October 2016, Metro.co.uk
Cast your mind back to 2002 and, chances are, the predominant image that will pop into your mind is the UGG boot, otherwise known as the shoe version of a hangover.
It was a boot that gloried in being ugly, that left us all walking on the ankles, went soggy the second it rained and never recovered, but was so comfortable, we forgave it all those sins and determinedly carried on wearing them anyway (sometimes with mini skirts, which made absolutely no …read more
September 26 2013, The Huffington Post
Forgive me, fashion gods, for the hubris I’m about to commit, but it’s time we faced up to the facts: this summer saw some absolute fashion clangers. Working as I did for a fashion search engine throughout this troubling time, I saw the worst of it, gaining an invaluable insight into the stats for the most searched for, shopped and talked about trends. I was on the fashion frontline and it wasn’t always pretty. For every structured pastel sundress sought, there was a neon string bikini …read more
September 11 2013, Style In View
Summer is over. It’s time for LFW, I’m wearing tights for the first time in three months and while there are still those out there who will determinedly plough on on their morning commute in bare legs and sandals, their foolhardiness is undercut by the oversized hoodie they’re wearing, drawstrings off their hoods pulled so tight around their faces, there’s only a grim set mouth and hardened brow visible. So today I’m here to talk about autumn trends, because like it or not, …read more
September 9 2013, Fearless Men
Let’s skip the basics of putting your trousers on one leg at a time, shall we, and get down to the important bit. Namely, what you’d do best to deck yourself out in this season.
Navigating the post London Collections: Men (LC:M) waters can be tricky fare if you’re not careful and fully prepped. Get it wrong and you could find yourself accessorizing with a crate as a face guard (seven months later and I still don’t get the logic behind that one). Or …read more
It seems like only yesterday that I was discussing statement footwear with you. But of course, that was all the way back in April and we were talking about thespring/summer boot; now it’s September and the autumn/winter boot, which are two very different things, obviously.
Luckily, very little h …read more
August 27 2013, Women’s Insite
The waist: belt it; define it; nip it; parade it; hide it under a shift or disguise it with an emperor line. It can symbolise femininity, fertility and sexuality; it can bear the signs of ageing, comment on our gene pool or belie our Weight Watchers promise. Essentially, it can come down to you either got it or you ain’t. Which means that fashion’s focus shifting to this, most evocative body part, will likely cause equal amounts of despair and delight, but rarely …read more
August 14 2013, Style In View
By the time you read this, I will not be in the SiV towers but on holiday (please, keep reading). This has thrown me into somewhat of a conundrum as I’m not doing the standard summer holiday location of somewhere hot and sunny, where all you need to pack is a few different bikinis (or in the case of Magaluf, just a thong and some ointment), but rather Dublin. Not only does this bring up the usual issues of what to pack for a city break — I can tell you now, every cocktail and party dress I …read more
August 12 2013, Couture Girl
Cellulite: it’s the buzz word of this season, isn’t it? The fuel behind those legions of ‘get fit quick’, ‘bikini boot camp’ features we see making the rounds. I mean, it’s summer now, so obviously we must be thinking about how our own bodies will be looking when we break out the swimwear. And this issue is made all the more problematic by the fact that we’re actually getting a summer this year: a cossie isn’t a nostalgic purchase anymore, but a genuine …read more
August 11 2013, My Love Of Style
Has ever an accessory been so unfairly maligned as the rucksack: dismissed as obtrusive and ugly; usually seen on schoolchildren too young to know better and strapped onto the chests of foreign exchange students. Using one past a certain age at school was practically the equivalent of using a briefcase or, God forbid, carting your books around in a wheelie suitcase, but this reputation is unjust and in need of an overhaul, which is precisely what has happened for Autumn/Winter …read more
August 8 2013, Red Dress Studio
Readers, I speak to you as a damaged woman. Earlier this month a catastrophe occurred and I’ve been left reeling, lost and slightly confused as to my next step, if you will. My favourite (nay, only) summer sandals snapped.
White peep toe sling backs, they were the perfect shoe to get me through the summer. The fact they were jelly shoes, thus made of rubber (ultimately their downfall) only worked in their favour when the weather turned and I was caught in a sudden …read more
Amy Lavelle is a freelance journalist who writes for the likes of Grazia, Glamour, Red, The Pool, Metro, Telegraph and the Independent, among others.
Amy is represented by Amanda Preston and Hannah Schofield at LBA. Her debut novel, Definitely Fine, published by Orion Fiction, is out now. Her second novel, Home Sweet Home, came out in April 2023.
