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　　Natalie Massenet, founder of net-a-porter.com, spreads her wings with new menswear site Mr Porter. 　　 Designs from the Burberry Prorsum and Lanvin menswear spring/summer 2010 collections, two brands to be sold on the new site; and Natalie Massenet, founder of Net-a-porter Photo: REX 　　The net-a-porter group has announced the launch of a dedicated menswear site [...]

　　ATLANTA, Jun 21, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Urban Outfitters delivers unique shopping experiences to highly defined customer niches from its specialty retail stores, web sites and catalogs. It offers differentiated collections of fashion apparel, accessories and home goods in its store locations including Urban Outfitters, for the 18 to 26 “mating and dating” age [...]

　　A mentally ill patient, Graham Fisher, currently in Broadmoor Hospital has admitted killing two women and attempting to rape a third in a seaside town more than a decade ago. 　　 　　The 36 year-old admitted killing Clare Letchford, 40, and Beryl O’Connor, 75, in Hastings, East Sussex, just days apart, Reading Crown Court was told. [...]

　　The correctness of this term was reconfirmed recently when two professional shoppers, whom I shall call Wei and Aditi, showed me the hot new thing in the world of extreme shoe-collectors (“women“). 　　The latest Jean Paul Gaultier shoe looks made of toddler-cup plastic. Spotting the US$320 (HK$2,496) price tag, I said: “I am assuming this [...]

　　Parker’s Carrie questions traditional roles 　　 　　Back for more: Sarah Jessica Parker greets visitors at the New York premiere of “Sex and the City 2.” (Getty Images file photo) 　　It might seem odd to have a press conference for one of the summer’s most highly anticipated films in the shoe department of New York’s Bergdorf [...]

　　Employers who look at their business from the eyes of their customers might be surprised by what they see. When walking into a business for the first time, most customers scan the surroundings, including how the work force is dressed. First impressions often are lasting ones, and they can be either positive or negative. Consciously [...]

　　SINGAPORE – What a fortnight it has been for Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei. 　　Fresh off their women’s doubles title at the India Open Grand Prix Gold on June 13, the Singaporean duo rode the momentum, smashing their way to the top again at the US$200,000 ($280,200) Li Ning Singapore Open 2010 Super Series [...]

　　Vanity Fair showcases the Women of Twilight : Eclipse 　　 As fans are getting prepared to sink their teeth into the next installment of the Twilight saga (Eclipse is in theaters June 30 for those of you who have been hiding under a rock) Vanity Fair has a spectacular pictorial showcasing the beautiful and talented [...]

　　”I would like to see him dress up a little,” the 32-year-old said. 　　She would like to see him trade his jeans, T-shirts and name-brand gym shoes for a simple pair of dress pants, a short-sleeve button down shirt and loafers for a night out on the town, she said. 　　Helping the dad in your [...]

　　GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. ― It’s somewhat appropriate that Sherri Steinhauer has the first-round lead in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. 　　They’re both veterans on the comeback trail. 　　The $1.5 million tournament in the shadow of Atlantic City is returning to the LPGA circuit after a three-year hiatus, while the 47-year-old Steinhauer is battling for her career [...]