There’s a disturbing new trend in fashion and we’re not talking about a return of popped polo-shirt collars. Rather, this one is even more diabolical. Bold smash-and-grab thefts of handbags and jewelry in London's upscale designer shops are increasing both in frequency and brazenness. Lou...
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When creating your first model portfolio, you could shoot the photos yourself or with a friend, but a more reliable method of getting some great shots for your portfolio is hiring a professional photographer. Ideally, you’ll want to have shots from a variety of photographers in your portfoli...
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We’ve all heard of ‘felt’ and likely associate the word with the machine-created woollen sheets that are used in millinery, garment making such as coats, and hopefully to a lesser extent, that synthetic craft material we played around with in primary school. And then there is hand craf...
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Model, actress and television host, Tricia Helfer has enjoyed spectacular success since she was discovered outside a movie theatre at the age of 17. She started out as a model, but soon discovered a love of acting. Her face has appeared on numerous magazine covers including Vogue, Elle, Cosmopol...
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Your favourite fashion bible just popped through the mail slot, you pick it up excitedly and see those familiar words shouting out to you from the cover in vibrant hues, “Work the season’s hottest trends!” It’s a neat and tidy way to package the hundreds of looks as they come off the runways...
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The buzz around the so-called ‘It’ bags now follows the rules of the new ‘modesty’ trend. The media’s response to the economic crisis as it applies to the fashionista means that designers are using more discretion when it comes to styling and logos – it’s not cool to be ostentatiou...
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You walk down the beauty aisle in your local drugstore and the words ‘eco’, ‘green’, ‘bio’, ‘all-natural’ and ‘organic’ shout out to you from the labels of the carefully merchandised products lining the shelves. What was once reserved as stock for the health food stores is no...
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