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Graziadaily
3 days ago
- Graziadaily
Chloe's It Girl Bag Is Back Again
It was a fashion girl's fever dream. Picture 2005: skinny jeans are clinging on for dear life, the Alexander McQueen skull scarf is already two years deep into iconic status, and the Chloé Paddington bag? It's everywhere. Tucked into the crooks of arms belonging to Hollywood It girls - Hilary Duff, Halle Berry, Kate Moss, Katy Perry. Age four, I had no idea what that clunky, padlocked bag meant, but I was about to find out. Designed by Phoebe Philo in 2004, the boho Paddington didn't need to beg for attention. Unlike the Balenciaga City bag, which took a minute to catch fire, this one exploded instantly. The first 8,000 units sold out before they even hit the shelves. It was peak 'if you know, you know', before that was even a thing. But like most era-defining accessories, the Paddington faded into fashion's archive. Until now. In March 2025, during Paris Fashion Week, Chloé's new creative director Chemena Kamali resurrected the Paddington for her Fall/Winter '25 runway. It's back in four updated colourways with a modernised silhouette and a new price point of €2,300 (£1,950) in Europe and \$2,750 (£2,130) in the US. For comparison? The original retailed for around \$1,400 (£1,085) in 2005. So yes, it's doubled in price but should that stop you? Not likely. The hype is real. According to Reddit, the new version is less heavy (a major complaint with the OG), and Depop has reported a 1,137% spike in searches for vintage Paddingtons since June. Because if there's one thing this generation loves, it's bringing something back-from low-rise jeans to point-and-shoot cameras, and of course, It-bags. Chloe Womenswear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 ©getty images The reissued Chloé Paddington will be available from September, but until then, you can join the waitlist or hit the secondhand market. You can find one on Depop, eBay, or Vestiaire - just be prepared to fight for it. 1. Chloé Paddington Bag Renee Washington , Grazia's digital fashion and beauty writer, lives online. With a penchant for wispy lashes and streetwear, she writes about the worlds of fashion and beauty from the viewpoint of the modern fashion girlie.. Main image credit: @chloé
Telegraph
6 days ago
- Telegraph
I thought it was bold to let my hair go grey – but now I'm turning back to colour
Looking back at photos I reached peak hair colour, sadly, when I was five years old. I sported a natural smattering of sun-kissed blonde highlights. As I grew up my hair became a dark chestnut. I don't remember any horrific moment when I noticed my first grey hairs but they must have been making themselves known so I started using brunette dye in my mid-30s. With hindsight I rushed into it. As my hair began to lose more pigment I started to get strikingly contrasting grey roots. The battle lines were drawn. About a month after each hair appointment my young daughter would take great delight in pointing out my shock of parting when I leant down (to tidy up after her, probably). Between relentlessly regular six-week salon visits I reached for sticks, powders and sprays to disguise my roots, but it felt like people were talking to the top of my head as the crispy texture or wrong shade gave the game away. After a decade of dyeing (since I was 36), I'd had enough and decided to transition from brown to grey. I was determined to age gracefully. I didn't want to be the female equivalent of a man with a comb-over. I was inspired by similar-aged women with great grey hair such as Sarah Harris, then deputy editor of British Vogue. I liked the way she saw it as 'honest and non-conformist'. It felt like an act of rebellion. I like to think of myself as an early adopter of the trend. I joined a supportive network of women on Instagram under the hashtags #silversisters, #greyhairmovement and #greyhairdontcare. As well as sharing their journeys they celebrated other trailblazers like the designer Liz Kamarul, make-up artist Michele Aikin and British model Sammie K. I felt liberated. I was free from the shackles of six-week hair cycles. I felt chic and confident. Women would compliment me or say I was inspiring them to ditch the dye. Covid and the consequential lockdown gave energy to the trend as women were denied visits to the hairdressers. They took advantage of being hidden away while they transitioned. Six months in I lost my patience with project grey. Around this time my husband told me I looked like I'd had a bag of flour dropped on my head. I wasn't prepared to chop short my long bob but recognised it would be another year before the grey had grown in. I needed help. So I cheated and revisited my colourist. I was lured into regular four-hour appointments where magic was weaved with foils, bleach and toners, to transform me to a cool ash-grey blonde. But over time my hair began to protest by throwing up frizz on good days, looking brassy and parched on bad. I sourced vats of nourishing products to try to appease it. Investing so much money and energy soon became a bore, so once again I opted to let the grey conquer. But as my blonde grew out I found I was having to supplement my look by upgrading my skincare, make-up and clothes to stop my late mother's voice tutting in my head and asking if I'd 'let myself go'. I'd catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror first thing in the morning, in my dog-walking gear, and fret that I looked frumpy. My husband posted a photo of me out walking on the family group chat and I was horrified how the hair on the back of my head was bright white and glowed conspicuously. I also noticed just how many women my age had opted out. I was no longer an outlier but just literally mainstream grey. I felt metaphorically drab too. I considered making a statement by using purple and pink toning shampoos but was put off by women decades older than me choosing this option. Is the recent trend for these just a re-marketing of a 1970s blue rinse? Natural-ish actual colour was what I yearned for. But I didn't want to reintroduce the dreaded regrowth ghost, so my hairdresser advised on bleaching then using a semi-permanent soft caramel which gently fades with each wash. As soon as I saw my new hair I felt physical relief. The warmer tones stopped my face looking washed out. A colleague has already confessed she feels her grey has made her feel invisible so is opting out too. And my colour-committed best friend, always ready with an honest opinion, simply said 'phew' when she saw me. OK, so I have to return every month but it only takes about an hour (including the cut), which is a quarter of the time I'd be sat having blonde highlights. I just wish I'd relented and done it sooner.
Metro
15-07-2025
- Metro
Miley Cyrus won't tour new album because of her mental health and sobreity
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Miley Cyrus has revealed why she won't be touring her latest album, Something Beautiful. The singer, 32, released her latest album on May 30, including the single End of the World, which has already earned 80million streams on Spotify. Despite the fantastic reception the new album received, the star has revealed that she has no intention to perform it on tour. Speaking with Good Morning America, Miley said that she doesn't feel that artists are supported while they are on tour. 'I do have the physical ability, and I have the opportunity to tour – I wish I had the desire, but I don't. I also don't think that there is actually an infrastructure that supports artists. She added that staying sober was another issue for her on tour: 'It's really hard to maintain sobriety when you're on the road, which is a really important, kind of pillar of stability in my life.' She added that on top of all of this, she also has to consider her mental health, as tour can come with crushing lows. 'None of this that I create would ever be possible without the way that I think about things. 'And I do think it's really hard to keep mental wellness [while touring]. You have so many thousands of people screaming at you, so [there's] dopamine, you're feeling a lot of love and then you totally crash at the end of the show. 'You start thinking that one person loving you is not enough; it needs to be 10,000, it needs to be 80,000.' In the interview, Miley mentioned Prince and added that she isn't the only artist to struggle with the intensity of touring. Famously, Michael Jackson hated touring, and stars like Shawn Mendes, Adele, and Zayn Malik have all been open about how their mental health has struggled with touring. The singer first went on tour in 2007 for the Best of Both Worlds Hannah Montana tour. She toured again in 2009 for the Wonder World Tour, and in 2011 in the Gypsy Heart Tour. She has also taken on two promotional tours, the 2015 Milky Milky Milk Tour in 2015, which consisted of just eight tour dates to support the album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015). In 2022, she also took on a mini 11-show tour, the Attention Tour to support of her seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts (2020). More Trending This isn't the first time that Miley has spoken honestly about how touring has affected her. Speaking to British Vogue in 2023, the star once again emphasised that she had 'no desire' to return to the stage, having last toured an album in 2014 with Bangerz. 'It's been a minute,' she said of her years-long break. 'After the last [headline arena] show I did [in 2014], I kind of looked at it as more of a question. And I can't. Not only 'can't', because can't is your capability, but my desire. 'Do I want to live my life for anyone else's pleasure or fulfilment other than my own?' she said. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Stevie Wonder clears up bizarre rumour that he's not really blind MORE: Bruno Mars says he's 'almost out of debt' after rumoured $50million gambling loss MORE: Horror director reveals why Amazon Prime series star was cut from new 90s reboot
