Hints and tips:
...Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Harvey Nichols....
...Brand consultant and creative director Sadie Mantovani promises that sticky chocolate smears and grass stains are removed by the company’s eco-friendly cleaning process between each rental....
...From August 14, Nichols’s company will present Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor....
...WHERE TO SEEThe Jewellery Gallery at the V&A, London....
...“Alexa Chung brings out her classic Bedale waxed jacket for festivals every year,” says Ian Bergin, director of menswear and accessories for Barbour....
...Darren Skey, head of menswear at Harvey Nichols in London, believes the success of a monochromatic look rests on the ability of the wearer to layer well....
...Vikki Kavanagh, women’s leisurewear buyer at Harvey Nichols, says tastes for denim are diversifying....
...Chinese artist Jacky Tsai, who created a floral skull sculpture for McQueen five years ago, has used the image as a recurrent motif and now has his own line of skull T-shirts (£75) at Harvey Nichols....
...Alibi is now on the shelves at branches of Waitrose, Harvey Nichols and SSP’s Whistlestop railway station convenience stores....
...There is a reason that the V&A has not had a US fashion show before....
...V&S, the owner of the Absolut brand, recently launched its seventh flavour extension, Absolut Apeach....
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