Léa Noël

F‑utility: What the Humble Belt Teaches us About Anti-fashion

For a long time, the belt was, in fact, not fashion at all, and — in a world where avant garde has had its way with most — the lonely belt sat, coiled, I’d sooner like to think, as a last ballast of purity and dwindling lamplight of ‘seriousness’. Yet, fashion and its culture has, in recent years, made so intent its feud with functionality and beauty that, it may come as no great shock, the belt’s coiled peace was to be perturbed.

Adorning Film: How Fashion Is Its Own Character in Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita

Art & Culture Posted by Léa Noël

Fellini’s La Dolce Vita remains, nearly 70 years after its release, a Pandora’s Box to art’s account for human desire.

Inside OVERDUE’s London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 24

Fashion Posted by Léa Noël

London Fashion Week A/W24 has come to an end and it’s time for OVERDUE’s seasonal roundup and celebrate established or emerging labels which stood out for us. From catwalks to presentations, the event’s 40th anniversary has been celebrated and well.

On the Surface

Art & Culture Posted by Léa Noël

On the Surface is a solo exhibition of works by fashion illustrator and artist Joanna Layla, exploring the beautiful tension of surface and depth in fashion imagery.

Coats of Many Eras: Fur, Fashion, and Ethics

Fashion Posted by Léa Noël

Fur, though newly a topic of contention, boasts a fashion history longer than near enough any medium in current trend.

Eyes Speak Louder

Beauty Posted by Léa Noël

Having rounded up all my favourite products, I present to OVERDUE’s readers the ultimate guide to dress up your eyes.

Iconic Bags Edit

Fashion Posted by Léa Noël

From Hermès to Chanel, these statements bags defy the passage of time.

War Paint

Beauty Posted by Léa Noël

Makeup designed for men – because why shouldn’t everyone have the tools to feel their most confident?

Words Lilly Delmage

The Shopping Edit : Autumn Staples

Fashion Posted by Léa Noël

This season we’re taking inspiration from Stella McCartney, AWAKE Mode and Miu Miu, where tailoring, checked prints and earthy tones were front and centre.

The Seen and The Unseen: Reviving the Corset

Fashion Posted by Léa Noël

For centuries, women have been willed to stuff and rough themselves into constrictive garmentry. These constrictions, as not newly sauntered into public knowledge, align time and again with the nuances of female oppression belonging to their decade; namely, body ideals, and the expectations surrounding how a woman ought to behave, which has historically flittered just as freely.

Healthy seasonal skin habits with Emma Coleman

Beauty Posted by Léa Noël

Winter skin, be gone.

Less is More

Beauty Posted by Léa Noël

We asked medical aesthetician, skincare expert and founder of AM Aesthetics, Alexandra Mills-Haq, all about her passion for delivering natural results for clients.