FRENCH CONNECTION SAMPLE SALE
Friday 25th November 9.30am to 7pm
Saturday 26th November 10am to 6pm
Sunday 27th November 10am to 4pm
New stock arriving daily with knitwear and dresses from £20, trousers and shorts from £20, shirts and blouses from £15, kidswear from £5, accessories and swimwear from £5.
Where? Centro One 39 Camden Street, London, NW1 0DX, (Entrance on Mandela Street). No parking on site. £1 Entrance fee goes to Faces of Cancer (Breast Cancer Awareness). No cheques or Amex accepted

Hampstead Town Hall Centre, 213 Haverstock Hill
London
NW3 4QP
07900 432661

The London Designer Sale (formally the London Accessory Sale) has launched in Hampstead, bringing you the very best of hi-end designer men‘s and women‘s clothing and accessories. All at up to 80% off the RRP with brands including Aquascutum, Belstaff, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Coccinelle, Carniani, Chloe, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Ed Hardy, Gucci, Harry‘s of London, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Moschino, Patrick Cox, Prada, Religion, Sergio Rossi, Thomas Pink, Tods, Vivienne Westwood, Wishlist & YSL…
Friday 25th: 12pm to 8pm & Saturday 26th: 11am to 6pm November 2011

ADMISSION: £1
Cash, Debit and Credit cards are accepted apart from American Express. There is a £1 charge on credit cards.

Four times previous British Fashion Awards winner, Paul Smith has been the recipient of Menswear Designer (1997/1999), Classic Designer (2001) and Contemporary Designer (2003).

The British Fashion Awards take place next Monday 28th November at the Savoy Theatre, recognising the most influential people in fashion today and celebrating the reputation and development of British fashion.

To raise donations for Save The Children, the official charity of the British Fashion Awards 2011, the BFC are encouraging voters to make a donation through Save the Children’s official JustGiving webpage. Members of the public can also donate straight from their mobile through JustTextGiving by Vodafone, by texting BFAS99 and the donation amount to 70070 e.g. text BFAS99 £5 to 70070.

FashionUnited reports:

It is the question on everyone’s lips associated with the fashion house. Now that talks with Marc Jacobs have been put on hold and other designers, including Phoebe Philo and Riccardo Tisco, have stated they are happy at their current houses Celine and Givenchy respectively, the options are numbered. And fashion designers have ego’s, nobody wants to be the 3rd, 4th or even 5th choice for fill Galliano’s shoes.

So who does that leave in the running? Perhaps American designers Jason Wu and Alexander Wang, but can we really see these young designers take the help of such an iconic French House. And could they execute couture?

According to Vogue.co.uk, increasing fashion opinion is that the return of a rehabbed, repentant and rejuvenated Galliano is the only answer. Manolo Blahnik and Franca Sozzani have already added their names to the list of those who would love to see him return, and Arnault said earlier this year that he couldn’t see anyone but Galliano in the job.

“I could have asked many other talented designers to do Dior, but it would not have been the same,” Arnault said in January. “Take Marc Jacobs, he has been a fantastic success at Vuitton and he has a proximity to the Vuitton spirit, but I don’t think it would have been a success with Jacobs at Dior and the other way around, if I had asked John Galliano to do Vuitton, it would not have worked. An essential ingredient in the success of the brand today is the real proximity of Galliano to the talent of Christian Dior.”

You will be familiar with the paper poppies that can be bought on the High Street, but the Royal British Legion also have a range of beautiful red poppy jewellery to let you remember in style.

2011 Metal Poppy Pin Badge – £3.05

You can buy beautiful encrusted metal poppy brooches from £15, metal poppy pins and metal poppy charms that are compatible with Pandora-style charm bracelets.

In 2009, the Royal British Legion spent over £1 million each week carrying out their work among the serving and ex-Service community.

But for every person they reach, there are many more who are still struggling alone. The demand for their support continues as Service men and women, young and old, call on them for emotional, financial and practical help.

Whatever you give will help them carry on with our work.

http://www.poppy.org.uk/

http://www.poppyshop.org.uk/

 Pandora-style Poppy Charm – £10

• “It was the perfect evening, so glamorous and special. I loved celebrating the launch of Versace for H&M here in New York, an iconic city in which to showcase this iconic collection. Now I cannot wait for it to finally reach stores and be available to the world”, says Donatella Versace.
• “Donatella Versace has taken us at H&M on an incredible journey since she began designing the collection for us earlier this year, and last night’s fashion event was the perfect culmination.  She has given us the essence of the Versace brand, and last night that came to life with a magical catwalk show that we’ll never forget”, says Margareta van den Bosch, creative advisor at H&M.
• Outfits showcased on the catwalk were from the iconic Versace for H&M collection, which brings together different styles from the Versace archive. The long-awaited collection for H&M features such iconic pieces for women as draped metal mesh dresses, silk-crêpe dresses with gold buttons, multi-coloured panel print dresses and the classic Versace studded leather jacket, while for men there are sharp suits, printed sweaters and print shirts, and studded leather jackets and trousers.
• The exclusive show also included unique creations that Versace designed especially for the evening.

• “I think it is so exciting for Versace to made available to everyone. The collection is cool, colourful, young and very hip. I can’t wait to see the show,” said Uma Thurman.
• “I am such a fan of Versace. The fits for a woman’s body are incredible. I’m also a huge fan of H&M. To have Versace at H&M is the best,” said Blake Lively
• “Versace is so incredible and so glamorous. For kids to be able to buy it is wonderful. Donatella is an amazing woman,” said Selma Blair.

ISSUE 1: CANKLES
Even the slimmest of legs can end in a cankle. If you don’t know what that is then you have skipped this little body quirk where your calf and ankle are simply one entity. Lucky you. But if your calf and ankle are a little too well acquainted then you and your legs must rejoice in the end of summer and her obsession with cankle-accentuating strappy sandals. The knee-high boot is your friend. Enjoy drawing attention to your feet in these on-trend fringed knee-highs. By no means buy a pair of cropped ankle boots.

ISSUE 2: LEAN LEGS

People may scoff when you complain about your too-skinny legs but they just don’t know how tricky it can be to find a boot that doesn’t gape then drape when it shouldn’t or make your Legs Eleven look the wrong side of slim. Don’t try to bulk up your pins in puffed up fur-lined knee-highs but embrace their very leanness in a pair of ankle boots and invest in thick tights.

ISSUE 3: WIDE CALVES
Boots can be mean to you. You see them sitting there looking all perfect and then you try them on but, no matter how you press and pull, that side zip just won’t budge above the top of your ankle. Don’t force your legs in as the visual result is a very displeasing calf muffin top.  Happily footwear designers are acknowledging the fact that not all women are Elle MacPherson and some have a little more calf than, say, supermodels. So enjoy boots like these with a wider-leg fit. Phew.

All these gorgeous boots plus more, more, more to inspire you to a stylish winter are online now so check them out.

Nicola Wood Editor, MyRedoute Magazine

Don’t forget to claim your cumplimentary tickets here

ALDO Buschur Leopard Pony Slipper Shoes

Earrings by Lipsy. Featuring a stud and bullet-back closure and a double row drop design of coloured diamante stones in claw settings.

ASOS Deco Drop Stone Earrings