Fashion

Boosting Carlisle's style credentials

Me fashion shoot photo 5 Crest the top of the escalator at House of Fraser and behold a fashionista’s delight. Here at Me we’ve been clapping our hands with glee over the fresh lines now in store.

Last updated 24 August 2010
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Lace for life

Despite the obvious drawbacks to wearing your underwear as outerwear, you’ll need to have been napping to have missed the trend that’s been steadily creeping from the streets to a store near you this summer.

Last updated 26 July 2010
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A splash of colour

In a riot of colour, our Me models turned heads in Carlisle city centre on the day of our shoot.

Last updated 26 July 2010
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Miss Cumbria finalists are swim suited and booted

For the first time in the event’s 60-year history, organisers of the Miss England competition have banned the swimwear section and regional Miss Cumbria competitors won’t be donning two-pieces either.

Last updated 2 July 2010
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An oasis of chic

Tip an ear to the air every Saturday morning from now until September and you’ll hear those wedding bells a-ringing.

Last updated 27 May 2010
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Sex and the City: The makeover

If you ‘just couldn’t help but wonder’ how to pick up some Sex and the City chic, find out how four Cumbrian ladies got a makeover Manhattan-style.

Last updated 27 May 2010
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Giving him Ugg-ly looks

Mention women’s clothes to the majority of fellas and their eyes glaze with resignation. They slip into default mode, looking hunted and mumbling “looks great” or “buy both”.

Last updated 30 March 2010
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Jaeger comes full circle

Jaeger is quintessentially British. And perhaps, at heart, essentially Cumbrian, with Carlisle’s Stuart Stockdale heading up design at the luxe brand.

Last updated 30 March 2010
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Trading fairly

Lindsay McWilliams doesn’t have time for television.

Last updated 24 February 2010
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Mum's the word so buy her something wonderful

Bags, beauty luxuries and spa days, fizz, chocs and flowers – isn’t Mum owed the finest treats?

Last updated 24 February 2010
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Fair can be fashionable

Fashion with conscience was once the preserve of sandal-wearing crusties with a penchant for garments of boiled hemp. But forget sludge hues and rough-stitched smock tops, now it’s all about stylish products with designer lines.

Last updated 24 February 2010
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Fashion sunshine to brighten winter gloom

In a country where police uniforms are designed by Armani, it’s hardly surprising that dressing well is a serious business..

Last updated 23 February 2010
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Carlisle boutique stocks Vivienne Westwood fashions

Dame Vivienne Westwood has come to Cumbria... well, not in body. But in something of a fashion coup, Carlisle boutique Chameleon are the first in the county to stock the feted designer’s shoes.

Last updated 19 January 2010
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A little me time

Y earning for the company of nothing more than a good book after the clamour of Christmas? True we ladies love to do things in good company – shopping trips, spa days, even powder room visits. And there’s more than a little guilt we attach to striking out solo and indulging in a little “me time”.

Last updated 29 December 2009
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Perfect party dress for Christmas

Leave it too late and running the rails for a fabulous frock can feel a bit like grabbing for the last turkey in the chiller.

Last updated 30 November 2009
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Undercover exposure

Some of you have a flirty secret. With the popularity of slinky photo shoots booming, it seems there are plenty of ladies game enough to strut their stuff in their smalls. Sarah Newstead lifts the lid on Cumbria's boudoir secrets.

Last updated 2 November 2009
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