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STYLE FOCUS: Boohoo.com for Festival Fashion

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Love them or hate them there is no denying the influence that music festivals have had on summer fashions for the past several seasons, and this year is no exception. Aztec prints, floaty floral playsuits, military inspired pieces and structured denim all sit alongside leather and lace to ensure that even if you have no intention of attending one of the many music gigs happening this summer you … [Read more...]

FASHION FOCUS: HARVEY NICHOLS SPRING/SUMMER ‘13

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You wouldn’t think it from the weather (as I write this it is snowing!) but it is actually spring at the moment. This means that the fabulous spring/summer collections have hit stores and although it may still be too cold to wear many of them at the moment, there is no harm in picking up a few pieces before they sell out to ensure that you are fully prepared for the season ahead. Harvey … [Read more...]

WARDROBE REVIVAL: HOW TO KEEP ROCKING 2012’s TRENDS IN TO THE NEW YEAR

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Another year draws to a close, and if the season has left you without money to spend on a wardrobe refresh, fear not! We’ve brought you our key tips to making the trends of 2012 feel brand new again. Pastels & Digital Imagery From spring onwards, the catwalks and shop windows were filled with all things sugary and sweet. Think that pastels can’t be worn in the dead of winter? Think … [Read more...]

STYLE FOCUS: TOMMY HILFIGER SNOW CHIC COLLECTION

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Oh the weather outside is frightful, so make sure you wrap up warm before you brave the elements. Winter styling is all about layering, and you simply can’t beat that cosy feeling you get from being wrapped up in chucky knits, snug scarves and comfy coats . For this reason, we’re particularly loving the all-American Snow Chic collection from Tommy Hifiger. The famed designer’s … [Read more...]

STYLE WATCH: DSQUARED’S ‘HOMECOMING QUEEN’ WINTER 2012 CAMPAIGN

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DSquared’s winter 2012 campaign is as fresh and super-trendy as ever, with the welcome addition of colour for those colder months ahead. The theme of the campaign is ‘Homecoming Queen’, which was shot by Mert & Marcus and features top models Daphne Groeneveld, Liuk Bass, Bette Franke, Frida Aisen and Simon van Meervenne. The year is 1963 and the boys have a bad attitude and the … [Read more...]

COLOUR TRENDS: AUTUMN/WINTER 2012’S MUST-HAVE SHADES

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If you haven’t already embraced the new season, what are you waiting for? It’s time to update your autumn/winter wardrobe and inject some runway-inspired colours in to your styling. This definitely is not the season to stick to basic black; boring! Yes, there were plenty of edgy and sombre looks on the autumn 2012 catwalks (think rock chick, goth-chic and so on), but those wanting to rev up … [Read more...]

CATWALK REPORT: AUTUMN/WINTER ’12’S MOST WEARABLE TRENDS

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With the new season in full swing, if you haven’t already done so, it’s time to embrace the cooler weather and refresh your autumn/winter wardrobe accordingly; out with the old and in with the new! With so many trend options, which ones should you buy into? We’ve outlined the season’s must-have trends. Goth-Chic Seen at: Giles and Alexander Wang. Forget long leather Matrix … [Read more...]

BIZARRE TREND ALERT: JAPAN’S BAGEL HEAD!

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A bizarre new trend in body ‘art’ has emerged in Japan - the “bagel head.” The freakish look is created by injecting saline into the forehead until it swells up, and then pressing in to the centre of the swollen area with a thumb, so that it looks like you have a bagel under your skin. Because, like, who doesn’t want to look like they have a bagel implanted under their … [Read more...]

ROCKING THE TRENDS: HOW TO CARRY LAST SEASON’S TRENDS IN TO AUTUMN/WINTER 2012

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The phrase "those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it" doesn't apply in fashion; we're not repeating it, we're re-inventing it. So in the spirit of entering autumn, I'm bringing you tips on how to reinvent the spring/summer trends of 2012, which will see you through the darker months - take that, recession! Pastels: - Paintbox colours are not only for the five days of sunshine … [Read more...]

BIZARRE TREND ALERT: THE FACE-KINI

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Now, I like a tan as much as the next man but as I get older - and somewhat wiser - I appreciate the importance of sun protection. However, this latest ‘craze’ is taking things to the extreme! The masked trend bounced on to the autumn 2012 catwalks; with Comme des Garçons, Gareth Pugh, Alexander Wang and Rick Owens all sending masked crusader-style models down the runway. And now it … [Read more...]