Winter love
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Carla Bruni
It\'s not just spring that gets lovebirds going; winter, it seems, is shaping up to be the season of choice for romance. Last weekend, Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein married long-time love and Marchesa co-designer Georgina Chapman, set to the tune of a massive fireworks display. Mr Weinstein wore a custom-made Tom Ford tux, and the Gypsy Kings got the crowd, which included Anna Wintour, Natalia Vodianova and Rachel Zoe, jumping. Over the pond, the French gossip mill went into hyperactivity when former supermodel and chanteuse Carla Bruni, left, was spotted with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at Eurodisney. Ah, l\'amour, l\'amour.
Viv\'s coming home
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Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Westwood is coming home. The designer, who has staged her collections in Paris for the past nine year, has announced she will be returning to London Fashion Week next February to show her Red Label collection for Autumn/Winter 2008. Launched in 1994, the Red Label is less expensive than Westwood\'s eponymous line, with a focus on the designer\'s signature sexy tailoring. In a statement, the designer said, "We are back by popular demand. The sales of all of our lines are increasing and we decided that the Red Label, which is successful worldwide and so popular in the UK, should have its own show."
Fashion funds
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Richard Nicoll and Ben Grimes
The British Fashion Council has announced that designers Roksanda Illincic, Richard Nicoll (left, with model Ben Grimes) and Jens Laugesen - all of whom work and show in London - have been chosen as recipients of their sponsorship award, funded by Westfield (who are soon to be opening the largest shopping mall in the UK in London\'s Shepherd\'s Bush). Consisting of a substantial cash prize, the award, which has previously been awarded to Giles Deacon and Jonathan Saunders among others, is a way of helping struggling designers make a name for themselves in Britain. "I am at the stage where this kind of financial support can push the brand to its next crucial level of expansion", said Jensen.
Warehouse launches new website
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Warehouse
Warehouse, whose ad campaign, left, featuring Jefferson Hack\'s girlfriend Anouk Lepère, is our favourite on the high street by far, is this week launching a new e-commerce site, www.warehouseoutlet.co.uk. Updated weekly, the site will offer a mixture of pieces from seasons past, as well as any current and mid-season offers going on in-store.
St Trinian\'s Christmas stockings
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Girls Aloud
As the country goes schoolgirl crazy with the launch of St Trinian\'s, which boasts Girls Aloud (pictured at the premiere, left), Mischa Barton and Lily Cole on its leggy cast list, hosiery label Charnos has launched a so-called Grade A collection of tights and stockings worthy of the most outrageous school uniform. Choose from 60 denier opaque tights black or grey, or hold ups in a range of colours and patterns, and head to the School Disco....
Available at:
House of Fraser
www.tightsplease.co.uk
www.mytights.com
www.figleaves.com
Last minute Christmas cards
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Dita Von Teese for BlackBerry
So... you\'ve written your Christmas wish list to Santa, you\'ve done all your present shopping, and you know what time the Harvey Nichols preview sale starts on 23 December. But - oops - there\'s one thing you\'ve forgotten, and that\'s to post your Christmas cards. The last day of Christmas post has been and gone. What\'s a girl to do? Say thank you to BlackBerry, that\'s what. The handheld supremos have commissioned a group of famous faces, including the likes of Dita Von Teese, Henry Holland and Jamie Callum to design an exclusive range of B-Cards for you to email to all your pals. Log on to www.the-b-card.com from a BlackBerry; select your favourite card, personalise your message and click ‘send\'. Easy. Job done. Now, back to those sales....
