My friend Charlotte Tilbury (pictured), the flame-haired beauty magnate, recently took one look at me and said she was going to send over some of her products to help with my appearance.
There was less cheering news at Burberry , where 1,700 staff are losing their jobs. This matters. Burberry is the standard-bearer for UK fashion and our only brand with true global resonance.
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: What if my son falls in love with a South American and starts a family in Sao Paolo? What if he marries someone who views his old life as something to be scrubbed out?
High heels are not simply a style of shoe. They are a whole identity. But those who, like me, have worn them since the age of 15 will understand my misery.
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Adolescence, the extraordinary four-part drama on Netflix , is a frighteningly believable story of a teenage boy driven to extreme violence.
ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: Our local high street is stuffed with estate agents again, just like it was in the 1980s. Like so many, I often check the properties in their windows (pictured, file photo).