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Dressing for the Upside Down • As the cost of living soars, one writer explores how fashion can be a tether in troubling times

wear: The cult coat of the season • Since the long lockdown winters, the fashion world has elevated the puffer to work-of-art status. These bolder styles in exaggerated shapes insist you command the room - or park.

DOMINATRIX MATRIX • WHETHER VEGAN OR THE REAL DEAL, LEAN INTO ALL THINGS LEATHER, BECAUSE RUNWAYS EVERYWHERE HAVE BEEN EMBRACING THE SPIRIT OFPUNK. WAIST-CINCHING CORSETS WERE GIVEN SEXY UPDATES BY BALMAIN, RICHARD QUINN’S STATEMENT FLORAL PIECES WERE TOUGHENED UP WITH SEDUCTIVE THIGH-HIGH BOOTS AND JWANDERSON MADE HIS OWN MEMORABLE CONTRIBUTION WITHBALLOON-SHAPED LEATHER BOMBERS. THE TREND HAS ALREADYMADE WAVES WITH THE A-LIST. VAMP IT UP AS DARKNESS FALLS…

In conversation: Aimee Lou Wood • She won hearts (and a Bafta) for Netflix’s Sex Education. Now, as she moves to the big screen, ELLE meets an actress on the rise.

Introducing: ESSE Studios • The rising label has become a go-to for fashion lovers seeking quieter statements in a sea of Y2K-mania

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POTTY FOR IT • CERAMICS HAVE REACHED CULT STATUS, AS DESIGNERS BLUR THE LINE BETWEEN ART AND FUNCTION

OH MY GLAZE • THE FIVE MUST-HAVES FOR YOUR HOME…

THE MEMO: YOU BETTER WORK • OUR JOBS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VIBE SHIFT – AND WE’RE SEEING THE TENSION PLAY OUT ON THE RUNWAY

THE NEW WORKWEAR: • 9-TO-5 DRESSING HAS LOST ITS STUFFY REPUTATION AND TAKEN ON A SEXIER SPIN. MEET THE PIECES BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO OFFICE WEAR

AND FINALLY…FASHION FOLLOWS • A FRESH GENERATION OF STYLE OBSESSIVES ARE QUENCHING OUR THIRST FOR INSTANT DIGITAL NEWS, SHOW REPORTS AND COMMENTARY. FROM DESIGNER EXPLAINERS AND OUTFIT TIPS TO THE LOW-DOWN ON VIRAL TRENDS, HERE ARE THE TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM STARS GIVING US OUR DAILY FIX

ABOUT DAMN TIME • CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON, A NIP IN THE AIR, RAIN? BRING IT ON. AFTER A LONG, HOT SUMMER, WE CAN’T PRETEND WE’RE NOT EXCITED ABOUT THE START OF AUTUMN. HERE’S WHAT TO WEAR FOR COOLER DAYS AND DARKER NIGHTS…

OFFICE HOURS • SCALE THE LADDER OF SUCCESS IN THIS SEASON’S STANDOUT NEW TIMEPIECES AND SHARP, RETRO-INFLECTED WORKWEAR

UPPER HAND • MAKING AN IMPACT DOESN’T HAVE TO LOOK SHOWY – THESE OFFERINGS FROM HUBLOT AND CHANEL ARE THE PICTURE OF RESTRAINED OPULENCE

PERFECT TIMING • CARTIER’S PERPETUALLY CHIC PANTHÈRE WATCH IS A NATURAL MATCH FOR SLEEK STRIPED SHIRTS

CLASS ACT • A TIDY SPACE MAKES FOR A TIDY MIND, SO KEEP YOUR LOOK CLEAN AND SIMPLE AND LET YOUR TIMEPIECE DO ALL THE TALKING

WATCH THIS SPACE • WRAPPING YOUR WRIST IN SILVER-STUDDED LEATHER, LONGINES’ BRACELET ADDS A PUNK ATTITUDE TO BUTTONED-UP SUITING ONCE YOU’RE OOO

EQUAL MEASURE • BLACK AND WHITE IS A TIMELESS PAIRING BEST REALISEDIN CLASSIC HOUNDSTOOTH AND MINIMALIST MONOCHROME MODELS

MORE IS MORE • THIS IS LAYERING 2.0. HEAD-TURNING PRINTS ON KNITWEAR AND TAILORING MIXED WITH GRAPHIC ACCESSORIES ARE THE KEYS TO YOUR NEW-SEASON WARDROBE. ADD IN CONTRASTING LENGTHS AND SHAPES TO KEEP THINGS INTERESTING

WALK TALL • A PAIR OF STATEMENT BOOTS WILL PUT ITS STAMP ON YOUR OUTFIT. MIX CLASHING PATTERNS AND BOLD SEPARATES TO BALANCE THE LOOK

NINETIES RENAISSANCE • CARGO TROUSERS ARE NOT JUST BACK, THEY’RE HERE TO STAY. OPT FOR A PAIR IN STRIKING...