For plus-size women like me, dressing for joy is a radical act
This summer I’m going to wear what makes me feel great, physically and emotionally
From fringe to mainstream: how millions got a taste for going vegan
First, it was a fad. Now, as meat consumption falls, it’s part of everyday life … the unstoppable rise of the plant-based diet
‘Head-to-toe gold sequins!’: nine readers on their favourite post-lockdown party outfits
Now lockdown has eased, everyone is ditching the joggers and dressing up again. There’s just one question: what to wear?
The woman who lost her personal style and turned to TikTok to find it
With no intention of going viral, Amelia Crook crowdsourced a Queer Eye-style makeover from thousands of strangers, provoking tensions closer to home
‘The ground is unstable but there are pleasures all around’ – goodbye to the joy of small things
For three years, this column has been looking for sources of quotidian joy in the darkness. As it comes to an end, what tiny delights would other writers nominate?
‘I believe it’s a mental health issue’: the rise of Zoom dysmorphia
Time spent on the ‘funhouse mirror’ of video conferencing calls has resulted in a distortion of our self image
The male beauty myth: the growing acceptance of feeling comfortable looking good
Men who want to look good used to be disparaged and labelled vain. But times are finally changing…
An ear and nostril waxing is exquisitely painful – but just what I needed
I was introduced to the joys of male hair removal by a man with a cut-throat razor in 1987. Then last weekend I expanded my horizons
Why am I so furious about teeth? They are deeply socially divisive
The gap between those who can or can’t afford a dentist is widening. There is a three-year wait for NHS appointments – while the market for whitening and tweakments booms, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
Mend your clothes and do yourself some good
Care and repair is an invaluable mantra for your wardrobe, your mental health, your wallet and the planet, says Molly Martin