Womens Fashion By Joanne Louise

We have always stated that companies that structure their sales around cheap clothing have never considered the impact to fellow humans regardless from which country the reside.

How can it be ethical to have the lowest retail prices available to consumers and then state that they are a fair trade company?

Primark have recently been given bad publicity with the apparent use of child labour on their products.. but were the manufacturers forced into this through a price driven ethos? or just greed.. Who knows but companies who promote themselves on price surely must be made accountable.

We all have our own thoughts but the consumer has to realise that although price is important they do have a choice. And that choice given that the retail industry is very competitive will ultimately have an impact on another individual.

It would be deemed as illegal to produce products in this country with the use of child labour, let alone the conditions which they are being produced.

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I was reading an Fashion article today about “6 essential items every girl should have in their wardrobe”.. the list included 1 little black , 1 pair of two-inch, neutral-coloured heels, 1 good bra, 1 winter coat, 1 practical bag and wait for it, yes it’s sunscreen.Now if only it was that easy for us girls, we have different moods and many places we want to visit, this is before we worry about the weather or the need for sunscreen.  starts with needing at least 2-3 dresses including that little black dress we can’t be seen in the same dress every time we go out can we!! That’s just not on… We also need different outfits and items to mix and match whether its a pair of jeans or trousers we need tops to go with it, but again this is different as we have day and night to dress for. We all have those fat days that we just want something comfortable to wear, especially at certain times of the month that’s just nature.As for shoes god knows what we would do if we could only have one pair do we choose sexy or comfy? High heels work perfectly for a night out to compliment our dress or outfit but are impractical when we are shopping yet those ugg boots everyone loves would look damn right silly with a long dress. As for a pair of 2 inch neutral -coloured heeled shoes this neither fits sexy or practical. So we need at least 2 pairs of shoes.A good bra should be in every girls wardrobe but what colour? strapless or supportive? lacy or plain, and matching knickers does help with keeping the man happy doesnt it !! I think we should have a range that suits what we wear, you can hardly wear a white bra with a little black dress and natural shoes can you, we can start visualising the author of the said article now….What’s next oh yes a  so when summer comes and the evenings get a little chilly on our nights out or we want to go shopping this July when its raining we must throw on a nice thick heavy winter coat. No need for a ladies jacket then?We all need a practical bag as the article rightly says but if you are anything like me you will need one for your kitchen sink as my chap often refers to it, but this is great for when i’m out all day, can you imagine taking it out in your black dress, neutral 2″ heels, white bra and winter coat? surly something dressy would be required.Lastly sunscreen …. ??? I much prefer perfume on my nights out…   So the moral of this story is….. I really want to know what type of person writes an article about 6 essential items a woman must have… can You identify with her in this description below…Very white lady in a , No kickers, with good fitting bra, Big Bag with 2″ neutral shoes, Wears a Big thick winter coat to hide what she wears, Sweats a lot in warm weather and smells of sunscreen lotion.   

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Starts Wednesday the 9^th Of January 2008-01-09

Hosted By Kelly Osbourne, the most stylish show returns for its third series, so get ready for more sewing room slander and beautiful models every Wednesday at 9pm on Sky One.

Ben De Lisi is back to mentor more aspiring designers.  Ben will also be a permanent judge with colleagues Paula Reed the style editor of celebrity fashion weekly Grazia, accompanied by Nick Ede who is a fashion columnist and stylist.

Ben De           Paula            Nick

Lisi                 Reed            Ede

Those of you how have been followers of this fashion show will know that each week the up and coming designers face elimination judged on there abilities to accomplish the brief that they have been set for them by the fashion industry insiders, diminishing the group until there is three left.  The three finalists will each in turn showcase their full lines of their creation during the London Fashion Week. The winner will have their garment photographed for the top women’s magazine Grazia, they will get to design their own exclusive range for Oli and will also receive £25,000 prize money which will be courtesy of Oli to help the launch of their own clothing collection.

 
Series 3

The Designers

Fionnuala Bourke 23
Comes from a family, many of whom have been involved in the fashion and arts industry and also has a passion for creative design.  She describes herself as being born with a sewing needle in her hand.  Project Catwalk is not her first entry to a fashion design competition as she recently made it into the finals in the Irish Young Designer Category of the Persil Awards.

Fionnuala currently works as a visual merchandiser for a high street retailer and hopes that she can break in to the industry through Project Catwalk.

 
Viv Whelan, 42
Nicknamed Viv-Sace by her friends and family, Viv has always made dresses, hats and accessories, although she has never had any formal fashion design training.  Viv has spent the last 18 years rearing her children of the ages of 8, 11 and 18 and now feels she needs to do something for herself, although Viv may win them over with maternal instincts but is very determined to win and not let anyone stand in her way.

 
Katy O’Grady, 23
A party girl who loves to dress up to the nines and painting the town red on a Saturday night with her girlfriends, she comes from the Wirral and loves wearing outfits that she has designed.  Katy is a recent fashion graduate from Lancashire University and is always looking to throw herself into a new challenge.  Her dream is to be a designer for women’s wear specialising in clothing with an edgy yet feminine look.

 
Tom Lipop, 22
Her originally wanted to study architecture but has always been into design so now he likes to combine his love for clothing and flare to design by studying for a fashion degree.

Tom plays semi professional football for Brighton’s under 21’s and says he is a self confessed lad.  Tom describes his style as architecture for the body and has decided to concentrate his efforts on a fashion career as this allows him to fore fill his two dreams of clothes and women.

 
Ross Hancock, 31
Having left school Ross turned up on a skateboard to work in a clothes factory, he says that the elderly ladies that worked there taught him every thing that he knows. Ross is straight and comes from the East End currently working in a trendy boutique buying and visual merchandising.

Ross loves luxury and knows the two finer things in life are women and clothes. He hopes to win and manufacture his own label with the prize money and dreams of owing his own fashion empire in Paris.

 
Keko Hainswheeler, 26
With his piercings and bleached hair with long plaits Keko likes to wear outrageous clothes that he either buys, customises or makes himself, he finds it had to find clothing to his taste and dreams of opening up a boutique selling his own unusual designs and fashion garments.

At present he is a fashion student at Middlesex University and also influences a philosophical approach to his designs.

 
Debbie Debonair, 37
She is a self taught designer and used to run her own fashion shop in Portobello Green customising clothes under her own label “Debonair”.  Her clothing has featured in many magazines and were often brought buy a large number of celebrities.  Sadly the business failed and she is desperate for a second chance at making it in the fashion industry. Debbie is a unique character who arouses strong reactions in other competitors.

 
James Gardner, 21
Believes he has raw talent to win despite his lack of formal training, James has just finished his 1^st year at Central St Martin’s.  He finds beauty and elegance in the darkest of subjects and finds he is more inspired by are than current fashion trends.
 
Jasper Garvida, 30
Born in the Philippines and raised in Canada Jasper came to London in hopes of following his dreams in a fashion career, he graduated from Central St Martin’s in 2004 and has worked as an in house designer for high end stores and couture labels.  He lives and breath fashion and see himself as a talented young designer

 
Julie-Ann Murray (Jules), 27, Maidenhead, Berks
Julie Ann is endearingly philosophical, poetic and a born optimist.  She is a graduate in Fashion Design and recently worked as a designer for a major supermarket range, she is now working freelance. She tries not to make her designs too serious and see clothes as something that should be expressive and fun but most importantly a form of escapism.

 
Angie Morris-Winmill, 37, Forest Hill
Angie moved to the UK 13 years ago with the aim of making it in the fashion industry, she trained at Australia’s top fashion school. Angie likes her clothes to tell as story with the garment she makes.  She has spent many years working in fashion as the head of design at several small fashion houses.  Angie is a mum of two and currently runs her own corsetry business, she is career driven and determined, a non-nonsense Aussie who tells it like it is.

 
Clinton Lotter, 35
Qualified as a fashion designer in 1992 in Johannesburg and won South African Designer of the year in 1998, he also won an internship with Stella McCartney at Chole and now works as a freelance designer for a silk retailer as a window dresser.  In the past he has designer one offs for celebrities including Kylie, Gwen Stefani, Jamelia and Charlotte Church.  At the age of 35 he sees the show as his chance to show the world his talent.  A true fashionista, Clinton’s ideas are born from fabric and it’s form.

 
Chelsey Oliver, 20
Chelsey currently studies at London College of Fashion and designs dresses for a maternity wear company, she also works as a plus size model and appears in music videos, catwalks work along side photographic work.  She is half English and half Canadian.  Having pestered her mother and broke her sewing machine Chelsey learnt to sew form the age of 6. She loves using colours and bring her designs to life refers to herself as a technical perfectionist.

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