Monthly Archives: February 2011

February 24, 2011

Fashionista-at-Law is having a makeover!

All fashion brands know that having good product is vital. With this in mind, Fashionista has been overhauling her blog and is working on a new improved site. If you have any feedback or suggestions for improvements, please let Fashionista know by emailing her at fashionista@olswang.com. Her new look will be revealed soon – so watch this [...]
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February 23, 2011

High Street Blues: online growth is bad news for landlords

It was recently reported in the FT that the recent trend of browsing the high street and then making purchases online (using the benefit of the numerous voucher code discounts on offer) is a cause of concern to institutional landlords, who operate our many shopping centres. One of Fashionista‘s friends (who knows about all things property) has explained [...]
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February 21, 2011

LFW showcases British talent

Fashionista is very excited that LFW is now underway! Fashionista was privileged to have received a much sought-after invite to Holly Fulton‘s show this morning, and it delivered beyond expectations. Vogue‘s report said “Her fabulous art deco jewelled dresses appeared at first in generous yellow and black tweed, tasselled and beaded, and then in geometric [...]
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February 14, 2011

Drama over costume collaboration

Like most young girls, Fashionista dreamt of becoming a ballerina, but for anyone who’s seen Black Swan, the reality of a dancer’s life is somewhat distant from those childhood ambitions. While Natalie Portman scooped the BAFTA for best actress at the weekend, it may be a relief that the film didn’t win the “best costume” BAFTA given the spat that [...]
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February 3, 2011

"There’s no such thing as a free lunch"

You may have heard about the arrival of the new Bribery Act which has been ruffling feathers since its publication last year. Well, not to worry if you’re not totally up to speed with its implications just yet – the Ministry of Justice announced this week (as reported in the Telegraph) that the Act’s planned April launch [...]
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February 1, 2011

Celebrating green fashion

As the grand finale to Olswang’s Green Week, and a first for the firm, we showcased some of the best green fashion brands around in Friday’s ’Eco Fashion Show’. The day started with the firm being given a taster of what was to come with mannequins on the 7th Floor dressed in the designers’ clothes. As the [...]
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