Beyoncé To Perform At 2013 Brit Awards

BEYONCÉ KNOWLES will perform at the 2013 Brit Awards. The singer joins the line-up alongside British acts One Direction, Muse, Emeli Sandé and Robbie Williamson, who will also take to the stage. The news marks the start of a particularly busy year for Beyoncé, who is also preparing for a Destiny's Child reunion, the launch of her first fly-on-the-wall documentary and a much-hyped performance at the US Super Bowl half-time show. This year's Brit Awards will take place on Wednesday February 20, to be presented by James Corden and broadcast live on ITV1. Click through our gallery below to see the complete list of nominees. 17 JANUARY 2013 SARAH KARMALI










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Stylist Jessica Paster: Designers Need To Be More “Open Minded”

STYLIST Jessica Paster believes that young designers need to be "a little more open" when deciding which stars to dress for events. Paster, responsible for the immaculate red carpet style of Miranda Kerr, Emily Blunt, Cate Blanchett and Fanning sisters Elle and Dakota - to name but a few - insists that it's not as easy to dress up-and-coming talent as it was 10 years ago. "You didn't see Jason Wu or Prabal Gurung on the red carpet [at the Golden Globes], because instead of them being a little open-minded, they're waiting to get these other people that they think they deserve," she said. "If you would've put a Prabal Gurung on a beautiful actress, it would have been showcased and he would have sold four more dresses. Everyone is like, 'No, I want to dress Cate Blanchett. No, I want to dress Cate Blanchett. No, I want to dress Cate Blanchett." The stylist continued to explain that she believes the problem lies with both the PR ("they're not public relations, they're dress traffickers") and the designer - while also expanding upon the lucrative effect that a red carpet outing can have on a label's sales. "They want the most famous person, and they're losing the chance to get their work shown. There are two reasons to dress somebody on the red carpet: ego or business. I just feel that these up-and-coming designers that are fabulous and amazingly talented should be a little more open," she told Fashionista. "If they can get their dress on a certain person on a red carpet, that's going to sell their clothing. But instead these designers have to go and do a line with - so and so, or for Kmart - they have to do those things because obviously their clothes are not selling."









16 JANUARY 2013 SARAH KARMALI
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/01/16/jessica-paster-stylist---celebrity-red-carpet-style---miranda-kerr-cate-blanchett-emily-blunt

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Gap Enters The Luxury Market

HIGH STREET giant Gap has bought high-end US retailer Intermix for $130 million (£80.4 million). The move marks the first time the iconic American brand has entered the luxury market. Intermix - which has 32 stores in the US, as well as an extensive ecommerce site - stocks designer labels such as Jimmy Choo, Chloe, Bottega Veneta, Valentino and Stella McCartney. The acquisition will see the brand become part of Gap's growing portfolio, which includes Banana Republic, Old Navy and Piperlime. "Intermix has a distinctive position in this growing market with clear competitive advantage," Gap Inc chairman and CEO Glenn Murphy told WWD. "Their record of merchandising with a keen eye towards mixing multiple designer labels, complemented with exclusive product, is appealing to their loyal customers. This strategy reflects the strength of their brand vision and leadership team." Gap plans to help grow Intermix's "core business" and to open new stores in the US. International expansion is in the distant pipeline in the future. "We're always looking for new brands," said Intermix co-founder and CEO Khajak Keledjian. "In partnering with Gap, that will enable us to have more time to focus on growth. One reason for our success is [being] an incubator for new designers and new talent. [Partnering with Gap] will let us focus more on product, merchandising and innovation."











03 JANUARY 2013 ELLA ALEXANDER
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/01/03/gap-buys-intermix--$130-million-luxury-deal

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Israel’s Underweight Models Ban Launches

ISRAEL's new law banning unhealthily thin models has come into effect. The new legislation, which was first passed in March last year, bans models with a body mass index - a calculation based on height and weight - of less than 18.5 from appearing in adverts. This means that a model who is 5-foot-8 can weigh no less than 119 pounds (8.5 stone). The law also requires publications and brands to disclose when they use manipulated images of models to make them look thinner than they really are, The Wall Street Journal reports. Additionally, models will have to provide medical proof of their weight when they go up for castings. Vogue launched The Health Initiative in May last year, a pledge among all international editions to solely use models "who are healthy and help to promote a healthy body image".









 03 JANUARY 2013 ELLA ALEXANDER
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/01/03/israels-underweight-models-ban-launches---new-health-law

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This Week In Pictures - 17/12/12

THE annual Sports Personality of the Year Awards took place this weekend - reminding us all what a fantastic year of sporting achievement Great Britain has had. The Duchess of Cambridge and David Beckham were on hand to present the prizes to winner Bradley Wiggins and runner-up Jessica Ennis. Meanwhile, across the pond in the US, Lady Gaga joined The Rolling Stones on-stage in New Jersey, while Marc Jacobs enjoyed some downtime in New York with his dog. Click through the gallery on the left to see all the pictures we're talking about this week so far.











17 December 2012 Sarah Karmali
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H&M Declines To Comment On Reports Of Poor Margiela Sales

H&M has declined to comment on rumours this morning that its Maison Martin Margiela collection hasn't sold as well as expected. Online speculation reports that buzz for the high street range didn't translate into sales, with a high proportion still available in stores - a rarity for H&M collaborations. "H&M never comments on the selling of specific collections or items," a spokesperson from the brand told us. A US H&M representative stated that the Swedish chain had produced a larger number of items than ever before for one of its limited-editon lines - after customers complained that the much-coveted high street-designer collaborations always sold out too quickly. The New York Post reported that insiders thought that high prices and the avant-garde designs were to blame for the excess stock - an argument that was quickly dismissed by the brand. "[Our] philosophy is to provide fashion for everyone at affordable prices. For Margiela, H&M offered this collection in larger volume," said the spokesperson.










17 December 2012 Ella Alexander
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Italian Labels Battle To Register Brand Names In China

DSQUARED2, Costume National and Iceberg have been denied the right to register their labels in China, because their brand names have already been unrightfully used in the country by an unnamed single party. Italy's governing fashion body, The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, is currently fighting for the decision to be reconsidered. "The impediment of the legitimate brand owners to operate in China and develop their markets on international grounds is an extremely serious matter that has forced the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana to reach out for the help and collaboration of the Chinese institutional bodies that have always contributed to a positive mutual relation between the two countries," a statement from the Italian organisation read, The Telegraph reports. The release went on to add that the three Italian labels should be recognised as separate entities from the company that has current ownership of the brand names.









22 NOVEMBER 2012ELLA ALEXANDER
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2012/11/22/dsquared2-costume-national-and-iceberg-lose-name-rights-in-china

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Sarah Brown Joins Harrods

SARAH BROWN, wife of former Prime Minster Gordon Brown, has joined Harrods as a non-executive director working within the department store's marketing and corporate social responsibility division. "I look forward to my return to business in joining the Harrods Group board and welcome the opportunity to work on the marketing and corporate social responsibility plans for this world-renowned British brand," said Brown. Brown is known for her charity work and is a patron of the White Ribbon Alliance, which promotes safe motherhood, and Women's Aid - an organisation aiming to prevent domestic violence. A spokesperson for Qatar Holding, the company that owns Harrods, told The Independent that Brown would offer "input and insight into the company's strategic initiatives and overall business".










22 NOVEMBER 2012ELLA ALEXANDER
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2012/11/22/sarah-brown-named-harrods-non-executive-director

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