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Where I work: Jane Taylor, millinerJane Taylor is — like so many of us — looking forward to returning to the office. She spoke to Rosie Paterson about her royal clientele and making a mess
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The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: How to do country walking in proper styleThe country walking habit seems to have stuck, even in these days when lockdown is easing.
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The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: A new take on a 1980s classic, an answer to bad hair days and a foolproof present for an overgrown boyWhat not to buy this week. (Unless you really like it.)
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Not just jewellery — future heirlooms to be treasured for generations to comeIt’ll be game, set and match to the lucky owners of these classic pieces of fine jewellery. The heirlooms of the future, they are to be treasured now and for generations to come.
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The Utterly Inessential Father's Day Shopping List, from super-luxury to a big old box of beerWe'll tell you what he wants. What he really, really wants.
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The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: Pictish gin, Cotswolds veg, and the mice you want in your kitchenVictoria Marston is your guide to this week's immaculate collection of things that you really, really don't need.
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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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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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The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: A pet candle with a secret, an American culinary road-trip and the inevitable waterproofIn this week of Utterly Inessential, we take a look at a few things we may (but probably wont) need to get through the cold weather.
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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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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.
