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| Local Feature:
Out in Old Compton St - London's queerest street |
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Old Compton Street is known as being the gay centre
of London. Gay bars and cafes line the streets, and it's widely
known that anything can and does go here - take a wander down here
any time or the day or night and you get the feeling that everyone
knows everyone else, or at least knows of everyone else -
know what I mean?
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| London
Fashion: PUNK
@ Apart October 2001 |
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Although 25 years has elapsed since
the peak of Punk in Britain, the attitude of being different and
'doing it for yourself', is just as relevant in today's plastic
culture. This exhibition and photographic anthology was created
by Stephen Colegrave and Chris Sullivan.
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| Local
Feature: Calling
All Horny Devils and Heavenly Creatures 22/10/01 |
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Monkey Business - the blind date with a difference
- returns on Thursday 1 November and this time it's promising to be
steamier than ever, climaxing in an exclusive Halo or Horns party
at Covent Garden's Spot Club...
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| News:
Government provides help for the London fashion industry
08/10/01 |
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From today, London clothing manufacturers and retailers
in the fashion industry trade can obtain specialist advice on VAT,
benefits, taxes and employment. The new advice line has been created
by The Joint Fashion Industry Team (JoFIT), a dedicated team manned
by individuals from HM Customs & Excise, Inland Revenue and Department
of Work and Pensions.
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News: Designer scooters for Vespa
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You know how Jamie Oliver made the Vespa scooter
trendy again? (joke!) Well, it's just received another face-lift.
Nine designers including Vivienne Westwood, Jimmy Choo and Arkadius
have each stamped their names on the new Vespa Collection which is
to be auctioned at The Avenue in St James' Street on October 16 in
aid of Action on Addiction, a charity dealing with all aspects of
substance addiction...
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| Local
Feature: Pole dancing
is the new cellulite buster… 19/08/01 |
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First it was acqua-aerobics, then yoga. Now, the
newest fitness craze is an entertainment more associated with the
seedier side of Soho...
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| London
Fashion Week News:
Shelley Fox @ the Tomato Gallery |
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A must-see for fashion fans is Shelley Fox's installation
at the Tomato Gallery. The designer will be showing garment pattern
pieces from her latest collection, which is "an investigation into
the notion that there is a collective identity to what does"...
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| Photo
shoot: Street fashion Covent Garden 5/09/01 |
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My Village went out and about around the West End
last week and discovered what's hot on the streets of Covent Garden...
see photos
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| Feature:
Love at first click -
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For some people, the idea of an on-line dating agency
is as foreign as the internet used to be. But it's time to leave old
values behind. I mean let's face it - it's not easy to meet new people,
even in a big city...
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