Christmas Gift List For The Man In Your Life

Here are a few suggestions for the man in your life. Each is top-end and of the highest quality.

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Jockey Underwear

Buying this for your husband/boyfriend/lover has the added bonus of him modelling them for you. So it is a present for both of you. The check long johns, £26, are perfect for the cold weather. The tartan trunks, £16 and Xmas trunks, £16 are comfy, good-quality and festive. The boxer shorts are perfect if your man likes something a bit more roomy. All available from Jockey.co.uk

 

Diesel Only The Brave Wild

Smells amazing and looks suitable manly. Citronella essence and coconut accord shake up this urban classic. You won’t be able to stop smelling him.

£35.50 from thefragranceshop.co.uk

 

The Wild Geese Golden Rum

This is a stunningly good rum. If your other half is Irish he also gets to call himself ‘Wild Geese’. From the heart of the Caribbean and aged for up to five years, has tastes of soft butterscotch and tropical fruit with a finish of apricot, light vanilla and cocoa notes. £36.99 from selfridges.com

 

Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular

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The hugely popular Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular is coming to the UK at six major city venues in May 2015. Surely no Christmas is complete without tickets to this amazing event for the Doctor Who fan in your life?

The live show, which was a sell-out on its world premiere in Australia, will enjoy a limited run of twelve UK performances in London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle and Glasgow.
The show features a host of the Doctor’s famous adversaries including the iconic Daleks and Cybermen, the spine-chilling Silence and many more fan favourites. The live monsters provide a dramatic contrast to the evocative and thrilling music written by Murray Gold.

The live music will be accompanied by a big screen presentation of key moments and specially edited sequences from the past 50 years of Doctor Who. Tickets are on sale with prices starting at £20 per person – www.doctorwhosymphonicspectacular.com

 

 

Win £500 Surfdome.com Voucher.

Europe’s fastest growing lifestyle department store, Surfdome.com, celebrates the launch of its 700th brand with a massive voucher giveaway.

Born out of a passion for surf, skate, wake and snowboarding, Surfdome.com was launched six years ago, and has grown into an international online department store stocking 700 of the world’s best Lifestyle, Fashion, Outdoor and Sports brands. Surfdome.com currently has 36 departments and over 20,000 product lines, catering for everyone from trend-hunting teens to tiny tots and active adults.

Setting Surfdome apart from other lifestyle retailers is their level of experience within the industry, their award winning customer service, and the fact that they can offer expert advice on hardware and equipment, ensuring customers are buying the best for their active lifestyle pursuits. With an iPhone shopping app, free shipping and next day delivery available, Surfdome is a one-stop-shop for everything from snowboards to sandals.

To celebrate reaching 700 brands, Surfdome.com are giving away a total of £2,000 worth of vouchers, with one winner being gifted a £500 voucher every week throughout July. To be in with a chance of winning, upload a video of yourself talking about your favourite brand at Surfdome.com. With 700 street, sport and fashion brands, including the likes of Cheap Monday, Gravis, Boxfresh, Hurley, Volcom, Roxy, Animal, Converse, Eastpak, Diesel, and French Connection, you’re spoilt for choice!

Check out Surfdome.com’s full brand list here: http://www.surfdome.com/brandpage, choose your favourite brand, and create a video about it that is no more than 2 minutes long, and upload it here: http://www.surfdome.com/pages/comp_700brands – fashion, surf, skate or snow – Surfdome want to know about the brands you love.

For more information visit: www.surfdome.com, become a fan on Facebook for all the latest product and sales offers: http://www.facebook.com/surfdome or follow on Twitter @Surfdome.

MOST POPULAR FASHION SEARCHES OF 2011

SHOPSTYLE REVEALS MOST POPULAR FASHION SEARCHES OF 2011

Royal Wedding boosts best of British

ShopStyle.co.uk (the fashion site that brings together Britain’s favourite brands and stores under one digital roof)  today reveals the most popular label and item searches of 2012 and shows that when it comes to fashion, we’re very patriotic.  Five of the top ten most searched for designers in 2011 were British. The prominence of Ted Baker, Burberry, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen and Paul Smith show that when it comes to fashion, Britain’s style-aware are loyal to our own shores.

 

The penchant for all things British significantly increased across 2011 thanks to Catherine Middleton’s much lauded style choices including Alexander McQueen for her wedding dress. ShopStyle.co.uk saw an enormous 100%*[1] increase in traffic the day of the wedding as women flocked online to find Middleton inspired dresses. And dresses stayed in the Top 10 searches across the year as women were influenced by Catherine Middleton’s elegance and classic style.

 

Alexander McQueen jumped into the top 40 search terms as it was revealed the bride’s wedding dress was designed by the iconic UK fashion house. The only other designer to move into the Top 10 this year was Ralph Lauren leaped fuelled by his TV appearance on Oprah.

 

The maxi dress is still eternally popular topping the list of the most searched for items in 2011, joined at no.1 of most popular labels by Diesel.

 

Shannon Edwards, Managing Director and VP Europe for ShopStyle believes 2011 was the year when fashion took Catherine Middleton to its heart. She says: “From the Royal engagement announcement the fashion world was in love with Catherine’s classic elegance and sophisticated, adoptable style. The Royal Wedding was an incredible event for fashion and began our adoption of all things British, from  designer labels to high street stores. It will continue into 2012 as we look forward to the Jubilee celebrations and the Olympics.”

 

Boasting over one million users each month and over 2000 UK and international fashion brands, ShopStyle.co.uk’s Top Ten of 2011 are as follows:

 

Top 10 Product Searches for 2011

  1. Maxi Dress
  2. Jumpsuit
  3. Red Dress
  4. One shoulder dress
  5. Sequin dress
  6. Playsuit
  7. Lace dress
  8. Nude shoes (Definite Kate Middleton link)
  9. Dress
  10. Bodycon dress

 

Top 10 Label Searches for 2011

  1. Diesel
  2. Marc by Marc Jacobs
  3. Ted Baker
  4. Burberry
  5. Vivienne Westwood
  6. Tommy Hilfiger
  7. Ralph Lauren
  8. Alexander McQueen
  9. Acne
  10. Paul Smith

Republic Launches Shoe Collection {Fashion}

Highstreet retailer Republic are well known for being the one-stop-shop for brands such as Bench, Diesel and Firetrap.  But, mid-November 2010 will see the launch of their first shoe collection, from designers Miso and Crafted.

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Day time footwear comes in the form of ankle boots with studs and shearling details, biker boots and ballerina pumps.  Night time brings stilettos with bows, and pumps with jewels.

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If you can’t wait for these great shoes in store go online at republic.co.uk where you’ll get free delivery on all orders over £50 until Sunday.

 

 

Crafted Clog Boot £59.99

Miso Bow Back Shoes in Red £34.99

by Tamar Kendall

Top Five Summer Sunglasses {Style}

In the summer, sunglasses are the accessories you just can’t neglect, so pick them carefully. The shades below are my favourites for this summer.

For a charming aviator style, pick the Ray Ban aviator Sunglasses.A bunch of different designs of aviator glasses have been created over the past fewyears. So you will easily find the shades that will fit you best.

For a chic seventies look, pick the Yves Saint Laurent tortoise sunglasses and you’ll get the Catherine Deneuve attitude.

For an intellectual style, choose the Persol round sunglasses. They will match your Jean-Paul Sartre books !

For a rock star look, pick the Diesel oversized sunglasses. They are perfect to hide from the paparazzi.

For a sophisticated style, pick the white sunglasses from Emmanuelle Khanh and act like Audrey Hepburn.

by Fanny Gazil