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Helmut Newton

Five office bags to fit all your files in

Sometimes a clutch or cross-body bag works wonders to carry your essentials, but they just don’t fit the bill when you have a list as long as your arm of things you’ve got to bring with you. When you need a bag that can take anything you throw at it, a bag that can hold your keys, purse, phone, tablet, cables, papers, make up, shoes and all the other bits you might decide you can’t live without. A wonder bag! A good sized bag that’s both fashionable and affordable is hard to come by, so here’s our five faves to fit all your files in – and all the other ‘essentials’ you need to bring along. #1 Zara Everyday city bag £49.99 #2 New Look Crosshatch Formal Backpack £19.99 #3 Topshop Structured Tote £38.00 #4 Pull&Bear Compartments Handbag £29.99 #4 House of Fraser Therapy Nala Backpack £30.00 Cover photo: Helmut Newton

Office Looks from Lookbook Cover

Eight office looks to banish your business blues

It can be tricky to know how to find the balance between chic and comfortable work wear. Dressing yourself in something both professional and fashionable is near impossible when your alarm has woken you up at the break of dawn and you have a list as long as your arm of things you still need to do, never mind ensuring you don’t skip breakfast. But thankfully there are girls out there who have done the hard work for us. I’ve scoured the depths of Lookbook to find my favourite fashionable females demonstrating how to do it right. Feast your eyes on these brilliant ladies and their effortlessly chic office style. 1. Queen Horsfall, Lookbook.nu/queenhorsfall 2. Laura P, Lookbook.nu/skirtsofurban 3. Helena Cueva, Lookbook.nu/miaventuraconlamoda 4. Hannah A, Lookbook.nu/celebritiesfashion 5. Maria Cristina, Lookbook.nu/mariavizuete 6. Virginia Kar, Lookbook.nu/virginia_kar 7. Ruxandra Ioana, Lookbook.nu/user/1879281-Ruxandra-I 8. Erica Lavelanet, Lookbook.nu/ericalavelanet

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Amal Clooney jokes about her courtroom style

She is famous, beautiful, smart, married to one of the most wanted Hollywood actors and now she can also add funny to her list. Our woman crush of last week and human right lawyer Amal Clooney appeared in the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday. She was asked by a journalist which designers she was wearing for this occasion. “I’m wearing Ede and Ravenscroft!” she joked, pointing at her legal robes and referring to the company that created them.  The humble beauty is not a fan of fashion questions during her work and prefers not to let her fame interfere with her work. Amal was present in the European Court of Human Rights to assist the Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek, who denies the Armenian Genocide. Despite the very serious matter , Telegraph correspondent Bruno Waterfield asked questions about the fashion choice of the human rights lawyer, as he reports himself on Twitter. ” I ask Amal Clooney about the fashion speculation. She laughed & pointed to her robes, “I’m wearing Ede & Ravenscroft”” Waterfield reports on Twitter. She has had several meetings with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour …