Former TV child stars turned fashion designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are set to open their debut European shop in Mayfair. Property sources said the sisters’ luxury clothing brand The Row, inspired by Savile Row’s tailoring skills, will land at 15 Carlos Place this summer. Their first foray into Europe comes 13 years after the twins, 32, launched their label, which sells products such as £1,100 leather ankle boots and £1,160 cashmere sweaters. Prior to founding The Row, the duo were child actresses in TV shows including Full House and Two Of A Kind. Their fashion company has standalone shops in New York and California. Britons can buy the goods via fashion websites such as Matchesfashion or in department stores including Harrods. The sisters spoke to Vogue about why they were planning to open in London. Mary-Kate said: “There’s still a craft in London. There’s authenticity; there are a lot of artisans.” The Row’s … [Read more...] about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen ink deal to open Mayfair shop
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Shop blast murder site sold at auction
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No Deal
Purchase this cartoon and more from The Spectator shop Mike Turner 16 March 2019 9:00 AM 16 March 2019 9:00 AM Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email Whatsapp Most Popular ReadRecentRead Brexit is now dead Rod Liddle The Brexiteers have blown it Alex Massie We’re now heading for a no-deal Brexit – but not just yet Robert Peston Government in chaos after rebel no deal amendment passes Isabel Hardman Why the EU is so keen for Theresa May’s Brexit deal to pass Johannes de Jong Row breaks out between the whips and Number 10 James Forsyth Recent Parliament’s plot to thwart Brexit is complete Brendan O'Neill It’s highly unlikely that May’s deal will pass on the third vote Robert Peston Mark Francois: I was in the army, I wasn’t trained to … [Read more...] about No Deal
Northern Ireland business leaders tell of relief as MPs take a no-deal Brexit off table
Northern Ireland business leaders tell of relief as MPs take a no-deal Brexit off table BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Northern Ireland's business leaders have expressed relief at the House of Commons vote to take a no-deal Brexit off the table. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/northern-ireland-business-leaders-tell-of-relief-as-mps-take-a-nodeal-brexit-off-table-37911906.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/article37911901.ece/a75b0/AUTOCROP/h342/2019-03-14_new_48739212_I3.JPG Email Northern Ireland's business leaders have expressed relief at the House of Commons vote to take a no-deal Brexit off the table. And they called on Parliament to today support a motion to extend Article 50 and delay Brexit. In two separate votes last night MPs opposed leaving the EU without a deal. Although the votes are not legally binding, the Prime Minister noted there was a "clear majority" against no-deal. She is now expected to bring her Brexit plan to the Commons for a third time … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland business leaders tell of relief as MPs take a no-deal Brexit off table
David Alexander comment: People power can save Glasgow’s shopping core
0 Have your say Last week this column focused on the survival of Edinburgh’s world-famous Princes Street as a major shopping thoroughfare given an expected eastward drift of the capital’s retail property core following the opening of the St James Quarter, scheduled for October 2020. However, big questions are also facing Glasgow which, despite being outstripped by Edinburgh in terms of economic growth in the past 20 years, remains Scotland’s largest retail centre. Glasgow also boasts that it gives “the best shopping experience in the UK outside London”, although I can recall Manchester and Birmingham making similar claims.At the end of the last century, Glasgow had a highly successful prime retail core, almost in the shape of a “Z”. Anchored at each ends by strong covenants, Dunne’s Stores and the largest city centre Marks & Spencer branch in Britain, it comprised Sauchiehall Street, Buchanan Street and Argyle … [Read more...] about David Alexander comment: People power can save Glasgow’s shopping core