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  • Kate Middleton voted top fashion icon

    The Duchess of Cambridge has been voted the 'fashion icon', while late Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn has emerged as 'icon of all times' in an online poll. StyleinView.co.uk, a one-stop shop for fashion, has conducted a poll of 2,000 people to find out who they considered the fashion icons of today and of all time. The Duchess of Cambridge, whose maiden name is Kate Middleton, unsurprisingly ...

  • Be polite respectful Caroline Winberg tells models

    Supermodel Caroline Winberg says models need to be professional to everyone if they really want to survive in the fashion industry. The 28-year-old also feels that models should have the ability to remain polite and respectful at all times. "I think it's important to always keep professional and surround yourself with good people, work hard and be nice to everyone," femalefirst.co.uk quoted ...

  • Romeo Beckhams fashion sense wows Christopher Bailey

    Designer Christopher Bailey says it was a dream to work with 10-year-old Romeo Beckham, who he feels has an impeccable fashion sense. Victoria and David Beckham's son Romeo made his modelling debut for Burberry's spring-summer 2013 advertisement campaign. The shoot also starred supermodels Cara Delevingne and Edie Campbell. "He was an absolute dream to work with. Honestly, he is the sweetest, ...

  • Marc Jacobs once termed Cara Delevingne a dwarf

    Actress-model Cara Delevingne hasn't always seen eye-to-eye with fashion designer Marc Jacobs because he once reportedly banned her from his show by calling the 5' 9" model a "dwarf". But now they are good friends. Jacobs banned the 20-year-old from appearing in his autumn-winter 2012-13 shows because he thought she was too short and looked odd amongst other models. Katie Grand, who helps ...

  • Competition Bureau raids Quebec light manufacturers

    Armed with search warrants from the Quebec Superior Court, the federal Competition Bureau launched a seried of raids Tuesday morning as part of a probe into the activities of firms that sell highway light poles, lighting towers, signs and other such products."We are investigating with respect to the sale of street lighting and highway traffic signs," said Bureau spokeswoman Gabrielle ...


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In Which We Serve [Blu-Ray]

In Which We Serve [Blu-Ray]

Built around a complex flashback structure partially inspired by Citizen Kane (1941), In Which We Serve is a particularly memorable World War II British propaganda film, having successfully outlived its initial propagandistic value and solidified into a timelessly ... ...

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  • iStyle Mix but don’t match

    Fortunately, this summer you can increase the amount of pigeon Italian you know by peppering conversations with the word "spezzato". For the uninitiated, this sartorial turn of phrase, when translated into English, literally means "broken". Apply this visually to what you wear, and it becomes the subtle art of mis-matching your jacket with your trousers. Sounds easy, right? ...

  • Ala. synthetic marijuana manufacturing ring busted

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Birmingham say they've busted a multimillion dollar drug operation that was being run out of an apartment near UAB. Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Capt. Hal Taylor told WBRC-TV Tuesday that ...

  • UNBRIDLED PORK$$ for Brazilian Cotton Farmers Part of Farm Bill

    WASHINGTON – Americans could be on the hook to send Brazilian cotton farmers millions of dollars if Congress passes the current version of the farm bill making its way through both chambers.  The measure is just one of dozens of provisions and amendments tucked into the sprawling 1,000-page bill which some critics are blasting as a pork-filled government giveaway. While lawmakers on ...

  • Unbridled Pork Money for Brazilian cotton growers sushi rice farmers tucked into massive farm bill

    WASHINGTON – Americans could be on the hook to send Brazilian cotton farmers millions of dollars if Congress passes the current version of the farm bill making its way through both chambers.  The measure is just one of dozens of provisions and amendments tucked into the sprawling 1,000-page bill which some critics are blasting as a pork-filled government giveaway. While lawmakers on ...

  • From 0 months to now The best of Kate Middletons maternity fashion

    Kate wears a bold print while speaking to students at The Willows Primary School in the Wythenshawe district near Manchester, northwest England on April 23, ...

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