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' My clients want to know the provenance of a piece and who designed and made it. They’re interested in craftsmanship and the processes behind the making of a piece.' London-based interior designer Suzy Hoodless in the Financial Times.

Meeting Stella:

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Name/age/City/occupation Stella Kattermann/17 (but 18 in less than a month!)/Leighton Buzzard UK/ Student What is fashion for you? Fashion is as important to me as the air I breathe and the food i eat. Every dress i own is like an old friend, an acquaintance for life that makes me feel special whenever i put it on. Fashion for me is not about following trends or being seen as cool by others, it's more about reflecting your personallity through what you wear, feeling comfortable in your on skin and not being afraid to be different. Current obsessions? Baileys Fudge, Mark Ronson, studs on any item of clothing and Mulberry's new Alexa bag Dreams for the future? Passing my A Levels and getting into a good uni, travelling the world (particularly Japan and New York), meeting Karl Lagerfeld and convincing him that I would be an ideal candidate to work at Chanel HQ on the Rue Cambon or if that doesn't happen still make my way in the fashion world and fulfill my childhood dream that...

TENUE DE NIMES X GRENSON

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We admire the work of Amsterdam based Tenue de Nimes and are looking forward to seeing their collaboration with Grenson . We understand that the boots pictured above will be available at the end of January. Grenson's manufacturing process takes place in Rushden, where the Tenue de Nimes team were fortunate enough to pay a visit recently. Click on the title for more.

Black.

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Black 5preview Preview T-shirt from Dirtyflaws. sophia bentley tonge // nottingham graduate 2009 pic. from Dirtyflaws.

Japanese artist Tetsuya Noguchi also interprets famous french brand.

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Italian newspaper Repubblica. (I don't know how "anonymous" 5preview are, it's nice when journalists makes research before they write.)

Door knocker – First impression is last impression!

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When we enter the house, what do we see at first? Exactly, the door. The door actually most of the times tells us the story of the house. From the olden times, door knockers were used, when there was no bell system. They has variety of knockers that they used for their house, some made of brass, gold, copper, wood, you name it. They were very creative in every minute details of their house. Now a days Door knockers are in great trend, especially to acquire that contemporary look. There are numerous ranges of door knockers found in the market. They are specially designed to fit the look of the door. They are beautiful and artistic and at the same time very elegant. This gives a complete new look to the doors. Such door knocker adds to the beauty of those wonderful doors. Choosing a right kind of door knocker for your house is very important as it would be the first impression of how your house must look to any new comer.

BOOK OF THE MONTH

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