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Cannes film festival is in full swing and with the obvious focus on new film releases, the second favourite topic of conversation is inevitably fashion. In the most beautiful backdrop that really does feel like it has been taken directly out of an Audrey Hepburn film.

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Sarah McGiven

Lip Balm Love

Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Ever since the The Body Shop started the classroom craze for little potted lip balms, I've been hopelessly hooked. Thanks to those tiny, apothecary-style glass jars full of unctuous, sweet smelling goo - Morello Cherry for a cheery tint, Tutti Frutti for a moisturising glaze - I haven't been able to resist a lip balm.

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Ingrid Chua

One on One with Carolina Herrera in Singapore

Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 00:43:14 -0500

"For Singapore's Audi Fashion Festival, I am showing a bit of the Carolina Herrera collection from New York. The show is something new because the collection from New York was inspired by music. I collaborated with an English composer called Tom Hodge."

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Nicola Carter

Has Abercrombie & Fitch's CEO Really Made a 'Big, Fat, Marketing Mistake'?

Posted Thu, 16 May 2013 09:10:52 -0500

This latest development hasn't made him any friends, but is this really a 'Big, Fat, Marketing mistake' (Fox News), or brand management in action?

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Vogue.fr

Strokes of Genius: Designer Sketches on Vogue.fr

Posted Tue, 14 May 2013 12:36:14 -0500

How does a design idea become reality? Start with a sketch, of course. We examine original drawings from some of the world's greatest designers, that could be termed works of art in themselves.

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Brix Smith Start

Cara's New Favourite Brand

Posted Fri, 10 May 2013 10:19:22 -0500

When Brit model sensation Cara Delevingne was spied wearing a Bad Ass Paris slogan t-shirt during Paris Fashion Week earlier this year, cult brand Cécile's debut SS13 collection was immediately thrust onto the fashion centre stage.

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Christine Babington Smith

Punk Fashion - The Met Museum Costume Institute Exhibition 2013

Posted Mon, 06 May 2013 08:20:58 -0500

The exhibition itself examines punk's impact on high fashion from the movement's birth in the 1970s through to its continuing influence today. Original punk garments will be juxtaposed with recent fashion to illustrate how haute couture and ready-to-wear have borrowed punk's visual symbols...

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Kiyan Foroughi

Cheap Products Aren't Worth Dying For

Posted Thu, 02 May 2013 10:08:59 -0500 | 1 comments

The Bangladesh factory supplied goods to a number of fast fashion retailers, including Primark, J.C. Penney and allegedly, Wal-Mart. And where is the outrage? Where are the crowds of protesters lobbying for better oversight of apparel production? Apparently, we can sacrifice a few human lives for a cheap pair of sunglasses.

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Antonia O'Brien

Americana - Autumn's Trend

Posted Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:32:14 -0500

It may only be the month of May, but autumn's cuts, styles and trends will be in the shops before you can say, 'is that it?' ... Since filing through the showrooms and trawling the rails of the autumn/winter collections, it is clear that one trend is here to stay; Americana.

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Claire Ashcroft

The Scandi-Cool Fashion Movement

Posted Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:05:02 -0500

It may not seem like the most fashionable place in the world, generally anywhere that isn't London, Paris, Milan or New York tends to get lost in the background noise of the fashion world, but Scandinavian fashion is making it big internationally and is slowly but surely creeping into London style.

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Sarah McGiven

WHIT - Cool, Colourful, Mix and Match NYC Fashion

Posted Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:00:00 -0500

WHIT - the cool, colourful fashion line by designer Whitney Pozgay - was one of the first brands recommended to me when I looked into who to check out whilst in the States. From friends to my hairdresser, everyone wanted to clue me in to this great new label

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Hannah Shuckburgh

Charity Shopping: Six Tips on How to Unearth Hidden Gems

Posted Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:00:00 -0500

In 20 years of dedicated thrifting, I can say with complete confidence that I have never knowingly passed a charity shop without going in. I often miss trains and am late for lunch dates because I've happened upon a British Heart Foundation. I just can't help myself. I am obsessed.

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