Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lifeandstyle, aggregated by home.social.
‘It’s not about sex but empowerment’: why I picked a ‘naked’ frock as dress of the year
By Jess Cartner-Morley
Sarah Burton’s sporty, daffodil mesh dress made me smile. But the reason I chose it for Fashion Museum Bath is because it tells the story of our times, when bodies are more political than ever
#Culture #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #Dresses #Museums #SarahBurton #Armani #Givenchy #Womensdresses #Mensfashion #Menssuits #Society #TheGuardian #JessCartnerMorley
Dyson, Breville, Apple: the 59 best Amazon Prime Day deals actually worth it, obsessively vetted by us
By Marissa Miller
From Ugg and Ninja to KitchenAid and Shark – we researched the best sales to get your hands on for Prime Day
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/oct/07/best-amazon-prime-day-deals-october
#Shopping #Lifeandstyle #Amazon #Kitchenessentials #Beauty #Fashion #Mensfashion #Homes #Technology #Headphones #Smartspeakers #Food #Sleep #Skincare #Haircare #Parentsandparenting #Gadgets #TheGuardian #MarissaMiller
Contact review – Jonny Donahoe delivers a heated reunion at a bonfire of family photos
By Mark Fisher
Òran Mór, GlasgowBlythe Duff and Mark Barrett are excellent as two people helplessly bound to each other in this bitter two-hander
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/oct/07/contact-review-family-trauma-wit-oran-mor-glasgow
#Theatre #Stage #Culture #Parentsandparenting #Family #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #MarkFisher
Dyson, Breville, Apple: the 59 best Amazon Prime Day deals actually worth it, obsessively vetted by us https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/oct/07/best-amazon-prime-day-deals-october #Shopping #LifeAndStyle #Amazon #KitchenEssentials #Beauty #Fashion #MensFashion #Homes #Technology #Headphones #SmartSpeakers #Food #Sleep #Skincare #HairCare #ParentsAndParenting #Gadgets
I obsessively vetted Prime Day deals to find the actual best sales from Dyson, Breville and more https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/oct/06/best-october-amazon-big-deals-prime-day #Shopping #LifeAndStyle #Amazon #KitchenEssentials #Beauty #Fashion #MensFashion #Homes #Technology #Headphones #SmartSpeakers #Food #Sleep #Skincare #HairCare #ParentsAndParenting #Gadgets
Ties are back in fashion, thanks to gen Z – should we all be smartening up?
By Guardian Staff
Sales at one UK retailer are up 200%, thanks in part to young people rejecting the informal look adopted by their middle-aged bosses
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/oct/07/ties-fashion-gen-z
#Mensfashion #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #Socialtrends #Accessories #Men #Menssuits #Society #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
From Bentley Pauncefoot to Yetts O’Muckhart, I’m obsessed with Britain’s weirdly named villages | Adrian Chiles
By Adrian Chiles
I was stuck in traffic when a road sign set me dreaming. If the places on it were people, what would they be like? Could Leigh Delamere be anything but the glamorous heiress to a biscuit-making fortune?
If you spend hours on your feet, compression socks will save you pain. Here are five pairs doctors recommend
By Latifah Muhammad
Compression socks provide relief during long flights, hours on your feet or after surgery. Doctors say the best pairs are from Bombas, Physix and Sockwell
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/jul/30/best-compression-socks
#Lifeandstyle #Healthwellbeing #Travel #Shoppingtrips #Shopping #Fitness #TheGuardian #LatifahMuhammad
Put down the pumpkin! How to create a cosy home this autumn – without the cliches
By Aimee Robinson
From tactile textures to softer lighting, these expert-approved updates bring all the warmth of autumn while steering clear of Sleepy Hollow vibes
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/oct/07/how-to-make-home-cosy-autumn
#Interiors #Homes #Lifeandstyle #Autumn #TheGuardian #AimeeRobinson
Halloween is looming – this year, I’m ditching my cynicism and getting busy with the pumpkins | Iman Amrani
By Iman Amrani
From Day of the Dead to Samhain, celebrating autumn is centuries old. Now, I want this to be a moment of magic and connection for my kids
#Halloween #Autumn #Children #Pumpkin #Family #Society #Lifeandstyle #Autumnfoodanddrink #TheGuardian #ImanAmrani
Halloween is looming – this year, I’m ditching my cynicism and getting busy with the pumpkins | Iman Amrani https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/07/halloween-looming-ditching-cynicism-getting-busy-pumpkins #Halloween #Autumn #Children #Pumpkin #Family #Society #LifeAndStyle #AutumnFoodAndDrink
‘Green, red, yellow, blue’? Beneath the surface, diaspora language is anything but Black and white
By Nesrine Malik
Black communities across the globe have large and complex vocabularies to describe race, shaped by their specific cultures and histories
#Lifeandstyle #Culture #Africa #Caribbean #Americas #BlackBritishculture #Beauty #Colonialism #Worldnews #TheGuardian #NesrineMalik
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: how to wear a leather jacket so it doesn’t wear you
By Jess Cartner-Morley
There’s a lot of Brando badboy baggage attached to this classic outerwear – here’s how to look chic rather than stompy
#Womenscoatsandjackets #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #JessCartnerMorley
Sali Hughes on beauty: loose powders have had a glow up
By Sali Hughes
No longer messy and cumbersome, a new generation of powders blurs, sets and mattifies without the faff
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/oct/07/sali-hughes-on-beauty-new-generation-loose-powders
#Makeup #Skincare #Beauty #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #SaliHughes
Nicolas Ghesquière takes us into the future for Louis Vuitton show in Paris
By Jess Cartner-Morley in Paris
Models walk runway at the Louvre with flying cars hovering above as designer envisions city life in a warming world
#LouisVuitton #Parisfashionweek #Fashion #Fashionweeks #Lifeandstyle #NicolasGhesquire #France #Worldnews #Europe #TheGuardian #JessCartnerMorleyinParis
Nicolas Ghesquière takes us into the future for Louis Vuitton show in Paris https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/oct/07/louis-vuitton-nicolas-ghesquiere-futuristic-show-paris-fashion-week #LouisVuitton #ParisFashionWeek #Fashion #FashionWeeks #LifeAndStyle #NicolasGhesquire #France #WorldNews #Europe
A moment that changed me: I was heading for disaster on the Greek version of Strictly. Then instinct kicked in
By Victoria Hislop
I was gripped by fear, aching all over – and still recovering from cancer treatment. But Dancing With the Stars was a joyous celebration of survival
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/07/a-moment-that-changed-me-greek-version-strictly
#Dance #StrictlyComeDancing #Greece #Lifeandstyle #Television #Televisionradio #Culture #EntertainmentTV #RealityTV #TheGuardian #VictoriaHislop
The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later
By Linda Geddes
From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/07/sugar-rations-health-blood-pressure-ageing
#Sugar #Society #Sugar #Secondworldwar #Business #Worldnews #Health #Nutrition #Nutrition #Children #Diabetes #Anxiety #Ageing #Healthwellbeing #Lifeandstyle #Science #Medicalresearch #UKnews #TheGuardian #LindaGeddes
I obsessively vetted Prime Day deals to find the actual best sales from Dyson, Breville and more
By Marissa Miller
From Ugg and Ninja to KitchenAid and Shark – we researched the best sales to get your hands on for Prime Day
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/oct/06/best-october-amazon-big-deals-prime-day
#Shopping #Lifeandstyle #Amazon #Kitchenessentials #TheGuardian #MarissaMiller
Alice Zaslavsky’s shortcut beetroot baked risotto – recipe
By Alice Zaslavsky
An unconventional technique makes this vibrant rice – finished with dill fronds – a lower-touch dinner for weeknights
#Australianfoodanddrink #Rice #Food #Vegetables #Lifeandstyle #Australianlifestyle #TheGuardian #AliceZaslavsky
How I Shop with Jonathan Van Ness: ‘The price you pay for impulsivity is years later’
By As told to Sarah Matthews
Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basics they scrimp on? The Queer Eye legend talks handmade gifts, secondhand shopping and bag obsessions with the Filter
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter/2026/oct/06/how-i-shop-with-jonathan-van-ness
#Celebrity #Lifeandstyle #QueerEye #Handbags #Fashion #Coffee #Food #Beauty #Fragrance #Underwearformen #TheGuardian #AstoldtoSarahMatthews
Is this the end of the British school photo?
For generations, professional photographers have captured the country’s pupils in all their awkward glory. But an increasing number of parents are using AI to avoid paying them
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/06/is-this-the-end-of-the-british-school-photo
#Parentsandparenting #Lifeandstyle #Schools #Photography #AIartificialintelligence #Family #Socialetiquette #TheGuardian #
Crossword editor’s desk: why the Independent’s puzzle should live on
By Alan Connor
An easy win for the newspaper, plus a puzzle with a hidden mathematical theme
Sorry, but I’m bringing my iced coffee to the job interview | Tayo Bero
By Tayo Bero
What, exactly, about the drink is so distracting? The viral debate raises bigger questions about who defines ‘professionalism’
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/iced-coffee-job-interview-professionalism
#USworkcareers #Coffee #Lifeandstyle #Race #Workcareers #TheGuardian #TayoBero
Sorry, but I’m bringing my iced coffee to the job interview | Tayo Bero https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/iced-coffee-job-interview-professionalism #UsWorkCareers #Coffee #LifeAndStyle #Race #WorkCareers
Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening leak https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/06/asos-hack-notification-website-app #Asos #RetailIndustry #Business #Fashion #LifeAndStyle #UkNews
Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening leak
By Sarah Butler
Push message claims fashion company’s data has been ‘fully compromised’, but website and app remain online
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/06/asos-hack-notification-website-app
#Asos #Retailindustry #Business #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #UKnews #TheGuardian #SarahButler
What have I learned in my 53 years? That I shouldn’t listen to strangers who accost me in the street | Zoe Williams
By Zoe Williams
I was shocked when a man in a van aimed an ageist insult at me. And I regret to say that my son has been no help at all
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/06/ageism-man-in-street-experience
#Ageing #Society #Cycling #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #ZoeWilliams
Chanel is all about joy as Blazy celebrates year at helm of world’s hottest brand
By Jess Cartner-Morley in Paris
Artistic director is all smiles as he swaps quiet luxury for bold colours and patterns at Paris show
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/oct/06/chanel-joy-matthieu-blazy-paris-fashion-week
#Chanel #Parisfashionweek #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #Fashionweeks #Worldnews #TheGuardian #JessCartnerMorleyinParis
Adidas sues Australian label White Fox over ‘deceptively similar’ four-stripe clothing
By Luca Ittimani
Sports clothing brand bought allegedly trademark-contravening clothes and copies of ubiquitous White Fox bus ads to present in court
#Business #Australianfashion #Fashion #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #LucaIttimani
The pest I’ll never forget: the cockroaches I still dream about
By Anna Moore
My student house in Manchester had several thousand other occupants. Despite pest controllers regularly dousing the property, the glossy, greasy, relentless insects marched onwards, endlessly reproducing
#Insects #Lifeandstyle #Studentexperience #Environment #Animals #Wildlife #TheGuardian #AnnaMoore
The butter boom – how the world fell back in love with the glorious golden spread
By Morwenna Ferrier
It’s being sculpted for fashion parties, collected by tourists and hoarded in freezers. There are even entire shops devoted to it. What’s behind the revival of the much-maligned foodstuff?
#Food #Paris #Restaurants #Restaurants #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #MorwennaFerrier
Don’t pay full price for a winter jacket. We found the best deals on Backcountry’s sale (ending tonight!)
By Lauren Gould
We sifted through hundreds of winter boots, jackets and outdoor gear to find the top 12 deals in Backcountry’s sale
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/oct/05/backcountry-semi-annual-sale-outdoor-gear
#Lifeandstyle #Shopping #Shopsandshopping #Wintercoats #Fashion #Mensshoes #Womensshoes #Fitness #Running #Mensfashion #Winter #TheGuardian #LaurenGould
A shedload of trouble for the neighbours | Letters
By Guardian Staff
Jane Whitehead believes neighbours should be heard, not seen, while Paul Burton says the capacity of neighbours to take offence is limitless. Plus a letter from Joyce Corston
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/05/a-shedload-of-trouble-for-the-neighbours
#Homes #Planningpolicy #Property #Communities #Lifeandstyle #Money #Gardens #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Is the US becoming a nation of cat lovers?
Dogs have long been more popular, but for the first time more households own kittens than puppies. Some believe it’s all down to economics
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/05/us-cat-lovers