Paper Monitor
14:02 UK time, Thursday, 31 August 2006
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
Late! Late! For a very important date!
With a change of season almost upon us, Paper Monitor has been poring over the pages and pages of fashion advice to glean some tips.
And what tips to be had. White handbags are trendy again. Looking like a pirate is too (if you're Kate Moss and topless on The Sun's Page Three. Or in an Adam Ant tribute band. Or Johnny Depp. Obviously).
Even that icon of effortless good looks, Victoria Beckham, has been sharing her style secrets in a new book. The Daily Mirror's puff piece is illustrated with "now" and "then" snaps of the former Spice Girl.
Then, in a photo from her school days, she accessorised with a perm (didn't we all), flesh on her cheeks (ditto) and a smile. Now, at age 32, a smile is the last item one would expect to find in her dressing up box.
Her tips? Why Paper Monitor can't wait to share them with you. Avoid horizontal stripes. Flat shoes with skinny jeans means you look like a golf club. Don't eat beetroot because it stains. Words to live by.
And as befits the anniversary of Diana's death, the Daily Telegraph's fashion advice is that ruffles - a la the princess's wedding dress - are back. As are the designers behind that frilly confection.
So that's Paper Monitor's Christmas Party outfit sorted.
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