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A Year Of Fashion Contentment? by Laura MacPhee

A Year Of Fashion Contentment? by Laura MacPhee

This year promises to be another exciting year on the catwalks, and designers have already flown ahead with their Spring 2012 collections  Sad as it undeniably is to have to put away our Christmas decorations and rich winter garments for another year, 2012 promises to be a year of exciting fashion trends – none more so than the spring summer collections. Designers presented their innovative takes on the classic pastel and bright schemes, but also came up with some surprising new twists. With all these covetable designs, it looks like we’re in for a long and stylish summer. Countless designers [...]

10 Steps To Star Style

10 Steps To Star Style

When you’re rich and famous, looking fantastic comes rather more easily than when you’re worrying about paying the rent. Follow these ten simple steps to star looks and you can look a million dollars without spending a fortune. All you’ll be missing is the red carpet. CAROLINE DAY writes. 1. Dress confidently Where fashion is concerned, it doesn’t have to be about the price tag. What is far more important is having your own sense of style. Think Michelle Obama and Kate Middleton – both international style icons – who come across with as much polish and panache in a [...]

Tallento Excellente

Tallento Excellente

A simple meeting at a dinner party led flamboyant Italians Pierfrancesco Gigliotti and Maurizio Modica to create one of the world’s most stunning and cutting edge fashion labels. Pierfrancesco Gigliotti grew up in Calabria, a region in the south of Italy with a population of just over 2 million. “I had a really nice childhood, I don’t have any brothers or sisters so I was the only one,”  Piero tells me. “My best memory is my family room, where I could do whatever I wanted. I would like to have this back again,” Pier says. “The only thing I never [...]