Lululemon is seen as an aspirational activewear brand, with leggings sometimes costing upwards of £100 and normally spotted in fitness centres like SoulCycle and Bodyism.

Fans of the brand are currently able to get their gym gear fix for less, though, as Lululemon is having a massive sale to clear stock.

From sports bras to shorts to water bottle, over 1,000 products are featured in the ‘we made too much’ sale, and the discounts see items going from under £20 in some cases.

The Wunder Under leggings tend to be thought of as Lululemon’s hero item, sitting tight on your skin and high on the waist (with a no-dig band) so you can yoga or run or just go about your day in comfort and style. These normally retail for £78, but are currently available for £44 in some colours.

For a more ‘naked’ feel, go for the Align leggings, which are made with a sweat-wicking four-way-stretch fabric that’s designed to feel like a ‘second skin’. These normally go for £88, but some colours are in the sale at £44.

It’s not just women’s styles either. Boxers are from £9 at the moment, with different fabrics (mainly focused on sweat-wicking and comfort) to choose from.

The Lululemon Commission trousers are another interesting buy. Down from £118 to £74, these formal-style trousers are ideal for folks that want to look smart but don’t skip leg day.

They have a generous cut around the glutes and quads, and even have something called ABC (anti ball crushing) technology for more room in the crotch. You can flip the hems up to reveal reflective panels, so if you switch from city mode to country mode you can be seen in the dark.

One of the biggest drawbacks about Lululemon’s sale is that women’s sizes only go up to a US12 (UK14) and men’s to a 38 waist. That leaves out quite a few of us who want to look cool while we get sweaty. But alas.

If you’d like to shop the sale, you can do so here. Many items are selling out quickly, so keep that in mind if you have something you feel you desparately want.

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Of all the symbols in this world that has the power to shock, the swastika is right up there.

Although the symbol used by the Nazis was co-opted from a Buddhist symbol representing prosperity (the Sanskrit word svastika loosely translates to ‘conducive to wellbeing’), it has become something that for many represents horrific events such as the Holocaust.

Retailer Shein has recently apologised after customer complaints about a necklace they were selling showing the symbol.

The necklace, which was on sale for $2.50, was labelled as a ‘swastika pendant necklace’ and has since been removed from the site.

A number of influencers and groups focused on ending antisemitism spoke up about the item, with one such campaigning page saying: ‘We demand that #shein IMMEDIATELY remove this item from their website as it represents the mass murder of millions.’

Influencer Marissa Casey Grossman, who goes by the handle Fashionambitionist, said: ‘HOLY F***. I have zero words. I will NEVER be buying from [Shein] EVER again. This is a company that I’ve bought from so much over the years and to see this is ABSOLUTELY disgusting.’

On a post on fashion page Diet Prada about the scandal, Marc Jacobs replied ‘Heinous’ to the photo.

A spokesperson for Shein told Buzzfeed News that the necklace actually featured ‘a Buddhist swastika which has symbolized spirituality and good fortune for more than a thousand years.’

It was highlighted by the brand that the Nazi version goes clockwise, whereas the traditional religious version is anti-clockwise.

They continued: ‘However, because we understand the two symbols can be confused, and one is highly offensive, we have removed the product from our site.

‘As a multicultural and global brand, we want to apologize profusely to those who are offended, we are sensitive to these issues and want to be very clear that we in no way support or condone racial, cultural and religious prejudice or hostility.

‘We are actively working through our internal structure and processes to resolve these issues, including a product review committee to ensure that we respect our diverse community.

‘We are a global and all-inclusive brand and we are taking extreme measures to ensure that all items are cleared through a rigorous vetting process before we retail them.’

This comes after a previous controversy for the brand, after they were found to be selling Muslim prayer mats as decorative rugs.

Writer Khadija Rizxi – who first noted the products in Shein’s homeware section – stated: ‘I was so incredibly offended and hurt that a piece of my religion, something we pray on 5 times a day, was being used as a casual mat for regular use — when at home we treat it with the utmost respect.’

She wrote on her Instagram page: ‘I am disgusted. I am livid is [Shein] also PROFITING off muslim prayer mats (janemaz/sajadah) by selling them as ‘fringe trim carpets’ for people to use casually around the house.’

At the time, Shein said: ‘To our community – we made a serious mistake recently by selling prayer mats as decorative rugs on our site.

‘We understand this was a highly offensive oversight and we are truly sorry.’

The company removed the products from sale and claimed they had hired a committed product review team to ensure such mistakes would not happen again.

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Brazillian Valentina Sampaio has had a modelling career full of firsts.

From being the first transgender Victoria’s Secret Angel to becoming the first ever trans Vogue cover model, she’s done so much in just 23 years.

The latest of these feats is being featured on the pages of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition, the first trans woman to ever do so.

Valentina shared the news on her Instagram page, saying: ‘I am excited and honored to be part of the iconic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

‘The team at SI has created yet another groundbreaking issue by bringing together a diverse set of multitalented, beautiful women in a creative and dignified way.

‘I was born trans in a remote, humble fishing village in northern Brazil. Brazil is a beautiful country, but it also hosts the highest number of violent crimes and murders against the trans community in the world—three times that of the U.S.

‘Being trans usually means facing closed doors to peoples’ hearts and minds. We face snickers, insults, fearful reactions and physical violations just for existing.

‘Our options for growing up in a loving and accepting family, having a fruitful experience at school or finding dignified work are unimaginably limited and challenging.’

Editor in Chief MJ Day has been credited with bringing inclusivity to the iconic magazine, featuring plus-size model Ashley Graham in 2016 and hijabi model Halima Aden in 2019.

Day said of the casting of Valentina: ‘Our goal in selecting who we feature is centered around identifying some of the most inspiring, interesting, and multidimensional women that we can find.

‘We are deeply moved that Valentina was willing to put her trust in us. We didn’t think twice about wanting to amplify her voice and message and give her a platform to advocate from on behalf of her personal aspirations and the trans community.’

The Swimsuit Issue has been published by Sports Illustrated every year since 1964, with supermodels like Tyra Banks and Christie Brinkley gracing the pages over the decades.

Despite being predominantly a publication that advertises swimwear, over the last few years there’s been a focus on looking at issues like the Me Too movement, ageism, and mental health among other things.

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Following the killing of George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement has provoked global change, prompting a reckoning across all areas of celebrity and business.

In response to calls for change, Sweaty Betty has announced changes to their product names, many of which formerly featured Sanskrit words.

Across the internet there have been many criticisms of the whitewashing of yoga, a practice that originated in India but is now often fronted by slim white women.

As part of this backlash, Sweaty Betty has been called out for the names of some of their sportswear designed for yoga and pilates. Yesterday they announced the immediate change of these product names, calling this move ‘just the beginning’.

On Instagram the brand explained that the Simhasana Sweatshirt would become the All Day Sweatshirt, the Prana Yoga Bra will now be the Foundation Seamless Yoga Bra, the Garadusana Yoga Pants will now be the Gary Yoga Pants, the Brahma Yoga Bra will be the Strappy Back Seamless Bra, the Dharana Yoga Top will be the Dynamic Seamless Yoga Top, and the Namaste Yoga Bra will be the Mindful Yoga Bra.

Sweaty Betty said: ‘We are focusing on making positive changes + these new product names are just the beginning. Please note, all of these products have been renamed online, but our swing tickets take longer, so these will be updated very soon.⠀

‘Originating in India thousands of years ago, the benefits of yoga on the mind and body are now enjoyed worldwide. This means that many of us have unconsciously adopted a culture without acknowledging where these practices have come from. While continuing to experience the joy of yoga, it is important to celebrate and honour its origins to both deepen your own practice and be mindful of its sacred roots.⠀

‘After further educating ourselves on this, we’ve made the decision to rename some of our products where Sanskrit words were used in the wrong context. Our previous names included Brahma, the name of a Hindu God and Namaste, a sacred greeting. Separated from their sacred foundations, this felt insensitive and we felt it was inappropriate to sell products using these culturally important words.⠀

‘Renaming these products with more appropriate names is the first step on our journey and part of a wider conversation. We will be sharing our next steps soon…’

On their Instagram stories, the brand added that they have been ‘educating’ themselves about the cultural appropriation of yoga, and pointed followers to their blog post on this subject, where they promoted the work of educators and yogis. ⠀

Reaction to the decision to change the product names has been mixed.

While many have applauded Sweaty Betty for taking steps to address the issue of cultural appropriation in yoga, the comments section of the Instagram post where they announce this has a few messages calling the new names ‘dull’.

‘I buy them because of the yoga names…’ wrote one commenter.

Another asked: ‘Does this mean a white person shouldn’t do yoga?’

Overwhelmingly, though, the reaction has been positive – although some find the name ‘Gary’ for a pair of yoga pants quite funny.

‘Well done, so proud of every little step,’ wrote a yoga instructor in the comments.

Another said: ‘A great first step’.

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When it comes to buying new clothes, you’re probably used to seeing models with a particular type of body.

Although the industry is changing and realising that we want to see a more diverse range of people, there is still some way to go.

But one lingerie brand has decided to choose the models for their products simply based on their stories.

The underargument recruits models who don’t have to have any experience and the brand makes their choice without seeing any pictures or asking for measurements.

The company was set up by Maïna Cissé in 2015 as a site to share inclusive stories and create empowering lingerie, with each one named and labelled with a quote.

The brand name comes from the combination of ‘undergarment’ and ‘argument’.

With that in mind, Maïna decided she wanted to hold an ‘anti-casting’, only meeting the models for the first time on shoot day as she says did not want her model choices to be tokenistic.

Each collection is based around a theme advocating an argument against the norm and they ask people to submit their story based around those ideas, choosing who to feature solely from those words.

You can read all the stories of their current models on their website.

Previous themes have included ‘for awesome/against perfection’, ‘for identity/against stereotypes’, ‘for love/against oblivious’, ‘for sexy/against sexism’ ‘for loving/against conforming’.

Maïna said: ‘These underarguments come to life through the collections but also through the stories of the women who vulnerably volunteer to share their life experience and shoot with us. 

‘All the women shown on the site have been selected for the story they chose to share with us, we select these before we know what the women look like (we only meet them on shoot day) and without asking for their size.

‘Lingerie used to and still has an empowering and therapeutic effect on me. I’m hoping that the underargument, both through the lingerie and the content shared, will take you on a journey that will have the same beneficial effects on you.

‘I hope that through embracing your individuality, you find and fulfil your purpose because the world needs your unique gifts to become a better place.’

Currently the pieces are available in sizes 28B to 38E and 6-16, but they hope to add more as the brand grows.

If you are interested in modelling for the brand, you can apply with your story on their website.

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Ever looked around at all the waste packaging that comes from your weekly food shop and wondered what to do with it all? Well, how about upcycling them into iconic pieces of arm candy?

An Italian Instagram account is turning fast-food wrappers, shopping bags and boxes into incredible handbags. @camera60studio is run by creative couple Chiara Rivituso and Matteo Bastiani who both work in fashion. Their designs – followed by 11.6K fans – are all about communicating their ‘vision of a more sustainable environment’.

They tell Vogue that they started their upcycling project a few years ago when they decided to ‘bring the craftsmanship leather goods details into everyday objects’.

When coronavirus hit, however, the pair decided to level up by looking at how to make something beautiful out of nothing – looking around their home for materials. In March, they made a Stella McCartney Falabella tote out of an Italian biscuit box. Abbracci, the name of the brand, means ‘hugs’ in English – a message to their followers to hang on in there during the crisis.

Their aim, they say is ‘to inspire people to create rather than waste’. All of the bags are functional and while they started being made from standard bag materials infused with salvaged items, the more recent creations are all entirely created using upcycled packaging.

Whether it’s creating a Balenciaga Bazar bag from a Tesco shopper

A Fendi Baguette from Macci D materials

Or a Maison Margiela tote out of a massive crisp packet

They’ve just done it

And Amazon Prime will never be the same again

And if you want to have a go at making your own Mini Kelly neck bags out of Tampax boxes or Kinder Brioche packaging, the pair have put the template online.

All you have to do is download it here and follow the instructions in their stories.

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Princess Beatrice didn’t have the traditional huge royal wedding, instead opting for an intimate secret ceremony in Windsor.

And when it came to her dress, she decided not to go for a bespoke designer dress like other recent royal brides, instead upcycling a dress given to her by her grandmother the Queen.

Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge, Windsor, on Friday.

Images released over the weekend give the first glimpse of what the simple day was like, with just the couple, their parents, siblings and the Queen and Prince Philip in attendance.

The photographs show Beatrice wearing the Peau De Soie taffeta dress by Norman Hartnell.

It’s believed the Queen first wore the dress for a state dinner held in honour of the then Italian President Giovanni Gronchi at the British Embassy in Rome on 4 May 1961 that year.

But she wore it again to the world premiere of Lawrence Of Arabia at the Odeon Leicester Square in December 1962 and for her speech in the House of Lords in 1966.

The white statin gown is covered in beaded embroidery from the neckline right down to the mid-thigh.

To update the dress for her wedding, Beatrice chose to add some puff sleeves as well as removing the underskirts and the bubble hem, replacing it with a silk trim.

The vintage dress was remodelled and fitted by the Queen’s senior dresser Angela Kelly and designer Stewart Parvin, Buckingham Palace said.

The Queen also loaned the tiara she wore on her own wedding day in 1947 to Beatrice.

The diamond fringe tiara was made in 1919 from a necklace gifted from Queen Victoria to Queen Mary.

Queen Elizabeth planned to wear the tiara from her own grandmother on her wedding day but it snapped on the morning of the wedding.

Luckily, following some emergency repairs, she walked down the aisle wearing the tiara to marry Prince Philip.

Princess Anne also wore the tiara for her wedding to Mark Phillip in 1973.

A royal author said that the Queen loaning the items to Beatrice was an ‘act of solidarity’ following the controversy around her father Prince Andrew’s relationship with Jeffery Epstein.

Although the Duke of York attended the wedding and walked his daughter down the aisle, he was not featured in any of the official photographs.

Penny Junor told the PA news agency: ‘It’s really touching that the Queen showed such solidarity with her, especially with the tiara that she herself was married in speaks volumes.

‘I think it shows how fond her grandparents are of her, it’s really heartwarming.’

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If you follow any street fashion pages on TikTok or Instagram, you’ll know that Chinese people are absolutely slaying the fashion game right now.

Popular streetwear accounts often document the drip (that’s slang for swag which is slang for cool sartorial choices) and recently there’s been a wave of appreciation for those who are dressed to the nines.

One lesbian couple who were spotted serving looks went viral for their constant dedication to the fashion ensemble.

Yanwen Zhang and her girlfriend Jiayu Wu went viral on Twitter last week after a person shared a TikTok video of the couple’s looks for the week.

Yanwen, a 25-year-old model living in the city of Chengdu in Sichuan, China, met Jiayu while judging a modelling competition.

Bonded by their love of fashion, the two fell in love.

Now, whenever they walk down the city centre – where many amateur and professional photographers often capture decked-out passersby – cameras are always on the couple.

Now look at this lesbian couple!! 😭😭 I’m so— pic.twitter.com/pRWHR3uCQ9

— Leonardo Dicarprio bm🐻 (@VIRGOTH0T) July 12, 2020

Online, Yanwen goes by Ergoo and shares plenty of tips while explaining the choices behind her looks.

Despite dressing up in different styles every day, alternating between shoes and accessories, Yanwen says it doesn’t take her long to pull it all together.

She tells Metro.co.uk: ‘It won’t take us a long time to choose, and I am the one who has more ideas between us, so I just follow my mind.

‘My mum inspires me to dress the way I do. She is an elegant woman who has real taste and she inspires me a lot.

‘Besides that, I’m always inspired by the different cultures between the East and the West.’

Since the viral post of Yanwen and Jiayu, the couple has been inundated with questions about their lives.

For the most part, Yanwen is used to the attention.

She added: ‘I’ve been a model and blogger for years so I know that one day more people will know me because of my ideas and feelings about fashion.

‘And of course, I’m so blessed and thankful for the support.’

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If you’ve ever owned a pair of Converse, you probably know they look better when they’ve been worn in a little.

But Converse is selling shoes that are made to look dirty – and they cost from £70.

The description for the Chuck Taylor All Star basic wash on the website explains: ‘Classic Chuck features get an aged makeover in the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Smoke Low Top sneaker.

‘Skip the break-in period. A dirty wash treatment gives these classic Chucks a vintage look, straight out of the box.’

Available in grey or navy, the shoes have a muddy wash over the rim and the canvas material, making them look like you’ve been wearing them for years, rather than taking them straight out of the box.

Even the laces are covered in grey marks for that authentic feel.

The dirty look costs £18 more than the classic All Star shoes in the same colours.

The shoes were released by the brand last month but spotted by journalist Micha Frazer-Carroll on Twitter.

She added: ‘The worst part is that they are actually about double the amount of dirty you’d ever want ur converse to be.’

You can also get a pair of high top classic shoes in grey or black with the same wash for £85 – £28 more than the classic non-wash version.

The wash can also be applied to the Chuck 70 shoes, and will cost a total of £85 for the low top shoes or £90 for the high top version, compared to £70 for the classic version of the Chuck 70 low top and £75 for the classic Chuck 70 High Top.

If you don’t have the patience to wear your shoes through the breaking in phase, this might be the solution for you but if you want the same look for less, just find a very muddy puddle somewhere.

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Princess Beatrice has shared new photos from her secret wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi after the pair wed in a small family ceremony in Windsor on Friday.

The guest list has not been made public.

One picture shows the happy couple emerging from the chapel while another shows them smiling at the camera next to the Queen and Prince Phillip.

The latter picture is particularly touching, in no small part because the Queen, 94, loaned Beatrice, 31, her own dress for the big day.

Who designed the dress, when did the Queen wear it and are the royals the same height?

We take a step back in time.

Who designed Princess Beatrice’s wedding dress and when did the Queen wear it?

Beatrice’s vintage Peau De Soie taffeta dress was designed by British fashion designer Norman Hartnell.

It is understood the dress was originally worn by the Queen in 1961, when she was attending a state dinner held in honour of the Italian President at the time, Giovanni Gronchi.

The event was held on 4 May 1961 at the British Embassy in Rome.

She wore it again at the world premier of Lawrence of Arabia at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square in December 1962 and then again for her House of Lords speech in 1966.

So it’s safe to say, the dress has had quite the innings.

How was the dress adapted for Princess Beatrice?

The white satin gown, which is coated in beaded embroidery all the way from the neck to the mid thigh has been modified slightly by Beatrice, who chose to add in sheer puff sleeves, encrusted with diamonds.

She also updated the dress by removing the underskirts and bubble hem.

The stunning gown sits just below Beatrice’s ankles, while the original frock skimmed the ground.

In a press release, Buckingham Palace revealed the dress was remodelled and fitted by the Queen’s senior dresser, Angela Kelly, together with designer Stewart Parvin.

Are Princess Beatrice and the Queen the same height?

Both royals are around the same height, standing at around 5ft 4in.

Princess Eugenie is reportedly around one inch taller than her sister at 5ft 5 inches.

What wedding dress did the Queen wear to her wedding?

The Queen’s 1947 wedding dress was also designed by Norman Hartnell, who took his inspiration from flowers such as jasmine, for the pattern on her dress.

Despite being the heir apparent at the time, she had to buy her own wedding dress with ration coupons.

The government also donated 200 coupons to help her, while the public also tried to help out by sending their own coupons.

However, it was not legal for her to use them, so she sent them back.

The gown had a high neckline, tailored bodice and a short trail – by the royal’s standards that is – at 13 feet long.

Princess Beatrice also wore the the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara which the monarch wore on her own wedding day.

The tiara was first made in 1919 from a necklace gifted from Queen Victoria to Queen Mary and has since been worn by Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne.

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Last year Stacey Solomon’s first two collections with Primark sold out fast – but now she’s back with a new range.

The Loose Women star has created a range of clothes for kids in collaboration with the high street store.

It features 35 pieces for boys and girls, in sizes 0 to 10 years. Prices start at £2 and go up to £14.

There’s lots of bold and bright colours, rainbows, Dalmatian and robot prints.

For parents who want to match with their little ones, there’s a Smile slogan t-shirt available in both adults and kids sizes.

The range also includes accessories with on-trend rainbow sliders, adorable sunnies and super cool caps.

To launch the range, which will be in stores from today (July 20) Stacey modelled with her boys Leighton, Zachary and Rex.

The full collection

Stacey said: ‘I was so excited to be given the opportunity to create my own kidswear collection with Primark. The boys were just as excited as I was,
and I loved being able to include them in a project that means so much to me.

‘I still can’t believe that my boys are going to be able to wear pieces that we all designed together. It was so special to have them as part of the process.’

‘I wanted the collection to be fun and comfy, they’re my top priorities when finding clothes for the boys.

‘I have two favourite pieces, the printed robot tracksuit and the Smile’ t-shirts. I am also a little bit obsessed with the denim jacket. There’s something about tiny clothes that I would wear too that makes me very excited!’

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Get ready to stan this fashion-forward couple in their 80s.

Husband and wife duo Wan-Ji Chang, 83, and Sho-Er Hsu, 84, are owners of a laundromat, Wan Sho Laundry, which is located in Taichung City, Taiwan.

The adorable elderly couple sometimes find clothes left behind by customers who don’t return to claim it.

So, Wan-Ji and Sho-Er have a little fun with the items left behind.

The couple enjoys nothing more than playing dress up with whatever they find and the results are often seriously stylish.

In recent weeks, the pair have become Instagram sensations, racking up a whopping 96.7k followers thanks to their hilarious and fashion-forward antics.

The couple said that their various customers have left behind roughly 300 pieces of clothing in nearly 60 years, giving them a whole new wardrobe full of weird and wacky items.

They were inspired to start playing dress-up by their grandson, Reef Chang, 31.

And they didn’t actually realise their hilarious Instagram account had gone viral until they started getting recognised on the street.

Sadly, among the hundreds of pieces of clothing left behind, they are yet to come across any designer labels.

Grandson Reef explained: ‘There are no designer brands, only vintage thrift clothes.

‘The coolest ones are probably costume clothing. They are very unique to their owner and somehow they forgot to take them back.

‘They must have left for them for some reason and its interesting for my grandparents to discover the stories behind the clothes.’

Reef said he was surprised to see how successful his grandparents were with their recycling antics.

He added: ‘Everyone likes Wan-ji and Sho-Er and when their Instagram account reached 10k followers, the sudden change in our lives was a huge blessing to us and brings energetic vibes into our home and also encourages my grandparents to keep up their faith and motivation in running their laundry shop.’

Adorable.

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A fashion design student recreated a £200k dress for only £30, using 500 sheets of paper and 120 glue sticks.

Karina Bondareva, 24, from Oundle, Peterborough, was prompted to make the garment in May when American actor and style icon, Billy Porter, challenged his fans to recreate their favourite Met Gala look after the Covid-19 pandemic cancelled the red carpet event this year.

The young designer who is studying at the prestigious fashion school, Central St Martins in London, spent just £30 on materials to reproduce the £200,000 Thom Browne look worn by Cardi B at the event last year.

The original dress took 2,000 hours to accomplish, and was made with tulle, silk organza, 44 carat rubies and 30,000 coque feathers – but creative Karina pulled off her paper copy in just 72 hours with 500 sheets of paper and 120 glue sticks.

‘At first, my parents were skeptical and said; “you’re going to make a dress out of paper, how is that going to work?” says Karina.

‘But when it started to look more finished they started to believe in it and realised how big it was going to be.

‘I knew whatever I was going to make had to be red because all I had was loads of red paper and not enough fabric for a giant gown.

‘I wanted to make the biggest and flashiest dress that I could and Cardi B’s dress certainly got the most attention, so it made perfect sense to recreate that.

‘I took one look at it and I thought I would love to make that.

‘I started by doing the undercarriage and structure of the dress in clingfilm and then built the rest of the dress out of paper.

‘It’s very warm but I got a few paper cuts putting it on and I can’t walk in it. My parents literally had to dress me.’

As well as creating the incredible gown, Karina also put together a matching headpiece and decorative nails like the ones worn by Cardi B when she debuted the original outfit.

The duplicate dress won Karina the attention of Billy Porter, who shared it on his Instagram, the Met Museum which hosts the Met Gala, and Vogue, which featured the piece alongside nine other winners out of thousands of entries.

But while beautiful and extravagant, the paper frock was too impractical to wear or store, and so the fashion student has upcycled the entire thing in a piece of wall art – leaving only the headpiece and chest-piece as keepsakes.

Looking ahead to her next project, Karina has big ideas for her final year collection with plans to use the skills she picked up last year – while working under an internship at Saville Row, in the same workshop where famed-designer Alexander McQueen learned how to make suits.

‘A friend of mine sent me a screenshot of Billy Porter‘s Instagram and I couldn’t believe he had seen it,’ says Karina.

‘I knew when he posted it that hopefully something good was going to come my way and then Vogue asked me for permission to use my photos.

‘But when the Met Museum got in touch with me that was probably even more impressive than Vogue for me, because it has played host and featured so many famous fashion designers’ work over the years.

‘I’m really proud of myself for what I’ve achieved, I’m very ambitious and I have big plans for the future, I have so many more ideas that I can’t wait to share with the world once I graduate.’

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Sneakerheads are likely to be feeling pretty jealous right now – that is unless they have a spare $850,000 (£665,000) lying around.

Christies is auctioning a pair of original Air Jordan 1 trainers worn by the man himself.

Not only were they worn by Michael Jordan, they were worn during the 1985 exhibition game where Jordan dunked so hard he shattered the backboard into thousands of pieces.

One of those pieces of glass is still embedded them in the shoe, making them one of the most coveted pieces of memorabilia for fans.

Nike released a ‘shattered backboard’ limited edition colourway in 2015 to commemorate the moment, and they tend to go for around $1,000 on platforms like StockX.

But these are the real holy grail for Michael Jordan stans, with a guide price of $650,000 to $850,000 (around £510,000 to £650,000).

The size 13.5 trainers will be on sale from 10am EST on 30 July, along with other sneakers as part of an Original Air sale.

Other lots include a pair of the Air Jordan 7 ‘Olympic’ worn in the Dream Team’s gold medal game in 1992 and a pair of Air Jordan 10 PE baseball cleats from Jordan’s 1995 stint in minor league baseball.

Prices start from around $6,000 (£4,700) so they aren’t really even payday buys for many of us, but it’s worth keeping an eye on the auctions just to be nosy. You can do so here.

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Fashion – and activewear in particular – has an awful rep when it comes to waste and plastic pollution.

It’s estimated that around 20 billion pairs of shoes are produced annually, with around 300 million pairs ending up in landfills after they’ve been worn. Oh, and some sneaker soles are set to last 1,000 years once they get to landfill. Ooft.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a new pair of trainers if you’re in the market for a change. A number of brands are busy turning food waste into chic creps that don’t cost the earth.

First up, we’ve got this sexy pair of plant-based trainers from Mercer Amsterdam.

Dubbed the W3RD Wine Pack, its new sneaker range features vegan shoes made from Italian wine waste, recycled PET bottles and algae-based EVA soles.

The vegan leather used is made by Vegea, a company that uses the skins, stalks and seeds of grapes leftover from the winemaking process.

Set to go live in December 2020, these seriously sustainable sneakers are set to cost a cool €250 (£228). Check out the website for updates closer to the time.

Next up, everyone’s favourite ethical shoe company Veja is launching sustainable vegan shoes made from vegetable scraps.

The French brand’s new trainers have brought out an updated, vegan version of their V-12 leather trainers – this time upholstered with ‘leather’ made from 50% corn waste leftover from the food industry (the other half is waxed canvas). The laces are 100% organic cotton.

‘Urca’ is just the latest vegan offering from Veja (one in three of their shoes are animal-free) and it’s not the first time the label has used corn waste either. Last year, it launched a vegan sneaker range called CAMPO which used corn leather and was up to 63% biodegradable.

These new kicks are going on sale on 10 August, so again, check out the website for updates.

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An 80-year-old great-granddad who took part in a Peaky Blinders photoshoot has become one of the oldest male models in the UK.

Harry Mountain ran his own joinery business for decades before retiring in 1992 – 28 years before his looks were first recognised by the modelling industry.

Last year Harry was clocked by a friend and photographer who asked him to attend a shoot after one of the scheduled models backed out.

The OAP, from Lancashire, proved so successful in the Peaky Blinders-theme session that he was picked up by a national agency, which provides film and TV extras to various productions.

The dad-of-three is now champing at the bit for more camera time and has appealed to the film and TV world for work – specifically asking for a part in the next season of Peaky Blinders.

He said: ‘Whatever character you need, I’ll play. Before lockdown, I only had a moustache, now I’ve got the big white beard to match.

‘I can do all sorts now.’

Harry added: ‘I want to get in films and on TV, I wouldn’t mind being an extra on Peaky Blinders.

‘As you get older, you forget about your past and all that you have done and I’m really enjoying myself.

‘I want to find more work.’

Harry, a granddad-of-seven and great granddad-of-three left school at 16 and went on to run his own joinery business for 30 years.

In his younger days he also performed as a band member and a boxer.

Following a 30-year career in joinery, Harry retired in 1992 and moved to Spain for six years.

He was taken aback last year when his friend and photographer Brian Sandham invited him to his studio to take part in a shoot after one person dropped out.

Harry said: ‘He (Brian) told me to grab a cap, long coat and told me to pick up a Tommy gun – that’s how it started.’

Harry, who has been taking photographs himself for 40 years and is part of the Preston Photographic Society, added: ‘I’ve never been on the other side of the camera.

‘When I was younger nobody wanted to know, but now I’m a craggy crab they want my picture.’

After the success of his debut shoot, Harry had flyers made and advertised himself as a model.

Soon after that, The Casting Collective, a UK film and TV extras company, signed him up.

Harry landed his first job earlier this year but it was put on hold due to the coronavirus crisis.

He said: ‘I was better off before this virus, I had a film lined up called vengeance that was shooting in Liverpool, but it’s been put on hold.

‘I had a couple of other jobs lined up too.’

Now that regulations are easing, Harry is eager to get back to business.

He said: ‘I’m enjoying this so much.

‘At my age, it’s something to do and it’s just for myself, I don’t have to listen to anybody apart from the ones telling me which pose to pull.’

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Now you can look even more like your dog, thanks to a brilliant Etsy shop.

StitchyStitchDesigns is selling matching face masks and bandanas, so you can coordinate with your four-legged friend.

The brand has recognised that while coronavirus face masks are not necessary for dogs (and shouldn’t be worn for safety reasons), they can match with their owners with an adorable bandana.

The combos are available in a whole host of designs, including polka dot, watermelon and flamingo prints, as well as rainbow patterns and more.

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Other masks incorporate one of the year’s biggest trends – tie dye. These are available in hot pink, light pink, dark purple, light purple, yellow and orange.

But the shop also stresses that it’s happy to take requests for alternative colours.

If the matching patterns weren’t enough, StitchyStitchDesigns also offers the option to get the items personalised with the first letter of a canine’s name.

Of course, we know dogs come in all shapes and sizes, so the shop asks customers to state the breed and weight of their pet at the personalisation stage, so it can customise the bandana to fit.

The product description reads: ‘Twinning with our dogs with a monogram face mask and matching pet owner face mask will definitely be a fashion statement.’

For the matching set, prices start from £12.20 for a standard bundle and go up to £15.45 for the personalised garments.

On their own, the dog bandanas cost £5.69 and the human face masks are priced at £8.13 – but these may vary with designs.

If the reviews are anything to go by, dog owners will not be disappointed.

One happy customer commented: ‘Love the bandanas! Shipped and delivered faster than expected! Great quality and looks adorable on my pups. Going to order more!’

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Lots of people still feel uncomfortable about visiting shop fitting rooms at the moment – but a woman on TikTok has come up with the perfect solution.

She’s found a way to spot the perfect pair jeans, without the need to try them on.

Billie Newland – a 25-year-old from Iowa, USA – explains in her video that she discovered the hack by accident, when she was doing laundry.

In the clip, she says to measure the waistband of the jeans using your forearm – from the wrist to the elbow. If the arm fits snugly inside, then the pair will fit well.

She states: ‘If there’s a large gap between your elbow, your hand and the end of the jeans, they are simply too big.

‘On the flip side, if you pick up a pair of jeans and you can’t fit your arm into the waistband, they’re too small.

‘But if you find a pair of jeans and your elbow and your arm fit completely snug, that’s your perfect pair.’

Billie also claims this hack works with any brand in any store.

Speaking to Insider about how she came up with the hack, Billie said: ‘I was folding my jeans when my elbow actually got caught in the waistband, and then I realised my elbow to wrist fit in the band, so I thought it could either be a coincidence or might actually mean something.

‘I tried the elbow to wrist trick on a bigger pair I had just washed and there was more of a gap, so I thought maybe I could be onto something.’

The TikTok has now received more than 270,000 likes and has attracted a plethora of comments.

But lots of people have been keen to point out another way this can be achieved, using an alternative method.

One person replied: ‘Or you can just put the waist around your neck and see if it fits.’

The ‘neck technique’ refers to wrapping the waist of a pair of jeans around a person’s neck – if it touches at the back, it’s thought the pair will fit the individual.

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Nike has officially got the hype.

The sportswear brand has topped the Lyst Index, a quarterly ranking of fashion brand and products worked out by analysing shopping behaviour of more than nine million people.

Nike beat Off-White and Gucci to the number one spot, becoming the first non-luxury brand to get first place since Lyst began doing its index in 2017.

In their report, Lyst notes that Nike has reported a 75% increase in digital sales (which may be in part due to lockdown and growing online shopping habits) since April, accounting for 30% of their total revenue.

Months spent working from home may be why the brand has seen a 106% increase in demand for loungewear in the last three months, too.

Oddly, Nike hasn’t jumped on the face mask train by releasing their own tick-emblazoned face covering, but that hasn’t slowed their success.

Lyst also points to the brand’s response to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement as a reason for Nike’s recent success.

Nike pledged £30.78 million to organisations furthering social justice and changed their slogan to ‘Don’t Do It’ in a video that received millions of likes on social media.

On the more traditional high-end fashion side of things, in the last few months Nike also ran a massive raffle for access to buy the Air Jordan x Dior sneakers.

In second place on the Lyst Index, which is put together using search data from both Lyst and Google, conversion rates, sales, and brand and product social media mentions and engagement stats, is Off-White, which managed to nab the top spot for the last three quarters running.

Off-White actually collabed with Nike recently, making their close positioning feel rather fitting. The auction of the Off-White x Nike sneakers signed by CEO Virgil Abloh raised $187,000 for Black Lives Matter.

Off-White also saw success with sell-out face masks and a 90s-inspired capsule collection with TSUM.

In third place is Gucci, followed by Balenciaga, then Prada.

In terms of the hottest products, some different brands make the top ten.

The Birkenstock Arizona double strap sandals, which cost upwards of £60 a pair, get first place, followed by a face mask by Marine Serre, and the Loewe basket bag.

If you managed to get that pink H&M dress we highlighted back in June, claps for you – that snuck into the 9th spot on the hottest womenswear products list.

For men, the must-have item is the Off-White arrow logo face mask, followed by the Brunello Cucinelli double buckle suede sandals, then the Asics Gt-1000 7 sneakers.

The JW Anderson Colourblock patchwork cardigan – you know, the one Harry Styles wore back in February and that sparked a crocheting trend – comes in at number eight.

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Wimbledon may not have taken place this year but that hasn’t stopped people getting in on the fashion.

Tennis skirts are back with a bang and they are being worn both on and off the courts.

Sure, a pleated mini skirt might bring unwelcome flashbacks of secondary school PE lessons, but we’re here to tell you they are everywhere this summer.

Instagram influencers have been sharing snaps of how they’ve styled their own pleated mini skirts, and it’s naturally made us want to get in on the action, too.

So, if you’re actually planning a game or just want to look the part, we’ve rounded up some of the best tennis skirts on the high street… 

NikeCourt Victory, Nike, £38.47

This lemon number is a great twist on the classic tennis whites.

The pleating on this Nike skirt is slightly different from the classic uniform style – but it’s another unique feature which adds interest to this pastel piece.

Lacoste SPORT asymmetrical pleated tennis skirt, Lacoste, £75

Nothing beats a classic and Lacoste knows how to do tennis attire well. The brand’s tennis skirts are known for their asymmetrical design and traditional pleats.

The brand is worn by many sporting greats – so even if you’re not a professional player, you’ll feel like one in this.

One Above Another mini pleated tennis skirt, ASOS, £28

What’s green and white and checked all over? This jazzy ASOS skirt, of course.

Great for those who want something a little more eye-catching.

UO Kimberly White Mini Tennis Skirt, Urban Outfitters, £39

Urban Outfitters has its own take on a clean-cut white tennis skirt.

It’s a pretty traditional affair with high-rise waist and front pleats… but you can’t really go wrong with that can you?

Tennis skirt, H&M, £15

H&M do simplicity well. This white lightweight, fast-drying skirt would look great for a game tennis or just for running errands on a hot day.

It’s also on sale – so all the more reason to snap it up.

Swift skort, Sweaty Betty, £65

For something a little more practical, this hybrid garment combines the stylishness of a tennis skirt with the practicality of a short.

The ‘skort’ is stretchy and made with breathable perforated mesh for maximum comfort – it’s also crafted with a zip pocket for your phone.

Ellesse Trifono Tennis Skirt, JD Sports, £30

When it comes to brands delivering great activewear pieces (which can be worn for sports, or just generally), Ellesse is a top contender.

This stretchy cotton skirt is fuss-free and is adorned with the brand’s signature logo.

Net-A-Porter, £190

Those willing to splash a little more cash might enjoy this high-end skirt from L’Etoile Sport at Net-A-Porter.

The textured piece is modelled on the popular designs of the 70s and 80s, so has a vintage feel to it.

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