From Stella McCartney's androgynous dress-down look to Rihanna's tracksuit, via mag editors' off-duty chic, here's an anatomy of grey's recent appearances in the fashion pages
Sarah Harris, Vogue's fashion features director, is a long-term grey devotee who owns 'about 45' heather-coloured T-shirts, has silky, naturally grey hair and a light-grey-painted house (Farrow & Ball's Cornforth White, to be precise). 'Grey is such a nice antidote to peacocking, which has taken hold for the past five years,' she says. 'Reverting to grey is a bit of a reaction to that.' Photograph: Richard Young/Rex FeaturesPhotograph: Richard Young/REXChris Hatherill, head of the creative science agency Super/Collider, has worn head-to-toe grey since about 2010; his most prized possessions are his Nike Dunk Hi AC (Grey Perf Pack) trainers, which have grey uppers, laces and soles. Wearing them, he says, 'I look like I've been dipped in grey paint.' In the picture, he wears his second-favourite trainers, a pair of Nike Air Max 90s. He describes his style as 'like a Pantone reference … It’s functional but it also gives me a distinct look without having to try too hard.' Photograph: Amelia Karlsen for AnOtherPhotograph: Amelia Karlsen for AnOther - please don't reuseJulia Sarr-Jamois, fashion editor at large for i-D magazine, wears grey with neon. Photograph: Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Jacopo Raule/Getty ImagesStella McCartney does androgynous grey at the end of her autumn/winter fashion show last month. Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty ImagesEmmanuelle Alt, the editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris. Photograph: Wayne Tippetts/Rex FeaturesPhotograph: Wayne Tippetts/REXRihanna wears a grey tracksuit. Photograph: Rex FeaturesPhotograph: REXDesigner Haider Ackermann takes a bow in grey. Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFPPhotograph: PATRICK KOVARIK/AFPCarine Roitfeld, the former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief and current editor of CR Fashion Book, in chic grey tailoring. Photograph: Julien Hekimian/WireImagePhotograph: Julien Hekimian/WireImage
