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UK luxury sector set to double over next five years
On Monday, May 20th, 2013
New research forecasting the UK luxury market has reported that the sector will “almost double” in size over the next five years from 6.6 billion pounds in 2012 to 12.2 billion pounds in 2017. According to Walpole British Luxury, the trade body that represents luxury brands such as Burberry, Harrods and Jimmy Choo, and market... Clothing sales give Tesco needed boost
On Saturday, April 20th, 2013
Tesco’s clothing line F&F took more than 1 billion pounds last year, providing a much needed boost to the supermarket’s full year results, as overall profits for the group fell for the first time in almost two decades. Similar to Sainsbury’s, which last year recorded that its general merchandise division was growing three times faster... Shoppers brave the Easter weather
On Friday, April 5th, 2013
It maybe have seemed more like Christmas than Easter, but British consumers didn’t let a bout of cold weather and snow keep them away from the high street over the holidays. According to early reports, the Easter weekend saw a 6 percent increase over 2012 with high street stores outperforming out-of-town centres, according to the... Kate Middleton Wears Scout Neckerchief, Khaki Jacket, Really Wild Tweed Cap And Wellies To Volunteer With Scouts In The Lake District
On Monday, March 25th, 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge has swapped her nude L K Bennett heels today for a pair of wellies and a scout neckerchief, as she visits the icy Lake District to spend the day as a scout. The pregnant princess is braving the blizzards to spend the day with other volunteers, as she is guiding 24... Best Dressed At Carine Roitfeld Cocktail Party: Jessica Chastain, Amanda Seyfried & Jessica Alba
On Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Carine Roitfeld always throws the most fabulous fashion party in Paris Fashion week – you might remember her ball last season to celebrate her MAC Cosmetics range where Kanye West, Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne and Karl Lagerfeld descended on the swanky historic Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild in Paree. Last night was the CR Fashion Book... European shopping centres in struggle
On Monday, February 18th, 2013
“Retailers are working hard to maintain sales volumes at the expense of profit margins,” according to a spokesperson for International Council of Shopping Centres. Results of the organisation’s monthly Pan European Shopping Centre Executive Opinion Survey show that there was only a little surge during the month of December in the European Shopping... Model Naomi Campbell mugged in Paris in November
On Monday, February 4th, 2013
British supermodel Naomi Campbell was mugged by two assailants who tried to steal her handbag in Paris in late November, the prosecutor’s office and police said on Friday. Campbell lodged a complaint with police after being attacked by two men on motorbikes in the capital’s trendy Marais... Pure London set to inspire in A/W13
On Monday, January 28th, 2013
Pure London returns to Olympia this 10 – 12 February for its 33rd season, presenting fashion buyers with an inspirational line-up of contemporary A/W13 collections. Situated in London’s stylish Kensington, the event offers unprecedented access to over 1,000 brands, all edited by price point and collection... Kate Moss stars in new Givenchy campaign
On Friday, January 11th, 2013
Veteran British supermodel Kate Moss has scored a Spring-Summer 2013 coup, appearing in adverts for Parisian label Givenchy. With her hair down around her shoulders, and her eyes covered with large metallic clip-on sunglasses, Kate Moss wears clothes from Riccardo Tisci’s Spring-Summer 2013 prêt-à-porter collection for Givenchy in new images released by the... Amy Winehouse wedding dress stolen: family foundation
On Monday, December 10th, 2012
Two dresses worn by late British singer Amy Winehouse have been stolen from her house, her family’s charitable foundation told Reuters on Thursday. The two dresses were due to be auctioned as part of charity events later this year and next in London and New York to raise money for The Amy Winehouse Foundation, which...