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Louis Vuitton and Bucherer open new stores in Munich

AllyAsh — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:40:32 +0000

This week both Louis Vuitton and jeweller Bucherer opened palatial stores in Munich.

Swiss watchmaker and jeweller Bucherer has opened a two-storey, 500-square-metre store – the largest in Bavaria

Inside Louis Vuitton’s Munich Residenzpost Maison; the Speedy, Neverfull and ready-to-wear collections have a new home within the city’s iconic Residenzpost building

Fashion designer Anna Sui’s travel tips

AllyAsh — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:36:33 +0000

Luggage brand Tumi has teamed up with global travellers who use their bags almost every day, from top DJs to make-up artists and fashion designers. Watch Tumi’s video of fashion designer Anna Sui talking about her new collection of suitcases here

Marc Cain’s tribal rave

AllyAsh — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:46:12 +0000

Leopard print, neon and chain accessories give Marc Cain’s ladylike girl an edge this summer

A live issue: Tamil oppression in Sri Lanka

AllyAsh — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:44:35 +0000

Award-winning director Callum Macrae previewed his newest documentary No Fir Zone – the Killing Fields of Sri Lanka at the Frontline Club yesterday. No Fire Zone uses forensically verified footage from civilian mobile phones and government forces cameras to chronicle the last 138 days of the 26 year long Sri Lankan civil war between the Sinhalese led government and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE).

The film documents with sometimes disturbing footage the barbaric onslaught and effects of shelling by Sri Lankan government forces on the self-proclaimed no fire zone in the northeastern region of Sri Lanka.

Read my report on what Callum Macrae had to say about the situation in Sri Lanka here

Freitag creates a case for the iPad Mini

AllyAsh — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:32:35 +0000

Grab a unique and colourful sleeve for your iPad Mini made from recycled lorry tarpaulins

Window Shopping at Vivienne Westwood

AllyAsh — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:10:00 +0000

I spent the afternoon at Vivienne Westwood’s bridal and couture show room in Mayfair last month. Whilst my colleague was trying on the dresses (some of which worth over £20,000) I set about photographing them and researching what services the store offers its customers. Read my full Window Shopping feature here

How to photograph North Korea

AllyAsh — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:54:09 +0000

Brussels-based photographer Maxime Delvaux spends 12 days in The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, shooting the kind of photographs his guards allowed

Mulberry opens Berlin store

AllyAsh — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:25:56 +0000

Snap up an exclusive biscuit-brown alligator Willow tote at Mulberry’s new Berlin store

Hot trend: textured leather at Escada

AllyAsh — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:47:41 +0000

Cut-out leather and textured fabrics are a hot trend at Escada this summer

Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill investigates from Afghanistan to Yemen and the US Congress

AllyAsh — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:02:47 +0000

On Friday evening I had the chance to see the first UK screening of investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill’s new documentary Dirty Wars. It follows him on a journey which leads him from Afghanistan through to Yemen and on to Somalia via the US Congress as he investigates the Joint Special Operations Command – the US forces department which is eventually responsible for the killing of Osama Bin Laden.

Read my report on what Scahill and Anthony Arnove, a producer on the film, had to say about Dirty Wars in a Q+A after the screening here