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Ossie Clark being relaunched by Debenhams – super exciting
If you think of a designer who epitomised the late 1960s/early 197os, the name that probably springs to mind is Ossie Clark. The flamboyant designer created a wealth of beautiful, floaty garments that featured the glorious prints of his wife, Celia Birtwell. These were the clothing of choice for all who were famous, beautiful and beloved of the generation. Bianca Jagger wore an Ossie Clark design for her 1971 wedding to Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenburg. Marianne Faithfull, Ali McGraw, Angelica Huston, Twiggy and Mick Jagger himself all shone in Ossie’s designs, which were characterised by beautiful prints, fluid movement and those long sweeping sleeves. Ossie Clark died in 1996, murdered…
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M&S ditch those glamorous Adverts
It seems the politically correct campaign led to the nauseous Liz Jones of the Daily Mail have won.M&S have apparently decided to ditch their glamorous ad campaigns that revitalised their stuffy image. The ads, which starred a host of gorgeous women from Dannii Minogue, VV Brown and Twiggy, not to mention Lizzy Jagger and Erin O Conner, are now going to be no more. This is a result of criticism that the brand has received from the press. Liz Jones wrote in the Daily Mail: ‘Never mind yacht frolickers Twiggy, Dannii Minogue, where is the bigger woman on that boat, or the woman in her 70s? Ignore them at your…
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Miss Selfridge A/W preview – choose your era!
The Arcadia press day was a great showcase for the new collections from Miss Selfridge. Rather than choosing to focus on just one fabulous era, Miss Selfridge has chosen to take great elements from many different decades in order to create a treasure trove of a new collection for Autumn/Winter 2011/12. Prepare to be dazzled! There are heavily embellished flapper style dresses with art deco styling that evoke the 1920s, pretty floral teadresses from the 1940s that are bought bang up to date by being styled with colour clashing shoes. 1950s style turbans a la Grace Kelly add grown up glamour and sophistication to both day wear and evening wear,…
