Black Vintage Pencil Dress Report

Fashion from a vintage point

SHOPPING for clothes, especially during the festive season, should be a gay outing, but the teeming crowds and long queues at fitting rooms and at pay points just sap the joy out of it.

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Updated Thursday January 26, 9.09am: Valentino brought the couture shows to a close last night, with a characteristically pretty, wearable collection - featuring floor-length gowns adorned wth bows and delicate prints, empire line skirts teamed with ruffle-collared lace blouses and a caramel-coloured dress adorned with intricate embroidery.

Elisabeth Röhm Wears Too Many Mom Clothes

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Ageing with attitude

At the age of 90, New York socialite and stylista Iris Apfel is the face of MAC cosmetics' latest makeup line. Bold red lips and nails are a focus of the campaign, for which she poses in her own clothes and accessories, arms laden with ethnic bangles and eyes framed by her trademark owl-like spectacles.

Pakistan v England – live!

• Hit the auto-update button for the latest posts • Send your thoughts to andy.bull@guardian.co.uk 69th over: England 180-2 (Cook 81, Pietersen 4) Four more for Cook, who is cruising serenely on towards his hundred. 68th over: England 176-2 (Cook 81, Pietersen 4) What do we think then? How many will Pietersen make? He's in a little trouble here, groping at a lovely delivery from Rehman that ...