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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life in Fashion ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Should we credit the country house with the headpiece renaissance? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Markers of time, place and personality, headpieces are little pieces of theatre; exquisite sculptural objects that exist in dialogue with the body, says Melanie Cable-Alexander ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie Cable-Alexander ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NBdpyAiMnR6rtFvSNdeDZb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Actress Audrey Hepburn wearing a velvet hat with cut-feather and crystal-bead tassels by Givenchy. She would later wear a more elaborate bird cage creation to the legendary Rothschild Surrealist ball of 1972.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Audrey Hepburn in profile]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet the English dandy responsible for Royal Ascot's strict and enduring dress code  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beau Brummell was an arbiter of men's fashion who rejected flamboyant clothes in favour 'good form, fine fabrics and sedate colours'. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WyYHdMFR8r97rrrPLfAWDa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spectators at Royal Ascot in 1976. Top hats, in black or grey, are still required in the Royal Enclosure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elizabeth II's favourite accessory is a firm fashion crowd favourite — and it fits inside a pocket ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The silk scarf was one of Elizabeth II's style signifiers and a big part of an exhibition celebrating everything she wore on what would've been her centenary year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qwJQzJrTRqnp8HjcuJBQvj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Elizabeth II in a headscarf and tweed blazer on a galloping horse]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Elizabeth II in a headscarf and tweed blazer on a galloping horse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A snob's guide to what to wear to work  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spoiler alert: shorts and sandals are out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KV749YERZZU4iDydQqEMoM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Only Prada — and a bit of Chanel and Gucci — is good enough for Miranda Priestly. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wear&#039;s Prada]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Specs in the city: You shouldn't underestimate the transformative effect of bespoke glasses — and this London shop crafted some for Amelia Earhart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mark Hedges heads to E. B. Meyrowitz to find the ultimate bespoke glasses. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Hedges ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hmpPvQh77Uyza8cfiRkz9L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart wore a pair of E. B. Meyrowitz’s Luxor goggles on her maiden voyage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ameila Earhart pictured infront of a bi-plane. She&#039;s wearing a flying gap and goggles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘When it comes to flat caps, size really does matter’: The hat that's crowned the heads of everyone, from Middle Age peasants to Oscar-winning greats  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If there is one piece of clothing inherently and undeniably British, it is the flat cap, says Amie Elizabeth White, who traces the hat's history from the Middle Ages to modern day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:50:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xs7g74HG9bdcMuZDEbUHVZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In &#039;&lt;em&gt;The Godfather&#039;&lt;/em&gt; (1972), Al Pacino wears a traditional Sicilian flat cap known as a coppola while his character, Michael Corleone, is in hiding in Sicily. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Al Pacino wearing a flatcap and waistcoat in &#039;The Godfather&#039;, next to an unnamed actor brandishing a rifle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A flash of skull-print sock is my equivalent of a six pack': A snob's guide to socks  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ To show your socks or to hide them away? It depends on who you asks, finds Sophia Money-Coutts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tXgFocakfNuy9Au3pD6iRT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Five pairs of legs against a white background in brightly-coloured socks]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Five pairs of legs against a white background in brightly-coloured socks]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When did the bride start wearing white for her wedding?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Silver, red or even black, marriage gowns of the past were seldom white, until Queen Victoria opted for the hue of purity in 1840, discovers Matthew Dennison ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:41:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Dennison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRu2RctGmEUTfYQSHZoqP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From the Wild West to West London: The indomitable rise of cowboy core ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dressing like a cowboy has never been more fashionable. Hayley Bloomingdale investigates what's behind the the creeping influence of Americana, in the UK and around the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:06:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hayley Bloomingdale ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LiUyCdYz3Hewx9Bxs4Uvbh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Do not be afraid of looking like a tweed factory has thrown up on you': A snob’s guide to what to wear for Cheltenham ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nine fail-safe tips for looking your best at Cheltenham Festival 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8VizGZRqcU42EqjG6tA2ZY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Zara Tindall, Dolly Maude and Natalie Pinkham on day one of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Zara Tindall, Dolly Maude and Natalie Pinkham]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Driving is an occasion. It's time to dress like it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The renaissance of 'car clothing' means there's no excuse not to be the best dressed man or woman behind the wheel, as Simon De Burton explains. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon De Burton ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GcZuomZdTErhaRpd8kQWG5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;To Catch a Thief&#039; starred Cary Grant, as a retired cat burglar, and Grace Kelly. Her white net gloves are by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sermonetagloveslondon.com&quot;&gt;Sermoneta Gloves&lt;/a&gt; — which is still going today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cary Grant and Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ If this Derby boot is good enough for Bond, then it's good enough for you ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a new series, Amie Elizabeth White reveals one thing you should buy in each category, from shoes and white shirts, to weekend bags and umbrellas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bHnfe5XBGYPKgP6t3emKpV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I loved defying the tyranny of fast fashion, one stitch at a time': Make do and mend is enjoying a creative revival ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Debora Robertson gets out her darning wool ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Debora Robertson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aTzNPL4gqBh2erhWcRvERC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fashion fit for the Winter Olympics (sort of) from the Country Life Archive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Country Life Archive is a gold mine of inspiring winter fashion, finds Melanie Bryan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S5QpsA49dQyhCPuYuMyfmc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The rugby shirt is a bona fide sartorial superstar ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Once the reserve of mud-caked public schoolboys, the rugby shirt is now  embraced by outfitters across the globe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Howells ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YWkooKuNT2pJs4T7quCqZk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It’s harder with someone who says yes to everything’: What it's like having a bespoke scent made by one of London's oldest perfumers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scent is the most romantic of the senses, some say. Lotte Brundle heads to Floris in London, ahead of Valentine’s Day, to have a bespoke perfume made for her. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/afvzBbSH3P2a98z55CW9gH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Floris was opened in 1730 in the same shop which remains its headquarters today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Floris]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Re-using gemstones and gold pays in so many ways, turning "something old" into "something new" again’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Approximately 40% of all UK engagements happen between November and Valentine's Day, but choosing what to propose with can be a minefield. Why not look at what's hiding in the family jewellery box, says Jessica Diamond. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessica Diamond ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5AhmPUYfiQuxdSEqpGQCgX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Taylor Swift effect? We've never experienced anything like it': Jeweller Cece Fein-Hughes' consuming passions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cece Jewellery's signature signet rings are beloved by the famous and fabulous — including Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi and Taylor Swift. Lotte Brundle meets the woman behind the jewellery. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2kLezfjWDZ4kGSYFy36y9Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[‘I didn&#039;t ever think I&#039;d have a business. I didn&#039;t think I&#039;d ever have a job. I was happy just to make a few little rings here and there,&#039; says Cece Fein-Hughes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cece Fein-Hughes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Slipshod no more: The slipper has made its way out of the bedroom and into the world of high fashion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Versatile, stylish, comfortable and elegant. What's not to love about footwear that's perfect for almost every occasion? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Mills ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/STypeenRUKLdCeNrQ8MZZh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Anything more elegant than a pair of stag slippers from Crockett &amp; Jones?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wearing a pair of slippers, resting his trotters on a little footstool]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hello Kitty, the FBI and the exclusive island of Nantucket: Weird and wonderful tartans, and where to find them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Burns Night, Lotte Brundle offers you a brief history of the internationally celebrated chequered fabric. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eMWJrhPxcAopvzNoRkpgz4-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Come rain or shine: Burberry’s Gabardine Capsule collection celebrates the art of dressing for Britain’s changeable skies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Burberry is celebrating the revolutionary fabric its founder invented with a new collection designed for adventures in Britain's countryside — and its unpredictable weather. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rosie Paterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MT53XPXsG6v3QuNGbWW7xJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The monk strap: Where did the shoe with sole and sophistication come from? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White charts the history of the monk strap shoe — beloved by Clark Gable, Cary Grant and James Bond. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:59:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qRoZd5Qg82dHdw3t2rfTMV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What do Taylor Swift, Guy Ritchie and The King have in common? They all love a 200-year-old fabric born in Scotland’s textile mills  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lovat Mill, the last tweed producer in the Scottish Borders, has fans in Madonna, Taylor Swift and The King — and they’re releasing 15 new designs to celebrate the fabric’s 200 year anniversary. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/USqVPDmk7WEsA5AgogDewj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Taylor Swift wore a Thom Browne skirt made from Lovat Mill tweed in New York last year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Taylor Swift]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From the front line to the front row: A potted history of the Wellington boot and some of our favourites to buy right now  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Soldiers, aristocrats, Paddington Bear and models have all donned a pair of welly boots. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gKhB6afnagbCkrFGKFwMND-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Model Irina Shayk made headlines in 2020 when she stepped out in New York wearing yellow rubber welly boots by Chanel. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman crossing the road in yellow welly boots and a trench coat]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Live in the country (or, failing that, Kensington Square) and wear navy’: A brief history of the colour that never goes out of style ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee takes a look at how the colour navy got its name — and why its still a safe bet, centuries on. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qR7wK5bkuNk3QWz9LVYksP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A short history of all the must-have toys for Christmas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today’s queues may be digital, but the fight to secure that must-have present and avoid small, disappointed faces is timeless. Tom Howells looks at the toys topping recent (and less recent) Christmas wish lists. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Howells ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNRa49Eqfw9UYykyPCLgWN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Just can't get enough of the muff? The history of the furry handwarmer with the funny name ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee goes diving into the history of the muff. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UU7sSk7pCfnTxvMMHPqEyB-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[American actress and singer Debbie Reynolds sporting an extremely furry muff in the 1950s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman and her muff]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'There were 900 people in the queue and I waited three hours, but it was worth it': The Christmas cracker-maker who supplies Britain's most exclusive shops ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hannah Bidmead of Nancy & Betty is the luxury Christmas cracker maker who makes the list of our heroes of Christmas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane Wheatley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntxmEGzJckWT3bT9BCSjXR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Going crackers over Christmas: Hannah Bidmead’s Nancy &amp; Betty brand is sold in stores from Harvey Nichols to Liberty.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hannah Bidmead of Nancy &amp; Betty by Michael Topham for Country Life / Future]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What do a 19th century earl, Coco Chanel and Harry Styles have in common? A love of cardigans, of course  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White takes a look back at the history of the cardigan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hzJn6VppAr3iZMCKLK9Hq8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Harry Styles&#039;s colourful cardigan &lt;a href=&quot;https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1570456/cardigan-jonathan-anderson/&quot;&gt;now lives in the V&amp;amp;A Museum.&lt;/a&gt;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Harry Styles in a colourful patchwork cardigan]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What do you get a man who already has everything? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Langmead sets out to find the ultimate personalised gift. Illustration by Giles Deacon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:48:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Langmead ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RhSugiA7ULJMv9gD9E3vA9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Suit yourself: I’m a 49 year-old man-about-town and I’ve never owned a suit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When Hugh Smithson-Wright turned up to Country Life's annual Gentleman's Life party sans suit, it sparked a passionate conversation about why the formal fashion just isn't for everyone. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hugh Smithson-Wright ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5f5oDAEQpUzTtZbdkJD9QQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[British-American actor Cary grant was well-known for his dapper approach to dressing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cary Grant cross legged on a balcony ledge and waving to the camera with his right hand. He is wearing a three-piece suit]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet the British perfumers squeezing landscapes into scents ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The nuances of modern perfumery now allow a single drop to evoke an entire landscape. Amie Elizabeth White explores the native houses hitting the right notes ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:48:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVBwECS77qPHV8LuGJv4ET-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kilt status: A history of the iconic Scottish skirt, from wartime wrap to punk protest  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Everything you need to know about the kilt — apart from what to wear underneath one. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AwUR5Kwgpcmkfbwqj5k47Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The King is no stranger to the kilt. He&#039;s pictured here, as The Prince of Wales, with Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones at Balmoral during the Royal Family&#039;s annual summer holiday in September 1971. It was art of a series of photographs taken for use during the Silver Wedding Celebrations in 1972.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Prince of Wales and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones on the Estate at Balmoral Castle, Scotland during the Royal Family&#039;s annual summer holiday in September 1971. Part of a series of photographs taken for use during the Silver Wedding Celebrations in 1972]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How fashions finest would dress an Airedale, Dalmatian, corgi and more if only they had the chance  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We’ve matched some much-loved breeds to the designers that share their history, temperament and vibe — because why not. Illustrations by Tug Rice. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:04:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X3dNwDsezQ2Q72AGhqXZuF-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustrated lineup of stylish dogs (and one chic cat), each dressed to match the aesthetic of a luxury fashion designer. From a poodle in oversized sunglasses and a gold pendant, to a Burberry-clad hound with a checked scarf, a Dalmatian in a dramatic black hat, a beagle carrying a monogrammed handbag, and an Afghan hound in a flowing coat, every animal is dressed in high-fashion outfits. A corgi stands atop an orange box with a floral scarf, a bulldog wears a chunky cream jumper, and a fluffy white cat sports pearls and a pink coat. The group is posed together against a soft grey backdrop, as if ready for a couture group portrait.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustrated lineup of stylish dogs (and one chic cat), each dressed to match the aesthetic of a luxury fashion designer. From a poodle in oversized sunglasses and a gold pendant, to a Burberry-clad hound with a checked scarf, a Dalmatian in a dramatic black hat, a beagle carrying a monogrammed handbag, and an Afghan hound in a flowing coat, every animal is dressed in high-fashion outfits. A corgi stands atop an orange box with a floral scarf, a bulldog wears a chunky cream jumper, and a fluffy white cat sports pearls and a pink coat. The group is posed together against a soft grey backdrop, as if ready for a couture group portrait.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Savile Row might be the beating heart of bespoke men's tailoring, but it was named after a woman  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Savile Row is the home of the bespoke suit, but its history is a lot more colourful than you might expect. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h4N5hSxhJt2DLPrJo6o6dN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The interior of Norton and Sons. The Savile Row tailors only produces around 300 suits a year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Norton and Sons interior]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The trench coat is a British fashion icon that’s been worn by everyone from brave World War soldiers to Sex and the City’s Samantha Jones  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The trench coat did not originate in the trenches, says Amie Elizabeth White, but it was greatly influenced by the World Wars, and was sported by a host of film and TV stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D3dgnvia3nFqpvbfNrVwk7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ If these jackets could talk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With its new AW25 collection, Barbour has drawn upon its 130 years of classic British style to create clothing that will take you everywhere with timeless elegance and honest practicality ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c4BLhktyMujtX2u5B2mrUX-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What’s better than a date with Ali MacGraw? Tending to your waxed jacket, according to Steve McQueen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is the story of the world’s most useful jacket — and a staple in Britain's countryside homes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7myHQmmxvLgG6LgK3YTHyh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Actor Steve McQueen competed as part of Team USA in the &#039;Six Days of Erfurt&#039; in 1964, a prestigious off-road motorcycle endurance race held in Erfurt, East Germany. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Steve McQueen in a wax jacket reclining on the grass ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vested interest: The history of the waistcoat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Favoured by Byronic bluesmen, Eton pops and rotund royalty, the waistcoat and its later iterations are an integral part of the Englishman’s wardrobe, says Simon Mills. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Mills ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d6fP7uG4ZjyuDmMedkJ3pK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Country Life&#039;s upcoming guest editor, Sir David Beckham, dons a waistcoat and traditional morning dress at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sir David Beckham in morning dress, waving to the crowds at Prince Harry&#039;s wedding]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to wellies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wellington boots are a signifier, says Sophia Money-Coutts, of whether you are 'proper country' or not. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PkXbwcnTzMFLQLxeqPXWci-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fall the right way: Country Life's shopping guide to the very best this autumn  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From tweed to tartan, scented candles to sandwiches, here's how to spend your money this autumn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SiHYSBFgCin6XysNPWkA2F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These boots were made for walking (up Mount Everest, 101 years ago): How identical twin brothers plan to test George Mallory's shoes against modern-day mountaineering kit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shoemaker Crockett & Jones has crafted a replica pair of George Mallory's boots for one half of The Turner Twins to wear in the high-altitude Himalayas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X9reAVDgNLsmzH6wu39F8d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The origins of the Oxford shoe and why it will never go out of style ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ‘Oxfords, not brogues’ are words to live by, but what do they actually mean? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ci5tr4GTDRSfcboTwWEBBJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chris Allerton for Country Life]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It’s always been more about the things than the money': The family crafting silk for Strictly, Highgrove, the House of Commons and Westminster Abbey ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For half a century, Beckford Silk has been supplying remarkable textiles since 1975. Ben Lerwill discovers what makes its wares materially different ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:48:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xAB6dXoUyG64UVV64oD83W-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John Ash]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Manolo Blahnik on Margot Robbie, Marie Antoinette, fashion and footwear  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The shoe might feel inconsequential as an item of fashion, but as Marie Antoinette, Andy Warhol, Margot Robbie and Manolo Blahnik demonstrate, it's anything but.... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kYWK6QGhTJQ7P6Seukmm8k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  ‘The atomic bomb of jewellery’: Why the brooch is back in fashion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over the centuries, the brooch, invented to fasten garments, has become a glittering gem, a coded communication–an art mastered by Elizabeth II and a way to express personality. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary Miers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iF3nDdBtWznmLNG2WGXC9b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Catherine, Princess of Wales wore a brooch to welcome Donald Trump when he arrived for a state visit at Windsor Castle last week. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Catherine, Princess of Wales, wearing a brooch]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘City gents in bowler hats beat on our shop windows shouting “immoral!” and “disgusting!”’: The rise (and rise) of the mini skirt ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What the mini skirt lacked in length it more than made up for in meaning. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amie Elizabeth White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KcU9NKvXDjx4dKmvhEvYDX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spectators and models attend one of Mary Quant&#039;s fashion shows.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Spectators and models attending a fashion show of the British stylist Mary Quant. London, 1960s]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘People would rather buy 20 synthetic jumpers than a woollen one that would last them a lifetime’: The British wool trade today   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sheep shearing was king in the middle ages, writes Lotte Brundle, but the rise of synthetic fibres put the industry in a woolly position. How is it faring now? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:28:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i8D9hW32tbSRustPZSywd4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A flock of Cotswold Lions, a breed renowned for the quality of wool they produce.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Flock of Cotswold Lions, a rare breed of sheep]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marie Antoinette: How the most fashionable queen in history transformed French style ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marie Antoinette’s passion for furniture and genius for bagatelles, however evanescent their purpose, filled the French royal palaces with beauty and charm, as a new show at the V&A Museum shows. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Dennison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8TLcRnY636rKWtmvsw6vii-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kirsten Dunst played Marie Antoinette in Sofia Coppola&#039;s 2006 film.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A still from the film Marie Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst in 2006]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Time to join the fan club: the history of this summer's must-have accessory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As summer temperatures continue to soar, fans — long considered a fashion anachronism — are back in the style spotlight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:49:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jack Watkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/koNPAVXbfQDetZksHkADPT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alamy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A woman in the 1920s hides her face with a handheld fan]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman in the 1920s hides her face with a handheld fan]]></media:text>
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