Updated 7:06am 26 May 2013

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Fashion and Beauty: Spring into fashion’s colours

THE COLOURS of spring fashion collections are bold and bright.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Textile tourist brings home the craft work

THE first time Mary Holt went to India it was as a textile tourist on a tour of the Gujarat and Rajasthan regions famous for their colourful fabrics and needlework.Read

Florals bloom in fashion stakes

Fanciful florals are back in a big way. Lisa Haynes reveals how to add petal power to your wardrobeRead

Fashion: Check out our charity shop chic...with a waggy tail!

IT WAS probably one of the most unusual fashion shoots I’ve ever organised.Read

Fairtrade fashion with a heart

FAIRTRADE fortnight ends this weekend, but that doesn’t mean we can forget all about it.Read

Win a make-over for a mum

WE’RE looking for a mum in a million – someone who deserves a really special treat this Mother’s Day.Read

New spa is already an award winner

THE newly-opened Potting Shed Spa in Batley – sister to the successful Eastthorpe Hall in Mirfield – has scooped an award for Best Beauty Salon at the Professional Beauty and World Spa Awards.Read

We’re much the same when it comes to money

IT’S International Women’s Day today, but maybe this is as good a time as any to focus on the similarities rather than differences between men and women.Read

Check out health and beauty in the Holme Valley

THIS Sunday sees the second Health, Beauty & Wellness Fair at The Huntsman Inn in Holmfirth. There will be workshops throughout the day, including belly dancing sessions and foot massage. It starts at 11am.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Examiner Model of the Year Naomi’s modelling career has begun

The winner of The Examiner’s Model of the Year competition, Naomi Gabriel, is a step closer to her ambition of becoming a professional model. Now on the books of one of the region’s top agencies, she’s about to compete in a casting for her first catwalk show. HILARIE STELFOX reportsRead

Modelling can beat the bullies

TEENAGER Grace Noke became a victim of cyber bullying when she was just 12-years-old and making the transition from primary to middle school.Read

How to keep your hair looking well-groomed

The average head of hair grows by half an inch (1.2 cms) a month. To keep your style looking trim and well-groomed book a hairdresser’s appointment once every six to eight weeks. That way you’ll never have a split end.Read

Fashion icon from fifty years ago

It is 50 years since the iconic model of the 1960s, Jean Shrimpton, brought the tousled just-out-of-bed look to the fashion world. Photographs of her by David Bailey appeared in The Sunday Times and changed both of their lives.Read

Striking gold on London catwalk

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London fashion show

After being wowed by a series of stunning shows at London Fashion Week, Lisa Haynes reveals the champions for autumn/winter 2012Read

Fashion and Beauty: Beading together - the Hoilme Valley crafty jewellers

A group of Holme Valley women have founded a jewellery-making workshop and are learning to design and create unique pieces for themselves. HILARIE STELFOX went along to meet them.Read

Seek out natural beauty

IN recent years there has been a growth in the demand for cosmetic products free from as many manmade chemicals as possible and pumped full of extracts from living plants rather than those that died and were crushed into oil millions of years ago.Read

Fashion and Beauty: Time for tea and vintage-style fund-raising

THERE’S nothing quite as currently fashionable as a vintage tea dress.Read

Fashion and Beauty: From tattoo to ‘tattee’ - Chloe McAteer’s T shirt designs

Huddersfield student Chloe McAteer was inspired by the tattoos sported by several friends to design a line of T-shirts she calls ‘tattees’. HILARIE STELFOX reportsRead

Features: Beware of Valentine's Day, it could be break-up day

It’s that time of year again when the shops are full of hearts and flowers, chocolates and cards. Has Valentine’s Day become just another shopping festival or is it worth celebrating? And what do women really want from their loved ones? HILARIE STELFOX reportsRead