Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #lifeandstyle, aggregated by home.social.
Whisks galore! Old kitchen gadgets through the years | Letters
By Guardian Staff
In response to a letter, Barbara Foster still uses wedding presents from 1966, and Pete Lavender rues trying to slice mushrooms on an old egg slicer
#Kitchenessentials #Lifeandstyle #UKnews #Marriage #Vegetables #Food #Family #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
‘My dog’s built her own fashion community’: how canine companions stole the fashion week spotlight
By Chloe Mac Donnell
Our four-legged friends are turning heads from Louis Vuitton to Schiaparelli – but what does their presence in the most exclusive of spaces say about the industry’s changing attitudes?
‘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
I'm a fashion minimalist. This cozy cardigan makes the cut – and is now on sale
By Paige Triola
PrettyGarden’s oversized cardigan, on Prime Day sale for just $25, is soft, stretchy and perfect for working from home
https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/oct/07/prettygarden-cardigan-amazon-prime-day-sale
#Fashion #Lifeandstyle #Amazon #Womenstops #Shopsandshopping #TheGuardian #PaigeTriola
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