| Fashion
& Lifestyle - E: andrew@myvillage.co.uk
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| Claire
Hangs Out in Kensington - 1st August 2001 |
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Traffic
was brought to a standstill in Kensington High Street this morning
as Brookside and Celebrity Big Brother star Claire Sweeney was lowered
by a rope from the roof of Marks and Spencer.
Apparently she was meant to be abseiling but such was the incredibly
slow speed of her descent it looked to me as if she was being lowered
by a rope ...
read more and see pictures |
| Fashion
- August 2001 |
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Welcome to MyKensington's
newly revamped fashion pages. With fashion news on the hour, every
hour ... only joking, from Lisa Bjurwald, MyVillage's new fashion
editor. Covering everything that's fashionable in Chelsea, plus news
of the most recent shows and loads of other articles to pleasure the
fashionistas amongst you. Enjoy, and let us know what you think ...
lisa@myvillage.co.uk
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| Feature:
How to be a star in stripes 06/08/01 |
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From candy girl to sailor boy, this season has seen
a strong appearance from our perennial favourite - stripes. Forget
camouflage prints and Grecian drapery - only a few trends are going
to make it to the end of the summer season, and right up there in
the lead is stripes. And this autumn sees pinstripes - in many different
colour combinations - making a comeback.
read more
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| Feature:
Video Killed the Radio Star - And breathed life into fashion 06/08/01 |
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MTV was born 20 years ago this month with the now
legendary airing of "Video Killed the Radio Star." In the last two
decades, the Buggles' tune has certainly proved prophetic. But what
that British band, and even MTV execs, couldn't predict was that
video would at the same time breathe life into the world of fashion.
read more
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| Feature:
Heels are down - Boots are in 06/08/01 |
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It's a reigning irony of the fashion world: sweltering
summer heat waves mean it's time to start shopping for autumn. Stores
around the country have already started stocking warm and woolly
looks for the season to come. But while it may be too soon to bear
trying on tweed skirts, it's never too early to start thinking about
autumn shoes.
read more
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| Features:
Ossie Clark - London's answer to Yves Saint
Laurent |
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...obituary
taken from Telegraph 9/08/96
- "The King of King's Road murdered"
By Caroline Davies and Hilary Alexander
Ossie Clark, the fashion designer who has been killed aged 54, was
London's answer to Yves Saint Laurent: his slinky jersey dresses
were worn by a generation of celebrities as he helped to make London
the capital of the fashion world in the Sixties. No one, in the
past 30 years of British fashion, could cut like Clark...
read more in Chelsea revealed
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| Feature:
Paris Haute Couture Shows 16/07/01 |
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Dotcom millionairesses, pop stars and screen goddesses
may buy the clothes, but haute couture continues to remain distanced
from the high-tech modern world.
read more
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| News:
Steven Meisel's perfect Versace women come to White Cube2 16/07/01 |
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White Cube2 in Hoxton Square, N1, is preparing to
stage the first ever European gallery presentation of work by fashion
photographer Steven Meisel. Meisel will present a number of large-format
photographs that form the core of the stunning advertising campaign
that he recently shot for Versace.
read more
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| News:
Paris and Milan Menswear 2002
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The Paris and Milan Menwear 2002 fashion shows have
just ended. Read the reports here!
read more
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| Features:
BIBA - Kensington Retro Chic |
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Barbara
Hulanicki started Biba by running a mail-order fashion operation in
1964 with her ad-man husband Stephen Fitzsimon. They felt that the
price of fashion was still too high for many so they promoted the
'knock-down, throw-away-and-buy-another' philosophy...
read more |
| Kensington
Roof Gardens Re-open - 15/06/01 |
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One
of London's most incredible party venues was the scene for a huge
"Richard Branson" bash last night high above the rooftops of Kensington.
After weeks of delays to the £5 million refurbishment the Kensington
Roof Gardens - that infamous private members club that most of us
can only dream about having access to on those rare balmy London evenings
- has reopened after huge refit.
read more and see photographs |
| Features:
MyVillage Introduces you to some Kensington Faces |
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Louise
Grove-White at the Natural History Museum
Peter
Insall at Kensington Roof Gardens
Morag
Iona Young - Colour Analyst and Image Consultant
Diane
McCarthy - Head of Personal Shopping at Barkers |
