Best Black Friday 2023 deals including up to £108 saving on iPhone 15 with O2 with unlimited calls, data and texts


The day has arrived – no not payday, Black Friday! (Picture Metro.co.uk) SHOPPING – Contains affiliated content. Products featured in this Metro article are selected by our shopping writers. If you make a purchase using links on this page, Metro.co.uk will earn an affiliate commission. Click here for more information. Just like that, it’s Black […]

You can now rent Lidl Christmas jumpers for just £2 a day


Classic styles from 2020 onwards are available (Picture: Lidl) Not sure what to wear for Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday December 7? Rather than buying something last-minute you might never wear again, you might want to consider Lidl’s new rental service. The supermarket has teamed up with By Rotation to offer all its classic sweaters […]

Think clothes are shrinking in shops? There’s a reason for that, according to psychology


The inconsistency in clothing sizes between stores has left people ‘in tears’ (Picture: Getty Images) For many of us, there’s nothing that a spot of retail therapy can’t fix, but that high you get from finding the perfect LBD on the rack in your size can quickly turn sour when you head into the changing […]

From £2.60 to £59, I tried bargain vs bougie tights to see which can survive my dog


He’s big, he’s needy, and he loves to cuddle (Pictures: Aidan Milan / Getty) Welcome back to Bargain vs Bougie, Metro.co.uk’s series pitting products at varying price points against each other. This week, we’re looking at tights. It’s very much that time of year again, and I don’t know about you, but my tights rotation needs […]

I’m a self-conscious millennial – this is what happened when I let an 88-year-old fashionista style me


Sylvia Ezer gave a makeover to Metro’s Kirsten Robertson (Picture: Photography Natasha Pszenicki) ‘I wear what makes me happy, not anyone else – and that’s colour. That’s what makes me happy.’ This is style advice from fashion-fanatic Sylvia Ezer. Currently the face of a nationwide clothes campaign, she’s not your average model.  Plucked at random […]

How feminist fetish-inspired fashion became the party look of the year


Looks were served (Picture: Rex/Getty/Splash) Last night’s GQ Men of the Year Awards saw the likes of Gary Lineker, Jack Antonoff and Simone Rocha honoured for their work as tastemakers and changemakers in 2023. Attendees set the style standard on the red carpet as well, with the fashion rulebook clearly thrown out of the window this […]

Are you an ageing emo with a desk job? Here’s what you should wear to work


Alexa, play ‘Fall For You’ by Secondhand Serenade (Picture: Aidan Milan) Gone are the days when growing up meant admitting your alt years were ‘just a phase’. While some people grow out of it (no judgement!) the rest of us old emos just can’t bear to break up with our largely black wardrobes, and why […]

Asos is launching its first ever in-person store in London this November


Get ready to hang out in person (Picture: Asos) Asos may be the king of online fashion, but the retailer is hitting the high street by launching its first ever in-person store in London this month. The pop-up shop, just off Oxford Street, will run from November 23-26 to coincide with Black Friday, apparently giving […]

You can buy hoodies full of holes for more than the average cost of rent (outside London)


Isn’t that nice (Picture: Givenchy) Fancy some hoodies full of holes that cost more than the average price of a rental property outside of London? Then you’re in luck, because Givenchy has it covered. The brand, popular with footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Jack Grealish, is selling dark red ripped-up hoodies for £1,250, and khaki and […]

Kim Kardashian’s bid to end nipple shame may have done the opposite


The nipple has been freed… or has it? (Picture: Getty/SKIMS) Let’s start by stating the obvious: outrage at showing your nipples in public shouldn’t be a thing. The Free The Nipple movement, started by filmmaker Lina Esco, advocates that women, like men, should also be allowed to bare their nipples if they wish – something that […]