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The snow grip, a new accessory for your stilettos
Stretching over the soles of shoes like snow chains on tires, the pikeless grips are designed to facilitate fall-free walks across all kinds of icy or slippery paths. Although
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Saint Laurent Paris S/S 2013 campaign features Julia Nobis
Autralian model Nobis shows off a “boyish” style, with elements like capes, glitter, oversized hats and all-black looks. Photographed in black and white, the campaign echoes the S/S 2013 men’s
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Luxury firms pin hopes on China
For the 27-year-old exhibition planner, accessories such as Dior handbags, Chanel perfume and necklaces by French jewellery house Van Cleef & Arpels are daily fashion essentials. “Luxury goods have become
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‘Baltic gold’, a prehistoric organic treasure
Here, amber is known as “Baltic gold”. Rich veins of this 40-million-year-old fossilised tree resin running along the coast have fuelled a centuries-old trade in the northern port city of
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Fashion merry-go-round brings Paris new faces for 2013
What better way to whet the appetite of fashionistas and keep sales ticking over? “There comes a point when a brand needs to renew itself,” said Serge Carreira, a luxury
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