Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Glasgow puts on style for fashion week

Glasgow puts on style for fashion week

ELIZABETH McMEEKIN

The Herald

20 Dec 2006



IT has been hailed as Scotland’s premier shopping address and ranked as one of the most stylish cities in Europe. Now Glasgow has another chic feather in its cap – its very own fashion week. The city will be home to an annual four-day event which will... read more...

Fashion to food blogs for shoppers

Fashion to food blogs for shoppers



The Wall Street Journal Europe

20 Dec 2006



are organized by price range and recipient. For those who want to dig deeper, the site—which draws more than 1.1 million unique monthly visitors, according to Nielsen/ NetRatings— still hosts its steady stream of the latest tech news and reviews and... read more...

we can’t get through the week without…

we can’t get through the week without…



Daily Mail Weekend Magazine

16 Dec 2006



Listen in on a graphically illustrated Hed Kandi 512MB MP3 player, pre-loaded with top Hed Kandi tunes, 59.99, tel: 0870 010 5676. Rocking on with the Needing company on Monday when Girls Aloud (above left) release their latest single, I Think We’re... read more...

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Beard

Beard



The Guardian

13 Dec 2006



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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Fashion labels have designs on U.S. males

Fashion labels have designs on U.S. males

By Ray A. Smith

The Wall Street Journal Europe

12 Dec 2006



WHEN MICHAEL BASTIAN announced last year that he was leaving his post as men’s fashion director at New York’s Bergdorf Goodman to design a line of men’s clothing, he said he saw a niche in American menswear no one was filling: upscale versions of... read more...

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Cloaks and daggers

Cloaks and daggers



The Guardian

09 Dec 2006



She may have officially left the company the previous day but when Topshop’s former brand director Jane Shepherdson walks into a north London coffee shop she is still the brand’s best advertisement. Looking at least a decade younger than her... read more...

Friday, December 08, 2006

Online clothes reviews give ‘love that dress’ new clout

Online clothes reviews give ‘love that dress’ new clout

By James Covert

The Wall Street Journal Europe

08 Dec 2006



than 350 customer reviews a day since it began posting them in September, fueled partly by contests for gift-card giveaways offered to reviewers. The result has been “a very engaged customer,” Mr. Sachse says. Apparel reviews are taking off now in... read more...

Online clothes reviews give ‘love that dress’ new clout

Online clothes reviews give ‘love that dress’ new clout

By James Covert

The Wall Street Journal Europe

08 Dec 2006



than 350 customer reviews a day since it began posting them in September, fueled partly by contests for gift-card giveaways offered to reviewers. The result has been “a very engaged customer,” Mr. Sachse says. Apparel reviews are taking off now in... read more...

Power ties get a luxury makeover

Power ties get a luxury makeover

by Ray A. Smith

The Wall Street Journal Europe

08 Dec 2006



LONG THE MOST boring holiday gift, the tie is getting a luxury makeover this season. Tie makers, struggling with declining sales since the early 1990s, are proposing more luxurious fabrics, pricier construction techniques and fancier gift boxes to... read more...

Get shirty

Get shirty



The Guardian

08 Dec 2006



Patrick writes: Our consumption-crazy society perpetually tries to give us choice. All we actually want is certainty. The reason most men can ready themselves for a night out in 10 minutes and women cannot is obvious: most men do not have a choice... read more...

Monday, December 04, 2006

GIVE US MOURET

GIVE US MOURET



Daily Mail

04 Dec 2006



Antonia Mackay, 24, editorial assistant Wears her A-line dress (78) with: leggings from Falke, grey peep-toe heels from Zara and a white vintage belt. VERDICT: ‘You can’t go wrong with these dresses — everyone loves Gap and Roland Mouret. I always... read more...

GOLDEN GIRLS

GOLDEN GIRLS



Daily Mail

04 Dec 2006



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