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estefanianava

The Studded Way of Life

New Found Lust | September 19th 2009 by New Found Lust

Should studs still be considered a passing trend? Over the seasons their versatility has surpassed the punk rock scene proving their importance in fashion. Studs have become a way of life, adding attitude and modernity regardless of the garment. They read more

andizine

More! magazine – 21st September 2009 Issue

Zinemark - Women's Fashion and Beauty Magazines Reviewed | September 18th 2009 by andi

Alesha Dixon on the cover of more! magazine This week’s cover star is the gorgeous Alesha Dixon. Strictly Come Dancing starts today, and with Alesha as a Strictly judge and Cheryl Cole as an X Factor judge, we can forget the ratings battle; it’s read more

lovelydisco

recently purchased

Lovely Disco | September 17th 2009

primark - €15 read more

bellefantaisie

outfit 15/9

Belle Fantaisie | September 15th 2009

Wearing: H&M DressTesco JumperVintage ScarfPrimark LeggingsNext SocksRiver Island BootsBag (gift) It actually felt a little bit like autumn today! Which excites me no end! I’m looking forward to layering, scarves and gloves! Kisses xx read more

amyantoinette

Outfit Of The Day

Amy Antoinette | September 14th 2009 by Amy

I'm hoping to make OOTD posts more regular. Here's today's...Lunge...and pout! Looking very posed with the handbagFloral vest: New LookTank top: H&MBelt: PrimarkBlazer: PrimarkJeggings: BoohooBag: PrimarkAnd Maybelline FOTD which I'll be posting read more

TeeEmCee

Cold Shoulder

Style Remains | September 12th 2009 by Theresa

Primark's new megastore in Bristol is a breath of fresh air when you are used to the smaller stores, where towelling jogging bottoms wrestle for space alongside ill-fitting stretch pencil skirts and shoes (which are never your size) are strewn along read more

Draco71

RBS show that they may have a heart.

Financial News | September 9th 2009 by Mark

Royal Bank of Scotland, 70 per cent taxpayer owned, has begun to act in that manner by announcing that they will be halving some of their draconian fees for customers who find themselves overdrawn. From the beginning of October, fees for paying an it read more

oneof365

Drop 10k and Give Me A Killer Outfit, SOLDIER!

oneof365 | September 6th 2009

  Dear Ether, When I shop, I become a fierce, focused creature who does not like to be disturbed by ANYONE.  When a friend asks me if I’d like to go shopping, I always try to weasel out of it.  I don’t want to be interrupted with questions abo read more

davinarichards

Primark’s peachy new German debut

design4retail Retail Design News | September 5th 2009 by Davina Richards

Primark has quickly become the royalty of European throw-away fashion on the high street over the past 5 years. And now it seems that this penny-pinching pound store has had a high class foray into the German market with its new flagship store on th read more

bellefantaisie

outfit 2/9.

Belle Fantaisie | September 2nd 2009

Another month has gone by, and yet again, I can’t remember what made it go by so quickly. I’ve now been at my new flat for a month and it has all gone by in a rush of bills, cleaning and shopping (the food type, not the clothing type). I read more

RatRaceLab

Primark: A Lesson in Marketing

The Rat Race Lab | August 30th 2009

My girl friend took me into the local Primark store this bank holiday weekend and I can only describe it as a fashion dest feeding frenzy! For those of you that don’t know, Primark sells trendy, yet non-designer clothes and really low-cut-price read more

rachelh

How to beat unemployment

Rachel Henwood - Freelance Writer | August 28th 2009 by Rachel

According to the paper I've just finished reading, the UK is currently overrun with fresh-faced school leavers, all clutching their 9 A* A-Level results and having to fight with 50 other over qualified graduates for the chance to work on the tills of read more

TeeEmCee

Colour Block

Style Remains | August 26th 2009 by Theresa

The huge new Primark just opened in Bristol and reminded me of these bright blue skinnies I bought from the Hammersmith branch months ago, so I rolled them out (and up) today for work. Love how they made every other colour seem to pale away in compar read more

soult

Not what I had in mind for the old Newcastle Zavvi store…

Soult's Retail View | August 26th 2009 by Graham Soult

When I remarked a couple of weeks ago that Newcastle’s “Monument Mall would surely welcome the arrival of a strong anchor store” following the closure of Zavvi, a potential new branch of Barclays Bank was not exactly what I had envi read more

mysterycreature1

Primark thoughts

A Typical Atypical | August 23rd 2009 by Lauren Cooke

Well, I have had quite a nice weekend. Friday night was spent looking after Ben’s cat at home, who was desperate for a little love having been staying at the vet whilst his owners have been on holiday. He spent most of the night on our bed, alt read more

rafaelsrur

Primark Fall 2009

Popieces | August 23rd 2009 by Rafael Srur

Primark Fall 2009 read more

ohfabulous

The hills are alive.

Oh, Fabulous | August 22nd 2009

Blazer – Annie Greenabelle Necklace – vintage Grey t-shirt – Mango Acid-wash jeans, and patent clutch – both ASOS Ankle boots – Primark Last night, I went to the theatre with my family to see The Sound of Music. I am una read more

andizine

Look Magazine – 24th August 2009 Issue

Zinemark - Women's Fashion and Beauty Magazines Reviewed | August 19th 2009 by andi

Fearne Cotton - Look's "cover girl" for this week The first thing that struck me about this week’s Look were the words “Wow! Under £50 Statement Style Buys”. Now, I am by no means cheap, but Look exclaiming that £50 is a good thin read more

ohfabulous

London Speed Shopping.

Oh, Fabulous | August 17th 2009

(pic credit) On Saturday, I had just one hour to spend on Oxford Street, to find an outfit for my cousin’s birthday party.  Whilst this may seem like a decent amount of shopping time to some people, I could easily spend that long in just one s read more

Noscere

Loosing my DS

Nosceres World | August 17th 2009

The weekend is officially over and a new week has started. My weekend went as usual waking up on Saturday morning to a chorus of “No! its mine” from my darling cherubs. Im not sure if I mentioned this before but last week my wife bought a read more

stipeysullivan

Why Primark and poshness have ruined charity shops

Not a Kid and Not That Friendly | August 15th 2009 by Mark Sullivan

I was in a charity shop in glorious Levenshulme last week dropping off a bag of 40 books. I walked in the door and waited for the lady in charge to poke her head out of the back room and look at me. The conversation went something like this:Me: "Is i read more

Clwyd

Primark protestors urge us to choose ethical fashion NOT fast-fas…

Fashion Conscience | August 14th 2009 by Clwyd Probert

By Bertie Bowen More than 30 supporters of ethical fashion were at the opening of Primark’s new super store but with 250 crazed shoppers to contend with we hope their message did not fall on deaf ears. The group ‘Labour Behind The Label&# read more

Dustcakeboy

Zara AW09: Like it? Yes, me too.

Male-Mode | August 5th 2009 by Cillian O' Connor

I don't use the adjective "love it or hate it" often since it doesn't really seem applicable to anything really. I mean, I'm sure there's someone out there who likes Marmite, who doesn't find it so repulsive as to loathe it but isn't quite so keen on read more

amyantoinette

Outfit Of The Day

Amy Antoinette | August 5th 2009 by Amy

This is only the second OOTD I have done yet it features the same dress/vest! I think there is also another post to come with the same floral top, just because it is so versatile and I love it! This was actually an accidental picture but I thought I read more

RegesterLarkin

GAP and Levi latest to face ‘sweatshop’ claims

Reputation Spotlight | August 3rd 2009 by Regester Larkin

Poor health and environmental standards in factories in the developing world pops up as an issue on a fairly regular basis. This time it is the turn of GAP and Levi’s to be under the spotlight, as it is their suppliers in Lesotho that are being ‘ read more

soult

John Lewis Bristol and the city’s changing retail landscape

Soult's Retail View | July 24th 2009 by Graham Soult

Perhaps it’s a reflection of my status as a retail nerd that one of the first things I usually do on Friday mornings is check out the John Lewis Partnership’s ‘Weekly Figures’. These weekly stats are strangely compelling in th read more

thedishmusic

Fake Tan

The Dish Music Magazine | July 23rd 2009 by The Dish

Anyone who uses a sun-bed in the Nouties must be stuck in a woefully self-defeating 1980s time warp when it comes to skin care. However, the desire for a good tan still remains powerful for most of us when the sun comes out to play – and even when read more

melovemakeup

Amazing Pigments - Cheap!

MeLoveMakeUp | July 16th 2009 by sophie

"Pigments.. For cheap?!" I hear you cry!Well Yes, you got it!Just take a little look at these babies :How frikkin fabulously colourful do they look? .. .. .. I know, Right?!Where did I get them? .. Wait for this!P R I M A R K !!Yes, that place that s read more

sydneychavez

London: Day Three

Sydney Loves Fashion | July 15th 2009

Today was our shopping day. We started out at Primark which is just down the street from our hotel and for less than 60 pounds I got 3 dresses, 2 satin nightgowns, a pair of leggings, 5 pairs of tights, and a set of bracelets. It was insane. Thank g read more

sydneychavez

London: Day Two

Sydney Loves Fashion | July 13th 2009

When I said I wanted my ashes to be spread at Fred Segal it was only because I hadn’t been to Harrods yet. Even on a random Sunday, the crowds lined up outside Harrods 30 minutes prior to opening and the entire city block sidewalk was packed with p read more