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1 week ago | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Rachael Taylor
Lily Russo-Bah joined UK as Fashion Director in March 2024. With over 16 years of experience in fashion editorial and e-commerce across print and digital, she has delivered industry-leading editorial content, creative direction, and social strategy. Lily is responsible for shaping and executing the magazine’s new luxury fashion repositioning and content strategy. She styles main fashion shoots, interviews leading women in fashion for the franchise, and commissions top industry creatives.
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1 week ago | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Rachael Taylor
The iconic Chanel J12 watch was originally born out of frustration. The fashion house’s longtime artistic director Jacques Hélleu, who joined Chanel in the 1950s and was responsible for many of its iconic ad campaigns and monochromatic brand identity, had been searching for a watch. He couldn’t find anything that he wanted to wear, so decided to dream up his perfect timepiece – which would lead to the creation of one of the most iconic and influential watches of all time, the J12.
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3 weeks ago | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Jessica Bumpus
The White Lotus star Michelle Monaghan wore hers - in pink - as a pouch at the Spring/Summer 2025 Ferragamo show; while the German model Maya held hers, in black, by its base with the handles still on show. Let’s call it almost clutch-style. The influencer Nara Smith did hold hers by its double handles.
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2 months ago | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Jessica Bumpus
Since its introduction into the Bottega Veneta accessories stable for the Spring/Summer 2023 season - under the tenure of then creative director Matthieu Blazy (now at Chanel) - the Andiamo bag has become quite the hit. It was originally shown at Blazy’s second show for the Italian fashion house, but admittedly it feels like it’s always been a part of the brand’s style repertoire.
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2 months ago | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Jessica Bumpus
Under Hedi Slimane, Celine has given us all sorts of great bags - in fact that’s sort of how he made his entrance at the French fashion house, when Lady Gaga toted around a very ladylike bag from his first debut collection before it was even available back in 2018. But it’s been all change at the Paris fashion house since it was announced in October 2024 that Slimane would depart and, as his replacement, Michael Rider would take over. Rider’s debut will take place in Paris on July 6.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Jessica Bumpus
Recognised for its dinky-boxy shape, round top handles, cannage motif stitching and lucky charms, the Lady Dior bag is also well-known for its regal history. Originally called the Chouchou, it was renamed for the late Diana, Princess of Wales, who was a loyal fan and wore it often. To the Met Gala in 1996, she wore a mini version in what is now a much referenced fashion image when it comes to her style.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Jessica Bumpus
Everyone knows about the Fendi Baguette. An iconic bag design first introduced in 1997 by Silvia Venturini Fendi, meant to be held nonchalantly under the arm like a chic French baguette, it was an instant hit. Status that was cemented in 1998 by one Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City when she pointed out - of her purple sequin - accessory: “It’s not a bag, it’s a Baguette” (she had other versions of it, too).
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Penny Goldstone |Sunil Makan |Andrea Thompson |Lily Russo-Bah
There is nothing like starting the new year in style with some brand new trends, but knowing which pieces to buy and how to incorporate them into your existing wardrobe in a way that means you will wear them, this season and beyond, is where we can help. Overall, we saw a return to joyful, mood-boosting and feminine dressing, with a hint (or more, in some cases) of maximalism.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Rachael Taylor
The snake-like Serpenti was Bulgari’s first icon of watchmaking, and it remains one of its most famous – and original – designs. Or as Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Bulgari’s executive director of watch design, says: “Serpenti is more than an icon; it’s a signature.”The first Serpenti watch was released in 1948, and it was not just a bold style statement but a celebration of female independence. This was a watch women could easily put on without any assistance.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
marieclaire.co.uk | Lily Russo-Bah |Jessica Bumpus
The wave of noughties nostalgia recently back in fashion has brought with it an arsenal of old favourites, now newly collectible and investment-worthy. On the 20th anniversary of a landmark collaboration that united the fields of art and fashion (now each something of a mainstay of one another's industries) comes a re-edition collection of the iconic Louis Vuitton x Murakami collection. If you missed out the first time, now is your second chance.
