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PFW: Valentino AW16
With a moodboard of ornate tutus and famous ballerinas en pointe as well as crystal studded dresses and colours such as marigold, olive, and dusty taupe one can imagine you are talking about a Valentino show. Complete with pianist playing through the duration of the show todays collection was all about the modern ballerina –…
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PFW: Chanel AW16
Sitting front row at a Chanel show is every fashion lovers dream – a dream that was granted for many people this morning. Every invitation to todays show featured the slogan ‘front row only’ above an image of a beautiful gilded chair. The same chairs were placed back-to-back lining the floor of the Grand Palais…
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Nine Most Inspirational Women
1. Sandra Bullock Sandra B, we love you. She’s got Grace(ie-Lou) and class and she owns Hollywood with style. She’s an independent mother and rocks her career, proving we don’t need men! 2. Angelina jolie Her work with the UN inspired us all to do our bit in society and proved to all women that…
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International Women’s Day: How has fashion empowered women?
International women’s day is a global day that takes place annually on March 8. It is a day to celebrate the achievements of women across the world and the progress of achieving equality of men and women. The Library and Arts Centre in Sunderland held a talk for International Women’s Day by the dressmaker and…
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North East mums support International Women’s Day with unique business
Claire McAlpine, Anna Kirkup and Eliza Browne-Swinburne, from Northumberland, sell unique textiles, ceramics and home wares from three continents on their unique homeware website, ibbi. As countries across the world celebrate International Women’s Day today, Tuesday 8 March, the three mums are putting into practice the aims of the event; to celebrate the social, economic,…
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Most Influential Women in Fashion
To celebrate International Women’s Day we have compiled a list of the 10 best women in fashion – women who have changed fashion and had an impact on how it has formed into the modern day industry it now is. 1. Anna Wintour Arguably the Queen of fashion. The woman who truly has shaped the…