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Sekonda Watches Party on TV’s Popstar to Operastar

05 July 2011 – /RTPR/– The party is nearly over for ‘Popstar to Operastar’ contestants Joe McElderry and Cheryl Baker but it never stops for Sekonda watches.

Over the past five weeks, Sekonda has showcased its colourful range of Party Time watches in its role as official show sponsor of ITV1’s singing competition.

In that time, the eight celebrity contestants have been whittled down to finalists McElderry and Baker, who will compete against each other to be crowned the winning ‘Operastar’ on Sunday’s final show.

Although the final curtain will come down on ‘Popstar to Operstar’ for another year, fans of Partytime won’t have to wait that long to see their favourite Sekonda watches return to the screen.

The new series of ‘Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model’, which commenced on Sky Living on Monday (04 July), will feature the modelling hopefuls sporting Sekonda Partytime watches as part of one week’s challenge.

Sekonda watches’ starring role in Living’s fashion show follows last year’s photo shoot, which saw contestants wearing Casio Baby-G watches and led to show winner Joy McLaren being selected as an official brand ambassador.

Although it is not yet known whether this year’s winner will enjoy a similar deal modelling Sekonda Partytime watches, the brand itself is sure to benefit from another turn in the TV spotlight.

Each Partytime watch boasts a bold, single colour strap with a glittering stone-set bezel, providing a colour for every party any time of the year.

With Christmas approaching, it’s likely that Sekonda will continue its sponsorship of ITV shows over the festive period following annual slots in 2009 and 2010, which won the watch brand even more fans in the run-up to Christmas.

A wide range of Sekonda watches, including the Partytime range, can be viewed at the Watch Hut, the UK’s largest watches website.

Catch the finale of ‘Popstar to Operstar’, sponsored by Sekonda, on Sunday 10 July at 8pm ITV1. For more information on where you can next catch Sekonda on TV, visit thewatchhut.co.uk.

Contact:

The Watch Hut: http://www.thewatchhut.co.uk

95 High Street
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 3AU
Tel. No. 01384 78431
E-mail: luke.mcnaney@thbaker-watches.co.uk

 

Pandora Jewellery Line Launches Online Mag

Jun 22 2011 /RTPR/ – The Copenhagen-based jeweller behind the Pandora bracelets range is set to venture into online publishing to help it to stay in contact with its millions of customers worldwide.

The first issue of the online magazine will launch on 20th June 2011 and will be sent to the 1.6 million members of their website-based Pandora Club.

The magazine will feature behind the scenes insights into the brand, fashion shoots, style tips and the stories behind customer’s purchases of Pandora jewellery and bracelets. Published six times per year, the magazine will initially launch in an international format which the company eventually hopes to be able to adapt with local content such as special events and promotions.

The launch of the magazine marks an important step in the evolution of the company. Since the UK launch in 2006 the company’s product range, which now includes rings and watches, has been selling at a phenomenal rate. The company has managed supply and demand successfully, due in large part to its integrated designs, manufactures and distribution.

Founded in 1982, Pandora jewellery is today sold in more than 55 countries on six continents through over 10,000 points of sale, including more than 450 Pandora branded concept stores as well as online from stores such as thejewelhut.co.uk.

Whilst the financial projections were made successfully, what could not have been seen is the way in which consumers have taken the brand to their hearts. Pandora braceletshave become very different from a standard jewellery product; it has taken on a life of its own and has become a part an important constituent of the lives of its wearers. This symbiotic relationship has created many repeat customers who have made their charm bead collection an integral part of their lives.

Mikkel Berg, executive marketing director, quoted in a recent Marketing Week article, said: “This magazine rewards our customers’ loyalty and gives new opportunities for them to share their thoughts with each other and the company.”

To ensure that you get your copy sign up online on the Pandora website atwww.pandora.net. For more information on Pandora jewellery, visit popular UK jewellery site the Jewel Hut at http://www.thejewelhut.co.uk.

Contact Details: The Jewel Hut – http://www.thejewelhut.co.uk
95 High Street
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 3AU
Telephone no: 0138478431
E-mail: rich@thbaker.co.uk

 

European Union Cookie Regulations May Change Online Shopping

Jun 08 2011 /RTPR/ – The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) have recently (26 th May) a mandate which dictating that website operators with the EU gain explicit consent from their visitors before using cookies to track their interaction with the site.

Cookies are, at their most basic, a short line of text placed on to your computer when you access specific sites. The text file is then used to help the browser remember details about the visitor such as what items are held in the basket or whether this is a first time visit or a returning customer.

Forcing visitors to consent to these cookies is designed to make the internet safer. However, many argue this will come at the expense of functionality. It is currently unclear what form displaying consent will come in, it may simply be an opt-in box.

Simon Crisp, Director of shopsafe.co.uk has voiced his concern about this directive, “This is going to add a regulatory and cost burden to digital economy at a time when we don’t need it” Crisp felt that further cookie regulations may add further complications to online shopping which users, new to online retail, would be put off by.

Further issues have been raised by those online experts who use these tracking methods to prove return on investment for their campaigns. Matthew Barker, managing partner of Hit Riddle was keen to mention that without being able to measure the performance of selected ads internet marketers may begin to struggle proving the efficacy of their campaigns.

Without clear indication of how this mandate will be instigated it’s difficult to know what the effect will be. However, it’s clear smaller online retailers may struggle to cover the cost of a ‘cookie audit’ to prove they are in line with the latest regulations.

It is unlikely this will cause online shopping to stumble but rather to shift towards larger etailers. With more and more brands launching their products online (such as the recent FitFlop Rokkit launch from online footwear etailer FitFlop) customers will still be able to get the brands they’re searching for but it maybe that this latest EU regulation causes the smaller independent to abandon traditional online advertising.

Contact Details: Nigel Linton
110 – 114 Corporation Street
Birmingham
B4 6SX

 

Extensive New Showroom and Huge Fashion Show Party for Emporium

Jun 08 2011 /RTPR/ – In the long and winding fashion market, the two partners involved in young fashion manufacturer Emporium have respectively been in the business since 1985 and 1999 – a wealth of experience and impressive insight that they have channelled into their latest project. This impressively unique fashion company provide made in Italy lines to the customers directly; a fashion wholesale specializing in the service of fast fashion and convenient pre-order selection.

Whom and What For

Furthermore, it is clear that this brand new fashion line is aimed at the young men and women of today – those who are interested in remarkable quality clothing whilst retaining the essence of style for this modern age. Emporium aims to spread this message through their production and distribution services that they will be able to offer in the near future, augmented by the opening of the new showroom which will be introduced by a huge after presentation party.

12 th of September 2011 Big Fashion Show in the new showroom located in Bologna Centergross Bloc 22E with Buffet and Presentation of new 2011/2012 Fashion Collection

The company have been seen to be able to adapt quickly and effectively to what can only be described as the mood swings of the European fashion industry, distributing stylistic and astounding pieces of artistic fashion in a positive and progressive manner. This is important in their goal of young fashion wholesale, and an attribute which these two experienced partners have portrayed to be one of their strongest and most appealing points of business.

Brand-new Showroom with Opening Party

Recently, the two partners have come to the decision to introduce a huge, brand new perusing showroom in order to further intensify their progressive aims, taking yet further steps into the world of Italian fashion wholesale productions. The showroom is to denote a fabulously spacious eight hundred square meters of space, in which only the best of the grandeur can be displayed.

However for the introduction of this impressive new feature for Emporium, these experienced pioneers of Italian fashion have organized a large, remarkable fashion show party which will be an event that everyone is sure to remember. Through this ostentatious method of portraying their new showroom, they are sure to create even more interest in their unique fashion collection, made in Italy.

Upon the new opening of the two partners’ new showroom space, an extensive range of fashion products will be ranged for wholesale buyers to peruse, with a fantastic assortment of over one thousand exclusive and exceptional styles that will be instantly available for the wholesale buyer; amongst which include amazing, unique styles for both men and women – and all from what could be called the fashion capital of the modern world – Italy.

Italian quality is somewhat of a fabled and appreciated note that will be added to the collections that Emporium will produce and distribute – and one that will be included in the new fashion line aimed at the young and spritely generation of fashion conscious people of Europe. Emporium hopes to create an entirely new look with their extensive range of styles and quality in this soon-to-be-shown collection of 2011 – a new step and pioneering move in the production and distribution of young fashion styles that are made in Italy and adhere to the impressive quality standards that this country reigns over Europe with. The opening of the new, huge showroom with a spectacular party to match could be the start of an illustrious new line that will enter the world soon enough and with a loud and striking entrance.

Further Contact Information

For more information on the Emporium line as a company, visit www.emporium-moda.com.

For further information regarding the founders and the company itself, the following methods of contact may be utilized:

Contact name: Gianna Casal
Telephone: : +393423734502

E-mail: info@emporium-moda.com

 

Hot on the heels of the successful launch of Abigail Keats’s 2011 Autumn Winter collection at the recent Jo burg Fashion Week

APR 11, 2011 /RTPR/ — Hot on the heels of the successful launch of her 2011 Autumn Winter collection at the recent Jo burg Fashion Week, Abigail Keats has announced an expansion of her Sandton Designer Boutique to the exclusive Bromwell Boutique Mall in Cape Town.

Keats is excited with this new development about which she says. “I have for some time now wanted to take my label to Cape Town but had not found the right positioning for such a venture”. She continues, “At the invitation from Nina Delnon – Bromwell Mall Boutique Manager, I visited for the first time and was taken by the sophisticated elegance and unique offering of this exclusive place, situated in the heart of Woodstock”.

Beautifully restored, comprising a series of interlinked concept show rooms as well as the intimate BREAD café, boulangerie and deli, this historic building is the home to limited editions and one off pieces of jewellery, art works and furnishings. It is also the exclusive Cape Town outlet for Nataniël’s “Kaalkop” lifestyle products and is now extending its top end ladies fashion and accessories offering with the Abigail Keats designer label.

The formal opening of the boutique will be celebrated with a relaxed red carpet showing of Abigail Keats creations and the boutique will be open to patrons on the 16 April 2011

Abigail Keats : http://www.abigailkeats.com
Abigail Keats Current collectionhttp://www.abigailkeats.com/currentcollection.html
The Bromwell Boutique Mall :http://www.thebromwell.co.za/

Abigail Keats Boutique Locations and Contacts:

The Bromwell Boutique Mall
250 Albert Road, Woodstock, Cape Town
Tel: 021 447 4730
Email: enquiries@thebromwell.co.za

Nedbank Head Office
Corner Rivonia and Maude Street, Sandton, Johannesburg
Tel: 011 783 4769
Email: abigail@abigailkeats.com

PZI JeansLisaRaye Collection Model Search Attracted Thousands of Curvy Women in LA

Los Angeles, CA. November 2010 masses of curvy women rushed to the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California for a chance to audition for the launch of PZI JeansLisaRaye Collection Model Search. Over 3000 women applied andapproximately 800 women made it to the final casting. Women of all shades, colors and hourglass curves turned out in hopes of being selected as the final ten models/ambassadors chosen to launch the PZI Jeans LisaRaye Collection, slated to premier Summer 2011.

LisaRaye is anactress and the star of “LisaRaye: The Real McCoy”, TV One’s number one rated show. LisaRaye is also a model and businesswoman known for her beauty, charm and stylish white wardrobe. After trying on a pair of PZI Jeans and discovering a jean that finally fit her curvy body, LisaRaye decided to collaborate with PZI Jeans to create a white collection of denim to fit women with hourglass curves. PZI Jeans are engineered for women with more in the hips and rear and a smaller waistline. The merger of PZI Jeans, being the ultimate fit in denim for the woman with curves and LisaRaye a sexy curvy celebrity, creates a business opportunity beyond reproach.

LisaRaye was overwhelmed with the response of the women who came out to audition and the women were equally overwhelmed and exuberant about her presence. The women’s faces lit up as LisaRaye used her wow factor to introduce the PZI Jeans LisaRaye Collection. Trying to reduce over seven hundred women down to ten was a challenge. The final ten girls were excited beyond belief. “We knew LisaRaye was the right fit for us, she embraces the beauty of her curves and has the personality to make every woman embrace the beauty of her shape. The response and turn out verified we were right on point with LisaRaye” , states Dan Jason, President and Co-Founder.

“Clearly there is a demand for women with curves in the fashion industry and we have known that for the past nine years that we have invested in providing jeans to women that finally fit. Model calls on the East Coast for women with curves are popular, so to come to Los Angeles and have such an amazing response, lets us know that women who may not be a size two or four have confidence and are excited about a model search for real women with real curves”, states Claire Jason, Vice President and Co-Founder.

The PZI JeansLisaRaye Collection will give women the option to wear white jeans and to finally have jeans that fit!

About PZI Jeans:
PZI Jeans was founded in 2001 and are based in Atlanta, Georgia. Attorneys, Dan and Claire Jason are Co-Founders of PZI Jeans. PZI Jeans are designed specifically to fit the woman with a streamlined waist, fuller hip and curvy bottom. PZI Jeans are available at select Macys, online at www.pzijeans.com, Military Exchange Online Mall, and various other Retail Stores. PZI Jeans are available in size 4 – 18 and are offered in multiple inseams to give the ultimate fit for shape and height. Reasonably priced quality fashion denim from 69.00-129.00. For more information on PZI Jeans, log ontowww.pzijeans.com.

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Media Contact: Sharon Tomlinson
Marketing / PR
312-622-4258
sharont@pzijeans.com

Paul Smith, Ted Baker, Armani clothing sale at Paris Clothing

Linda Vasey and Stace Vasey opened Grimsby based Paris Clothing fashion boutique in August 2007. Now the online boutique paris-clothing.co.uk is a very popular place to buy fashion women’s designer clothing and accessories.

Linda Vasey co-owner of Paris Clothing tells, “With up to 70% off Paul Smith, Ted Baker, Armani Moschino, Velvet, Day Birger et Mikkelsen and many more designers you can’t afford to miss out on the last few days of fantastic value. It’s the last few weeks of the Paris Clothing sale, a great time to pick up those last summer great buys and selective pieces that will take you right through to Autumn/Winter.

With prints being big this autumn and pastels / neutrals already set to be next years in trend, there is plenty from the Paris sale to take you through to upcoming seasons or just save for next summer. Bargains are being snapped up fast so take a look while they’re still available at http://www.paris-clothing.co.uk/” Linda concludes.

Paris Clothing added Love Moschino to online boutique

Online boutique of the designer brands Paris Clothing has a brand base with stunning collections available from Armani Jeans, Paul Smith, Ted Baker, Noa Noa, Velvet and many more online. Recently Paris Clothing announced the arrival of “Love Moschino” to their online ladieswear boutique.

New to this season’s collections is the classic English heritage collection from Barbour, a must have for any fashion conscious lady. Another new and exiting addition to paris-clothing.co.uk is the collaboration of Melissa Shoes with the great fashion designer Jean Paul Gautier.

Director Stace Vasey says, “It is going to be a great AW10 season with the new collections. The website http://www.paris-clothing.co.uk has been live for nearly a year and is constantly growing and developing. I can’t wait to see the reaction to the new product, it is going to be a very exciting season for Paris Clothing.”