Fashion

Cumbria's clothes bargains that help a good cause

Charity chic photo 3 When even Victoria Beckham admits to having riffled through charity shops, you know second-hand has well and truly shrugged off the mothballs.

Last updated 29 September 2011
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All-purpose wardrobes at new Carlisle store

It was Keats who penned of autumn, 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, close bosom-friend of the maturing sun'.

Last updated 18 August 2011
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From afternoon chic to late night diva delight

Invites to weddings and glam garden parties that last until the wee small hours are still piling up.

Last updated 19 July 2011
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How to keep your hair looking good during festival season

The bands, the atmosphere, the lost tent mayhem. Festivals make for more memories in one weekend than a whole year full of nights out on the town.

Last updated 14 June 2011
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Cumbrian designer making fashion waves proud of his exclusivity

From international show-jumping star to stellar fashion designer, Penrith’s Karl Bowman is on cloud nine. Sarah Newstead meets him.

Last updated 14 June 2011
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On the sunny side of the (Brampton) street

It was fleeting sunshine but plenty of laughs as we took our annual Me swimwear shoot to Brampton.

Last updated 19 May 2011
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Turn it up to the Maxi

It’s officially the season of the maxi dress. Swathes of flowing fabric are swirling round the ankles of the best dressed in town.

Last updated 19 May 2011
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How to achieve a hot new hairstyle for spring

Stuck in a hair rut? Still scraping your hair into a chignon for a night out on the town? Well no more ladies. All you need is some extensions, a handful of hairpins and a whole lotta hairspray.

Last updated 2 March 2011
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Smalls is beautiful with La Senza's latest lingerie styles

Once upon a boy brief, lingerie meant maternal underwiring and hammock cups or the kind of offensive cheese-wire scanties that came in plain brown paper bags.

Last updated 28 January 2011
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Tracking down the styles flying off the rails

This season’s runaway fashion story is fast becoming the aviator jacket. With more than a whiff of 1980s cheese fest, Top Gun, how did it scrabble from fashion obscurity to become the most lusted after item on the high street?

Last updated 28 September 2010
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Cumbrian woman defeating the demons

Mary Hillery’s left arm is crisscrossed with scars. Some are old, silvery in colour and fading amongst more recent others that stand out livid, red and raw.

Last updated 28 September 2010
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Boosting Carlisle's style credentials

Crest the top of the escalator at House of Fraser and behold a fashionista’s delight. Here at Me we’ve been clapping our hands with glee over the fresh lines now in store.

Last updated 24 August 2010
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Lace for life

Despite the obvious drawbacks to wearing your underwear as outerwear, you’ll need to have been napping to have missed the trend that’s been steadily creeping from the streets to a store near you this summer.

Last updated 26 July 2010
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A splash of colour

In a riot of colour, our Me models turned heads in Carlisle city centre on the day of our shoot.

Last updated 26 July 2010
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Miss Cumbria finalists are swim suited and booted

For the first time in the event’s 60-year history, organisers of the Miss England competition have banned the swimwear section and regional Miss Cumbria competitors won’t be donning two-pieces either.

Last updated 2 July 2010
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An oasis of chic

Tip an ear to the air every Saturday morning from now until September and you’ll hear those wedding bells a-ringing.

Last updated 27 May 2010
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Sex and the City: The makeover

If you ‘just couldn’t help but wonder’ how to pick up some Sex and the City chic, find out how four Cumbrian ladies got a makeover Manhattan-style.

Last updated 27 May 2010
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Giving him Ugg-ly looks

Mention women’s clothes to the majority of fellas and their eyes glaze with resignation. They slip into default mode, looking hunted and mumbling “looks great” or “buy both”.

Last updated 30 March 2010
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Jaeger comes full circle

Jaeger is quintessentially British. And perhaps, at heart, essentially Cumbrian, with Carlisle’s Stuart Stockdale heading up design at the luxe brand.

Last updated 30 March 2010
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