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Tag Archives: British culture

18Apr/17

Weetabix to be sold to U.S. firm in $1.76bln deal

April 18, 2017FinanceAlpen, Barbara, Breakfast cereal, Bright Food, Bright Food Group Co Ltd, British brands, British culture, Business/Finance, China, Companies, Company: Bright Food Grp, Company: POST, Company: Weetabix, Food and drink, JEREMY COOK, Legg, Post Consumer Brands, Post Holdings, Ready Brek, United Kingdom, United States, Weetabix, Weetabix Limited, Wheat, world firstsmbale

U.S. cereal company Post Holdings has agreed to buy British brand Weetabix from China’s Bright Food Group Co Ltd in a 1.4 billion pound ($1.76 billion) deal that will expand its international business. Sonia Legg reports Continue reading →

17Feb/17

London Fashion Week kicks off amid Brexit uncertainty

February 17, 2017FashionAlice Temperley, Anya Hindmarch, British brands, British culture, British Fashion Council, Burberry, Cara Delevingne, Caroline Rush, Clothing, Company: Burberry Group, Company: Fashion Council, Culture, Fashion, Fashion design, Fashion show, Fashion week, LFW, London, London Fashion Week, Milan, New York, New York Fashion Week, Paris, United Kingdomsmbale

After New York, London kicks off its Fashion Week with 51 different shows including Versus and Burberry.

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01Nov/16

Discover The Tale of Thomas Burberry, 160 years in the making

Burberry marks 160 years with film about founder

November 1, 2016FashionAmy, Asif Kapadia, British culture, Burberry, Burberry celebrates 160th anniversary, check print is marking its 160th anniversary, Company: Burberry Group, Culture, Domhnall Gleeson, Dominic West, Economy, Entertainment/Culture, Fashion, Gabardine, Gleeson, Lily James, London, Luxury brands, Sienna Miller, Tailors, Thomas Burberry, United Kingdomsmbale

British luxury brand Burberry celebrates 160th anniversary with a film about its founder.

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20Sep/16

London fashion week professionals comment on Brexit

September 20, 2016FashionAftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, Amy Molyneaux, Brexit, British brands, British culture, British Fashion Council, Burberry, Business, Caroline Rush, Christopher Bailey, Culture, Fashion, France, Gay men, Italy, Japan, London, Marco Gobbetti, New York, Rose Marie Bravo, Susanna Lau, United Kingdom, United Kingdom and the European Union, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, United Statessmbale

British fashion professionals including Christopher Bailey from Burberry and Caroline Rush, the CEO of the British Fashion Council give their take on how Brexit might impact the UK fashion industry.

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20Sep/16

Step into my office — a telephone box

September 20, 2016InnovationBox, British culture, Business, Commerce, Cultural icon, Economy, KX telephone boxes, London, Lorna Moore, Packaging, Pillar box, POD, Public phones, Red telephone box, Selfie, Street furniture, Technology, Telecommunications, Telecommunications in the United Kingdom, Telephone booth, Transform, United Kingdomsmbale

A British company transforms the country’s iconic red telephone boxes into offices.

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26Aug/16

Lily James is the face of My Burberry Black.

Lily James on her new collaboration with Burberry

August 26, 2016FashionBond, Brands, British culture, Burberry, Christopher Bailey, Cinderella, Culture, David Beckham, Douglas Booth, Downton Abbey, Duffy, Eddie Redmayne, Entertainment/Culture, Human Interest, James Bond, Lily, Lily James, London, Mario Testino, My Burberry Black, Richard Madden, Romeo Beckham, Suki Waterhouse, United States, Victoria Beckhamsmbale

Burberry adds another celebrity to its list of famous models, British actress Lily James.
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23Feb/16

Naomi Campbell with photographer Mario Testino and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Naomi Campbell leads fashion pack at Burberry show

February 23, 2016FashionBritish culture, British people, Burberry, Christopher Bailey, City: London, Company: Burberry Group, English people, Entertainment/Culture, Hockney, Huntington-Whiteley, Jake Bugg, London, Luxury brands, Mario Testino, Naomi Campbell, Pop & Suki, Rosie, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Suki, Suki Waterhouse, United Kingdom, Whiteleysmbale

Naomi Campbell, Suki Waterhouse and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley head up the A-list crowd as Burberry unveil latest collection at London Fashion Week.

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20Sep/15

Vivienne Westwood uses London Fashion Week to make political statement

September 20, 2015FashionBritish culture, China, Culture, David Cameron, doyenne, Fashion, Humans, Jayne Pierson, Lily Allen, London, Prudence Millinery, Sex Pistols, United Kingdom, Vivienne Westwood, Westwoodsmbale

Queen of British Fashion Vivienne Westwood stages a ‘Fash-mob’ protest ahead of her show at London Fashion Week.

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19Sep/15

London Fashion Week opens in new car park venue

September 19, 2015FashionAksu, Art Deco, Bora, Bora Aksu, British culture, British Fashion Council, Burberry, Caroline Rush, Culture, Fashion, Fashion design, Fashion week, Holly Fulton, Izmir, London, London Fashion Week, Topshop, Turkey, United Kingdomsmbale

London Fashion Week kicks off in a new Art Deco car park venue with Bora Aksu among the first designers to showcase his look for spring/summer 2016.

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09Mar/15

‘Murder at Crufts’ poisoning claim hits world’s biggest dog show

March 9, 2015Human InterestAfterglow Maverick Sabre, Agatha Christie, Aleksandra Lauwers, Animal welfare, Belgium, Birmingham, Bo, British culture, Championship, Charles Cruft, Competition, Crufts, Dee Milligan, Dog health, Dogs, English Setter, Human Interest, Jagger, Jeremy Bott, Kennel club, Lauw, Leicester, Milligan-Bott, Pot Noodle, Purebred, Ricky, Russia, Soletrader Peek A Boo, The Kennel Club, United Kingdom, Zoologysmbale

Co-owners of dog who died shortly after competing at Crufts, apparently from eating poisoned meat, say they refuse to blame another exhibitor and are determined to continue showing their animals.

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