Fashion
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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Looks good enough to eat
If you’ve slaved over four courses plus palate cleanser thingamajig, wheeled out the candles and every plate you own that matches, is it really a compliment when your guests reward your hospitality by arriving in floppy jersey dresses or jeans?
Last updated 2 November 2009
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Fall for autumn fashion
You’re going to spend a whole lot of time together, you and your winter coat.
Last updated 2 October 2009
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Hot looks for autumn
Dressing for the turn of a season is always something of a conundrum – summer into autumn always calls for a little juggling as balmier days intersperse with downpours and goose pimples.
Last updated 4 September 2009
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Woollen wonders
Carol Smillie’s fondness for Edinburgh Woollen Mill fashions is well known. No surprise then that the TV personality has again given her seal of approval to the new season range
Last updated 4 September 2009
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It’s hot in the city
Heads turned and eyes popped – it was an afternoon of giggles and glam when Me brought the beach to English Street in Carlisle.
Last updated 4 July 2009
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Travelling light to streamline your holiday wardrobe
Panicked at the thought of becoming sartorially stranded, I once lugged a backpack weighing almost as much as myself on a seven-week inter-railing trip through Europe.
Last updated 3 July 2009
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