Be the summer style icon with headbands

Printed, beaded and sparkly headbands are back in fashion. Sonakshi Sinha, who recently flaunted a gold Amrapali headband at an awards function, said that headbands are a great way to add a little something to your hairstyle. Bollywood stylist and designer Pernia Qureshi said that floral headbands are nice options, but ensure the flower doesn’t overpower your head and try to keep things somewhat proportionate so you don’t look like you’re about to topple over. Rod Anker, Creative Director of Monsoon Salons and Spa, said that different hairstyles – updos, down hairstyles, side dos and half-up half down hairstyles — all look great with a headband.

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Anker also advised against using metal or rubber bands as they will cause too much friction on the hair and cause it to break or become weak at the point of securing it. The quality of the hairband can vary, however avoid the ones with a hair clip attached as they too will catch hair and cause breakage, he added. Those with longer hair can actually braid a section of hair on the side and use the braid as a headband.

Hair accessories are also part of Indian weddings where the bride often wears a mang tika or head gear to further enhance her hair. Clips and beads are other ways to enhance the beauty of one’s hair. Tying a bandanna or a scarf on your head can suit a few people but make sure you don’t end up looking like you are going to the gym. Tie a scarf around your ponytail to make it look stylish. If you can’t take your pick, going for a black or muted colour headband is your safest bet on a regular day and a neon or floral headband works for a party look.

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Gia Coppola On Palo Alto, Personal Style, and James Franco

Days before her debut film, Palo Alto, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, director Gia Coppola made a last-minute decision to buy a YSL tuxedo. “I didn’t know what I wanted to wear—and then I was like, screw it, I’m going to get it and it’s going to be something I’ll always have. I’ll remember this moment—my first film at Venice,” she recalls. A call to her grandmother, Eleanor Coppola (wife of director Francis Ford), revealed that the matriarch, too, had a YSL tux, hers from the sixties. That settled it—the 26-year-old knew she’d have it forever.

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The tux stunned—but then, so did the velvet off-the-shoulder Christopher Kane piece, the dusty-rose Zac Posen with the trumpet hemline, the array of Proenza Schouler looks she wore on the festival circuit leading up to tonight's New York premiere. Drawn to designers whose process “feels like art and has a backstory,” Coppola counts Proenza, Rodarte, and friend Posen among her favorites. “He used to be my ‘adult supervisor’ when he stayed with a family friend on trips to LA.,” she says of Posen. “He’d really just take us out with him and we’d have a lot of fun.” Clad in an emerald Isabel Marant sweater and Top shop jeans, Coppola, seated in the garden of the Chateau Marmont on a cloudy day, fingers a heart-shaped Jennifer Meyer necklace that dangles from her neck. “I wear it every day,” she explains of the jewelry—a gift from her mother, Jacqui Getty, upon completion of her first film, “I need to get Palo Alto engraved on it.” The movie, which stemmed from James Franco’s eponymous book of short stories, was adapted and directed by Coppola, who was heralded as a young talent to watch as the piece made the rounds at the fall film festivals. Dev Hynes provided the sound track, and a young cast (including Emma Roberts, Nat Wolff, and Jack Kilmer) starred. Many of them stayed at Coppola’s mother’s house during filming. “I would drive them home after work and we’d all have dinner,” Coppola says, “It was like camp. I loved it.” She did post-production at her grandfather’s editing suite in Napa, and counts her aunt Sofia and uncle Roman among her favorite directors, along with Fincher, Sturgess, and Godard. The bloodline was inadvertently involved in the film debut, but the talent—and the YSL tuxedo—is all hers.

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Sophia Webster's New J.Crew Collaboration Will Make You Smile

Any shoe that whose main mission is to “put a smile on your face” according to their press materials is immediately on my radar, and that’s why my heart is aflutter for designer Sophia Webster’s new shoe line for J.Crew. The collaboration, announced earlier this spring, includes a collection of 13 different shoes from the British Webster — and the best news is that they’re all available to purchase today.

If you’re not familiar with Webster, she’s known for her playful and whimsical accessories (clutches and statement heels, mainly), and is popular with a few celebrities you may have heard of: Rihanna, Sarah Jessica Parker (the shoe queen herself), and Rita Ora are a few of the names that have put Webster’s designs on the map.

While Webster’s usual pricepoint for heels can flirt with the $500-somethings, the collaboration with J.Crew has some pieces from Webster starting at a more accessible $320. (The prices do climb as high as $695, though, so before you fall in love, check the tag to avoid major sticker shock at the register, yeah?)

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J.Crew’s head designer, Tom Mora, worked closely with Webster on the collection, and told ELLE that the collaboration of brands made perfect sense:

“Sophia Webster seemed like such a natural fit for J.Crew,” Mora said. “We are so well known for our love of color and pattern-mixing and I think this is something we really share with her, it’s part of her DNA as a designer.”

Webster said she wants people to know that you can express your personality through shoes. All you need is a good statement pair, she says.

From the looks of the first images of the collaborative collection, patterns, colors, and tassels have come together to cater to even the boldest personalities out there. And, it’s true, it’s hard not to smile at least a little at the whimsical and colorful collection.

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Vegan make-up

Make yourself look beautiful without feeling guilty about what products you're using.

If you care about what goes into your favourite beauty products and cosmetics then this article is for you. It's completely understandable that you want to make yourself look pretty without having to worry about what animals the company tested on to get the finished result.

Here are some recommendations you can add to your everyday beauty regime to ensure you're avoiding cruelty to living creatures.

Neal's Yard is a company which has received dozens of awards over the years and operate to a fully organic policy. In addition to this, they have never tested on animals and are recognised and respected by campaigners from PETA. Their new Frankincense Intense cream is a fantastic option for a totally natural anti-ageing cream and is ideal for all skin types. So you can get rid of those wrinkles without any suffering on your behalf or animals.

Its body brush is a great tool to use to get rid of any dry skin and leave a smooth result while in the shower. It's made from 100 per cent natural bristles and the handle is formed of sustainably sourced beech wood.

Emani Minerals is a brand which is completely vegan and also organic. There are no animal derived ingredients in any of the products and every item is gluten free as well, preventing symptoms such as rashes and reflux. Try out the eyeshadows Emani have on offer, such as the Feeling Mischievous Mosaic Eye Colour. It's a beautiful mix of mauve and cream presented in a beautiful pattern, all safely held in a small plastic pot. There are also more daring choices such as Glitter Dust, perfect for a night on the town.

For the face Emani's Liquid Mineral Foundation comes in several shades, from Warm Expresso to Natural Beige. Ingredient such as Vitamin A and Jojoba Oils sooth as well cover blemishes.

e.l.f. (eyes, lips and face) is another entirely vegan cosmetics company and the products are great value for money. Take the HD Blush for example - a rich and creamy liquid which comes in a cute class bottle in five different shades. It's the perfect product to sculpt your cheekbones and highlight your best features, and with the range of tones on offer there's something to suit all skin tones.

There are always new items on offer as well, such as the Baked Eyeshadow Palette. Again there are options, with four different colour ranges on offer, and you get the quality of a high end brand at a much cheaper price. Best seller Studio Volume Plumping Mascara comes in at a mere $3/£3.95, leaving you room to splash out on another product without feeling guilty.

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Elton John's wedding party fizzer

My heart skipped a beat when news broke that Elton John and his long-time partner, David Furnish, were planning to get married.

The couple announced their wedding day was nigh after England and Wales passed legislation allowing same-sex marriages.

Instantly I began to fantasise about a suitably over-the-top celebration, filled with baby's breath, sequins and a stellar cast of celebrity faces, converging at some incredible venue for a wedding that would surely be done in such a grand style it would have the editors at Hello! and Woman's Day foaming at the mouth in anticipation.

But my heart sank almost as quickly when Elton declared it would be a ''low-key'' affair in - a registry office.

Low-key! A registry office! Elton, what the hell is going on? This is an outrage.

The high-profile couple, who underwent a civil partnership in 2005 on the day the ceremonies were introduced in Britain, said family and friends had been ''eager'' to hear about their plans.

Well, dear Elton, that is hardly surprising considering your past parties. Could you blame cousin George and Aunt Melba for being a tad ''eager'' in the hope of getting an invite?

During an interview for US network NBC's Today program, Furnish admitted: ''The phone's been ringing off the hook.''

Well, David and Elton, you only have yourselves to blame for this situation, and, quite frankly, I think you are letting the side down.

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Having lavished your nearest and dearest - several thousand of them over the years - with some of the most extraordinary parties of the modern age, from the annual White Tie and Tiaras bash to the hysterical 50th birthday party Elton threw at the Hammersmith Palais in 1997, it would only be fitting to get married in style.

To mark his half-century, Elton turned up dressed in an elaborate Louis XIV-style costume complete with a five-metre silk train and towering wig, held with a bejewelled French galleon hair pin that was more of a hair anchor. The whole confection was so huge he had to be ferried to the venue in the back of a removalist's truck.

But apparently Elton has changed.

The singer got all pious on US television when it came to his wedding day: ''We'll do it very quietly. But we will do it and it will be a joyous occasion, and we will have our children there.''

''For this legislation to come through is joyous and we should celebrate it. We shouldn't just say, 'Oh, well, we have a civil partnership, we're not going to bother to get married'. We will get married.''

And further dashing any hopes of a grand affair, Furnish said in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal: ''I think what we'll do is go to a register office in England in May, and take the boys with us, and a couple of witnesses.''

Oh, just shut up already and call the party planner.

Unlike us mere mortals, celebrities such as Elton John are in the showbusiness game, and if anyone can pull off a grand spectacle and do their bit for marriage equality, then it surely has to be this pair.

When David Furnish celebrated his 50th in 2012, Cher and Lady Gaga were there and the party lasted for four days. So what's with the restraint? What happened to the Elton who gave his house staff Cartier watches and continues to donate millions of dollars to charities around the world?

Considering the lengths the couple have gone to to create their family, which now comprises two little boys (Zachary, 3, and Elijah, 1), why rob the world of staging what ought to be one of the most extravagant wedding celebrations imaginable.

Just think of the photos. Elton's bridesmaids could easily include Lady Gaga, Elizabeth Hurley and Victoria Beckham.

Perhaps the restraint could be due to the fact it will be Elton's second time down the aisle?

His first wedding was here in Sydney back in 1984, five days after he proposed to Renate Blauel, a woman who worked as a sound engineer for the singer. They married on Valentine's Day and his bride reportedly wore a wedding dress studded with 63 diamonds.

Three years later it was all over, with Elton admitting he was gay.

Surely it's time he did it right, and with all the trimmings.

Elton, can't you do better than some sad little registry office affair?

Tavi Gevinson Is Making Her Broadway Debut

Somewhere, somehow, an actor out of work is sobbing violently into her pillow. She just found out she won’t be starring in This Is Our Youth, the 1996 play by Kenneth Lonergan. Why? Because Tavi Gevinson snagged that role.

The 17-year-old Gevinson is probably pretty sick of adult writers referring to her as “freakishly articulate” and “precocious” whenever they hash out her bio, but she’d better prepare for another round of compliments, because This Is Our Youth is Broadway-bound. The play will begin its run in Chicago, presumably so that Gevinson’s parents can practice not sobbing with pride every time Gevinson has a line, before moving on over to NYC and the gaping maws of the New York theater critics.

This Is Our Youth covers 48 hours in the lives of three wealthy young adults — teenagers on the brink of becoming 20-somethings — who’ve come of age in New York in 1982, just as the Reagan Era begins. Don’t expect Gevinson in a walk-on role; she’s been cast as Jessica, one of the three leads. The Hollywood Reporter says that Jessica is “a ‘anxiously insightful’ fashion student,” so basically, Tavi’s been typecast.

And of the three leads, Gevinson is probably the least famous. Michael Cera will play Warren, a 19-year-old who’s just stolen thousands of dollars from his “lingerie-tycoon” father, and Kieran Culkin will play Dennis, his drug-dealer friend. While this run marks the Broadway debut for Cera and Culkin, too, they’ve played these roles opposite each other before (in Sydney, Australia, in 2012).

But don’t worry about Gevinson — she’ll hold her own. The Rookie founder has already worked on her acting chops, despite whatever that dejected actor out of work is screaming into her pillow; she appeared in the 2013 comedy “Enough Said” with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini. We’re sure she’ll blow us all away with sensitively anxious facial expressions and innovative costuming. The only question is: can she project?

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Sarah Jessica Parker Is A Shimmery Bronze Mess In Diane Von Furstenberg

If you told us a year ago that Sarah Jessica Parker would become a regular of the Fashion Disaster feature, we would not have believed you even a little bit. In fact, we might have been so offended by the suggestion that we would have challenged you to a duel for her fashion honor. But somehow she has stunned us with two notable fashion disasters in just a month. Kim Kardashian is on the cover of Vogue. Sarah Jessica Parker is dressing badly. What has the fashion world come to?!

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Fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker turned up to the DVF Awards last night wearing a Diane Von Furstenberg dress that featured two different types of lamé in a fight for supremacy that nobody was going to win, least of all Sarah Jessica Parker. Most of the time we consider metallics to be neutral, but in this case all her colors and textures were so one-note we couldn’t figure out where to look. Everything was bronze and shiny, from her ombré hair to tips of her tan little toes.

Between this and her recent appearance in red lace over an all-business white button-down shirt over a pair of sheer black stirrup-footed pantyhose, we’re becoming suspicious that Sarah Jessica Parker has been replaced by a less stylish pod person. Sure, this dress is far from the worst we’ve ever seen, but we’re used to seeing Parker in only the very best. When a noted style icon like Sarah Jessica Parker comes in on a flat note, we start to worry she’s been replaced by a less-stylish alien lifeform.

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Where I Travel: Judith Pratt

The most amazing place you have been?

So hard to narrow it down as I have been blessed to have travelled to some amazing places around the world and each one is special for different reasons - overwater bungalows in Bora Bora, safaris in southern Africa, soaking in outdoor thermal pools in Iceland while it snows. If I have to choose it is probably Morocco - a magical country of Berber, Arabic and Moorish culture filled with beautiful colours and exotic mystery.

Getting lost in the souk while trying to explore the maze-like tiny lanes between stalls selling babouches (traditional leather slippers), carpets and mosaic lanterns, riding a camel over the enormous sand dunes of the Sahara Desert to watch the sunset and sleeping in a Berber tent under the stars. I sipped mint tea in riads (houses with interior courtyards) filled with rose petal-scattered fountains and explored sand-coloured kasbahs in date palm-fringed villages.

Your next trip?

I'm in the middle of booking a trip to Cuba in May. It has been on my to-do list for about 10 years and I want to experience it before things change too much.

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I'm a keen photographer, so everything about it draws me in like a visual feast - beautiful crumbling architecture, the turquoise Caribbean waters, vintage cars and the remarkable, resilient locals. I'm looking forward to sampling the famous cigars and perhaps attempting to dance the salsa - with liquid courage from rum cocktails!

Your spiritual home?

Europe - I got my first taste of Europe 20 years ago on a Contiki bus tour. I fell in love with the different languages, architecture, history and food; and knew I would come back again and again to explore each country in depth. I try to go every couple of years.

Last year, I went to Puglia in the south of Italy with a group of girlfriends and we stayed at these amazing trulli villas. They are white circular limestone houses with a conical shaped stone roof. We spent our days exploring medieval villages surrounded by ancient olive tree groves, and lazing around our villa swimming pool having leisurely meals with locally grown food and wine.

Favourite European spots:

Cocktails at Borgo Egnazia Resort - visit this castle-like property with its bougainvillea-covered white stone walls for a cocktail around its enormous swimming pool and to rub shoulders with Italy's rich and famous.

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Shopping in Lecce - cobblestone lanes full of boutiques selling local leather and linen products.

Cooking Class - we arranged for a local chef, Anna Maria Chirone Arno, to come to our villa and give us a cooking lesson on the regional cuisine. We had lots of fun making pasta from scratch - including the famous orecchiette that looks like ears.

What do you pack?

No matter how much I edit, I always pack too much! Trelise introduced me to the packing technique of leaving all garments on hangers, which makes life so easy when unpacking at hotels. I always pack a selection of scarves and pashminas. They provide shoulder cover in countries where cultural sensitivity is a factor, and can instantly add a pop of colour to any outfit.

What's always in your carry-on?

I purchased some noise-cancelling headphones a couple of years ago and now never fly without them. They make flying so much more tranquil, and sleeping easier. I tend to get cold on planes, so always have a cashmere wrap cardigan and a pashmina to layer plus socks/slippers to keep my feet warm. Another must-have is Trilogy's Hydrating Mist Toner (in travel size). I spritz this refreshing spray on to my face throughout the flight to keep my skin hydrated.

Beauty travel essentials?

• Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream to keep my lips from drying out.

• Insect repellent - not very glamorous but essential as no one wants to be covered in

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• Face wipes - I've also used them to spot-clean stains off clothing.

Book or Kindle?

A Kindle app on my iPhone and iPad - it is amazing. I've also been working my way through Christine Manfield's Tasting India - the most beautiful book that captures the essence of India through stunning photos and recipes Christine collected along her travels.

Travel fashion essentials?

I always pack my soft black leather biker jacket. It folds up easily and is a great layering piece for cold airports and hotels. Also, at least two pairs of sunglasses. A large pair for slipping on immediately when you exit the airport to hide tired eyes and for poolside/beach lounging, and then my Sass & Bide aviators when I'm doing the city scene.

Polyester is not your friend in the heat, so I tend to pack cottons and silks. I've ordered a fabulous green floral dress from the upcoming Trelise Cooper Spring collection that I'll be taking to Cuba.

Your favourite hotel?

The Leela Palace in Delhi. It is a fairly new seven-star hotel I've been lucky enough to stay in when I travel to Delhi for work. I love the colours, noise and chaos of India but after a long day of working, returning to the Leela is like coming home to a calm oasis. You are welcomed with a tuberose lei around your neck, saffron dot on your forehead and softly greeted with the word "Namaste" - a gracious form of extending friendship by the staff.

The air is scented with jasmine oil and the foyer has the most gorgeous floral arrangements and flickering candles. They also have a stunning rooftop pool where the staff deliver to your sun lounger a wicker basket with complimentary fruit cocktails, reading material, suntan lotion and refreshing chilled face flannels. Their mango daiquiris are to die for.

Most memorable meal: A long leisurely lunch at La Colombe d'Or in St-Paul de Vence in the South of France. My friend and I stumbled across this restaurant in the hilltop village of St-Paul de Vence when we were holidaying in Nice.

On the terrace drinking rose wine and eating Provençal specialties in the sunshine, in the midst of the most amazing art collection. La Colombe d'Or was originally an inn where artists such as Picasso, Leger and Matisse stayed, exchanging a piece of their art for a stay or a few meals.