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12 January 15:14:29	"A victory for curvy ladies: Ann Summers' competition to find 'real woman' to front campaign is won by only plus-size finalist" - more at MailOnline.   MailOnline
12 December 11:48:50	Shauna Taylor, owner of an original Damien Hirst (www.damienhirst.com) artwork in the form of a butterfly tattoo on her crotch, is reported by The Sunday Times to have announced that "I am going to grow it out and call it The Moth." Pic at The Telegraph.  The Telegraph
7 December 16:10:04	US private sales etailer Gilt.com has launched in the UK (www.gilt.com/uk). New brand-specific sales start at 5pm every day. More at Drapers.   Drapers
3 December 15:08:43	Italian driving shoe brand Car Shoe (www.carshoe.com) has opened in London's Bond Street.   CarShoe
27 November 16:10:46	The Tommy Hilfiger UK flagship store has opened on the Brompton Road in Knightsbridge - 8,000 square feet! More at Global Blue.   Global Blue
17 November 14:28:59	Jimmy Choo (www.jimmychoo.com) founder Tamara Mellon no longer has any link with the shoe brand which some fashionistas think is now too mainstream to be exclusive. "Rumours are beginning to surface that she is starting a lifestyle brand." More at S&W.   Style & Wisdom
17 November 12:12:58	Giorgio Armani has opened the 'Armani Hotel Milano', the "second Armani hotel to see the light of day. The first – the very successful Armani Hotel Dubai." More information at the Armani website (www.armani.com).   Armani
15 November 15:32:08	Boxpark (www.boxpark.co.uk) is due to open in Shoreditch shortly. "The world’s first pop up mall" consists of retail units created from shipping containers. "Split over two stories, the ground level will feature 40 fashion brands." More at Design Week.  Design Week
8 November 12:39:54	Jewellery designer Loulou de la Falaise, former muse to fashion legend Yves Saint Laurent, has died aged 63 after a short illness. More in The Telegraph.   The Telegraph
22 August 15:13:13	Cyber styling - Clay and Blossom (www.clayandblossom.com) is pioneering online hair consultations: "The company currently does five Skype consultations a day where experts advise on colour, cuts, hair-care and products, for free." More in The Standard.  Evening Standard
17 August 12:07:38	"Valentino handbags...5 day online sale...70% off the entire collection" - UK press adverts by Valentino Direct (www.valentinodirect.com) relate to bags by Mario Valentino (www.mariovalentino.it) rather than Valentino (www.valentino.com). More at Mahalo.  Mahalo
16 August 16:19:41	French luxury clothes designer Isabel Marant (www.isabelmarant.tm.fr) will open at 29 Bruton Street in London later this year. More at The Telegraph.   The Telegraph
17 July 15:26:16	NowManifest (www.nowmanifest.com) is the first fashion superblog. Fashion bloggers Bryanboy, Fashiontoast and style by Kling have got together to form a bloggers' coalition. More at RockTheTrend.   RockTheTrend
8 July 15:15:30	"Maison Rabih Kayrouz adapts the heritage of Couture to the Ready-to-Wear industry" - Rabih Kayrouz (www.maisonrabihkayrouz.com) is not yet available in the UK. Try America! More at Sip with Socialites.   Sip with Socialites
26 June 16:31:33	The $1,050 Hervé Léger cut-out bandage swimsuit is for poolside posing rather than swimming. More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
26 June 16:21:16	The 'Masters of Style: Celebrating the Stories behind Italian Fashion' exhibition at Somerset House (July 1 - Aug 14) brings together "six of Italy’s most influential fashion houses to celebrate the stories behind Italian fashion."   Masters of Style
24 June 12:29:08	Temporary Lip Tattoos from Violent Lips (www.violentlips.com) - Cosmopolitan tells you how to apply them.   Cosmopolitan
24 June 11:27:49	The forthcoming collaboration between Versace (www.versace.com) and H&M (www.hm.com) "will be a celebration of iconic Versace moments, rather than a diffusion-level version of the current collection." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
24 June 11:21:27	"Versace to design iconic collection for H&M this fall" - check out the statement on the H&M website.   H&M
18 June 11:56:24	Royal Ascot fashion 2011 - Hello magazine features the hats.   Hello
15 June 15:42:33	The Sloane show-pony hairstyle is now very hot thanks to exposure from the Middleton girls and the cast of MIC (www.e4.com/chelsea) - "...one thing you can say about the girls from Made in Chelsea is they have great hair..." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
8 June 14:36:18	Check out how big the Moncler (www.moncler.it) brand has become by going to YouTube and entering 'Moncler'. Now try 'Moncler fetish' or 'Moncler fetishist'...   YouTube
8 June 14:35:46	Luxury labels are attracting big bucks from the finance boys. Moncler (www.moncler.it) is now a massive global brand worth more than a billion euros. More at M&A Deals.   M&A Deals
7 June 15:20:28	The hat is back for 2011 - "The royal wedding has undoubtedly inspired a new wave of hat wearing," says milliner Stephen Jones (www.stephenjonesmillinery.com)... More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
6 June 15:00:10	The Kate Middleton wedding dress will be on display in the Royal Collection (www.royalcollection.org.uk) at Buckingham Palce from July 23. The maid-of-honour dress which made Pippa Middleton into a global celeb will not! More in The Stanard.   Evening Standard
4 June 11:17:11	The new 70s inspired collection from 'Lucy In Disguise' is available from the Covent Garden shop (10-13 King Street, London) or at Harvey Nichols.   Lucy In Disguise
3 June 12:09:20	Hot ticket: Vogue Experience V - the chance to meet Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue, at Harvey Nichols on June 8 is now fully-booked. Also there: Manolo Blahnik, Philip Treacy, christopher Kane...   Vogue Experience V
1 June 11:15:11	"It's better at the beach" - new website Beach Tomato has advice on looking good on the sand and in the sea.   Beach Tomato
31 May 12:07:19	New denim brand Mother (www.motherdenim.com) is the brainchild of Lela Tillem (ex-Citizens of Humanity) and Tim Kaeding (ex-Seven for All Mankind). More info on the label at DenimBlog.   DenimBlog
24 May 17:54:47	Backless is back. Check out the Acne Morrea Maxi Dress - Slinky, sleeveless, asymmetrical shoulder straps, cutout back. Photo at Ssense.   Ssense
24 May 16:37:59	Watchwise the 70s are back - Glashütte Original (www.glashuette-original.com) has launched a 2011 version of the Panorama Date Seventies. More + photos at Perpetuelle.   Perpetuelle
18 May 11:21:18	Graduate Fashion Week celebrates its 20th anniversary of showcasing the UK's very best graduate fashion design talent at Earls Court (www.eco.co.uk/event/graduate-fashion-week/405) June 5-8.   Graduate Fashion Week
18 May 11:11:13	The TOPSHOP Secret Store pops up inside the flagship Oxford Circus shop on Friday May 20. A selection of special pieces will be on sale for 2 weeks.   TOPSHOP
17 May 15:37:48	Polaroid Heritage collection - the retro range has 10 classic models from the 30s to the 80s. The Memphis from 1960 "comes in 2 colourways and is reproduced using the very latest materials and Polaroid’s premium UltraSight polarized lenses."   Polaroid Heritage
17 May 15:06:35	French label APC (www.apc.fr) has opened a standalone store on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch. Check it out for understated womenswear and menswear. Pictures at Garmsville.   Garmsville
16 May 15:29:55	Superga is getting a lot of namechecks in the fashion pages as the footwear for summer 2011. The Italian shoe brand now has a new UK website (www.superga.co.uk) featuring Alexa Chung. More at The Telegraph and a link to the YouTube vid.   The Telegraph
5 May 11:47:32	Alexander McQueen - "Fashion's finest pay tribute to late designer in ravishing array of gowns at Met Ball." Check out the photos of what the girls (Gisele Bundchen, Salma Hayek, Daphne Guinness...) were wearing at MailOnline.   MailOnline
3 May 15:21:26	The Metropolitan Museum of Art (www.metmuseum.org) in New York is honouring Alexander McQueen with an exhibition of his work. 'Savage Beauty' runs until July 31.   Savage Beauty
3 May 12:09:47	The Ray-Ban Wayfarer (www.ray-ban.com) is now available with a rubber frame. Check out the look at the ASOS website.   ASOS