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Fashion and Beauty: Dior and Hartnell, the big names of the Fifties May 31 2012

TWO OF the really famous designer names from the 1950s were Norman Hartnell – a favourite of the British royal family – and Frenchman Christian Dior. These iconic designers had a major impact on the clothes of the mid-20th century.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Huddersfield University students with designs inspired by yesterday May 30 2012

With a royal jubilee in the offing the choice of project for second year fashion students at the University of Huddersfield was obvious. Seeking inspiration from the Queen’s wedding dress, coronation gown and the styles of the 1950s, the young designers of today were asked to create their own Diamond Jubilee collection. HILARIE STELFOX went along to preview some of the dresses that will form a scene at this year’s university fashion showRead

Fashion and Beauty: Ready, steady, fat loss begins May 24 2012

OUR five fat-loss volunteers – Mina Parmar, Diane Haigh, Elizabeth Smith, Emma Jennings and Natasha Maskery – have begun the first stage of a fitness and diet programme designed to help them shed a dress size or two.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Jobs for the girls in a man’s world of engineering May 17 2012

While many formerly male-dominated professions have been taken up by women in the last few decades, the UK still has one of the lowest numbers of female engineers in Europe. This is despite the industry crying out for engineers of every kind. HILARIE STELFOX talked to two young women who are bucking the trend and a senior female engineer who is making it her business to promote the profession to girlsRead

Fashion and Beauty: Win a prom package of beauty treatments May 17 2012

WHEN brow bars started springing up a few years ago many customers were wary of what they offered.Read

Examiner competition winner Michelle Ward is a year into her healthy new life..find out how she’s getting on May 10 2012

Back in January, Michelle Ward was the winner of an Examiner competition for a year’s free membership of the Cedar Court Hotel gym. Nominated by her husband Francis, she was determined to tackle her serious weight problem and has been working out ever since. So how is she doing? Hilarie Stelfox caught up with her at a training sessionRead

Mineral that protects both teeth and bones May 10 2012

FLUORIDE – a component in most toothpaste – not only helps to build strong teeth, it is also necessary for the protection of bones. A deficiency can contribute to the bone-thinning condition osteoporosis.Read

Eat healthily to help fight off infections May 10 2012

THE mineral zinc is important for protection from viral infections. It can be obtained from sources such as spinach, liver, shellfish, whole grains, brewer’s yeast and mushrooms.Read

Feel good factor May 10 2012

A NATURAL beauty company has products with a real feelgood factor in more ways than one.Read

Giving talent a helping hand May 10 2012

LUXURY beauty brand Clarins is introducing a limited edition hand cream for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.Read

Fashion tips for weekend May 05 2012

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Fashion and Beauty: Here come the bridal fashions of one family for Kirkburton exhibition May 03 2012

ON A spring day in 1896 a young woman from Kirkburton called Marion Cameron walked down the aisle of the parish church to meet her groom, Stanley Ashworth Taylor.Read

Fashion and Beauty: How to drop a dress size for summer - or fake it! Apr 26 2012

It’s just eight weeks until midsummer’s day so if you’ve been planning to shed surplus pounds gained over winter then delay no longer. To help you on your way, we’ve asked two experts in weight loss to give us their top tips. And, if all else fails, learn how to look your best in the new summer fashions even if you don’t have the body you want. HILARIE STELFOX reportsRead

Fashion and beauty: An effective way to give your skin a glow Apr 26 2012

GIVE nature a helping hand with the careful use of cosmetic body products and salon treatments.Read

Fashion for brides Apr 21 2012

YOU might associate falling in love and finding 'the one' with your husband-to-be, but the very same principles apply to your wedding dress.Read

Bridal fashion with wow factor Apr 21 2012

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Fashion and Beauty: The intricate art of henna painting Apr 19 2012

Want a tattoo but afraid you won’t like it in six months? Then try henna instead. It’s been around for thousands of years and offers wearers the chance to sport a new design every few weeks. HILARIE STELFOX meets Huddersfield henna artist Sameena Khan to find out more about the traditional body artRead

Fashion and Beauty: Celebrating the pattern cutters’ art Apr 12 2012

The fashion industry would be nowhere without pattern cutters - the skilled technicians who translate designers’ ideas into actual garments. A new exhibition at Huddersfield Art Gallery celebrates the under-valued art of creative pattern cutting and gives members of the public an insight into the world of couture fashionRead

Fashion and Beauty: Every wedding dress tells its own remarkable story Apr 05 2012

From a silk embroidered Edwardian gown to a modern-day Goth-inspired creation, every wedding dress in a collection to be shown in Meltham during the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations tells its own story. Hilarie Stelfox went along for a sneak previewRead

Fashion and Beauty: Linda’s looking good and feeling better Mar 29 2012

THE winner of our Mother’s Day makeover competition, Linda Hoare, has endured a life-changing ‘annus horribilis’, facing both breast cancer and the breakdown of her 37-year marriage. She was nominated by her daughter Michelle James, who said she wanted to put a smile back on her mum’s face. HILARIE STELFOX reportsRead

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