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‘I wanted to climb into the grimiest corners of the unwell mind’: Nancy Tucker photographed for the Observer New Review in May 2018 at her home in west London. Photograph: Suki Dhanda/ Author Nancy Tucker on mental health: ‘Being a young woman can be agonising’Women aged from 16-24 are bearing the brunt of Britain’s mental health crisis. The author of a new book, That Was When People Started to Worry, interviewed 70 of them. Here are some of their stories…Nancy TuckerSun 27 May 2018 08.00 BST This is mental illness. It is vicious waves slamming you on to a rocky shore,...

The easiest gift guide to source is For Her…wonder why. I’ve added some beautiful gold jewellery which I’ve been wearing a lot recently; the hardest working leather skirt you’ll ever have and some lovely things for all those Christmas thank you letters. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. 1.Strawberry drop earrings by Kenneth Jay Lane at Liberty 2. Ribbed cashmere socks by Johnstons of Elgin at Matches Fashion 3. Entertaining Lives by Jane Churchill and Emily Astor 4. V-neck ribbed cardigan by Johnstons of Elgin at Matches Fashion 5. Citizen ladies watch at...

While this time of year marks spending more time indoors, cozied up by a fire with nice hot cocoa, it also means a lot of invites to events, both personal and professional. It’s easy to get stuck in the humdrum leggings, sweaters, and boot look – which, trust us, has its place for sure; but it’s also fun to get jazzed up and look your festive and best at all the parties. After all, while some choose to wear sequins and bedazzled looks year-round, the holidays are the one time of year where it’s not only expected but you can...

Is your winter coat washable? Have you otherwise changed your coat preferences after kids? We’ve talked about how to buy a great winter coat on Corporette, but we haven’t discussed how that changes once you’ve had kids. Reader L wrote in, wondering where to find washable winter coats: I love the Washable Wednesday feature! These days, machine washable is the number one feature I look for in clothing. Could you do a round up of professional, machine washable winter coats (i.e., warm enough to wear in the Northeast)? Interesting question, Reader L — we’ll round up some of our favorite,...

If there’s anything I’ve learned from bingeing Domino’s podcast, Design Time: Trending Forward, it’s that my favorite designers are keen on breaking the rules. And in my opinion, there’s no better place to throw out the rule book than with holiday decor—it’s supposed to be fun and ephemeral, after all.  Thanks to myriad decor goodies made in a range of hues, it’s also never been easier to pull off a nontraditional palette. Seemingly no color is off-limits—neons to neutrals. However, too many options can be daunting. So we decided to parse through the onslaught of shatterproof ball ornaments, velvet ribbons,...