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  • Cannes 2013 fashion report Sonam Kapoor leads Vidya Balan trails

    Midway into this year's Cannes film festival, we're taking fashion stock of our desi lovelies Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor. Vidya predictably played it safe and ethnic with a wardrobe exclusively designed by favourite couturier Sabyasachi. Did we say safe? After a classy pre-festival outfit of a maroon and black lehenga, Vidya took us by surprise in a regal black and white lehenga, ...

  • Lauren Laverne on fashion shopping with a conscience

    fashion producers for traceability of their supply chain, and a mention for brands and services which supply those things to consumers. Frustratingly, at the top end of the market that kind of accountability is easier to come by, but there's no reason the high street should be exempt from offering similar guarantees. ...

  • Working conditions in the fashion industry news and teaching resources round up

    The collapse of a factory in Bangladesh has put sustainability in the fashion industry back on the agenda. Here are the best news stories and teaching resources to deal with the issues in ...

  • Energy in short supply at Tobago Fashion

    Good, but not explosive. Exciting but not energetic. Those were some of the comments overheard by patrons at the opening night of the Tobago Fashion Weekend on Friday night at the Pigeon Point Heritage ...

  • The experts guide to summer From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz

    The real surfing pros make gliding along waves look as effortless as zipping up a wetsuit. But as any seasoned amateur will tell you, neither of these are as simple as they appear.Let's start with the wetsuit. You're not going diving, so the zip goes at the back. Forget this and you risk getting an almighty chafe on your chest, not to mention a weird crotch bulge in the fabric where ...


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Fanfan la Tulipe [DVD]

Fanfan la Tulipe [DVD]

Although largely unknown west of the Atlantic Ocean, Fanfan la Tulipe is a beloved character in France whose origins date back to jovial folk songs of the mid-18th century about a French soldier who defeated the British army. Fanfan made his way through the various media of his d ... ...

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  • Get the look Slouchy trousers

    If you're asking whether loose trousers perversely make you look fatter than slimmer-cut styles, then no. It's just that they don't necessarily make you look slimmer either. For a flattering result you need to consider fabric and ...

  • Style shrinks Our experts analyse Tess Dalys Bafta tribute to the Golden Age

    Rebecca: Don't be scared by the rocks that she got - the Art Deco design of her huge pendant earrings keeps the Golden Age going.Hugh: If caterpillars did Art ...

  • From sports to retail to fashion–truly brighter days ahead

    BEN Saunders, Alex Aronson, Harry Morris, Jake Letts, Justin Coveney, Cris Albert, Ben Saunders, Michael Letts, Gareth Holgate, Andrew Wolff, Patrice Olivier Pinoy pride is at an all-time high. There truly are so many exciting and upbeat events happening in our country. Our economy is on the upswing and our tourism campaigns are paying off. All of us Pinoys are looking forward to brighter days ...

  • Dubai designers to open close Philippine fashion week

    RONALDO Arnaldo A large package from Dubai, delivered by air freight, and an application to join Philippine Fashion Week (PFW) piqued the curiosity of producer-director Joey Espino several years ago. They came from designer Michael Cinco who had read about PFW online and went through the trouble of sending a sample of his exquisitely crafted gown. "Who would spend so much for a ...

  • Prototype At Ministry of Supply Teamwork in Making High-Tech Apparel

    AS a 14-year-old Boy Scout who went on backpacking trips in western Massachusetts, Gihan Amarasiriwardena ...

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