Olivia Petter
The Independent
United Kingdom
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Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto, V&A Museum review: Retrospective doesn’t shy away from designer’s Nazi ties
The UK’s first exhibition entirely devoted to the legendary couturière is happy to embrace the mysteries that still surround her → Read More
From Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner to Britney Spears and Sam Asghari: why are so many millennials breaking up right now?
Have you noticed that everyone seems to be breaking up right now? As Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas become the latest celebrity couple to call time on their relationship, Olivia Petter digs into the reasons – both seasonal and astrological – why September seems to be splitsville → Read More
Cheryl reunites with former Girls Aloud bandmates at mutual friend’s wedding
‘And just like that… Reunited,’ read the Instagram caption → Read More
Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet make second public outing at NYFW
The duo were spotted at a dinner together to celebrate designer Haider Ackermann → Read More
Kate Middleton re-wears Alexander McQueen suit to watch England beat Argentina in Rugby World Cup
The duchess cheered on as England won the game 27-10 → Read More
Ruth Wilson on new BBC drama The Woman in the Wall and the trauma of Ireland’s Magdalene laundries: ‘These women need to be heard’
The ‘His Dark Materials’ star, ‘Bad Sisters’’ Daryl McCormack and writer Joe Murtagh tell Olivia Petter about their terrifying new BBC drama → Read More
Prince Harry documentary coming to Netflix on 30 August
New limited series will focus on the Invictus Games → Read More
Harry and Meghan make surprise phone calls to young leaders in the US
Royal couple congratulated the recipients of the first-ever Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund grants → Read More
Leigh-Anne Pinnock unveils the three wedding dresses she wore to marry Andre Gray in Jamaica
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‘Girl code’ is toxic and infantilising – there’s no place for it in 2023
As Emily Ratajkowski is accused of ‘breaking girl code’ by kissing the ex-boyfriend of her friend Olivia Wilde, Olivia Petter examines what the phrase means today and if it has a place in contemporary parlance → Read More
Pestered, filmed and not left alone: How stranger danger went viral
As a video of a young woman crying after being touched by a TikTok dancer in public goes viral, Olivia Petter asks whether we’ve forgotten how to interact (or not interact) with total strangers → Read More
8 best body sunscreens: Lotions, sprays and creams for everyday use
From creams to lotion, these are the best sunscreens for your body for everyday protection this summer 2023. From Bondi Sands to Vichy, Garnier and more → Read More
Eight dating red flags you should look out for
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Corset blazers, feather boas and rat gowns: Everything we saw on day three of London Fashion Week
As London Fashion Week continues, Olivia Petter and Joseph Bobowicz reflect on the day’s highlights → Read More
Florence Pugh, sequins and an IV drip: London Fashion Week returns to a roaring start
As the capital’s best and brightest designers make a triumphant return to the runway, Olivia Petter rounds up the highlights from day one → Read More
‘The models are skinnier than ever’: Has London Fashion Week stopped caring about body diversity?
As LFW draws to a close, Olivia Petter examines whether the industry should be doing more to protect models and diversify the bodies we see on the runway → Read More
‘You can’t be a dictator and throw clothes on people’: Sex and the City designer Patricia Field on Studio 54, Chris Noth and dressing Carrie Bradshaw
The celebrated costume designer partied with Warhol and Halston before dressing Sarah Jessica Parker and Meryl Streep on screen. She talks to Olivia Petter about her new memoir ‘Pat in the City’, her rumoured fall out with Cynthia Nixon, and her assessment of ‘Paris chic’ → Read More
9 signs that you’re falling in love, according to psychologists
9 signs that you’re falling in love, according to psychologists → Read More
Best boutique hotels in Paris 2023: Stylish stays at lush locations
From the Louvre to the Arc de Triomphe, discover all the French capital has to offer while staying at the best boutique hotels in Paris → Read More
Schiaparelli’s animal stunt only serves to prove one thing about modern fashion
As the luxury Italian label breaks the internet with its faux animal heads, Olivia Petter asks whether the industry has sold its soul to social media → Read More