ELLE UK

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Imagine this • Balloon shoes, pool-inflatable dresses and nipple buttons. A reflection of our offbeat reality, surrealism is back on the catwalk – the more extraordinary, the better

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RIDE AT DAWN • REVVED UP AND RARING TO GO, BIKER JACKETS HAVE FUELLED MANY FASHION MOMENTS OF LATE. COLLECTABLES SUCH AS THE PALACE X GUCCI YOLK-YELLOW VERSION SOLD OUT IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, WHILE JULIA FOX WON’T BE PARTED FROM HER DISTRESSED, WAIST-CINCHING JACKET BY UK-BASED LABEL KNWLS. BUCKLE UP, BECAUSE BIKER-CORE IS HERE FOR THE FORSEEABLE

Introducing: Stefan Cooke • The rise and rise of this British-based label shows no signs of slowing. We meet the designers who refuse to sit still

SPRING READS • DISCOVER THE BEST NEW RELEASES OF THE SEASON, FROM A CRUISE-SHIP MURDER MYSTERY TO A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD ANTI-ROMANCE

In conversation: Flo • The girl group’s debut single ‘Cardbord Box’ catapulted them to ones-to-watch status last year. With an even busier 2023 ahead, they’re poised for a global takeover

THE TIKTOK EFFECT • CATWALKS AND FRONT ROWS HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED BY THE VIDEO APP, AS DESIGNERS VIE TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE VIRAL MOMENT

DOUBLE DARE • Say ‘double denim’ and immediately images of a matchy-matchy Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake circa 2001 spring to mind. While that look is appealing around Halloween (particularly for Y2K enthusiasts), there are more current ways to flaunt your dedication to a head-to-toe ensemble. Matthieu Blazy’s denim-look leather trousers were catnip for fashion editors when he debuted them in his collection for Bottega Veneta. Fans of darker washes can take a foray into full denim by looking to brands such as Ganni and Rejina Pyo for directional suiting, shirts with dramatic collars and statement belts.

THE BOOT DIRECTORY • FROM THIGH-GRAZERS TO TOWERING STACKED HEELS, THE FRESHEST BOOT SHAPES ARE PUSHING BOUNDARIES – AND HEEL HEIGHTS – TO NEW LEVELS. IT’S TIME TO TAKE YOUR PICK

AND FINALLY: COME AS YOU ARE • GOTHIC GLAMOUR AND PUNKY GRUNGE HAVE BEEN RUNWAY STAPLES FOR A WHILE BUT, FOR SS23, THE TWO COLLIDED IN A PERFECT STORM OF MOODY, TARTAN-AND-ANGST-FILLED DRAMA. AT SIMONE ROCHA AND JUNYA WATANABE, VOLUME DEFINED THE LOOK, WHILE AT BOTTEGA VENETA, FLANNEL MADE A COMEBACK. IT’S TIME TO CHANNEL YOUR INNER JENNA ORTEGA

BRIGHT BEGINNINGS • THE NEW SEASON IS A STORY OF DUALITY. ON ONE SIDE, DAY-TO-NIGHT DRAMA SERVES NEON BRIGHTS IN SURREAL SHAPES. ON THE OTHER, SLEEK STYLES AND PARED-BACK ELEGANCE DELIVER A QUIETER KIND OF LUXURY. HERE, WE EXPLORE THEM ALL IN THIS GUIDE TO THE SS23 SEASON

SKIN IN THE GAME • THIS SPRING, THE RULES DO NOT APPLY. BOUDOIR-ESQUE DRESSING, ARRESTING DENIM AND HIGHLIGHER BRIGHTS ARE ON THE MOOD BOARD

A PLAYFUL TAKE • EASE INTO A WARMER, LIGHTER MOOD FOR SPRING WITH SHOES AND BAGS THAT ADD COLOUR, PRINT AND JOY TO EVERY LOOK

PEARL JAM • THESE ARE NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S PEARLS. CLASSIC, UNDERWATER GEMS GET A TOUGH UPDATE WITH CHUNKY GOLD

A quiet place • Red-hot trends can be hard to resist, but the more softly spoken appeal of a classic is timeless. Carry sophistication wherever you go with the Celine Conti bag, a last-a-lifetime tote

FASHION + READS • PEEL OFF THE LAYERS, LIGHTEN THE LOAD AND SPRING FORWARD. THE LATEST COLLECTIONS INVITE YOU TO SHOW UP AND STAND OUT AS THE WOMAN YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE. PLUS: WE PROFILE THE NEW...