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Glamour Girls: Elspeth Gibson's new range for girls
By Matthew Holroyd on 19/04/2010 13:43:51
Fashion designer Elspeth Gibson is adding a touch of glamour in her new range for girls-with a little help from her two daughters
-room fashion show is a far cry from the catwalk shows of Elspeth’s haute couture days. After graduating from the Mansfield and Nottinghamshire College of Art and Design in 1984, Elspeth began her career with Zandra Rhodes. “I had done quite a few work
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A Fine Vintage
By Kelly Beswick on 11/03/2011 12:06:30
By fusing striking prints with classic tailoring, Fiona Bell created Their Nibs. Here, she reveals how she is inspired by beauty from a bygone age
unlikely of objects. “Old greeting cards, crockery and even playing cards have all ended up as prints,” says Fiona. “I’m constantly on the look out for new ideas. Wherever I am, even on holiday, I find myself scouting around for designs that catch my eye
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Delicious Mauritius
By Sue Bryant on 18/10/2007 10:13:36
With a mix of sun, sea and spice, this unspoilt island in the Indian ocean is the perfect place to kick back and relax with all the family.
-year-old twins Theo and Mimi. Antonia’s condition prevented her from carrying anything heavier than a boarding pass so I assumed the role of husband, father and mule. I managed to get the whole family onto the plane together with 16 Barbies (one for each day
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Dressing for two? Pretty Pregnant’s Evelyne Callens can help
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 18:18:57
With four pregnancies under her belt (so to speak), Evelyne Callens, founder of maternity boutique Pretty Pregnant, is just the lady for a spot style advice
even if you’ve just rolled up and out the door with four in tow (Evelyne’s brood numbers Viktor, five, Arthur, four, Juliet, two and Michelle, one).How did you come up with the idea for Pretty Pregnant?I found there was a real gap in the market
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Best Family Tour Operator: W&O Travel
By Catherine O'Dolan on 01/06/2011 14:30:19
Family travel tips from luxury family tour operator, W&O Travel, shortlisted in the Junior Design Awards
and perform the dance moves to the pre-recorded snoopy disco. By day five, my sister and I had all the moves memorized; by day 14, we were pros! They gave us a cassette of the songs to take home from holiday and we performed it in our front garden with all
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Junior's guide to a desert adventure
By Junior on 12/08/2011 16:48:46
The lapping of waves will be missing, but you can enjoy a fantastic desert adventure amidst golden sands
of the delights on offer and the most accessible places for these Lawrence Of Arabia-style holidays are North Africa and the Middle East. As these areas are out of the eurozone, chances are you’ll get a good deal, too.Families Worldwide begins its Sahara Dune
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Super spas
By Junior on 15/08/2011 17:09:31
Pamper yourself with soothing scents, relaxing massages and revitalizing facials in these indulgent spas
for parents of young children. Treatments include ante-and postnatal care using the fabulous Mama Mio products, as well as a menu of special teen treats and mother-and-daughter spa days. Combine this with Ofsted-registered childcare, and award-winning food
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An Adventure
By Jane Anderson on 26/01/2009 12:36:10
Become a family of intrepid explorers - either here in the UK or further afield
Resort at Seaworld costs from £789 per person, including free car hire, from Virgin Holidays (www.virgin.holidays.com, tel: 0844 5573 875).ICY WORLDSVisit Earth’s last frontier with The Adventure Travel Company. It offers a 15-day Antarctic cruise
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The story behind Bottom’s Up!
By Catherine O'Dolan on 10/03/2009 12:17:26
A Junior interview with author Jeanne Willis and illustrator Adam Stower on their brilliant picturebook collaboration
these days – be quiet, sit still, wear this, eat that. It’s time they took a stand and cried freedom. Maybe we all should. If that means flinging off our restrictive undergarments and running for the hills, so be it. Junior: Was it a dig about prudity? JW: I
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Why one is the perfect number
By Dominique Vulliamy, PHOTOGRAPHY David Handley on 10/03/2009 13:52:59
No longer lonely and spoilt – today’s only child is self-sufficient and high-achieving. So while siblings may have the benefit of a DNA matched confidante they will have for life, what are the bonuses of being an only child?
who don’t pay them much attention. You don’t need to seek out only children these days to find precocious offspring who get their own way more than is good for them – it’s a widespread parenting style.”Psychological research supports this view
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