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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:39:01 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:32:23 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/arts-leisure/style(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/359d9f1c-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/359d9f1c-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe sweet smell of success has been elusive to the luxury business in this recession, but a number of high-end fragrances are spritzing their way to victorySat, 7 Nov 2009 01:39:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/33005952-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/33005952-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlApart from people wanting to emulate their favourite stars the rising sales of false lashes and lash-enhancing make-up may underscore a more primordial yearningSat, 7 Nov 2009 00:31:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2fdff96c-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2fdff96c-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThere is a whole new level of awareness regarding beauty brands, products and procedures among young girls. Anna-Marie Solowij wonders if it is morally acceptableFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:52:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/37fcd516-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/37fcd516-ca62-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlFrom Tallinn to Dubrovnik, a new generation of fashion design talent is finding local ways of expressing itself and making a mark in the westFri, 6 Nov 2009 23:23:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4863dfc4-c4ec-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4863dfc4-c4ec-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlJust in time for Halloween, dark frocks are back: the perfect antidote to the frothiness of summer's florals, they will chime just as well with the prevailing mood come winterFri, 30 Oct 2009 23:37:17 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5c5c7cce-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5c5c7cce-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlStanding before a keyed-up audience, an author needs clothes that give the impression of sanity and the most moderate kind of adulthood: the goal is to dress to defrayFri, 30 Oct 2009 23:36:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5a1d2cc4-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5a1d2cc4-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlIn a professional context where aesthetics are both a necessity and a pleasure, maverick artists suggest wardrobe choices beyond the clichés of Miyake pleats and basic blackFri, 30 Oct 2009 23:35:55 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5ea2eb94-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5ea2eb94-c4e3-11de-8d54-00144feab49a.htmlIn a sea of parents or babysitters clad in jeans, appearing in a quasi-skating dress and platforms is to feel like a freak and invite glances and speculation, writes Vanessa Friedman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:33:27 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/7e4e268c-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7e4e268c-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.htmlOne of the most popular trends of all time, fashion's love affair with the feline is reincarnated with leopard spots and tiger visages splashed on this season's dresses, T-shirts and sweatersSat, 24 Oct 2009 01:02:13 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/82e8ffa0-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/82e8ffa0-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.htmlThe credit crunch has caused shoppers to think twice about their purchases, upscale retailers to press for lower wholesale prices and labels to expand further into diffusion linesSat, 24 Oct 2009 01:02:01 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/878b7e3e-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/878b7e3e-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.htmlThe bespoke shoe is, apparently, not just for guys any more as ladies start to search for a longer-lasting shoe: one that will wear better but still retain its looksSat, 24 Oct 2009 01:01:50 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/89d00746-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/89d00746-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.htmlWorking girls are having a male moment as they walk into this season's mannish trend in infinitely more stylish and equally comfortable classic shoesSat, 24 Oct 2009 00:58:12 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/8551e3d8-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8551e3d8-bf63-11de-a696-00144feab49a.htmlLloyd Blankfein's suits and ties seem to represent his personal success, as well as the bank's, observes Vanessa Friedman Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:19:50 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/bb1638aa-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bb1638aa-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.htmlRichard James and Timothy Everest are collaborating with high street retailers in order to reach out to the mass market, a seemingly illogical move that has caused controversy amongst other bespoke tailorsSat, 17 Oct 2009 00:53:09 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/bd6393a0-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Farts%2Fstylehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bd6393a0-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.htmlAside from film and TV stars, royalty and British Vogue personnel, jewellery investors were also around at the Bulgari Save the Children charity fundraiserSat, 17 Oct 2009 00:53:00 +0100