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It’s all too easy to buy something new, isn’t it? Especially these days.  If we rip our top or a few buttons come off our dress, chances are we won’t try and repair or redeem it. Make do and mend no longer applies to our generation. At least not in the way it used to....
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Fashion can be fickle. What’s ‘on trend’ one day can become fashion road kill in the blink of an eye and as much as we probably don’t like to admit it, we are all slaves to the style alter. We’re always told by our elders to keep hold of precious items because one day everything...
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If you love design-led fashion but you have a high street budget then there is surely only one place you head when you hit the high street; Reiss. The high end, high street store has been delivering quality fashion to the British public for nearly 45 years and it isn’t showing signs of slowing down any...
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lfw ss16
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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Art deco is in the air as DAKS took us back to the realms of the Great Gatsby for SS16. But in a refreshing new take on the era there wasn’t a flapper dress in sight as Creative Director Filippo Scuffi brought the 20s and 30s firmly into the 21st century with a fresh new...
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Tori Michaels AW15
Fed up of the high street and looking for a new label to fall in love with? Look no further, as former Ted Baker womenswear designer, Jodie Fleischmann launches her first collection for AW15. Fleischmann studied her craft at the London College of Fashion and went on to work in the women’s design team of high street...
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I’m 5.ft 1, I work in fashion, and I love clothes. Clothes on the other hand don’t love me quite so much! The stores I lust after cater to a taller, waifer framed clientele. I’m top heavy, pretty short and with a tiny waist, making shopping far more challenging that it should be for someone...
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The death of Alexander McQueen in 2010 cast a long shadow over British fashion. The Savage Beauty exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum, which has beautifully curated some of his most stand out and inspiring work, has ensured that all eyes are on the designer once again. The exhibit may be a celebration of his...
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Androgynous dressing is nothing new. Each season, designers attempt to change the face of fashion and yet more often than not we witness repetitive trend evolution as apposed to fresh new styles, as old classics are given a new lease of life and reinvented for another year. Despite my pessimistic tone I am all for...
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It may be unseasonably warm for this time of year but in fashion terms we are officially in autumn. It doesn’t matter what the weatherman is telling you, if you aren’t in new season stock then you are definitely getting left behind. But with so many new trends on the horizon, which fashion tribe will...
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