Fashion

5 new season trends you can actually wear

If your wintry-weary wardrobe needs an urgent update, there's help on hand.
Bored of your wardrobe?

Lost your fashion mojo? A styling sesh could save time and buyer's remorse. Muddy tries the new M&S Fit & Style Studio, Westfield.
Let’s get physical!

Don't worry we haven't recreated THAT Olivia Newton John video. But we have tested out the best sportswear around.
Festive fash attack!

Party season is fast approaching, yippee! But, what to wear? You could cover yourself in Superglue and jump in a giant vat of sequins. Or you could read on for our edit of the best partywear, featuring twinkly little numbers from your high street faves.
Uniqlo-oh-oh!

It’s a match made in heaven – J.W. Anderson’s wondrously cool designs at Uniqlo prices. Let's go shopping.
6 hot-to-trot AW17 trends

We asked chic Deddington boutique, Nellie & Dove, to decode the new season's top trends. Don't go shopping until you read this!
New season fashion wishlist!

The shops are heaving with delicious new autumn/winter collections so shall we go shopping? (Enablers? Us?) Read on for this season's key pieces, as currently coveted by the Muddy HQ gang. Credit cards ready!
Supercool Salt-Water

It takes a lot to persuade us to part with our muddy stilettos but we're swooning over Salt-Water sandals this summer. They're practical and chic (yes, both!) and it's now illegal to post an Instagram beach shot that doesn't include them (possibly).
Bikini vs swimsuit? The Muddy debate

Bikini or swimsuit? It's the hot topic at Muddy HQ this week. Don't go anywhere near a sun lounger this summer until you've read this.
Soft and slinky

We may live in the sticks but, just like Joan Jett, we love rock’n’roll here at Muddy – hell yeah! And fashion brands don’t come much more rock’n’roll than cult scarf brand Rockins. Launched in 2014 by Jess Morris (Vivienne Westwood’s former PR) and artist Tim Rockins (with a name like that, he was never going […]
Meet the high street Comeback Kids

You know those high street shops you never bother going into? You might be missing out. Here's four stores that've got their grooves back. Wallets at the ready!
Would you give away your wedding dress?

Your wedding dress is the most important item of clothing you’ll wear. It’s probably the most expensive too, but it’ll fit like a glove, make you feel a million bucks. It’s the sort of feeling you want to bottle. So it’s a shame you only get to wear once (although I confess I occasionally pop on […]
Hurrahs for bras! Just make sure you get the right size.

Squished together, hoicked up trophy bosoms are so last year! The more natural '70s boob' is in, but unless you're a nubile teenager, you'll probably still want to wear a bra to stop you from falling out. But will it be the right bra? Incredibly, about 80 percent of us are wearing the wrong sized bra - are you? If so, help is at hand...
Fashion that plays to your strengths!

Got a part of you that you’d rather downplay (err, yes!), or an attribute you’re happier to flaunt? Check out the-bias-cut.com, an online fashion boutique I discovered recently with a clever filter system that helps women play to their strengths. What’s more it’s aimed at over 40s not by patronising us with safe styles but by […]
Wouldn’t you though?

I've just discovered Jules Hogan on Twitter. She knits beautiful cushions, ponchos, wraps and more in her garden studio in Berkshire. Can't get enough of her gorgeous things. Take a look!