Jess Wood
Latest articles by Jess Wood
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Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa: Romantic get-away a gallop from London
Is this Georgian former hunting lodge in the racing-mad surrounds of Newmarket the perfect place to warm up with a luxurious overnighter?
By Jess Wood
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Emma Hill Debuts Her New Brand, Hill & Friends, At LFW
Emma Hill launched her label, Hill & Friends with a (big pink) bang...
By Jess Wood
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The Hottest Men In Fashion... Who's Yours Secret Fashion Crush?
Forget the hot new trends, celebrate Fashion Month with our naughty-but-nice round up of our Top Ten (well, eleven actually) hot male designers...
By Jess Wood
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All the reasons why we love Tom Ford
As the suavest man in fashion turns 54, we look back at some of the things we have to thank him for. Read on for red carpet hits and bra-reveals galore...
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Saint Laurent Launches Couture Collection - By Invite Only
If you thought Hedi Slimane's vision for the house of Saint Laurent couldn't get any cooler, he's just announced the label will be doing couture again. But not as we know it. Read on for the full insider story...
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The 10 Best Quotes From Marie Claire Runway's AW15 Issue
The wait is over - it's time to tackle the new season with confidence, because Marie Claire Runway's AW15 issue is out today! From Olivier Rousteng's selfie tips to Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's advice on styling upholstery prints, here's a little teaser of some of the issue's best gems...
By Jess Wood
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Exclusive Video: Charlotte Olympia Shows Us Round Her New London Shop - And We Meet Bruce The Leopard!
The glammest shoe designer in heel-dom gives us a personal tour of her newly-opened gem of a London store and talks us through her favourite shoes and inspirations
By Jess Wood
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Exclusive: At The Atelier For Chanel's Casino Couture AW15 Collection. Move Aside Kendall - We Saw The Clothes Being Made...
Only Karl could get Kristen Stewart, Julianne Moore and Rita Ora to play roulette on the catwalk...Marie Claire got a special behind-the-scenes tour of the atelier the day before the show. See the collection up close and read on for some fascinating Chanel-couture secrets from our visit
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The New Feelgood Fashion Brand To Know
Whether you fall in love with the batik prints or the feelgood fact that the whole collection is made by amazing Malawi artisans, Mayamiko is our new label to watch
By Jess Wood
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First Look: Victoria, Victoria Beckham Resort Collection
Victoria Beckham's taking a trip to the circus with illustrated prints and 3-D embroideries...Mrs Beckham gave Marie Claire a personal preview - take a look here...
By Jess Wood
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Easy Escapes: Finca Cortesin, Estepona, Spain
Jess Wood grabs some instant sunshine at a five-star hideaway on the Costa del Sol
By Jess Wood
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Peter Dundas Takes The Reins As The New Creative Director at Roberto Cavalli - Here's 3 Things They've Got In Common
It's official - Roberto Cavalli is handing the glamour baton over to his former protegee Peter Dundas, who has left Emilio Pucci to return to Cavalli in the hot seat. Read on to find out why it's the perfect fashion match...
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Why Paula Cademartori Is The New Bag Designer To Know
Street style stars are obsessed by her - and now so are we. Read on to see why one of her bags (and shoes, and keyrings...) should be top of your new-season wishlist
By Jess Wood
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5 Reasons We Fell In Love With The Alexander McQueen AW15 Show
As the V&A's 'Savage Beauty' exhibition opens in London, Sarah Burton unveils a delicate new beauty for the brand
By Jess Wood
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The Story Of Dolce & Gabbana's Hurrah For Mamma AW15 Show
See all the pictures of Dolce & Gabbana's AW15 collection…
By Jess Wood
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Miuccia Prada Says It's All About Pastels for AW15
The Milan Fashion Week schedule might be jam-packed with mega-brands and trend-defining shows – but it's Prada that we're always on the edge of our gilt seats for.
By Jess Wood
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6 Trends To Try From Christopher Kane's AW15 Show
It's one of the most eagerly awaited shows of LFW and Christopher Kane's razor-sharp AW15 collection didn't disappoint.
By Jess Wood
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6 Things We Learnt At Mary Katrantzou's Mad Mash-Up AW15 Show
See all the highlights from Mary Katrantzou's London Fashion Week show…
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First Look: Marios Schwab AW15 Collection – 6 Reasons Why He’s A Fashion Genius
London Fashion Week hasn’t even kicked off yet but we got an exclusive look at Marios Schwab’s dreamy designs for winter
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10 Takeaway Quotes From The New Issue Of Marie Claire Runway
From Karl Lagerfeld's take on street protest chic and Jeremy Scott's love for his BFF Barbie, to the secrets of SS15's most out-there beauty (yes, Pat McGrath, we are talking about those latex masks) - Runway SS15 is a smorgasbord of stylish insights. Read on for our favourite quotes of the issue...
By Jess Wood
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The Big Bob Chop: I Dared! Will You?
Just back in the Marie Claire office after maternity leave, our Fashion Features Director Jess Wood is having a classic new-mum hair crisis.
By Jess Wood
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6 Things We Learnt At Paris Fashion Week SS15
Gay Paree… home of the tree-lined boulevard, the pain au chocolat – and some of the fiercest brands in fashion. Here's what we learnt from a week tottering through the Tuileries...
By Jess Wood
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Milan Fashion Week SS15: The Highlights
We've sat next to Roberto Cavalli with our penne and prosecco at Bice (and yes, he did get up close and personal with our editor-in-chief Trish Halpin for a selfie), spotted Anna dello Russo wearing neon trainers, er, everywhere, and seen enough frescoed palazzos and Prada-wearing glamazons to last us through another dull rainy London winter. Si si - it can only have been Milan Fashion Week...
By Jess Wood
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London Fashion Week SS15: 7 Things We Learnt From The Shows
The streets of the capital have seen bloggers wearing LED trainers (known as 'lighty-up shoes' to toddlers everywhere), swarms of Mercedes Benz cars spilling over with fash-packers racing from show to show, and A-listers Alexa Chung, Olivia Palermo et al pouting on the FROWs and posing for the street style paps outside Somerset House. Here's what we learnt in London...
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New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2015: The Only Things That You Need To Know...
We look back over the week that was New York Fashion Week at some of the best moments on and off the catwalk...
By Jess Wood
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The best ever Chanel catwalk moments
We chart Karl Lagerfeld's greatest Chanel shows...
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Great British Boltholes: Gilpin Lodge, The Lake District
Fancy some love in the Lakes? Jess Wood swaps city stress for the romance of Gilpin Lodge near Windermere
By Jess Wood