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The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: Dressing for dinner, lockdown-styleLet's be honest: we've all let standards slip a bit (well, a lot) since lockdown began. That ends here.
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The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: The finest lounging-around-the house clothes money can buyTracksuit bottoms made from cashmere, shoes without pesky laces to tie and untie all the time and silk pyjamas that would make Terry-Thomas wince with pleasure make the cut in this week's list.
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Lalage Beaumont: 'Clothes should be like old friends — you enjoy wearing them, rather than being worn once and put in the back of the cupboard'The designer Lalage Beaumont talks about her love of classic tailoring and how to master formal dressing.
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Top 10 earrings to bring a little dressing-for-dinner glamour to your life right nowIn a world where restaurants have long since been closed — and look likely to remain so for a while — Hetty Lintell has embraced the new vogue for making an effort at home. She picks out 10 beautiful pairs of earrings.
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The Utterly Inessential Sales Shopping List: From Britain's finest shops to refreshing your house in the name of charityUtterly Inessential is back with the things which you‘d rather have received for Christmas itself, but have resigned yourself to purchasing in the January sales.
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'A jumper is for life — not just for Christmas' urge campaigners against Yuletide 'fast fashion'Some 12 million seasonal jumpers will be sold this year and the vast majority are made of plastic, exacerbating the devastating impact that fast-fashion is having on the planet.
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Bespoken for: How Huntsman's personal service creates beautiful suits, and relationships that last generationsOnce you experience bespoke tailoring, it’s hard to turn back — and Huntsman is just the place.
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The Utterly Inessential Travel Shopping List: Everything you need for winter sun or hitting the slopesLast week's Country Life showed you all the best places to travel for a holiday now that the summer is over, from swimming with horses in Montego Bay to curling up in a chalet in Courmayeur. Now that you've booked your trip, Alexandra Fraser shows you all the things which may make your journey a little bit easier, a little bit more luxurious and a little bit utterly inessential.
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PETA told off by advertising watchdog for claiming that 'wool is just as cruel as fur'The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that an advertisement by animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation, was misleading.
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‘We are in it together’: The Duchess of Sussex launches workwear range to help women gain employmentThe collaboration follows the publication of the Duchess’s guest-edited edition of British Vogue.
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Curious Questions: What does your flat cap say about you?You might think a flat cap is just something to keep your head warm and dry. And in some circumstances you'd be right – but there's a minefield of meaning out there, according to Rob Crossan.
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125 years of Barbour jackets — and how they've won over everyone from The Queen to Alexa ChungAs Barbour celebrates its 125th anniversary, its distinctive and much-loved jackets are still being worn by everyone from farmers to fashion royalty. Flora Watkins salutes a great British brand.
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The Utterly Inessential Chelsea Shopping List: What you'll need for the famed Flower Show, from chic sunglasses to an obligatory brollyWe've rounded up all the utterly inessential products that you absolutely do not need (top hats for Ascot aside) to enjoy this summers season of festivals, shows and races. This week: Chelsea Flower Show.
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The Utterly Inessential Royal Baby Shopping List: A pram fit for Balmoral, marine-issue wellington boots and the phenomenon of the baby sleeping bagLet's face it, when it comes to our little ones, we are all inclined to go a little bit overboard.
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The perfect Easter pendant by Cassandra Goad, taking inspiration from the sustainably-farmed cocoa beans of the CaribbeanCassandra Goad's latest collaboration with Islands Chocolate led to the designing of the stunning Cocoa Pod pendant, the sale of which will help support the education and wellbeing of the plantation which galvanised its creation.
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Wedding dos and don'ts: Nine tips to hold the perfect wedding receptionHamish Shephard, founder of Bridebrook and owner of wedding venue Hedsor House, shares his expert tips how to ensure your wedding reception goes with a bang.
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Curious Questions: Why do brides throw their bouquets? And wear white? And wear something old, new, borrowed and blue?Weddings are full of all manner of weird and wonderful traditions and superstitions – Annunciata Elwes gets to the bottom of some of the most famous.
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The utterly inessential shopping list: A pair of swim trunks with your name on them, the chair fit for a yeti and a very special sausage rollA new year, a new you and a new list of utterly inessentials to purchase. Alexandra Fraser takes a look at a few little luxuries which, in a world too full of strife and woe, will help ease your way through life with a smile on your face.
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The barometer-maker: ‘The oldest one we’ve worked on here was dated 1705 – well before the internet or TV weather forecasts.'Edward Allen has persevered through the potential banning of barometers and a steady decline in the industry, intent on repairing existing products to the highest possible standard and producing new ones for those who still see the unique beauty in barometers.
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The Gentleman's Life Party 2018: Best photographs from Country Life's celebration of the annual guide to fine livingCountry Life celebrated the launch of the annual Gentleman's Life supplement with a party held at Huntsman Savile Row – here are some of the best images from the evening.
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The utterly inessential shopping list: Spooky shoes, the art of the tarte and a royally good sweatshirtForget about the big things. You can keep the necessities. Don't tell us about the must-haves. In a new series, Country Life's Alexandra Fraser takes a look at a few little luxuries which, in a world too full of strife and woe, will help ease your way through life with a smile on your face.
