autumn/winter 2025 show. But in fashion, you can reinvent it. And so, in the Tuileries garden, Chiuri took an everyday basic – the white shirt – turned it on its head, and placed it front and…
‘There’s something despicable about the conspiratorial way women talk to each other about food.’ Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian Even during the apocalypse, I was calorie counting. While the pandemic raged on, I was still following The Rules, a set of requirements around my eating that I’ve had since I was 12. The Rules have changed…
Capsicums, cabbage and potatoes are plentiful in the first month of autumn, but it’s time to say a fond farewell to summer fruits, such as mangoes, peaches and nectarines. Instead, pick up a bunch of red or white grapes. “There are a huge variety of grapes at the moment,” says Pat Senserrick, owner of Senserrick’s…
I like this bread and butter pudding when it is barely set, so you get spoonfuls of just-set pudding and a little trickle of custard, for which I suggest a baking time of 35-40 minutes. If you prefer your pudding puffed up – more of a wobble than a quiver – then I suggest baking…
Dolce & Gabbana If fashion is destined for the street, Dolce & Gabbana decided to illustrate as much but sending models straight from the catwalk to the street outside the brand’s HQ, where another elevated catwalk was waiting to indulge the screaming fans outside. It was a savvy move, especially for this collection, which was…
I have been married for three years and no longer have any sexual desire. I am deeply in love, but my husband says I have stopped initiating physical intimacy and he hasn’t felt wanted for a long time. We have very young children, so I am exhausted all the time. He fantasises about exotic romps…