Style File
Thursdays at 1 pm during The Mix (repeats Sundays at 9.30 am)
Join Hansine Johnston every week for the latest trends in fashion, design and beauty. From vintage stores to hip hangouts, interviews with designers from iconic labels to rising stars, and coverage of fashion shows and design events, it’s the ultimate guide to looking and feeling good.
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Style File: Store, keep…or throw?Friday, 20 August, 2010Hansine Johnston and Clarissa Brooke Turner look at how to manage your wardrobe for the new season; which items to pass on, which to store until the sun shines again and of course what to put on your early season wish list.
Style File: Material Girls—fabrics for conscience and confidenceThursday, 12 August, 2010Hansine Johnston fills us in on fashion entrepreneurs with a Swiss link—that doesn’t mean they’re making red T-shirts with a white cross on them though! Anne Wiggins’s collection of luxury silk loungewear aims to make downtime elegant, and it’s ethical too. You couldn’t get enough of it last time—and who can blame you—back by popular demand, there’s more on the bikini that makes your tooshie look great.
Style File: How to work this season's separatesThursday, 29 July, 2010Hansine and Clarissa look at the key pieces to wear to take you through to Autumn with flattering trouser’s, new length skirts and layering ideas.
Style File: Keep your cool as the temperature risesThursday, 22 July, 2010Hansine and Clarissa with tips on keeping stylish as the temperature’s soar—easy dressing, cool fabrics and essential tips on wearing the right underwear!
Style File: Green is the new blackThursday, 15 July, 2010Hansine Johnston dons her greenest clothes and takes to the undergrowth for a spot of eco-style watching. Just how credible is sustainable fashion at the moment? Featuring Stefan Hottinger-Behmer, Nice Future and Switcher.
Style File: Shopping the sales—a beginner's guide to bargain huntingThursday, 1 July, 2010It may well be hot outside, but now believe it or not, is the time to start thinking about your Autumn/Winter wardrobe. Luckily, Hansine Johnston and Clarissa Brooke Turner are on hand to tell you about the season’s key pieces. The trend-tracking pair have also got some tips on how to grab the best bargains in the sales. Elbows at the ready!
Style File: Pushing maxi dresses to the maxThursday, 24 June, 2010Hansine Johnston and Clarissa Brooke Turner unfold the ruffles of maxi dresses and tell you how to wear them—whether you’re tall or small. There’s a print for everyone and an accessory to set it off.
Style File: True coloursThursday, 17 June, 2010Hansine Johnston and Clarissa Brooke Turner get some clarity on how to work-it in this season’s colours. Celeste Duvoisin is in London ahead of an exhibition, in the city’s trend conscious East End, which hopes to push Switzerland to the top of the design agenda.
Style File: A bikini that makes your Tooshie look greatThursday, 10 June, 2010A bikini that will give you the perfect rear-end? Hansine Johnston talks to the label’s Natascha Sayn Wittgenstein to find out how that can be true. Then she puts a call into our sports correspondent Matthew Leighton to find out about football fashion—from wives and girlfriends to fans on the street.
Style File: Sex and the City 2 and more back street boutiquesThursday, 3 June, 2010Katherina Sand drops by the studio to talk to Hansine Johnston about the trends, the designers and, of course, the shoes in the new film that hit Swiss screens last night. And even more shoes as Celeste Duvoisin shares a few more pages of her Zurich address book.
Style File: Cannes fashion and Zurich's backstreet boutiquesThursday, 27 May, 2010Hansine Johnston talks to Stefan Hottinger-Behmer about the good, the bad and the pressworthy of Cannes film festival plus Celeste du Voisin pops in for part one of a special on backstreet boutiques in hip Zurich West:
Style File: How to wear it...swimwearThursday, 20 May, 2010Hansine Johnston chats with Clarissa Brooke Turner about how to choose the right swimwear to suit you and which key trends and brands to look out for:
Style File: Fashion in politicsThursday, 6 May, 2010On the day of the UK election, Hansine Johnston chats with Katerina Sand about fashion in politics—styling, branding and influence from Jackie Kennedy to Micheline Calmy-Rey:
Style File: Hand luggage onlyThursday, 29 April, 2010Hansine Johnston and Clarissa Brooke Turner talk about how to pack the ideal capsule wardrobe for short stays of all sorts, from family weekend getaways to work trips.
Style File: Top blogsThursday, 22 April, 2010Hansine Johnston looks at the rise of the fashion blogger and asks which one’s are credible? Featuring Stefan Hottinger Behmer, www.playlust.net and www.hopehope.ch.