Canadian twin brothers from Willowdale Ontario, Dean and Dan Caten have operated in the international fashion business since 1984. They moved to New York City on 1983 to attend the Parson’s School of Design and on 1991 came to Italy where, on 1994, after many collaborations with the most important fashion houses, they had their first men’s collection show. The intelligent mix of irreverent Canadian wit and refined Italian tailoring, together with attention to detail are the foundation of today’s Dsquared2 philosophy, which has given life to a unique concept of alternative luxury. “Born in Canada, living in London, made in Italy”. :: MEN COLLECTION ::Twiggy has made a rallying cry for women 'of a certain age' not to feel pressured into 'dressing for their age'. "I refuse to say women of certain ages should not wear certain things. It’s all about how you wear it," Twiggy said at the launch of a Government-backed report on ageism in the workplace last week, reports the Daily Mail.

"It makes me crazy when I read magazines which say 'if you’re a teenager wear this, if you’re 30, wear this, if you’re 40, wear this'. I did a photo shoot recently in skinny jeans, a black leather jacket and back-combed hair and it was brilliant." The 65-year-old model was speaking at the launch of a report by Dr Ros Altmann which found many older workers are being shut out from recruitment, training and promotion. She told the reception at the House of Commons she had been fortunate enough not to experience ageism in her own career, but realised not everyone was so lucky. Earlier this year Twiggy was announced as the face of L'Oréal, and is acutely aware she's helping to widen the definitions of beauty represented in advertising and fashion images. "Obviously it's lovely having the young models but there's a whole group of older women who need representing too, and I am really glad that there are so many of us now that are still working," she recently told British Vogue.

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M&S has learnt this, too, which is why almost the first thing Belinda Earl, M&S’s style director, told me at yesterday’s press launch was that “we’ll be presenting our stories [aka trends] with a lot more conviction and authority in future”.vespa for sale delhi The idea is that even when you visit a small branch, you’ll recognise items you’ve seen on fashion pages. honda motorcycle dealers in dfwConviction is a commodity M&S needs to stock up on – and fast. motorcycle repair in kingston ontarioLast week, it announced that sales in its general merchandise (the majority of which is clothing) had fallen by 1.2 per cent – its fifth year of decline. Meanwhile, sales at Next, widely viewed as its closest competitor, continue to rise.

The big question is, will the new spring ranges provide that magic parachute? There are certainly some strong contenders. The earliest deliveries (take note, February) include 2016’s contender for this year’s Autograph suede midi skirt – a beautiful bottle-green leather wrap skirt, £199, also from Autograph. It has been tested by the M&S team to ensure the split won’t reveal anything you don’t want to. “There’s been a lot of striding around the offices in that skirt,” says Earle. It’s part of a “Modern Utility” story that includes silky bombers and a soft suede olive biker jacket, £199, from its Twiggy range. All of this is promising. As is their commitment to The White Blouse; they have 14 styles, including one with on-trend wide sleeves. No one can accuse M&S of technical sloppiness. Can you throw coffee at the suede (chic, collarless V-neck tobacco) coat and emerge unscathed? “No, but you can with our suede shoes, and we can look into incorporating that feature into our suede clothes,” was the response.

While we’re on the practicalities, the underwear, particularly the no VPL Rio style (the antidote to all those who are through with the thong) is all pretty darn good. It still holds true that the M&S design team are keener than any other brand I know of to ensure their clothes work for the customers. Their slip dresses have been cut with wider straps that will actually allow for bras, and they’ve styled them over T-shirts and under loose sweaters. They’ve also worked hard to make their dungarees (yes, dungarees!) look sophisticated. The navy crepe ones from the Limited Collection, £49.50, are particularly good. They’ve bought heavily into the Gucci look (the label of the moment), although unsurprisingly they’re not calling it that. There are pretty, high-necked and off-the-shoulder floral “chiffon” blouses, white lace trousers and soft, drapey blush-pink trench coats and trousers with zips at the hems, and a red ruffled off-the-shoulder dress (£75) from Per Una.