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Style Renaissance at the Mailbox
This Friday, as Style Birmingham live begins, The Mailbox launches Style Renaissance, where we are promised a glamorous assortment of fashion, jewellery, accessories and beauty. A Showcase for a whole host of exciting and new brands and boutiques, Style Renaissance will run until the end of December, giving Birmingham fashionistas a new and exciting destination for all those Christmas presents. There will be a range of fabulous designers, artisans and jewellery-makers, and visitors will also be able to meet and chat with beauty, fashion and interior experts and stylists, all bursting to share their creations and ideas. So who’s there? Those taking part in Style Renaissance include: Stastia exclusive footwear…
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House of Dereon coming to Selfridges Birmingham this Month!
For those who are shaking their heads and saying ‘what?’ and ‘who?’, I will say one word ‘BEYONCE’. Yes ‘The House of Dereon‘, the fashion range by Beyoncé and her fashion-mommy, Tina Knowles, as well as her late grandmother, Agnes Knowles is launching exclusively in the UK in Selfridges on September 12th. And UK fashion fans are in for a real treat! The first UK collection is the Autumn/Winter 2011/12 range. Entitled ‘City Jungle’ this collection reworks a range of exotic patterns and prints,including animal prints and skins, using figure flattering cuts and blending tribal cues with edgy silhouettes, each piece makes a bold statement with Beyoncé as its beautiful…
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Tallulah Love – lingerie indulgence
At the recent CiCi press launch I was fortunate to meet the lovely Michelle Taylor and be introduced to her brand, Tallulah Love, a luxurious range of lingerie. I was truly impressed with what is an exquisite collection. But this should really have come as no surprise, Michelle has an extensive background in underwear design that includes a stint at M&S, and designer for White Label lingerie at Playboy. Clearly this is a women who knows her undies! Since the launch of Tallulah love in Paris in 2010, , Michelle has seen her company become one of the fastest growing luxury lingerie companies to come out of the industry ion…
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Calling all Fashionista’s – Your new destination is Fashionista Central!
Finally – a social networking site for those who live and breathe through the Fashion Industry. A new fashion networking site has been launched for professionals in the fashion industry and dedicated followers of fashion. The site is open to all fashionistas and is totally free to join. Called Fashionista Central, this new site provides a forum where members can create their own profile page, upload pictures and videos, blog updates, make events and groups and meet other people in the industry. The site is dedicated to all things in fashion, from trends to trade, from bloggers to designers. Founded by fashion entrepreneur, Lucy Martin Morelle, the site is already generating a buzz in the industry. One the great…
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The legendary Zandra Rhodes designs a capsule collection for Simply Be!
The word legend is sometimes applied a little to easily. But in fashion terms, Zandra Rhodes is most definitely a total legend. The flamboyant designer dressed the beautiful and famous of the 1970s and 1980s, from supermodels like Pat Cleveland, to Princess Diana, who looked beautiful in a white Zandra Rhodes gown that was later sold in the famous 1997 auction. Today, in the time of our fashion obsession with all things 1970s, she is as relevant as ever, with fashionistas falling over themselves in order to acquire pieces of vintage Zandra Rhodes. Nicole Richie is a huge fan, who is often photographed in vintage pieces, looking amazing in boho…
