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  • Kate Middleton voted top fashion icon

    The Duchess of Cambridge has been voted the 'fashion icon', while late Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn has emerged as 'icon of all times' in an online poll. StyleinView.co.uk, a one-stop shop for fashion, has conducted a poll of 2,000 people to find out who they considered the fashion icons of today and of all time. The Duchess of Cambridge, whose maiden name is Kate Middleton, unsurprisingly ...

  • Be polite respectful Caroline Winberg tells models

    Supermodel Caroline Winberg says models need to be professional to everyone if they really want to survive in the fashion industry. The 28-year-old also feels that models should have the ability to remain polite and respectful at all times. "I think it's important to always keep professional and surround yourself with good people, work hard and be nice to everyone," femalefirst.co.uk quoted ...

  • Romeo Beckhams fashion sense wows Christopher Bailey

    Designer Christopher Bailey says it was a dream to work with 10-year-old Romeo Beckham, who he feels has an impeccable fashion sense. Victoria and David Beckham's son Romeo made his modelling debut for Burberry's spring-summer 2013 advertisement campaign. The shoot also starred supermodels Cara Delevingne and Edie Campbell. "He was an absolute dream to work with. Honestly, he is the sweetest, ...

  • Marc Jacobs once termed Cara Delevingne a dwarf

    Actress-model Cara Delevingne hasn't always seen eye-to-eye with fashion designer Marc Jacobs because he once reportedly banned her from his show by calling the 5' 9" model a "dwarf". But now they are good friends. Jacobs banned the 20-year-old from appearing in his autumn-winter 2012-13 shows because he thought she was too short and looked odd amongst other models. Katie Grand, who helps ...

  • Mass hysteria blamed for Bangladesh garment workers illness say officials

    Hundreds of Bangladesh factory workers who fell sick in recent weeks could have been struck down by a mysterious illness described as a type of "mass hysteria," officials said on Tuesday. Garment workers at several factories fell sick with stomach pains and vomiting, leading officials to initially suspect contaminated drinking water at their workplaces as the cause. But doctors ...


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Waking Ned Devine

Except for a brief dream sequence, we never see the titular character of the Irish comedy "Waking Ned Devine" alive. No, Ned is dead from the beginning of the film--sitting in his armchair in front of his television set, a winning lottery ticket worth 6.8 million pounds clutched in his fingers. Dead of shock we are left to assume, a smile plastered across his face, his joyful eyes indicating that ... ...

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  • Wall Street opens higher boosted by New York manufacturing data

    U.S. stocks opened broadly higher Monday, as investors awaited Wednesdays Fed policy meeting, with increasing confidence that the Fed wont start tapering in super-easy ...

  • Holden says carbon tax adds to car manufacturing woes

    As reported in the Australian , he said that the tax is one of the factors which make the cost of manufacturing automobiles higher. "There is no question that a tax on electricity, in making it more expensive in input costs, makes it more difficult for me to make money building cars," he told ABC radio in Adelaide. He added that such costs mean that Holden has to look for ...

  • Manufacturing raises profile on MMAC Future 50 list

    Josean Bazquez assembles yellow lights for traffic control at TAPCO, which manufactures parking controls and safety products, The company was named to the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce's Future 50 list of fast-growing ...

  • Adelaide clothing retailer Trims goes into liquidation

    Adelaide retailer Trims has gone into liquidation, after being in business since 1937. Administrator Andre Strazdins of BRI Ferrier said there was a potential buyer for the company's assets. He says the mood among Trims' creditors was fine at the latest meeting, despite them having lost their ...

  • No buyers as SA clothing retailer Trims closes down for good

    TRIMS will be placed in liquidation and will not resume trading following a failure to find a buyer for the business. The family-owned clothing store was placed in administration last month owing $2.1 million to unsecured creditors. About 30 staff were laid off in May when the store was forced into voluntary administration after a retail downturn left it unable ...

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