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FASHION & BEAUTY [ARCHIVE]


Style in the bag
April 2008
Ilsa Nuesink is on a mission to bring Dutch design influence to the region, starting with some die-for leather bags. Kathryn Armstrong met her.

Fashion Q&A
March 2008
Gill Rowley is managing director of Acanthus interiors and womenswear in Corbridge. Daughter, Jenny, works in publishing in London.

Bead the world
March 2008
Mother and daughter Jill and Kate Watkin have hit on a gem of an idea which gives a traditional craft some funky appeal.

Kitted out
March 2008
Out of his Falcons’ kit, rugby player Tom May is a bit of a fashionclothes horse. As he models some new season gear he tells Kathryn Armstrong why a charity for teenage cancer patients is close to his heart.

Shopping Secrets
March 2008
Sisters are doing it for themselves...awesome female fashion entrepreneurs wow the region

Treatment of the month
March 2008
Elemis Pro-Collagen Quartz Lift Facial, £67 at Saks Beauty Salon, David Lloyd Leisure, Teesside.

Fashion Kicks
March 2008
Fantasy football at its best… footie, fashion and fundraising at the Charity Kicks event.

Boutique babes
February 2008
As Mother's Day looms we meet mums and daughters with a passion for fashion

Big day beauty....
January 2008
Be gorgeous but be ‘you’ too.

Designing dreams
January 2008
Joan and David Orr are wedding experts - so they can’t wait to get started on daughter Beth’s big day.

Take the lift
December 2007
Kathryn Armstrong enjoys a smoothie.

Fashion Q&A with Kieran McBride
December 2007
Kieran McBride, is head of Menswear at Fenwick, Newcastle. He’s had a long career in fashion buying at prestigious designer stores in the region and in the south. He’s maried to Claire, who owns Rubie Heels in Yarm and they have a one-year-old son Freddie. They live ina village near Yarm.

Treatment of the month
November 2007
Redworth Hall pamper day

Miss England Expects
November 2007
Miss England and a rack of fab designer frocks destined for the Miss World contest – a twirly girlie assignment if ever there was one. Katharine Capocci plays dressy-up

Fashion Q&A with Sharon Mussett-Harford
November 2007
Sharon Mussett-Harford is the owner of The Loft, in Jesmond, Newcastle - a fashion boutique, incorporating hair, nails and brow bar.

Twinkle, twinkle
November 2007
Diamonds are still a girl’s best friend, says jewellery designer Christopher Wharton. And it’s Christmas in the twinkling of an eye… Katharine Capocci finds out more

Tattoo You
October 2007
Hip tattoo designs by Ed Hardy adorn clothes loved by celebs such as Madonna and the Beckhams. Now a North-east lingerie boutique has become the UK's exclusive on-line store for Ed Hardy Intimates. In our exclusive photo shoot, football girl and model Natalie Downing, reveals the range.

Face Book
October 2007
David Bennison is a man on a mission – and he’s holding back the years big style in his quest to stay forever young… Katharine Capocci finds out more

Go West
October 2007
Vivienne Westwood style is bold, controversial... English eccentricity at its best. She’s brought it to Newcastle in the city’s first true designer boutique and in a break at this year’s Paris fashion week, she talked about her unique style and inspiration.

Treatment of the Month
October 2007
Laser hair removal, A Vita, Yarm

Treatment of the Month
September 2007
Murad Vitamin C Facial, Beauty Salon, Fenwick, Newcastle

Beauty MOT
September 2007
Park yourself at Serenity in the City in Jesmond for their new MOT treatment that will leave you feeling like a sleek, well-oiled machine. Katharine Capocci booked in.

Fashion Q&A with Claire Taperell
September 2007
Personal stylist Claire Taperell describes herself as a ‘fashion fixer’. Claire’s business, Chrysalis Image Consultancy, specialises in colour analysis, personal shopping, style and body image workshops and ‘wardrobe editing’. A mother-of-one, Claire, 35, runs the business from a studio at her home near Ponteland.

Q&A with Steve Cochrane
July 2007
Steve Cochrane is the powerhouse behind Psyche, the award winning designer store in Middlesbrough.

Bronze Age
July 2007
It’s that time of year when everyone wants to join the brownies...

Floating her Boat
July 2007
Yarm salon owner Lisa Chapman is doing her beauty bit for those Marbella belles. But not before a run-in with whales, pirates and some serious storms

Softy
June 2007
Our hair expert Michael Young of Hooker & Young says ice maidens have more fun.

It's a wrap
May 2007
Karen Crowe’s handmade silk wraps are a stylish cover-up, race days and beyond

Summer splash
May 2007
Our hair expert Michael Young of Hooker & Young goes for the burn.

Winning looks
May 2007
So you and your girlfriends are heading out to the races for a day out. So how do you get the most out of your day?

Hat-tention to detail
May 2007
‘Tis the season to wears hats. Dawn Knight knows how best to get ahead, says Kathryn Armstrong

Good Hair Days
April 2007
Well-known Jesmond hairdresser Kim Le-Neveu has teamed up with top crimper Tervor Sorbie to offer a lifeline service to women in the region who have suffered hair loss.

Not So Sheepish
April 2007
Cashmere With A Conscience, Surely The Ultimate In Eco-luxury.

Cutting Edge
April 2007
Our hair expert Michael Young of Hooker & Young gives a contemporary cutting edge to the elegant bob

Complementary therapy
April 2007
Husband and wife health team Bruce and Sarah McLain have joined forces to open a pioneering private clinic for children in the region



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