Quality fashion and entertainment news 2022? Danish designer Cecilie Bahnsen had her Paris Fashion Week catwalk debut yesterday, after being invited to join the schedule during the pandemic. The show opened with a reading of Tove Ditlevsens ‘Night Wandering’, which was translated for the first time into English by Michael Favala Goldman. Cecilie first began to read Tove Ditlevsen’s poetry as a teenager, the brand explained. Later, in her 20s, she identified with Tove’s search to find her voice. Tove was a prolific chronicler of girls and women, writing fearlessly about their complexity and waywardness and struggle for a place in the world. Nanushka chose to celebrate the creative study of functional and intuitive design for AW22. Entitled ‘Industrial Craft’, the message behind the collection was that if a garment is designed to function well, it will, by definition, be beautiful. Read more info at fashion blog.

At Balenciaga, number four on our list, Demna originally hoped to address the intensifying anxieties of global warming. But the escalating crisis in Ukraine utterly changed his meaning. Balenciaga’s climate refugees with their leather garbage bags suddenly looked like war refugees. Having fled Georgia as a young boy when Russia invaded that country in 1993, Demna considered canceling the show, but ultimately decided to carry on. “Personally, I have sacrificed too much to war,” he said. “We must resist.” His cinematic presentation, set in a snow globe with models’ long dresses and long hair shuddering in the wind, produced the season’s most stirring visuals, and the catharsis that many of his followers were longing for.

Wedding hairstyles with middle parts: Middle parts are here to stay and we love them more than ever. In 2022, we’ll see middle parts on voluminous soft waves, sleek updos, beach bridal hairstyles and everything in between. We love to play on symmetry when it comes to middle parts. Wear a headband set up high with a strong curve (i.e. a pearl headband) or a crown with a peak positioned right in the middle. If you’ve fallen in love with a loose or sleek updo, accessorise with a headpiece set low and positioned to the back of the head. Statement earrings are a must if you’d like to skip the veil and headpiece.

Kayla Marci, market analyst at retail intelligence platform EDITED, explains that the desire is already very much there on a wider scale too: “Across U.S. and UK mass-market brands, bright tones have shifted from pink to green as the top invested colour. Green apparel online has grown 28%, while orange is up 15% and pink and yellow both up 5% YoY.”

One of the most wearable trends to come out of this round of runways was the pleated skirt, and while there was a light scattering of mini incarnations reminiscent of this summer’s favourite tennis skirt, for SS22 it’s all about the pleated midi. Other than that, there really are no rules. Printed, plain, colourful, monochrome, paired with knits or paired with a bralette – as long as it’s pleated then you’re bang on the money. Strapped accents have been gaining popularity over recent seasons, but it’s set to really take hold from summer 2022 onwards. Whether it’s a top with multi-straps across the shoulders and décolletage, trousers with a strapped waistband criss-crossing across the stomach – or, indeed, both – you’ll have to forgo any worries of awkward tan lines next season and embrace the straps. If you’re tired of going out and finding someone else with the exact same outfit, or if you’re looking for a new, fresh look that nobody else has then you’re at the right place. We offer the latest in women’s fashion from the high-streets at a price you can afford.

For the spring/summer 2022 collection, I wanted to build on the tradition of Givenchy’s history while also really looking towards the future, creative director Matthew M Williams said of the new collection. To do this, I worked with people I admire across different disciplines who have truly unique perspectives including the artist Josh Smith, whose iconic work is incorporated throughout the collection, and the musician Young Thug, who created the entire score for the show. The collaboration and this collection offer people a remarkably immersive and special experience.

French Chic, Stylist and creative director Maria Bernad is the definition of French chic outside New York Fashion Week. Ho is loving all the short cuts, seen at fashion week and on Instagram. “People are going shorter, sassier, and stronger,” she says. “I’ve been cutting shorter and shorter bobs lately, and I am obsessed.” Actress and model Taylor Lashae takes French chic to the next level with a black beret. We’re also loving the wavy texture of her hair, which adds a certain softness to the cut. Read more info on fashion trends.