As business is booming, the purse-friendly highstreet chain have announced a brand new project! Launching in 2013, the Swedish fashion giant will be launching a new luxury stores, which will be completely independent from the normal stores.

H&M Chief Executive Officer, Karl-Johan Persson, said: “We have many different projects in progress and already next year we will be launching a completely new store chain. Like COS, which today is very successful with good profitability, the new chain of stores will be independent and complement the other offerings from the group. We have great faith in this new brand and we see considerable potential for further initiatives.”

This could be a greatly successful step for H&M, bringing their clientèle and products up to a higher standard. The project will start taking shape from 2013 and there are rumours circulating that a new H&M designer will be appointed in the form of Behnaz Aram.

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The popular shoe brand have now teamed up with footwear retailer Footlocker for a brand new collection. Launching on 25th March, the collection consists of two styles of trainer in denim material. The Padded Collar 2 Denim and Star Reverb Denim are part of a workwear inspired collection that takes modern classics and gives them a designer edge.

The ‘Make Them Yours’ campaign, featuring the brand new trainers, is all about the style and edge that comes with wearing Converse. The new denim collection footwear is sleek and confident, great for every day wear but also smart enough to be a part of your work wardrobe.

The shoes are available from Footlocker from £59.99.

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Although it was McQueen and Sarah Burton’s name behind the creation of the dress, the designer obviously had a little help from workers at the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace. The needleworkers had no idea that they were designing a dress for Royalty and they washed their hands every thirty minutes in order to keep the lace clean and in good condition.

The Duchess of Cambridge recently visited the Royal School of Needlework to thank those that helped to create her dress. The Duchess spoke to 30 members of staff and thanked them for their hard work, commenting on the pressure they must have been under to design something so intricate.

Talking to the Telegraph newspaper after the Duchess’ visit, the school’s chief executive, Susan Kay-Williams said: “It was lovely to meet The Duchess of Cambridge and to show her what the Royal School of Needlework does.”

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The 27 year old singer arrived in Paris at the Viktor and Rolf Autumn/Winter 2012 catwalk show wearing an all Blue outfit, complete with matching bouffant hair.

Showing her support to the designer, Perry wore an electric blue Viktor and Rolf trench coat with cut out scroll patterns on the lapels. Underneath she wore a simple black dress with blue/turquoise scroll shapes embellished all over which she then accessorised with black tights and musical note earrings.

Perry carried a ‘Pilule’ bag by Christian Louboutin, with a shoulder length gold chain and wore sultry sunglasses that covered up yet more blue in the form of her eye make-up.

What do you think of Katy Perry’s all blue outfit? Love it or think it’s a bit OTT?

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The Duchess will have to choose from six different designs created by De Montfort University students and the winner will get the honour of designing a unique pair of shoes for the Duchess to wear.

The winner will be picked on March 8th by the Duchess, who will be accompanied by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. The head of DMU’s footwear degree Kevin Guildford commented on the Duchess’ visit, saying: “It’s the most fabulous opportunity for the students who couldn’t hope for a bigger fashion icon to endorse their designs. Whoever wins is bound to be starting a brilliant career.”

De Montfort University vice-chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard added: “What a huge honour and magnificent opportunity this will be for the winning student. When asked who their first commission was for at their first job interview, they will be able to reply – The Duchess of Cambridge, the world’s leading fashion icon. Opportunities like this are exactly what our students can expect when they come to DMU, a university which is becoming known worldwide for its quality and distinctiveness.”

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The trip saw the three Royals meeting military personnel and taking a tour of the restaurant which has been renamed ‘The Diamond Jubilee Tea Station’.

All three ladies wore different shades of blue for the occasion. The Queen wore a smart pale blue outfit with matching hat, while Camilla wore a navy blue coat with white horizontal stripes. Of course, with Kate Middleton being the most stylish of all the Royals, all eyes were on her and her blue wool M Missoni coat.

The blue M Missoni coat comes from the Italian fashion house’s sister label and is a break from the traditional English labels that the Duchess usually wears. However, she did manage to work a little bit of British into her outfit with her Rupert Sanderson heels.

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The actress, famous for her roles in Harry Potter and Sweeney Todd, turned up to the palace on Wednesday 22nd in a suitably gorgeous all over tartan Vivienne Westwood suit, that wasn’t as wacky as expected. The tartan suit consister of a jacket top and ankle length skirt with ruffle detailing on the back. She wore her hair swept to one side, with a black top hat style fascinator.

The actress, who most recently played the Queen’s mother in The King’s Speech, attended the ceremony with her film director husband Tim Burton, her mother Elena and her two children, Billy Ray and Nell.

Bonham Carter spoke only to the Press Association after receiving her award, she dedicated the award to her late father and went on to say: “I am thrilled though not sure that I deserve it, I am delighted to accept such a wonderful honour in his memory.”

What do you think of Helena’s Vivienne Westwood outfit for her meeting with the Queen?

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The singer spent a staggering five hours in the store, which is easily done, especially in the Oxford Circus store, but when it’s Rihanna that’s getting her shop on, it makes headline news, as well as exceptionally good press for British high-street giant Topshop.

Rihanna, who recently performed at the Brit awards, spent her time in the personal shopping department of the store, stocking up on wardrobe essentials, including shoes and plenty of denim, and despite rumours of the shopping spree being a birthday gift from her close friend, and Topshop heiress Chloe Green, it has been confirmed that Rihanna paid for all of her goodies with her own cash and VIP Topshop card.

Rihanna’s shopping spree lasted until 12:30am, when she finally left the store to visit Novikov restaurant on Berkeley Square.

What do you think of Rihanna’s five hour shopping spree in Topshop? We can’t wait to see some images of her wearing some of her new purchases!

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The Italian fashion label has chosen the 15 year old star of Hugo, in recognition of her ‘outstanding achievements and her embodiment of style and grace,’ and she will collect her prestigious award at a ceremony in Beverly Hills on June 12th.

Traditionally, the award is given to an actress who is experiencing a turning point in her career, and it seems that is certainly the case for Moretz, who started in the industry at just seven years old, starring in films such as ‘(500) Days of Summer’ and ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid,’ and more recently ‘Let Me In’ and ‘Hugo’.

The rising young starlet has been photographed in a range of designer labels, including Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Stella McCartney and she looks right at home on the red carpet.

We’re not surprised that she has been awarded the ‘Face of the Future’ honour as she always looks super stylish and she has a great Hollywood acting career ahead of her, with her next movie being a leading role in The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

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The great news comes soon after the announcement that Creative Director Raf Simons is to step down from the label, amongst rumours that his new home will be at Christian Dior.

After an eight year break, Sander will be returning to the label on Tuesday 28th and she can be safe in the knowledge that no more personality and artistic clashes will be taking place after the label was sold to British private equity firm Change Capital Partners. A spokesperson for Sander, released a statement on the designer’s behalf, saying: “I am very happy and excited to be back. It feels like coming home after a brief journey.

The Jil Sander brand is ingrained in my very being, naturally, my vision of sophisticated, truly modern design stayed with me, as vivid as on the first day. Paradigms change and evolve from season to season, but the heart of a brand doesn’t alter. It will be a great challenge and a greater joy to design Jil Sander’s contemporary identity. I am convinced that the moment is as favourable as could be wished. The fashion world needs original voices and genuine signatures. I will do my best to, once again, join the choir.”

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