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Belinda McDowall, Deputy Editor, Carolyn McDowall, Editor in Chief, and Jo Bayley, Fashion Editor

Fashion Elixir, Fashion, Society & StyleOctober 19, 2016

To Tame or Not To Tame – Embrace Your Inner Style Maverick

The fashion merry go round keeps turning says Jo Bayley, and in my mid forties I still love wearing velvet and lace and putting the odd flower or two in my hair

A model presents a creation for Chanel during the 2016-2017 fall/winter Haute Couture collection fashion show on July 5, 2016 in Paris. / AFP / PATRICK KOVARIK/Getty Images

Antiques Miscellany, Architecture, Art, Arts & Culture Conversations, Creativity, Cultural Development, Design History & Decorative Arts, Design Styles, Fashion, Society & Style, Featured, Historic Costume, Humanities, Interior Design, Interiors, Learn About Art, Social History, Textiles, The Culture Concept, Visual Arts, What is SeriesMay 5, 2014

Fashion – Is It More Than a Frock asks Carolyn McDowall?

By Carolyn McDowall

Costume encompasses all that we wear and today reflects a society in which privacy has been stripped bare – so what is fashion, is it more than a frock?