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June 8, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Knowing your body shape

Why knowing your body shape is key to stylish dressing. By accredited Yorkshire Stylist Sara Anson As a Style Coach one of the very first steps I take when working with a new client is to establish their body shape. Your body shape is unique to you, it can change throughout your life especially after a dramatic body change such as pregnancy, menopause, weight gain or loss. No two people are exactly the same shape and often the clothes you wear make you appear to be a certain shape. There are

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June 7, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Win a hair makeover with celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton

Andrew Barton, the award winning celebrity hairdresser and our new resident expert at Yorkshire Businesswoman, is offering one lucky lady a haircut make-over at his Mayfair Headmasters salon. This fantastic prize is worth £229.00 and can be redeemed until 30th November 2020. So if you locks are in need of refresh and you need a new style enter now. All you have to do is tell us which charity Andrew is a hairdresser ambassador for (Hint: you will find the answer here on our website). Email your

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June 5, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Fashion and fundraising

By Rachel Peru, Model and Fashion Correspondent rachelperumodel.com [http://] How fashion can keep people connected and raise money for a good cause For the last ten years I have volunteered to model in the Ilkley Macmillan Fashion Show which raises thousands each year to help support those diagnosed with cancer. The fashion show alone raises approximately £18,000 each year so you can imagine how upsetting it was to have to cancel the show this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ilkle

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May 28, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Hairdresser to the stars Andrew Barton to answer all your hair related questions

Dear Reader I am delighted to have joined the team at Topic Uk & YorkshireBusinessWoman as the resident hairdresser / hair expert and in the coming months I will be delighted to answer your hair questions and share with you my advice. To get things started, I’m sure not being with your hairdresser during lockdown has been frustrating not only with your ends needing trimming, fringes re-shaping and roots revealing your true hair colour and of course there’s also those pesky greys to disguise.

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May 26, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Style is timeless

By accredited Yorkshire Stylist Sara Anson of “Styled by Sara” styledbysara.co.uk [http://] Are you Dramatic, Creative, Natural, Romantic or Classic? We are all different, different shapes, sizes, and personalities. We all have different lifestyles and budgets and ideas about what style means. Style isn’t wearing clothes that are “not you” or being a slave to the latest trends. Style is about finding great clothes that work for you and your lifestyle. ‘Fashions come and go but style is time

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May 19, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Rachel’s support for local fashion shops

By Rachel Peru, Fashion Correspondent. rachelperumodel.com [http://] Show support for your local independent fashion shops #supportlocal Firstly, I hope everyone is managing to keep well and positive during what is a difficult time for us all. It’s definitely given me time to reflect on a few things and I’ve been keeping creatively busy which helps keep me sane. I’ve always been a huge fan of supporting local shops and they need our support now more than ever. Retail will no doubt take years

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May 18, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Get up, dress up, show up

At Yorkshire Businesswoman we believe that during lockdown we should get up, dress up and show up however, we must confess that finding the motivation after so many weeks can be a challenge. We are delighted to introduce style coach Sara Anson who will share her knowledge with us. "Styled by Sara" is an accessible, inexpensive styling service for all women! I aim to inspire & educate women to feel and look their very best. I trained with The Style Coaching Institute™ the worlds most innova

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May 13, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Bernadette strengthens our fashion and beauty team

Bernadette Gledhill has been part of the Fashion Industry for over 40 years. We are delighted that she has agreed to be a regular guest expert for Yorkshire Businesswoman, where she will share her tips and experience of fashion, beauty and style. "At the age of 14 my mother enrolled me on a Model and Confidence Course with the Louise Morton Agency and I realised very quickly that my way in life was definitely going to be in the beauty and fashion industry. "After taking a Beauty Course alongsi

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May 5, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Yorkshire fashion designer says ‘slow’ may become the fashion

A top fashion designer who came back to her Yorkshire roots to launch a high-end brand says the current lockdown may change the way people shop. Sonya Bachra-Byrne, who is originally from Bradford, travelled the world working at top fashion houses for 18 years, before coming back to West Yorkshire to launch AVIE with her husband Liam last year. Based in Leeds, the company specialises in ‘slow fashion’, or clothing that is stylish and lasts, as opposed to the ‘fast fashion’ of many high street

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May 4, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

What will the 'new normal' look like for leisure and retail businesses?

The new normal for leisure and retail businesses will be anything but ordinary post Covid-19. As the UK continues to combat the coronavirus, the timeline for reopening for leisure and retail businesses remains unclear. But one thing is for sure; that dramatic changes to the way in which these businesses operate and customers consume their products and services will change – from mass temperature checks and compulsory hand sanitisation to the removal of re-usable menus. We’ve compiled a list of

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April 8, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Kerrie’s business born from a passion for quality

Kerrie Alexander launched her business ALDO.com in 2014, just two years after completing her degree in fashion from the Heriot-Watt University. After graduating, Kerrie began working for the Scottish womenswear designer Hayley Scanlan, but continued to develop her own designs and work on ideas what are now her outerwear collection. “I have a passion for quality and attention to detail, so creating handmade bespoke outerwear was the perfect choice for me. There are endless possibilities for uni

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April 3, 2020|Fashion and Lifestyle

Lounging around

Staying in has officially become the new going out - it's a fact! Many people have now been forced to work from home or self-isolate during the current CV-19 crisis, a situation that has come as a huge shock indeed. Spending more time in the comfort of your own home removes many quandaries, such as rush hour traffic, what to wear for that important meeting and remembering to pack your comfortable flat shoes for the walk home. That said, others can take their place. Knowing what to wear, indee

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