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Etam hits the Paris catwalk with its spring–summer 2011 lingerie

January 25, 2011/9.11

Etam Lingerie has shown its spring–summer 2011 Collection Natalia in Paris, prior to Valentine’s Day, with Natalia Vodianova once again leading the promotional campaign.    There were live performances by Karen Elson, Boy George, Beth Ditto, Joeystarr, Alison Mosshart, Spank Rock, and Janelle Monae, while Charlotte Casiraghi, Alexa Chung, supermodel Kate Moss, Stefano Pilati, Emma […]

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Some like it Red Haute!

December 21, 2010/9.06

Elizabeth Caruana Let’s face it. Everyone has their own formula for productivity. For many people, it’s caffeine to provide the needed and wanted kick-start in the morning, or it may even be visiting a quiet and serene place that’s comforting to get into the groove of working. However, for designer Alison Rutherfurd, it’s simply music […]

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Barkers, Flying Nun collaborate on T-shirts commemorating classic Kiwi artists

December 13, 2010/21.20

Barkers and record label Flying Nun have collaborated on a range of T-shirts, featuring the sleeve images from four of the label’s famed artists’ releases.    Barkers is also re-releasing the Flying Nun “fuzzy logo” T.    The four limited-edition T-shirts feature images from the 3Ds, the Bats, the Clean and Gordons. Each T-shirt comes […]

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Alexandra Owen premières her Little Black Dress brand

December 5, 2010/10.59

Sopheak Seng Above The Alexandra Owen Little Black Dress models, in a tableau style. Below Designer Alexandra Owen. Jack Yan The little black dress has long been a wardrobe staple for every woman.    From Chanel, to Givenchy for Audrey Hepburn and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the allure, sophistication and chic of a little black dress […]

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Clearing out those virtual cobwebs

December 2, 2010/10.34

Hopefully, after three hours of tidying up and link-checking, we’ve weeded out the dead links in our magazine links’ section. If you have any good suggestions for new links who are willing to swap with us, please let us know—we ask that they not be content mills or filled with affiliate links, but contribute something […]

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Moontide celebrates 30th anniversary collaborating with J. Williams

November 25, 2010/0.51

Iconic kiwi swimwear label Moontide has decided to do things a little bit differently to celebrate its 30th anniversary.    Instead of a usual catwalk show or launch, it has collaborated with the hottest act in New Zealand music right now: R&B–hip-hop singer–songwriter J. Williams.    Moontide is featured in Williams’ new single ‘Night of […]

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Liam Gallagher, Fearne Cotton, Brendan Cole and others attend Drapers’ awards

November 21, 2010/11.06

Last Wednesday, Drapers held the 20th anniversary edition of its awards at Grosvenor House in London.    Guests included Liam Gallagher, a bow tie-wearing Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates, Jimmy Mistry, Come Dancing‘s and Strictly Come Dancing‘s Brendan Cole, accompanied by his wife Zoë, and Flavia Cacace from the latter show.    In the above video, […]

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Elizabeth Arden signs Taylor Swift; fragrance to début fall ’11

November 2, 2010/6.33

Elizabeth Arden, which already develops fragrances to be sold with the likeness and endorsement of Britney Spears, Mariah Carey and Elizabeth Taylor, signed country-singing sensation Taylor Swift on Monday.    ‘The license agreement includes the development, marketing, and distribution of fragrances and ancillary products. The first fragrance will debut in prestige retailers in North America […]

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