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Bowes Museum extend Yves Saint Laurent exhibition
The Bowes Museum has extended the run of their successful Yves Saint Laurent exhibition by a further two weeks due to such high demand. The retrospective to the French designer has been an unprecedented success, with a total of 55,000 visitors descending on the French Chateau in the Northumberland countryside. This is the first exhibition…
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YSL Style Is Eternal; We speak exclusively to Lauren Laverne and Laura Craik
As the YSL Bowes museum exhibition comes to an end, fashion journalists and The-Pool.com colleagues, Laura Craik and Lauren Laverne join the Durham book festival to speak about the freedom movement of women through Saint Laurent’s fashion. There is a buzz of excitement in the theatre as the lights descend and we see Lauren Laverne…
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iPhone 6s Cases Every Girl Needs
Phone cases by geobadders featuring tech accessories With your phone being one of the most precious and valuable items in your handbag, having a case to protect it is a necessity. But this phone case can’t be any old phone case, a lot of time and effort goes into finding the perfect one as…
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Beauty buys to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means that a host of beauty brands come out with special edition products to help support the cause. This is an opportunity to treat yourself to some new makeup bits whilst also donating to charity. Guilt free spending? Hell yeah! For every Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet Liquid Lipstick…
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Dorothy Perkins Launches Plus-Size Range
Dorothy Perkins has expanded their Womenswear line to include a plus-size section called DP Curve. The collection currently consists of 60 items and is available from size 18 to 28 on the company’s website. Items in the line include body-shaping jeans, fit-and-flare dresses and a selection of workwear-appropriate blouses. Head of design Mel Mercer told the…
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Newcastle students start SELFIE campaign against body image issues
Research surrounding Body Image in this country is disturbing. In a highly sexualised society where the female body is highly scrutinised, portrayed and commented on, girls and women of all ages are unhappier with their bodies than ever before. Launching the campaign, dubbed SELFIE, is educational psychologist and award winning author, Dr Aric Sigman whose…