Melanie Rickey
Style Director
Melanie Rickey is Good Housekeeping's style director, working across print and digital to create uplifting fashion-forward content to enrich readers' personal style under the GH Fashion Manifesto. Melanie brings experience from 25 years as a journalist covering international and British fashion, but she is choosy. If it doesn't spark joy, deliver style, quality, responsible production and excellent cost-per-wear value, you won't find it in Good Housekeeping. Off duty, you'll most likely find her making her podcast The Enoughness with Melanie Rickey, clad in Uniqlo cashmere and her favourite Marques Almeida boyfriend trousers. Â
The everyday trainer is dead; long live chic, easy-to-walk-in shoes – meet the ones I love, from £36
I’m calling it – chic is about to take over style, and it all starts with shoes
That’s my style espresso! Turns out, the colour I most overlook is the key to maximising my style
Caffeinate your style with this season’s most luxurious colour
Move over burgundy, it's khaki time! These 17 high street hits prove it - from £20
Elevate your autumn with these brilliant khaki pieces before they sell out
How finding an old picture of my mum explains my obsession with the season's best patterned trousers.
The unlikely reason our style director loves this season's patterned trousers
Ssh - Nobody's Child has 20% off autumn! Here's what we're buying from knits to jeans - from £28
Nobody's Child is so good at everyday style, it would be rude not to share
Why you should wear a ‘Shood’ – here's 9 cosy two-in-one staples we didn't know we needed - from £22
Why didn't we think of this before?
10 autumn moods, 20 brilliant coats! From modern glam to boho, we’ve found the most stylish buys – from £85
Style director-approved coats to suit every mood – which one are you?
No jacket required! This fluffy £50 alpaca jumper from M&S is the way to go, plus the best fluffy jumpers for now
Fluffy alpaca blend knits are the secret style staple to know now
I’ve finally found the everyday trouser suit of my dreams and it makes me feel like a superstar
Our style director loves Boden’s plaid ‘suit of the season’
The brown suede jacket is the investment style of autumn and these five won't break the bank - from £49.99
Plus what to do if you stain your new investment jacket (we've been there!)
Loafers are still the most versatile shoe of autumn, but with a twist! Here's the update to know - from £34
The loafers for now are more chic than preppy, we found the 12 best
Why these are the five best pieces from the new luxury design-led Uniqlo: C collection
These five high street fashion classics by a catwalk couturier can be yours, today
Hush has curated a one stop new season wardrobe, with a cute scarf you all need now - from £40
Update your wardrobe with these carefully thought through style staples from Hush
Boden’s new in section brings the Scottish Highlands to the city – here are the best jumpers, jackets and cosy knits to shop now
Your one-stop shop for all things autumn
Ok, so now there's a hiking ballerina. Why we love the comfortable shoe trend we didn't see coming
You want a hybrid shoe? These are five in one.
Chinos are back, with a preppy fashion twist! Here's how to style your Dad's favourite trouser for 2025
The ten chinos in our new season edit are fashion approved
No, it’s not Victoria Beckham. My new favourite handbag is by... Radley. Yes, really
Radley has been reinvented, with not a Scottie dog in sight
Sweatshirts, reinvented! The classic sweatshirt has had a makeover, and we've found the best - from £25
Update your casual style with a new look sporty chic sweatshirt
M&S's gorgeously chic new midi-skirts are the style solution to take you to October
M&S new-in midi-skirts will raise your style game both this season, and next
I've switched from ballerina sneakers to jazz shoes. Here's why this nostalgic shoe is about to go viral
Everything you need to know about the jazz shoe trend, including where to shop them before they go viral
I've been wearing my son's culottes all week. Here's why they work for everyone
Culottes are back in style, but this time they're more relaxed
Move over, Labubu – M&S just launched a bag charm department! These are the ones we love
It’s official: you can literally hang anything from your bag, including your dog
Now you're talking! M&S chic sell-out designer vibe mules are back in stock
The hit mules are fully stocked once again...
Why silk scarves are the hottest accessory of 2025 and how to wear them now - from £11
Tie them cowboy style, drape them from your bag, wear them around your waist.. we're obsessed!
Why these three Elizabeth Scarlett bags are the most useful things in my everyday life
Elizabeth Scarlett accessories will bring a pop of joy to your day-to-day
No kaftan? No problem! Monsoon’s sale is full of ridiculously cute beach cover-ups – from £14.50
Bring your boho to the beach with these pretty beach cover-ups
‘I won’t leave home without them’: the exact ingredients for my perfect holiday capsule wardrobe
And where to pick up every item…
10/10! Boden takes the crown for this year’s best summer dresses
Now all we have to do is choose our favourite – will it be Christabel, Alexa or Cecily?
They’re cheap, chic and Jane Birkin approved – meet the laid-back status trainer of summer
Beloved by icons and you can pop them in the washing machine, too
Are these the best travel trousers in the world?
The ingredients for your perfect travel trousers are here.
Why boxer shorts are the answer to a stylish summer – and we've found the best 17 pairs, from £11
Here’s why the style set are wearing boxer shorts, and why you should too.
Five things I’ve learned about dressing for the summer, and one I’ll never, ever do again
Our style director’s guide to effortless, confidence-boosting summer style