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

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

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 reports

Fashion and Beauty: What’s hot and what’s not for this year’s brides

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

LAST YEAR’S Royal Wedding did not create huge demand for lookalike long-sleeved lace bridal dresses.

Fashion and Beauty: The Holmfirth bridal shop owners who are still only 23

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

They were just 21 when they took a chance and set up a bridal shop in Holmfirth, becoming the youngest owners of such a venture in the country. Two years on and Philippa Lloyd and Kirsty Horne have proved that age – and young children – do not hold back business success.

Fashion and Beauty: Beauty really is more than skin deep

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WHY is it that some women – and men – appear to age better than others?

Fashion and Beauty: Students go vintage for charity

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

MEDIA students Zara Ahmad and Kate Mikolajczak, from Huddersfield University are staging a charity vintage fashion show and fair on the campus this weekend.

Fashion and Beauty: Out with the old and in with the new

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE BEAUTY counters will soon be awash with the new season’s colour collections.

Fashion and Beauty: The future is orange. Springing into a colourful new fashion season

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

It’s been a dismal winter so far, particularly for fashion retailers. However, spring 2012 promises to be brighter and bolder. Hilarie Stelfox takes a look ahead at the New Year trends

Fashion and Beauty: it’s a crafty way to make silver jewellery

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Hilarie Stelfox tries her hand at making jewellery under the watchful and expert eye of Huddersfield designer Natalia Colman, whose first craft book, Silver Clay with Style, is out this month

Fashion and Beauty: New Year of beauty

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

IT’S NEARLY 30 years since a French biologist founded one of the first organic beauty companies, Melvita.

Vintage DJs on dress and stepping onto the dancefloor

Huddersfield Examiner — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMT

With the party season in full swing no-one knows more about how to get your guests onto the dance floor than vintage DJs Annabel Holland and Matt Nickson. Playing music from the first half of the 20th century they have hosted parties for everyone from celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittenstall to pop idol Lily Allen. Hilarie Stelfox reports

Fashion and Beauty: Marcello wins hairdressing award