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Nov 7, 2026

London in winter is at its best between early November and early January. The lights go up, the markets open, and a lot of the city is easier to walk...

Nov 7, 2026

Christmas is hard from both sides. If you're buying, a teenager's taste changes every few months and "I don't mind" doesn't help. If you're the girl making your list, it's...

Oct 30, 2026

Every autumn, the same question comes back: what do I wear on my feet now that it's too cold for sandals and too early for boots? This year, a lot...

Oct 11, 2026

If you have ever looked in the mirror before school and felt like something was off, or scrolled through your phone and felt worse about yourself for no clear reason,...

Sep 26, 2026

The squeak is loud; it is public, and it is happening on every single step. You want it to stop. Some squeaks are fixable. Some are a sign of something...

Sep 16, 2026

The conversation around bigger shoe sizes often focuses on what happens above EU 42 | UK 8 | US 10 But for girls, the gap can start earlier. At EU...

Aug 31, 2026

There's a specific kind of quiet that happens in a bedroom the night before you leave for uni. Boxes taped shut. A wall with pale rectangles where posters used to...

Aug 27, 2026

September feels different every year. Same school, different version of you. Or a completely new place, and everyone looking to figure out who everyone else is in the first week....

Jul 24, 2026

The shoes are almost beside the point. Going shoe shopping with your friends on a Saturday is about the afternoon. The browsing together. The opinions. The trying things on. The...

Jul 1, 2026

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is in cinemas on July 17. Matt Damon plays Odysseus. Zendaya plays Athena. Anne Hathaway is Penelope. Charlize Theron is Calypso. The cast also includes Tom...

Jun 19, 2026

If you are looking for shoes in a UK 9 (EU 43 | US 11) as a teenager or young woman, you already know the routine. You find something you...