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Logo handbags close to hitting their expiration date

London - The Louis Vuitton Speedy was once seen as the 'It' handbag of the moment. Crafted from monogrammed canvas, its logo surface made it into the one designer handbag women across the global scrambled to attain in the 1990s, signifying status, power and style. However, times have changed and although London is now the cheapest city to buy a...

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Is the colour cosmetic industry the next step for designers and celebrities?

London - The cosmetics industry has always been seen as the natural extenstion of the fashion industry as the two go hand in hand. However, over the years more and more fashion brands have begun to encroach on the beauty market with the launch of their own in-house cosmetic ranges, which in turn has led to colour comestic brands seeking out...

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Amazon makes foray into fashion world

Amazon has been making moves over the past few months to position itself as a force in the ready-to-wear fashion world. The Seattle-based online retail titan has already revolutionized how consumers shop and has been selling clothes for more than a decade. In 2006, it bought the site Shopbop and snapped up online footwear go-to Zappos three...