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The Finances of Fashion

 
The Finances of Fashion:
 
 
 
Our purses are emptier. That we can be certain of. The credit crunch has well and truly taken hold of British shoppers, with this years Christmas spending forecast estimated at 17.8 per cent less than last year according [...]

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Fashion: a mere fantasy?

Fashion:   a mere  fantasy?
 
 
 
 
 
I recently spent a whole day queuing with 3 foot tall princesses and small boys with perfectly round, tufty black ears. Yes, I took a tardis back to my childhood through the magic of Euro Disney.  Desperate to [...]

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Packaging Persuasion.

Packaging persuasion
 
It took me three hours in the thin English rain to find the right pair of absolutely plain, solid silver cufflinks for my partner’s birthday present. Having had to trawl through stainless steel monstrosities, and convince each shop assistant that [...]

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