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Is Amazon set to become one of the online clothing giants?

By: Mevio UK · September 22, 2011
Category: Books, Fashion · 0
 

Yes you have read that right: Amazon.co.uk, it is the home of the Kindle and normally where you would buy books and DVDs but Amazon is set to rival online clothing giants like ASOS.com by supplying high-end labels such as 7 For All Mankind, Halston Heritage and BCBG Max Azria.

Shoppers will have the ability to peruse a large collection of clothing while also getting access to the newest and most fashionable collections while also being able to find previous collections at a heavily discounted price.

Amazon is following in the footsteps of eBay which launched its Fashion Outlet earlier this year offering eBayers the chance to save up to 70% on clothing.  As well as this, they launched a special collaboration with high end designers such as Derek Lam and Rag & Bone.

Amazon’s move into high end fashion comes as Julie Gilhart, the former fashion director at Barney’s New York, was appointed as a consultant.   Maria Renz, vice president of shoes and jewellery at Amazon said, “Her ability to identify fashion trends, support emerging designers and work with established brands will help us provide excitement and new talent for Amazon’s growing fashion businesses.”

So next time you’re checking out books or DVDs you can buy some new jeans while you’re at it.

 

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Phil Collins’ daughter Lily looks just like Audrey

By: Mevio UK · April 29, 2011
Category: Beauty, Books, Celebrity, Movies, Women · 0
 

Phil Collins’ daughter Lily looks the spit of Audrey Hepburn in these new pictures for Tatler magazine.

Lily’s star is rising and it’s no wonder she’s been styled into a look reminiscent of Hepburn.  The hair, eyebrows and those eyes look just like vintage Audrey.

Since starring as Sandra Bullock’s daughter in The Blind Side, Lily, 22, has been making a name for herself in Hollywood.  She’s landed the highly coveted role of Snow White in a remake while she also has a Hollywood boyfriend to boot.  No less than Twilight’s werewolf, Taylor Lautner.  The Brothers Grimm: Snow White also stars Julia Roberts and Lily beat tough and renouned competition from Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Anne Hathaway to land the part.

It’s not the only Snow White film in the works though; Lautner’s co-star in Twilight, Kristin Stewart is starring in another version of the famous Disney tale.


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World Book Day

By: Mevio UK · March 03, 2011
Category: Books · 0
 

Today is World Book Day and newspaper The Sun is offering its readers a £1 book token to exchange at your local bookstore for a free World Book Day book or £1 off any children’s book priced £2.99 or more.

You can choose from two-in-one flip books, to Winnie the Pooh to creepy tales for older readers or Dr Seuss for younger children.

A whole series of events will be taking place around the country to celebrate the day:

- Children’s animation ‘Eleanor’s Secret’ will be shown in special screenings in Bath, London, York, Exeter, Stratford and Liverpool. Visit the website for more details of screen times and prices.

- Primary School children in Wales will be performing the Revolting Rhymes after working with poets and drama students to write and perform their own takes on the Road Dahl classics. Wales Millennium Centre – 1pm (029 2063 6464).

- Dr Jonathan Faiers, author and book-buyer for the V & A, gives a lecture: ‘Book Buying in the 21st Century’. V& A Reading Rooms (020 7942 2696 – Booking essential)

- Birmingham is holding a ‘Human Library’ event where visitors can meet ‘people on loan’, a group of people who differ widely in age, sex and cultural diversity. Birmingham Central Library. (07876 295 039)

- The Irish Writer’s Centre celebrates World Book Day with events including a free creative writing session led by Andrew McEneff, lunchtime poetry readings with acclaimed poets, and a screening of James Joyce’s The Dead – Dublin (01-8721302).- Shoreditch Library will be displaying popular books written in languages spoken by the ethnic minority community from around the area. Shoreditch Library, 9-5pm (020 8356 4350)

- Cambridge Scholar Claire Norman gives a lecture about libraries at Hackney Central Library, followed by ‘The Boscars’ book awards, with open mic recitals and readings. Hackney Central Library (020 8356 2542)

- Norway’s best-selling crime author Gunaar Staalesen visits Willesden Green Library, 7-9pm (020 8937 3400)

- Nottingham Library is holding a Big Book Swap to celebrate World Book Day. Nottingham Central Library, 12pm-2pm. (0115 915 2828)

- A creative story festival, The Big Write, starts at the Discover Story Centre on World Book Day (3-13 March), welcoming Michael Rosen and Rastamouse creator Michael de Souza, among others. Stratford (020 8536 5555).

- The shared reading event ‘Our Read’ will be held; 50,000 free copies of ‘The Unforgotten Coat’ by award-winning author Frank Cottrell will be distributed across the UK. To find out where, visit the Our Read website.

- The Roald Dahl museum is holding an after-school party for children and families to join in with games, story-telling and crafts. Buckinghamshire, 3.30-5pm. (01494 892192)

- The Scottish Book Trust will run a ‘Meet Eoin Colfer’ event, with the Artemis Fowl author broadcast live over the internet (11am).

For more details of the above or for other events visit the website at www.worldbookday.com

 

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