sleeved dresses from Coast

Get ultimate practical glamour with our stunning range of sleeved dresses

Work a sharp feminine silhouette in a sleeved dress from Coast this season. Feminine, modern and wearable, choose from our unique selection of sleeved dresses for a sophisticated on-duty look…
 

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Elvis Jesus at Six Whiting Street

Launched only two years ago, online menswear store, Sixwhitingstreet.co.uk has rapidly attracted a growing dedicated army of fans from across the globe. Our customer base spans over 70 countries worldwide, every state of the USA, throughout Europe, the Middle East, Far East and Australia. Our tax free service saving non EU customers 20% off our retail price proving very popular.

Some websites boast of how many brands they offer to the customer as a badge of honour. The result is the constant chase of trying to accumulate a significant or certain number that will wow the customer into thinking how great their website is. The fashion savvy consumer is a little more discerning than this. Due to the worldwide financial crisis over the past few years, customers are demanding higher standards in the products they buy. When they are parting with their hard-earned pounds, dollars, yen or euro, they want to make that purchase a meaningful one, an investment that has bang for its buck. We at Sixwhitingstreet.co.uk understand this.

We at Six Whiting Street are going to boast of how many brands we offer, equally for every brand we stock we reject ten times as many. To give you a taster, we have just stocked new items in for Comme Des Garcons, Paul Smith, Ma Strum, Lyle & Scott and many many more...

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Gifts for valentines from Green People

Green People helps to spread a bit of love in the month of Valentine’s and all through the year. We know you love free postage* so that is our gift this month and the rest is up to you!

Love Others - Give the gift of love with one of our beautiful Valentine’s gifts, pure and pampering indulgence for your loved ones.

 

*freepost is for UK mainland customers only

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10% off watches for Valentines day

To celebrate this Valentines on Tuesday 14th February we Tic Watches are offering a 10% discount code off all our designer watches with brands such as Armani, Braun, Breo, Casio, D&G, G-Shock, Ice-Watch, Kenneth Cole, Ted Baker and Skagen to name a few of our brands.

Discount Code: ROSE
Valid Until: Tuesday 14th Feb 2012

On top of this discount code we are also offering FREE delivery in the UK too.

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Tonight on BBC1, DIY SOS

 

Tonight on BBC1, DIY SOS visits the beautiful town of Conwy in Wales to help a family on the brink. The family in need have been living in a caravan for over 6 years, and in tonights episode we see Nick Knowles and the team complete one of their biggest challenges yet. In this heart wrenching episode we see the team battle the elements to tackle an almost re-build of an entire house. With the generous support of the local community including tradesmen will they get the challenge completed in 9 days?

Here at All Up and On, we are regularly asked to donate items to such deserving causes, and when it comes to Nick and the Team, we can hardly refuse, in fact we have donated items to them many times before. For this particular challenge we were asked to supply a number of lights to help the team bring some much needed warmth to some of the rooms.

We came to the rescue and donated a number of lights to the DIY SOS team including;

Two Astro Appa Wall Lights with White Shade


Two Astro Anton Bathroom Wall Lights


Two  Astro Nena Bathroom Wall Lights

To view the programme tune into BBC1 at 8pm tonight (Wednesday 18th January 2012)

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A History Of French Furniture...Part I

A History Of French Furniture...Part I





 





With a New Year ahead of us, it feels like a great way to move forward is to first explain a little bit about where we're coming from. We span a vast amount of styles and time periods here at the Homes Direct 365 website. Browsing through our products you will see terms like rococo and baroque and Louis XV and many more scattered throughout and may wonder where these terms come from, what the history is, what the difference between them is...you may not wonder at all and just simply enjoy how elegant and regal antique French furniture can look, but the great history of the furniture adds to that allure.

Although only reproductions, they are based on pieces with stories and memories, and in essence this is what makes antique furniture a bit more special. This week we're going to take a look through Part 1 of a history of French furniture:

1300-1500 - Medieval Style

This period is often described as 'Gothic'. It's an obscure period in French Furniture history dominated by rectangular heavily carved pieces made out of solid oak.

1500 -1610 - Renaissance Style

The Renaissance style places emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts, appearing in regions all over Europe and taking from Greek and Roman culture. During this period furniture is still heavily carved, and there is introduction of pillars and columns framing the furniture pieces.

1610 - 1643 - Louis XIII Style

During the reign of Louis XIII, craftsmen began to make use of turned wood to form legs, stretchers and decorative columns, as well as mouldings. This period introduced the French armoire, which took over from general chests of drawers.

1643-1715 - Louis XIV Style - Baroque

In 1643 Louis XIV began his reign at age four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days, eventually succumbing to gangrene days before his 77th birthday. It is one of the longest documented reigns of any European monarch. Also known as ‘Le Grand Monarque’, he declared himself the Church and the State. 

The reign of King Louis XIV set in motion 'elegant' furniture design in France. French furniture became more refined in design, less bulky, and placed far more emphasis on flowing symmetrical design. Louis XIV saw the beginnings of the Baroque style. The Versailles Palace was decorated in a strong, dramatic and exuberant style echoing the King’s strong leadership in a period of war and colonial empire building. The French classical Baroque style was grand and impressive, a s ymbol of the King’s power.

 

There's plenty more great and prosperous periods to take a look at, we will resume with Part II shortly! Taking some time to discuss the magnificent Regency and Rococo styles that are soon to follow on after Louis XIV...

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AGA cookshop january sale 3 for 2

Happy New Year 

from the AGA Cookshop Team 

 

The AGA Cookshop winter sale is NOW ON!!
 We are offering 3 for 2 on all products in our collection excluding AGA electricals, e-vouchers and already discounted products. When purchasing 3 items the lowest priced item will be FREE.

 

Whilst stocks last. Must end 29th January 2012!!  

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Polo shirts January Sale

Happy new year! We're starting 2012 with a massive sale, including up to 25% off two of our bestselling products. We've also further reduced clearance items to be up to 80% off RRP. Please see the products below for details.

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