IN the week that spring really did blossom, the sunnier weather promptly reminded us of the impending arrival of summer commitments.Most notably: weddings.What's the sartorial order for guests in 2017?A solution-solving dress that swiftly removes any wardrobe concerns.From Erdem's elegant florals to one of the season's most lustworthy from Mango, Vogue has compiled the 27 best to shop now.When the evening chill arrives, this cult £90 jacket will prove the perfect wedding date.
More spring style inspiration comes in the May issue of *Vogue *which hit newsstands on Friday.See Amber Valletta return to the cover of the magazine 20 years since she made her debut.In fashion news and more on the game of designer musical chairs, Chanel squashed rumours that Hedi Slimane is to launch a menswear division for the house.“The house of Chanel has no projects with Hedi Slimane,” the company told WWD.In Milan, husband-and-wife duo Luke and Lucie Meier were named the new creative directors of Jil Sander, while after over two decades at the American brand, Jenna Lyons announced she was to leave J Crew and Massimo Giorgetti departed his role at Pucci.Palmer//Harding and Mother of Pearl shared the first joint BFC/Vogue Fashion Fund award - see inside the prestigious event here.
Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding of Palmer//harding, and Amy Powney and Maia Norman of Mother of Pearl.© Darren Gerrish
Wednesday saw the introduction of a new UK law requiring companies with more than 250 employees to report on the gender pay gap between their male and female staff.Vogue asked employment lawyer Natalie Razeen for a clear guide on women's pay rights in the country - read it here.Meanwhile, HSBC announced that they would be introducing the prefix Mx for non-binary customers, and in a similar move, MTV announced that it would be making all its awards gender-neutral going forward.
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Kendall Jenner's Pepsi advert attracted criticism over its parallel to the Black Lives Matter protests that happened across America and was removed by the brand as a result.The soft drink conglomerate released a statement saying:"Clearly we missed the mark, and we apologise.We did not intend to make light of any serious issue.We are removing the content and halting any further rollout.We also apologise for putting Kendall Jenner in this position."
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While Jenner herself remained quiet on the topic, Madonna - once the star of a banned Pepsi advert herself - weighed in. Sharing the advert on her Instagram, she captioned it:"When you wake up and realise that shit just really doesn't make sense.Side Note:My Pepsi commercial was pulled 30 years ago because I was kissing a black saint!#ironic".The popstar then showed that her allegiances have now changed by posting a throwback image of her carrying a Coca Cola to attend the 1999 Grammys.
The high note in the world of music this was the release of Harry Styles's first solo record.Debuting at number one in over 80 countries on Friday morning, the single, Sign Of The Times, has clearly been a hit with fans that have followed him from his One Direction days.Writing of the record, The Telegraph awarded it a modest three stars and The Independent followed suit adding to an otherwise primarily favourable review:"Its going to take something bigger than this one track to assert Styles as a serious artist."