Camden Stables market: What goes around comes around

If you like cheap, vintage clothing then look no further than the Stables market. It is literally littered with vintage stalls, and 'What goes around, Comes around...' particularly stands out because of the vast size of it. Spread over two floors the shops is packed with a mixture of mens and womenswear including shoes, cut-off jeans, accessories and formal wear. The majority of the womenswear is upstairs and included a whole rack of glittery jumpers and cardigans (pictured above) which are currently very popular (from £8).

There is a great selection of vintage shoes and accessories including these spangly elbow length gloves (£14) which would be great for nights out dancing. They also had equally as sparkly gold Mary Quant socks for £3.

Vintage jumpers are a great way to keep warm in winter, there were plenty of Starsky and Hutch style cardigans like the brown one above (£30) as well as woolly hats like Laura is sporting in this photo.

I can't go to a vintage store without falling in love with at least one dress and this time I loved the blue eighties dress (above left, £24). Unfortunately it didn't quite fit me otherwise I would have definitely bought it!

The Body Beautiful

Your guide to make-up and more by Lesley Thomas. This week: Devilishly red lips

It's easy to get into a make-up rut, and when it comes to lips we can be especially lazy. The women I know – if they wear lipstick at all – have been using some kind of pinkish beige fool-proof colour for years. It's time we all lived a little more dangerously.

Scarlet mouths are here for winter and, if you've been paying attention to the spring/summer 2008 catwalk collections, you'll have noticed that they'll be in vogue well into next year.

I don't like to follow trends, girls, but I think we should all consider rouge lips.

Like most women, I'm a bit scared of red lipstick because it has too many messages, too many connotations. We don't all want to go to the supermarket looking like Dita Von Teese. But then again, why play it safe?

I've had a dalliance with devilishness in recent weeks and am wearing red lips for the first time since the 1980s (Doris Karloff from Miss Selfridge was my matte, uncompromising choice in those days), when it was in to look like Sade or that girl from Swing Out Sister.

Red lipsticks, I've learnt, are the stilettos of your make-up wardrobe. Though they are relentlessly female, sex is not the only message on flaming lips; they also speak of confidence and power. It is difficult to acquiesce in crimson lipstick (see Lady Thatcher, rarely without rosy lips).

Apply a red gob and you are suddenly dressed up and grown up, no matter what else you are wearing. All of us should find one that suits us – even if we are too chicken to wear it for work.

Val Garland – she's done everyone's face, including Keira Knightley's red turbo pout on this month's Vogue cover – gives the best advice for going red.

"Make sure lips are well-prepared with moisturiser or lip balm so they aren't flaky or dry," she says. "Don't even think of outlining your mouth and filling it in – just stain your lips from the centre, working outwards. It's about working the colour into the lips, rather than painting it on."

Though in the tube they can look gaudy, it's the brighter hues that suit most skin tones. "Orange and yellow reds are actually easier for most people to wear," says Garland.

"They suit many more complexions than a blueish tone." I followed her advice, using You Say Tomato, a matte but creamy lip colour from MAC (£11.50; MACcosmetics.co.uk), which was surprisingly easy to wear. I cheated at first, toning it down by adding lip balm and working up to full colour.

James Kaliardos, who trots all over the world making up models and celebrities for L'Oréal Paris, says my instincts were right: "If you are afraid of red, start with a red gloss or a sheerer red."

Organic Glam (the excellent make-up wing of the Organic Pharmacy) has a Creamy Lipstick in Red (£16.95; 020 7351 2232), which can be applied lightly. A lip stain is another good halfway house. I am addicted to Laura Mercier's little pot in Scarlet (£16; spacenk.co.uk).

The rewards of going all the way with proper, grown-up lipstick are rich, so do try. Daniel Sandler, another top artist, has some cautionary advice, though.

"One important factor to consider is that red lips highlight unevenness in skin tone, so you will need to use foundation or, if you already do so, a little more than usual." He also suggests a light dusting of powder at the corners of the mouth to stop the lipstick bleeding out and making you look like the Joker.

L'Oréal's Penelope Red (£7.99; at Boots and Superdrug) is a dark, determined sort of colour that is suitable for olive complexions, while Urban Decay's best-selling Lip Envy in Envious (£10; Boots) has a touch of pink that works well on blondes.

For extra-curricular use, Daniel Sandler's True Rouge (£11.50; 01923 845370, danielsandler.com) has a hint of shimmer. Estée Lauder's Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick in Rich Red (£15) is a new, intense pillar-box colour that is destined for cult status.

Wear it when you're asking for a pay rise, or telling him to take a running jump. And slam the door behind you.

Thierry Henry: 'I'm definitely not a fashion victim'

Back in London, the footballer talks about what it is like to be have your face plastered on the side of a bus, and offers style tips for men. Frances Booth reports

Thierry Henry is back in London. With minders, a precisely timed schedule, and a clothes range to launch.


Crowds jostle to get a glimpse as he models the Thierry Henry Capsule Collection in the window of the Regent Street Tommy Hilfiger store.

He certainly looks the part. Black kipper tie, white shirt long-sleeved shirt and grey suit from the Tommy Hilfiger range. Matched with an air of confidence and a genuine smile.

Cameras flash and bulky men guard doors. Champagne is served. Cheers to the new clothes.

But what is the footballer thinking in those split seconds when he turns away from it all, his back to everyone, his fists on his hips? Is this real for him? Does he have other things on his mind?

He has been through a lot recently, the move from Arsenal to Barcelona for £16.1m, the divorce from model Claire Merry (who he met on the va va voom set). What does it feel like being back in London? Doesn’t he just wish everyone would just go away?

He seems resigned to the perils of stardom. But it is still strange to see yourself on the side of a bus, he says.

“I can never get used to it to be honest.” He is still “like a kid” about that.

How did the collection come about?

After working with Tommy Hilfiger on a few shoots, Thierry mentioned his new charity to him, The One 4 All Foundation, which tackles racism and social inequality. Hilfiger liked the idea of teaming up.

Profits from sales of the collection will go to help the charity.

There were a lot of meetings, Henry tells me. Lots of shoots. He sounds quite bored. “I didn’t know they were going to put my face on it.”

The point, for him, is the charity. This is what is real.

“It’s important. That is exactly where I come from”

The aim is to help these kids. “Trying to keep them dreaming.”

Henry was born and brought up in the tough neighbourhood of Les Ulis, Essonne, France. AS Monaco spotted him in 1990 and signed him up. Then he went to Juventus, Arsenal, and this year, Barcelona.

“Those kids still have the right to dream. You never know, maybe the next Prime Minister might be there. But you can never know if you don’t give them a chance.”

It is clear he sees himself in them, and this drives his enthusiasm.

He says you need to give them the material things that they need – like furniture, and facilities, so they can have a good education, so they can “just be themselves, and make sure they grow properly”.

“Sometimes your parents can not be around you and support you because maybe themselves, they have to take two jobs at a time. It is the oldest brother usually who has to look after everybody.”

“I know exactly how it is in an underprivileged area. That is where I come from.”

The collection with Hilfiger is a way that he has found that means he can help. But he has no pretensions about his fashion credentials.

“I am not a stylist and I am not a designer,” he says.

“I’m definitely not a fashion victim. It is not like ‘I need to have this because everyone is wearing it’. I will actually be totally the opposite.”

Who influenced his style?

“My dad. When I was young. He was just crazy with his clothes.”

Always wearing matching clothes, always looking good. Just being himself.

Any style tips for men? What creates the best look?

“Just wear what you really feel comfortable with. Be yourself and be confident. It depends on what you like and how you wear it. I think it’s all down to that. You have to have your own style.”

There seems no danger of him getting sucked into the clean-cut fashion world he is moving in right now.

Fashion or football? Football. Every time.

And what about what next? Any plans?

“I never plan anything because sometimes you can get too much disappointment when you plan stuff. You already can get disappointed when you don’t plan aswell.”

The enthusiasm is gone from his voice.

Fair enough. Some of his plans have admittedly gone astray.

I’ll see what life can bring me, he says, as the next person desperate for his attention is ushered in.

Buy Elizabeth Hurley's safety pin Versace dress

We all remember that little black dress held together by safety pins (pictured above surrounded by models) that Elizabeth Hurley wore to the London premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral back 1994. The Versace safety-pin dress that shot an unknown model to fame is still one of the most memorable dresses on the red carpet and is on sale for the first time at Harrods for £10,690 as part of their Timeless Luxury, Little Black Dress exhibition.

If you can get into Harrods in Knightsbridge, it is definitely worth checking out the exhibition of LBD’s. Included in the collection is the little black dress that actress Audrey Hepburn wore in 1963 movie Charades.

"The little black dress is an institution we're proud to pay homage to. Every designer since Coco Chanel has taken the concept, given it a twist and tried to put their stamp on it," the Sun quoted Martin Buckley, marketing manager at Harrods, as saying. "As the Hepburn dress proved, however old the design a little black dress will always be a stunning classic."

If you’re interested in buying the Liz Hurley/Versace dress, then the dress will be tailored made for you, and delivered to you two months after the order date. Better get saving!

[Image: Cate Gillon/Getty Images]

London Fashion Week: Matthew Williamson

Taking his turn at the end of a triumphant return to London Fashion Week (wearing the same fab gold shoes Kim and I were admiring when we met him last week...) Matthew Williamson had reason to smile. Not only had he pulled off a publicity coup by getting Prince to perform on the catwalk (in fact Prince offered), he'd shown the kind of beautiful collection we've grown to expect from him; feminine, timeless, exotic and commercially viable. It was a trip across the world in prints - from African to Aztec and everything in between - topped off with his trademark boho printed evening frocks...

Williamson is not the kind of designer who uses shock tactics to sell clothes. His bohemian sensibility means his collections are almost always rooted in prints, chiffons and amazing embellishment. From beautiful slouchy trenches over sequin drenched mini dresses to tunics covered in South American beaded motifs, and skinny pastel striped trousers to printed neckerchiefs and metallic shorts, the show was a riot of world influences that somehow worked together despite being so diverse. You may not like every piece, but with so many ideas working together, there's definitely something for everyone.

The show finished in true Williamson style with frilled and printed sheer frocks and golden versions of the laced sandals that had previously matched the daywear in various bright shades. The black and pastel kaleidoscope print is bound to be a bestseller, coming as it did in a variety of dresses from the long, frilled maxi above to shorter more flirty numbers. And for those who'd rather go for block colour there was even a red rosette covered offering. Now where did I put my credit card...?

[images: Catwalking.com via Getty]

Nicole Kidman's (sort of) London Fashion Week modelling debut for Antoni & Alison

Word on the street this morning is that Nicole Kidman will make her modelling debut at London Fashion Week for the Antoni & Alison show. Although, don't get too excited the actress isn't expected to appear on the runway, instead she'll feature in a 10 minute long film modelling the 15 or so pieces from the collection, to celebrate the label's 20th anniversary.

According to WWD, designers Antoni Burakowski and Alison Roberts made the film themselves in place of a fashion show which screens this morning at the Curzon Cinema in Mayfair. No news yet on what exactly to expect, but some sources are speculating that in the film, the Aussie actress sings "Happy Birthday" to A&A a la' Marilyn Monroe style.

As a couple more famous Aussies (Kath & Kim) might say - that's "noice... different... unusual..."

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DJ Kylie Minogue works Gareth Pugh slashed leather at Boombox

Hot off the catwalks, Kylie Minogue headed to Boombox on Sunday night in a Gareth Pugh creation following his show earlier that day. The Aussie songstress appeared in on of Pugh's slashed leather dresses to hit the decks at the designer's super trendy after-show party. DJ Kylie played Madonna, Girls Aloud as well as her new single '2 Hearts' to eager club-goers. This isn't the first time that Minogue has worn a Pugh design, she also bought one especially for her Showgirls tour last year.

Source: Catwalking.com / Everything Kylie]