Welcome to this week’s instalment of Amanda Zips It Up, and we continue your Xmas gift guide, featuring the most fashionable Xmas present for the ladies in our life – The Beauty Advent Calendar. This has been a growing trend over the... Continue reading →

It racked up 33 million views in 24 hours and is the most viewed picture EVER! And to be fair, it’s a really great image. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi unite for their first EVER joint promotion as the legendary... Continue reading →

The Hoodie Dress & Ballet Pumps return The hooded dress – once favoured by Grace Jones and Kylie Minogue – returns, to keep heads and ears warm this winter. You could call it the “haute hoodie”, or, at a stretch,... Continue reading →

BEAUTY ADVENT CALENDARS: WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? If you’ve never indulged in the joy of a beauty advent calendar, 2022 may well be the time to do so. Recent years have seen beauty calendars grow from a nice-but-niche treat... Continue reading →

Camille Charrière Collaboration With Mango  When French Influencer and fashion blogger Camille Charrière got married Paris last year, little did she know how impactful her sheer lace wedding dress by UK designer Harris Reed would turn out to be. Making a case for the... Continue reading →

Welcome to Amanda Zips It Up… as we head closer to the big festive day. In the “5 Gift Rule”, the first four gift categories are the easier to implement: something they want, something they need, something to wear and... Continue reading →

Travel Pillows Balenciaga Travel Pillow As one of the most recognisable designer brands in the world, it’s no surprise that fashion powerhouse Balenciaga has its own unique take on the travel pillow. Although, perhaps it’s more surprising that they should... Continue reading →

Welcome to this week’s instalment of Amanda Zips It Up. Starting with a rant. Just when we were all getting used to ‘normal’ sizes being the thing, the fashion industry is trying to make heroin chic happen again. Thanks to... Continue reading →

If the Christmas preparation feels like it gets earlier and earlier every year, that’s because, well, it does. But as the age old saying goes: “fail to prepare, prepare to fail”. With all the uncertainty right now, and unexpected costs... Continue reading →

Rihanna delivered a surrealist feast for the eyes, with a star-studded cast of scantily-clad characters in the hotly-anticipated fourth instalment of her Savage x Fenty Show. The singer, 34, opened the runway show in a busty blue corset and see-through black... Continue reading →