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`“I have always believed that fashion was not only to make women more beautiful, but also to reassure them, give them confidence.” – Yves Saint Laurent Fashion is a universal subject, a language understood and spoken by many. When we look back over the last 100 years, the change and influence fashion has seen has...
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At some time last week, I was on the train reading OK! magazine when I came across a quote that grabbed my attention. Pictured were four girls wearing fabulous clothing with the caption “Change your clothes, change your life”. It sounds quite dramatic but can clothing really have that much of an impact on our lives?...
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Fashion moves fast and just as we are settling into our new autumn looks the spring summer collections for 2016 are hitting the catwalks.  Semple is here to guide you through the shows so read our lowdown on the labels you will be coveting: Versus As the little sister of fashion powerhouse Versace, Versus manages...
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A couple of years ago you probably would not have known who Amal Alamuddin was.  Maybe you still don’t.  But if we told you she is now more widely known as Amal Clooney it might start to ring a bell!  In September 2014, Amal married actor George Clooney and, whilst it is a shame that...
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For a polished working girls wardrobe, look no further than Mariko Kuo from the blog Silk and Suits. Monday’s look is the perfect example of power dressing; a statement blue patterned suit and a pair of bright orange heels – colour blocking at it’s best. The beautiful tribal pattern and pop of orange inject a...
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From multi-coloured shell suits and curly perms to over exaggerated makeup and ill fitting leg warmers, its hardly difficult to understand why the 80s hasn’t got the best of reputations. So tarnished with a plethora of unflattering stereotypes the era often gets overlooked, but here at Semple we are far from washing our hands of...
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In light of the release of the much anticipated Iron Lady and Meryl Streep’s win at the Golden Globes and her recent nominations for an Oscar for her critically acclaimed performance as Margaret Thatcher, MSL thought it only fitting to go behind the seams of the blue suit that is synonymous with the iron lady...
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