London Fashion Week gets kinky at 40

Inside the world of celebrity lip-reading

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21 February 2024 Happy 40th anniversary, London Fashion Week!  As the sartorial spectacle is in full swing, Joseph Bobowicz has concluded that its runways have become kinkier than ever. He reports that this season's formalwear looks are like running into your work colleagues in a Berlin darkroom. "It seems that neatly tailored, work-appropriate sleaze is London's answer to kicking out. As the cost of living crisis eats away at designer budgets – or worse, enforces a return to conservative dressing – there remains an inherently London desire to twist it with a wink and a nod," Bobowicz writes. And...were you dying to know what Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez were allegedly gossiping about at the Golden Globes? Or the sweet nothings being whispered between Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet? If you were, you may have been privy to the rise of armchair lip-readers on social media. Whether certified professionals or not, this group of self-proclaimed lip-readers relay celebrities' conversations in short videos that attract tens of millions of views.  This week, Annabel Nugent looks at how "being a fly on the wall is seemingly easier than ever; no Cronenberg-esque transformation necessary – just a special skill and a TikTok account". She speaks to expert lip-readers who have found success on social media about the ethics of lip-reading, and why there's such a high demand for it right now.  Meanwhile, as Guy's Hospital in London recently apologised after the frozen eggs and embryos of more than 100 women were potentially damaged due to faulty freezing solution, Katie Rosseinsky looks at what it's really like to freeze your eggs. She finds that it can be an emotionally (and financially) gruelling process. "The question of whether or not to become a mother is always a deeply personal one," Rosseinsky writes. "It's crucial to recognise that freezing eggs might not guarantee parenthood further down the line. But for some, it can be a (pricey) way of buying peace of mind, even if it's not a panacea." Until next time, EM 'You can feel very alone': What's it really like to freeze your eggs? Egg freezing is now the fastest growing fertility treatment in the UK, but it can be an emotionally (and financially) gruelling process. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the women who've done it Good job, no savings: meet the young professionals with less than a grand in the bank As new research reveals that more than 11 million Britons have less than £1,000 saved for a rainy day, Helen Coffey investigates why so many of us have failed to build a financial safety net – despite being in full-time work Is intermittent fasting just another form of disordered eating? The latest diet fad to pick up steam among Brits involves periods of prolonged abstinence from food. 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