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British Chef
Jason was the first British chef to complete a stage at Spain's famous ElBulli restaurant in 1998. With seasoned experience, having worked under great chefs including Pierre Koffmann, Nico Ladenis, and Marco Pierre White, Jason joined the Gordon Ramsay Group in 2001 as executive chef for Verre in Dubai.
In 2005, he returned to the UK and opened Maze in the heart of London, launching what would be the most successful brand in the group, going on to open several more under the name in Prague, Cape Town, Melbourne and Qatar.
He left Gordon Ramsay Holdings in 2010 to launch his own restaurant company, Jason Atherton Ltd. His first independent restaurant was Table No. 1 at the Waterhouse at South Bund hotel in Shanghai in partnership again with hotelier and restaurateur Loh Lik Peng and his flagship restaurant, Pollen Street Social, opened in April 2011 in Mayfair - within six months, it was awarded a Michelin star.
In 2012, Jason launched 22 Ships in Hong Kong, a no reservations tapas bar and in 2013, opened his second Mayfair restaurant, Little Social, to great critical acclaim. Social Eating House in Soho followed, with long-trusted head chef Paul Hood at the helm. Meanwhile, over in Shanghai, The Commune Social opened its doors, again with Loh Lik Peng.
In 2013, Jason launched Berners Tavern in The London EDITION to great furore and Ham & Sherry in Hong Kong. In 2014, The Social Company team launched the grand City Social atop the 24th floor of Tower 42, which won a Michelin star that year, one in which he also opened Aberdeen Street Social in Hong Kong.
There has since been another Edition restaurant (in New York), as well as openings of Social Wine & Tapas in London, Marina Social in Dubai, Kensington Street Social in Sydney, his seventh site in London - Japanese izakaya- style restaurant, Sosharu – and The Pig & Palm in Cebu, Philippines.
The most recent additions have been in London - Temple & Sons, a Victorian-inspired grill and deli that champions British produce and in February this year, the ninth restaurant in the UK capital - Hai Cenato, in the burgeoning NOVA development in Victoria.
Jason's recipes and articles have appeared widely in magazines and newspapers and he has published several cookbooks. He is also a regular guest on BBC's Saturday Kitchen and in June 2008, won the third hugely popular series of BBC2's Great British Menu, a show which has since returned to host.
Regional Vice President Europe, Jumeirah
Katie Benson has enjoyed more than 30 years in the hospitality industry with experience in general management and operations, human resources, asset management and development. She joined Jumeirah in 2015 as General Manager of Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London from Langham Group where she was CEO and Executive Director of Langham Hospitality Investments, as well as Regional Vice President for the Americas and Caribbean for Langham Hospitality Group.
Prior to that, Katie combined her role as Regional Vice President for the Americas and Europe with the position of Managing Director at Langham London (2009-2013), where she relaunched the property following renovation, established the partnership with world-renowned chefs Albert Roux OBE and his son Michel Roux Jnr, and oversaw Artesian's journey to being named the world's top bar.
A joint British-Australian citizen, Katie has also worked as Managing Director of two further Langham hotels (Melbourne and Hong Kong). She also held several senior executive positions for Starwood Hotels and Resorts throughout the Middle East, including Dubai, as well as in Australia and China, including General Manager of the St Regis Beijing, the city's first luxury hotel.
In 2016, Katie was promoted to Regional Vice President Europe, whilst maintaining her position as General Manager of Jumeirah Carlton Tower. In her new dual role, Katie remains in London, the city in which she grew up, and reports to Group Chief Operating Officer Marc Dardenne.
As Regional Vice President Europe, Katie oversees operations at Jumeirah's three London properties – Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel and Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living – as well as Jumeirah Frankfurt in Germany, Jumeirah Port Soller in Mallorca and Pera Palace Jumeirah in Istanbul, Turkey.
Chief Executive Officer
Etihad Airways
Peter Baumgartner was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways, in May 2016.
In this position, Peter has overall responsibility for areas including Aviation Security, Commercial Strategy & Planning, Sales, Marketing, Flight Operations, Safety and Quality, Guest Experience, Guest Services, Network Operations, Digital Strategy & Innovation and the subsidiaries Etihad Airport Services – Ground and Etihad Airport Services – Catering.
Peter has a wealth of experience in various aspects of the aviation business. He joined Etihad Airways in April 2005 from Swiss International Air Lines and has managed the airline's intense global commercial efforts during a period of rapid growth, both in terms of commercial expansion and the introduction of new product and service innovations.
He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer of Etihad Airways from 2009, leading the airline's global commercial Strategy & Planning function, overseeing Global Sales, Marketing, Product, Service Delivery, Call Centres, e-Commerce and Etihad Holidays.
He was also the guiding force behind the airline's award-winning customer strategy, including its loyalty programme Etihad Guest, which has redefined traditional customer service and relationship management approaches by placing a strong emphasis on intuitively understanding and fulfilling customer expectations.
Brown + Hudson
Inveterate traveler Philippe Brown, the man clients refer to as "the Ferran Adria of travel", founded London-based luxury travel company Brown + Hudson in 2007, prompted by well-travelled friends and colleagues who demanded more than the current market offered.
Before discovering travel, Brown worked in advertising in London and Paris where he honed his conceptual and creative skills, marketing outlook and his sense of superior client service.
What began as a travel sabbatical turned into a career as a location researcher, butler, interpreter, guide, and photographer and expedition leader. His work allowed him to develop a skill-set that is rare in luxury travel.
Philippe has a hugely energetic and creative outlook rooted in the reality, culture, people and traditions of each destination. His responsibility for leading clients on trips and expeditions in country, led to him to develop a sense of choreography, presentation, flexibility, spontaneity and attention to detail.
It was these 17 peripatetic years that informed the Brown + Hudson of today.
His company has an unusually creative and original trip planning process: They interview their clients, explore the motivations behind their travels, consider the outcomes they seek and offer exceptional access and rare cultural insights. He believes the company has redefined what ultra-creative bespoke travel should be.
A deep understanding of the needs of its demanding, discerning and ultra-high net worth clientele is what really put Brown + Hudson in a league of its own.
Philippe and his exceptional team of trip planners are a cross between therapists and investigative journalists working to create exquisitely crafted richer travel stories – lasting family legacies.
Television Broadcaster
Tania is a British born television broadcaster with a wealth of experience.
Currently affiliated with the Global network CNBC, Tania hosts and is Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed series 'CNBC Meets..', where she gets up close and personal with some of the world's most inspirational figures to find out the secret to their success and how their philanthropy transforms lives.
Amongst many others for the series she has interviewed President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, President Jimmy Carter, Melinda Gates, Andrea Bocelli, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Maria Sharapova, will.i.am, Sherry Lansing, Naomi Campbell, H.R.H The Duke of York, Dolly Parton, Tamara Mellon OBE, Andre Agassi, Lang Lang, Diane von Furstenberg, Jon Bon Jovi , Aerin Lauder, Matt Damon, Cherie Blair CBE QC and Forest Whitaker, with contributions from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Angelina Jolie, Sean Penn, Quincy Jones, Chelsea Clinton, Tom Cruise and Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Tania is also an anchor on 'The CNBC Conversation' series which sees her interview newsmakers including H.S.H Prince Albert of Monaco, Former South African President F.W de Klerk, Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Hollywood icon Goldie Hawn, Fashion titans Karl Lagerfeld, Dame Vivienne Westwood and Tom Ford, LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault, Comedian and author David Walliams and Sir David Tang, as well as hosting news specials for the network with guests including Beyonce, Usain Bolt, Kate Moss, Sir Elton John and David Furnish, Nadja Swarovski, Christopher Bailey and London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Tania also appears weekly on Sky News Sunrise and has contributed on Radio 4's Today programme, ITV's This Morning, BBC's Celebrity Masterchef, and as herself in a cameo on the US television drama, The Royals.
A highly skilled presenter and moderator, Tania hosts a wide variety of international events and Forums including the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Awards, the Women of the Future Awards and The Women's Forum in Deauville. She moderates debates at The World Economic Forum in Davos and chairs numerous panels for charities and organisations including Invest Africa, Intelligence Squared and The Philanthropreneurship Forum.
Tania hosts the King Hussein Cancer Foundation's Hope Galas in the presence of His Majesty King Abdullah II and Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan.
She is the Chair of the National Events Committee for Cancer Research UK and an Ambassador for Alzheimer's Society.
Tania holds a B.Sc. in International Politics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Niccolo Hotels & Marco Polo Hotels
An Australian, Jennifer Cronin has an extensive career and track record in hotels and hospitality throughout Asia and Australia. She has held various senior marketing and operational managerial positions in leading international hotel groups including Hyatt International and Ritz-Carlton.
Jennifer was appointed President of Marco Polo Hotels in February 2016 after serving as Vice President Sales & Marketing from 2014. Her initial remit was to launch the new luxury hotel brand, Niccolo and open the first of the luxury portfolio, Niccolo Chengdu in 2015.
The brand has been internationally acclaimed and will set the benchmark for new openings in Chongqing, Changsha and Suzhou. However, her current priority will be the opening of the new Hong Kong flagship property in conservation project, The Murray, a Niccolo Hotel, Hong Kong in 2017.
Prior to her appointment to Marco Polo Hotels, she held the position of Vice President of Sales & Marketing with Dusit International, where she directed the global rebranding of the company, which included the successful launch of five hotel sub brands.
Jennifer graduated with a Doctorate of Philosophy in 2016 from Bond University based on her PhD research "Empowering Readiness; influencing crisis management success outcomes".
She was awarded the 2013 Australian Postgraduate Award, conferred by the Commonwealth's Department of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research, awarded to elite students based on the basis of academic achievement, proven research ability and research potential. Recently, Jennifer was also conferred Bond University's most prestigious alumni accolade; the Robert Stable Alumni Medal, for her exceptional achievement in bridging academia and industry. 2016 culminated with Jennifer receiving the 2016 APAC BMW Corporate Hotelier of the Year Award.
Her commitment to professional development and supporting future hoteliers is evidenced with her appointment to the Industry Advisory Committee for the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, as well as the Advisory Board of the Bond Business School, Bond University.
Travel Unwrapped
Rebecca founded Travel Unwrapped following a highly successful 10-year career as a human rights advocate, working internationally representing children and families, and also including becoming the UK's youngest magistrate.
A Harvard alumni with Masters degrees in International Development and Conflict Resolution, Rebecca travelled the world discovering cultures and meeting people which shaped her belief in uniting everyone through our diversity.
She then chose to pursue her passion by founding Travel Unwrapped with the mission to recognise that we are as diverse as individuals as the world around us, and that seeing the world can change the world. In 2016, she created DNA Unwrapped, the flagship product for Travel Unwrapped to further her message of cultural understanding between people.
Rebecca has developed a reputation as a well-respected, innovative speaker in both cultural diversity and development and the travel industry. She is often commended for her thought leadership on the future of travel and continues to author white papers on the topics of diversity as the key to developing unity and advocating for travel as the biggest threat to prejudice.
News reporter and ITV's Good Morning Britain host
Charlotte is one of the anchors on ITV's breakfast show Good Morning Britain, joining the show when it launched. Charlotte has also appeared on several other TV shows including Celebrity Juice, Britain's Got More Talent, Pointless and Tipping Point.
Before joining ITV, Charlotte worked at Sky News for seven years on Sunrise with Eamonn Holmes. She also hosted Sky News at 9am with Charlotte Hawkins, her own daily show of breaking news and interviews. Charlotte anchored Sunrise live at the Olympics and presented coverage of the Diamond Jubilee and Royal Wedding. She also hosted Sky's BAFTA's show and presented live from LA on the red carpet.
She also recently featured in the film Burnt with Bradley Cooper. Every year Charlotte appears in cinemas around the world hosting broadcasts of Andre Rieu concerts and she also presented a documentary for Sky Arts called Andre Rieu: Behind the Music.
Charlotte is passionate about travel and has had articles published in the Sunday Telegraph, the Mail on Sunday, the Independent on Sunday and Conde Nast Traveller.
She supports several charities and is patron of the Motor Neurone Disease Association after her father died from the disease in 2015. She is also patron of the children's charity Ellenor Hospice, and due to her rescue dog Bailey, is a supporter of the Dogs Trust.
Global Hotel Alliance
Chris Hartley is Chief Executive Officer of Global Hotel Alliance (GHA). Chris was one of the pioneers behind the launch of GHA in 2004, and since 2006 he has overseen its development into the world's largest alliance of independent hotel brands.
Today GHA has 35 member brands and over 550 hotels in more than 76 countries, and continues to add new members and create unique products and services, such as its multi-brand loyalty programme, DISCOVERY, which has more than seven million members and drives over US$1.4 billion in revenue.
Prior to GHA, Chris was start-up CEO of Shaza Hotels, a joint-venture created to build from scratch a new brand, primarily aimed at the growing Middle East market.
From 2001-05, Chris was Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing for Kempinski Hotels based in Geneva. Chris had joined Kempinski in 1996, and held several Marketing roles during a period of significant growth for the company.
Chris started his career in 1991 doing management training for Forte Hotels in various luxury hotels in Milan, Paris, New York, Toronto and London, but he quickly migrated into corporate marketing, moving to Forte's headquarters in London, where he was responsible for marketing and distribution for Forte's "Exclusive" hotel division from 1992-96.
Chris is a graduate of London University, where he obtained his Bachelors' degree in French and German, before going on to complete his post-graduate studies in hotel business administration at Manchester University. He also holds an MBA from Reims Business School. Chris speaks a variety of European languages, and he now lives and works in Dubai with his family.
Head of Trends & Insights
David has more than 12 years experience in writing and speaking about technological, social and cultural change.
After graduating from the University of Cambridge, David's career began at the features desk of The Times. Since then, his business, innovation and trends journalism has appeared everywhere from Fast Company to The Guardian to Google Think Quarterly.
An experienced broadcaster, David also has written and presented documentaries for BBC Radio 4.
Today, he is responsible for trend thinking across free and Premium content at TrendWatching. As an innovation and consumer insight expert, he is regularly quoted across UK broadsheets and by international media.
David is the co-author of Trend-Driven Innovation, published by Wiley. And as an accomplished keynote speaker, his recent engagements include keynotes for The Next Web, Conde Nast International, NEXT Conference and Virgin Mobile.
Digital luxury travel editor, The Telegraph
John is The Telegraph's digital luxury travel editor, Telegraph Luxury's travel editor and Ultratravel's associate editor. Reporting on luxury-travel news and developments also on telegraph.co.uk/luxury/travel, he is a regular visitor to the world's best hotels and most exciting holiday destinations. You can follow his journeys on social media at @johnoceallaigh.
Chief Operating Officer Europe, Luxury Brands
Accor Hotels
Duncan O'Rourke started in this new role in December and will be based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Duncan and his team will have operating responsibility for all luxury hotels under Accor's newly formed LUXE division in Europe.
Duncan brings 30 years of hospitality experience to his new role. He started his career as a management trainee and then held several progressive positions in food and beverage and hotel management in Europe, the US and Middle East.
In 2004, he joined Kempinski Hotels, as General Manager, Kempinski Hotel Thessaloniki. He then led the pre-opening of two London properties and was subsequently promoted to Regional Director & General Manager Kempinski Hotel Ishtar, Jordan, where he was responsible for 10 Kempinski properties and all pre-openings in the region.
In 2008 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Kempinski Hotels and became member of the management board. Most recently, he served as Group CEO Hospitality for Emerald Palace Group, owner of hotels and residences in the UAE, Ukraine and Russia.
Duncan holds a MBA from Reims Management School, France and a Management Degree in Hospitality Management from Institute of Hotel Management Cesar Ritz, Switzerland.
Senior Vice President
Simon is in charge of overseeing Cunard's performance and manages the Cunard fleet of three ships which includes the world's only operating ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2.
Since joining Cunard in April 2016, Simon has overseen several high profile launches and campaigns including Cunard's £90 million investment in Queen Mary 2's 'Remastering', the first Cunard Transatlantic Fashion Week and the launch of Cunard's first brand film. Simon will shortly be overseeing the refit of Queen Victoria.
Before joining Cunard, he held senior roles at Terra Firma Capital Partners, PepsiCo, Avis Europe Plc. and John Lewis. While at John Lewis, Simon served as Managing Director for John Lewis' online business and while at Avis Europe Plc he served as Group Commercial Director. Immediately before joining Cunard, Simon spent four years managing a portfolio of online businesses in the specialty food, chocolate, cosmetics and ticketing industries.
In addition to managing the Cunard brand, Simon has been involved with many Cunard initiatives that focus on giving opportunities to tomorrow's generation, including the Prince's Trust.
Co-Founder and Group Executive Chairman
Having graduated from Oxford University, Aaron enjoyed an illustrious career in film production, initially working for Scala and Rocket Pictures and then establishing his own production company, Flashlight Films.
Aaron is an instrumental figure in the Quintessentially Foundation, an organisation dedicated to supporting charities around the globe. His strong entrepreneurial edge has been the driving force in establishing Quintessentially as a truly global, influential British brand with physical offices in over 65 cities worldwide.
Aaron is group executive chairman of more than 32 companies, which have grown to become a portfolio of businesses that cover every facet of luxury lifestyle with an ever-expanding presence around the globe.
Aaron is an advisor and board member to several private businesses, including board member of The Entrepreneurs Exchange, board member of Wordeo Ltd; Velocity; non-executive director of The Moon Ltd - a 3D, 365 Virtual World; and non-executive director of Idris Ltd - an investment fund for entrepreneurial ideas; as well as a number of other privately owned businesses.
Travelzoo Europe
Richard Singer joined Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) in January, 2012, and is President of Travelzoo Europe. He has full responsibility for Travelzoo's direction and growth across Europe. Travelzoo operates globally across 26 offices, works with over 2000 travel companies and has over 28 million members worldwide.
Prior to joining Travelzoo Richard held senior positions at the Telegraph Media Group - including General Manager of Travel where he led all commercial, editorial and product functions. Prior to that Richard was responsible for the commercialisation of the Telegraph website which grew to become one of the largest media websites in the world.
Richard is a regular speaker at international events and conferences presenting on global travel trends and insights based on his extensive knowledge of both the travel and media sectors.
Richard graduated from Loughborough University with a BSc in Physical Education and Sports Science and an MSc in Management.


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Here's a list of things to do in NYC this weekend as published by the New York Times:
Bach Vespers (Sunday) The Holy Trinity Bach Choir and Bach Players will sing hymns in a candlelit Vespers service, with a musical selection including cantatas and a trio sonata. At 5 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Central Park West and 65th Street, (212) 877-6815, bachvespersnyc.org; free, with donations encouraged.
Benefit Sale for Community in Egypt (Saturday and Sunday) Crafts from Egypt, many made from materials salvaged by women living in the foothills of the Mokattam, will be on sale at this fund-raiser. Included are patchwork quilts, woven bags and note cards; proceeds will benefit literacy and other programs for the craftswomen, sponsored in Egypt by the Association for the Protection of the Environment. Hours are Saturday from 1 to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Calvary-St. George's Church, 61 Gramercy Park North, at East 21st Street, Manhattan, (646) 723-4178; free.
Cathedral Crafts Fair (Friday through Sunday) This 16th annual crafts fair features items made by local artisans sold to benefit church programs. Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, at 112th Street, Morningside Heights, (212) 316-7490, craftsatthecathedral.org; $6, or $7 for a weekend pass.
'Christmas in Ireland: An Nollaig In Éirinn' (Sunday) Danu performs a Celtic Christmas concert featuring traditional music from Ireland. At 2 p.m., Winter Garden, World Financial Center, West Street, south of Vesey Street, Lower Manhattan, (212) 417-7050, artsworldfinancialcenter.com; free.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Winter Festival (Saturday) A three-course meal kicks off this event at 6:30 p.m., with live music starting at 9 by Amanda Palmer, the Suzan, Savoir Adore and Ambassadors. From 6:30 p.m. to midnight, Gowanus Warehouse, 69 Ninth Street, between the canal and Second Avenue, Gowanus, Brooklyn, (718) 541-4378, gowanuscanalconservancy.org; $60 for dinner and music and a general conservancy membership; $40 for dinner, dessert, two beers and music; $15 for music only.
Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair (through Dec. 24) This annual holiday fair, featuring craftspeople and items from around the world, will be set up in Vanderbilt Hall. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. It will close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Vanderbilt Avenue and 42nd Street; free.
Holiday Lighting in Central Park (Sunday) The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center is open for holiday festivities organized by the Women's Committee of the Central Park Conservancy, including craft making, caroling, photos with Santa (bring your own camera) and the seasonal lighting of the center. From 4 to 5:30 p.m., 110th Street at Fifth Avenue, (212) 860-1370, support.centralparknyc.org/site/Calendar; free.
Irish Slow Air Lessons (Sunday) This workshop will teach essential techniques for playing Irish slow airs, the rich but often overlooked form of Ireland's traditional music. Students of all melody instruments, and particularly those who play the tin whistle and uilleann pipes, will learn slides, scoops and more in this three-hour session. At 2 p.m., Irish Arts Center, 553 West 51st Street, Clinton, (212) 757-3318, irishartscenter.org; $50, or $45 for students and 65+.
Italian-American Vernacular Culture (Tuesday) In this talk at the City University of New York Graduate Center's Gotham History Forum, panelists will reflect on the city's Italian-American life and culture. At 6:30 p.m., City University of New York Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, at 34th Street, (212) 868-4444, gothamcenter.org; $10, or $8 for members.
Leaf Fest in Rainey Park (Saturday) The leaves raked by volunteers at this waterfront park in Queens will be composted and sent back to city parks to fertilize gardens. Refreshments will be provided. At 11 a.m., Rainey Park, 34th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, www.greenshoresnyc.org/Site/Green_Shores_NYC.html; free.
New York Studio School Exhibition (through Jan. 13) The works of more than 20 graduates of this art school will be on view daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. New York Studio School, 8 West Eighth Street, Greenwich Village, (212) 673-6466, nyss.org; free.
Salt Marsh Nature Center: Astronomy (Saturday) A chance to see the stars in Brooklyn through a telescope, led by the New York City Urban Park Rangers. Dress for the weather. At 5 p.m., Salt Marsh Nature Center, 3302 Avenue U, Marine Park, (718) 421-2021, saltmarshalliance.org; free.
World AIDS Day Events (Saturday and Sunday) Events to honor artists who died with AIDS continue this weekend. On Saturday, a free symposium on the AIDS epidemic's impact on literature will feature writers, artists, filmmakers and directors, including Larry Kramer, Edmund White, John Kelly, Jennie Livingston and Michael Denneny; it takes place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the New School, Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, Greenwich Village, (212) 229-5667, Ext. 3094, newschool.edu; free seating is first come first served. On Sunday at 6 p.m., the music of two composers who had AIDS — Chris DeBlasio and Keven Oldham — will be among the works presented at the Benson AIDS Concerts, named for the actor and musician Eric Benson, who died in 1988. Clemente Solo Vélez Cultural and Educational Center, 197 Suffolk Street, Lower East Side, (212) 260-4080, Ext. 1; $20, or $10 for students.
'The Yorkville Nutcracker' (Thursday) This version of "The Nutcracker," by Francis Patrelle, is set in the New York of 1895. Scenes include a holiday party at Gracie Mansion, dancing at the Crystal Palace in the New York Botanical Garden, and skating in Central Park. The dancers are ages 5 to 65 and feature the New York City Ballet principals Abi Stafford as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Jared Angle as her Cavalier. (Through Dec. 11.) At 7 p.m., Kaye Playhouse, Hunter College, East 68th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues, (212) 772-4448, kayeplayhouse.hunter.cuny.edu; $40 to $85.


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harrogate Town were felled 2-0 away at Nuneaton's Triton Stadium on Saturday, in the Blue Square North.
Having lost 2-0 to Nuneaton earlier this season, Town went a goal down in the 45th minute when the hosts were awarded a penalty.
Danny Glover successfully converted the spot kick before Adam Walker added a second goal 11 minutes later.
Town sit 14th in the table, and play Guiseley at home on Boxing Day.
Meantime, HARROGATE RAILWAY drew 2-2 at home to Prescot Cables in the Evo-Stik First Division North.
Up the road at Claro Road, HARROGATE RUFC were crushed 10-40 by visitors Westoe.
The promotion pushers ran in six tries to Harrogate's two, scored by Ryan Peacey and Tim Heaton.
The power cut which hit the town on Saturday afternoon meant there was no electricity at Claro Road, although this did not affect the match.
Harrogate return to National Two North action in January.


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For months, you've heard how Hispanics could decide the presidential race in crucial battleground states like Florida, Colorado and Nevada. But as much as the campaigns stress their commitment to reaching Hispanic voters, a study for the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce concludes that campaigns are failing to put their media advertising dollars where their mouth is.
Kantar Media's CMAG analyzed TV spending in the nine main battlegrounds and while overall ad spending is way up — by Labor Day it equaled all the ad spending of the entire 2008 cycle — the share of spending on Spanish-language media has stayed steady at about 4.5 percent.
"It's a gross miscalculation by any campaign to continue to advertise and spend 96 percent of their investment dollars on English-only viewership," Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the Hispanic chamber.
In Florida, with 16 percent of all registered voters being Hispanic, only 6.79 percent of the local TV political ad money spent in this election cycle has been on Spanish-language media. Of that, Democrats have spent $4,260,740 and Republicans $2,118,750 on the campaigns for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House, the study found.
Latinos watch English-only stations too, of course, but Monica Lozano, CEO of the media firm ImpreMedia, said naturalized, foreign-born citizens are more likely to vote in elections than native-born Latinos, and they get most of their information through Spanish-language media.
"There is no 'right' level of Spanish-language advertising," Palomarez added. "But certainly both major parties should be prioritizing Hispanic voters and dedicating real resources to reaching those voters. It is not clear that has happened yet in 2012."
Romney visit to come
We hear Mitt Romney is returning to Tampa Bay on Friday. But no word yet on where or what kind of event he will hold.
GOP chooses replacement to run for District 42 seat
The Republican Party of Florida on Saturday chose Michael LaRosa, R-Celebration, as a replacement candidate for House District 42, which became enmeshed in scandal last week.
Rep. Mike Horner, R-Kissimmee, abruptly dropped out of the race when his name came up on a client list during an investigation into an alleged prostitution ring.
Horner's name will remain on the ballot, but all votes cast for him will go to LaRosa, 30, who graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2004.
LaRosa, the son of a Cuban immigrant and a Miami native, will face Eileen Game, a businesswoman running on the Democratic ticket.
More changes in governor's office under new chief of staff
Adam Hollingsworth, Gov. Rick Scott's new chief of staff, continues to reshape the governor's office. The latest move came Monday with the announcement from Lane Wright, press secretary for the governor, that he will be leaving his post to work at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Wright will be replaced by deputy press secretary Jackie Schutz.
Arriving is Tom Yu, former director of research for the Republican National Committee, who will do research and writing for the governor.
Wright's departure follows that of Brian Burgess, who left the governor's office in September to become spokesman for the Republican Party of Florida.
Burgess was replaced by Melissa Sellers, a veteran of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's communications staff who also worked on the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Times/Herald staff writers Toluse Olorunnipa and Mary Ellen Klas contributed to this report.


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Heilala Vanilla began as an aid project in 2002
A vanilla plantation was established by the Ross family, in partnership with a local family from the village of Utungake in Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga.
In 2005 the first crop was harvested and snapped up by local chefs. Since these small beginnings and a first harvest of 45kg of dried vanilla beans, Heilala has partnered with growers throughout Tonga celebrating their 10th harvest of vanilla beans in 2015. This has had a significant impact on the Tongan economy providing employment and infrastructure across a number of communities.
Products are sold into specialty food retail and fine dining establishments and gourmet food manufacturers in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Brazil, Denmark and the United States.
As well as being a huge boost for growers in Tonga, Heilala's growth and global push is proving to be good news for other vanilla producers. Heilala recently partnered with a new group of vanilla growers in Madagascar. This additional supply of vanilla beans has been selected as they match the flavour profile of the Tongan beans and will be used when required in the manufactured product range.
Heilala is also aiming to get the vanilla industry in the Cook Islands off the ground by assisting and advising growers there. Vanilla growing is still in its early stages but Heilala hopes to include the Cook Islands in the future supply chain.
In 2013, the Heilala Vanilla Foundation was established to ensure the ongoing sustainability of their unique partnership with the community in Tonga. The Foundation is a registered charitable trust with the NZ Charities Commission and each year selects a project to benefit the people of Vava'u.
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Turkey Blames Election Shenanigans on a Cat
Does Turkey have a "cat lobby" to add to the "interest-rate lobby" and other implausible conspiracies that the government has implicated in attempts to destabilize the country?
That's less frivolous than it sounds (though Turkey's Twitterati have had a lot of fun with it). As the days pass since Turkey's disproportionately important local elections on Sunday, a pillar of the country's political life -- the public perception that Turkish elections are free and fair -- is being destroyed.
The suspicions of many Turks were raised on election day, by a series of statistically improbable electricity blackouts that according to local news reports occurred in 40 cities across more than 20 Turkish provinces during Sunday's vote count, in some cases forcing hand counts by candlelight.
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Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has blamed a cat, which got into a substation and shorted out the electricity in Ankara. Other outages were caused by storms and snow, he said. Still, the image of a "lobby" of stray feline kamikazes fanning out across a country that stretches from Bulgaria to Iran to short electricity substations has gripped the imagination of Turkey's social media users. Conspiracy theories are rampant.
Since then, the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, has produced bags of discarded opposition ballots that it says were found in one constituency, as well as numerous discrepancies between written ballots and their digital entries elsewhere. A statistician in Sweden has concluded that in the capital Ankara, the correlation between ballot boxes that have large numbers of invalid ballots and counts that favor a Justice and Development Party victory, is hard to explain. Nothing has yet been proved, but opposition parties have filed appeals against the results in a number of cities.
As these were municipal elections, fraud could have changed the results in tight races, including Ankara, where the preliminary count gave a 1 percentage point margin of victory to the ruling Justice and Development Party candidate, Melih Gocek. When thousands of opposition supporters crowded outside the election board to demand a recount Tuesday, riot police moved in to disperse them, using water cannons and stun grenades.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party say the vote was fair, and are looking forward after their win, which has cleared up the question of whether Turkey's strongman remains popular. Yildiz said today that Erdogan will decide with President Abdullah Gul which of them will run for president in August, an arrangement eerily reminiscent of how then Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev decided who would run for the post in Russia, in 2012. As in Russia, the man with real power (Erdogan), will get to choose.
Turkey's election officials should agree to recounts, and hold them transparently: Faith in the fairness of elections is hard to recoup once lost. Yet the opposition is also missing the point. Erdogan turned Sunday's local elections into a nationwide referendum on his rule, and the answer was a thumping victory of 46 percent to the ruling party, against 28 percent for the CHP in the preliminary national count. Even the levels of fraud being claimed can't account for a chasm that wide.
Turkey's opposition parties need to look forward, too. They need to figure out how to make a dent in Erdogan's dominance before August, when they will probably have to challenge him in the country's first direct presidential election. Failing a dramatic collapse of the economy in the interim, it is hard to see how they will succeed.
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Gallery: This Week at Serious Eats World Headquarters
Happy birthday, Maggie!
On Tuesday we celebrated Drinks editor Maggie Hoffman's birthday with videographer Jessica Leibowitz's homemade, heart-shaped muffins and glasses of Spanish horchata from Despaña (learn more about Spanish horchata in this tour of a horchata factory). She was quite surprised since her birthday is on...Saturday. (We celebrated early because Jessica couldn't come in for the rest of the week.)
Happy birthday, again!
We took the opportunity to celebrate again today with sandwiches from Parm. You don't need cake when you have awesome sandwiches.
Signing bookplates
We know we owe hundreds of you guys signed bookplates for the Serious Eats book. We're working on it! Here's Serious Eats overload Ed Levine and editor Erin Zimmer signing away.
Naptime for Hambone
Hambone napped under the table as we had our signing session.
Hello from Cakespy
We love our contributor Jessie Oleson, aka dessert extraordinaire Cakespy, especially when she pops into our office to say hello and grace us with her smile. Here she's holding up her sock design featuring the almighty Cakespy trinity of unicorns, robots, and cupcakes. See if Jessie's coming to your city during her book tour!
Stuffing tasting
We tasted a whole lot of stuffing made of different kinds of bread prepared by our Food Lab-er Kenji Lopez-Alt. Check back later for the results!
Camera, rolling
Today.com correspondent and former intern Katie Quinn filmed SENY editor Carey Jones talking about some of our favorite pies in America.
All-pie Thanksgiving
Kenji helped realized Ed's dream of an all-pie Thanksgiving by baking off a turkey and cranberry pie, a green bean casserole pie, a stuffing pie (yep), and a mashed potato pie. Talk about carbs!
Pie buffet
Is there such a thing as too much pie? Depends on how many people there are to eat it.
Pie, ATTACK!
Nine pies for eight people. ...Yeah, that might be too much pie. From left to right: ad sales director Leandra Palermo, editors Maggie Hoffman, Erin Zimmer, Robyn Lee, and Kenji Lopez-Alt, SE founder Ed Levine, general manager Alaina Browne, and intern Ben Fishner (and Hambone under the table).
Hambone wants pie
Hambone really wanted in on the pie pig-out. Let the puppy stares begin.
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The leading provider of wireless communication services in South Korea, SK Telecom Corp. (SKM) has reported its first quarter 2012 results. Quarterly net income plunged 39.9% year over year to KRW 323 billion (approximately $291 million). Increased investments in advanced wireless networks and mobile tariff cuts were largely responsible for the decline in the quarter.
Total operating revenue for the first quarter was KRW 3,016 billion (approximately $2.7 billion), down 3.7% year over year given the drop in most of the product lines. Consolidated operating revenue grew 2% to KRW 3,986 billion ($3.6 billion) driven by growth in 3G and 4G LTE subscriber growth and improvement in revenues from SK Planet.
Mobile service revenue dropped 2.1% year over year to KRW 2,621 billion (approximately $2.4 billion). Interconnection revenue declined 14.4% to KRW 254 billion ($229 million) while new business and other revenue was down 10.8% at KRW 141 billion ($127 million) from the year-ago quarter.
Operating Income & Expenses
Operating income fell 26.4% to KRW 452 billion (approximately $407 million) in the first quarter, resulting in operating margin of 11.3%, down 440 basis points. The decline was mainly due to the reduction in mobile tariffs
Despite lower marketing expenses and increased smartphone activations, operating income lacked luster due to spectrum reallocation and higher investment.
Operating expenses rose 7.3% year over year to KRW 3,533 billion (approximately $3.2 billion). Marketing expenses fell 7.6% year over year to KRW 725 billion ($652.5 million). Marketing to sales ratio improved to 24.0% from 25.1% in the year-ago quarter.
Subscriber, ARPU & Churn
During the first quarter of 2012, subscribers increased 2.2% year over year to 26.56 million with a net addition of 4,000 customers.
ARPU (average revenue per user) fell 3.1% year over year to KRW 39,126 (approximately $35.21) owing to cuts in monthly mobile service rates while the churn rate remained stable at 2.5%.
SK Telecom exited the first quarter with KRW 2,457 billion of cash and marketable securities on its balance sheet. Debt-to-equity ratio was 63.7% compared with 44.6% in the year-ago period. Capital expenditure increased to KRW 482 billion from KRW 300 billion in the year ago quarter.
Our Analysis
SK Telecom continues to lead the domestic wireless market through successful smartphone offerings as well as the expansion of its 4G LTE service. Moreover, 3G network expansion, Apple Inc. (AAPL) iPhone offerings, cloud computing and mobile software businesses should boost the company's long-term prospects. However, increased promotional expenses and heavy handset subsidies may drag the company's earnings in the near future. SK Telecom is continuously investing to improve its network visibility that would restrict its future earnings. Further, we remain cautious on tariff reductions, intense competition from its major rival KT Corp. (KT) and heavy regulation by the Korean ministry.
We are currently maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation on SK Telecom. For the short term (1–3 months), the stock retains a Zacks #3 Rank (Hold).
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Best-selling author Caroline Myss was pondering her next body of work when she witnessed a spontaneous act of generosity. A young man, tattooed and pierced, ran to help an older woman with a bundle of packages at the risk of missing his oncoming bus. That act, coupled with her own experience of receiving a helping hand just when she needed it, got Caroline thinking: What are the long-range consequences that result from even the smallest favors offered to others? What really takes place in the energetic field of life when someone responds to someone else in need? On Invisible Acts of Power, this four-time New York Times best-selling author employs her experience as a renowned medical intuitive to answer these questions, explaining why being of service to another person is not an option - it is a biological necessity. Invisible Acts of Power invites you to learn more about:
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As we move from visible acts, such as caring for a friend, to invisible acts, such as prayer and healing, we act divinely, without desire for credit or reward. Using her own stories and those drawn from her thousands of readers and listeners worldwide, Caroline Myss chronicles the many ways you can create small yet profound miracles, gain a greater sense of spirituality, and transform your life and others' lives in an instant. An original adaptation of the author's book by the same title.
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The biggest tip this autumn is not for a single fashion
item, but the welcome return to INVESTMENT DRESSING!
The attitude of consumers is changing again. Investment dressing is on the way back.
The economic recession
is biting the purse strings at every level. People are
waking up to consuming too much of not just clothes, but of everything. Individuals have become
aware of over-estimating their real need for consumables, whether it be food, fuel or
fashion items. This past year many of us have realised we
have to slow down on purchasing or we will drive ourselves mad.
Ask yourself do you
really need to move to larger accommodation, or do you really
need to buy less and get rid of existing excess consumables,
especially poor quality fashion goods.
The solution is to buy less clothing, but
to buy better quality items that fit perfectly, and the garment
is finished smoothly.
Become a fussy shopper in the way women did years ago.
Don't consider returning goods, buy only with the attitude that
it won't be going back. That self imposed lack of a
'return me within 28 days' safety valve, will
really stop and make you ask yourself if the purchase really is the right
We need to adopt investment dressing strategies now.
Everyone needs to understand the real meaning of a trend in
fashion rather than use it to indulge in every fad on the
dress rails. The time has come to slow down, ignore the
hype, and think slow fashion and investment dressing.
Quality lasts, quality shows, and moreover, quality feels
good. In future, think quality investment dressing.
Begin by trying to find which
silhouette is currently in vogue. Then think in fashion history terms,
'where is the silhouette trend
likely to go next?'
The silhouette is changing again and, a more architectural,
sculptured contour is developing. What we are seeing is
folded fabric with geometric cutting, flared squared corner panels,
and high proud or wide
collars. The resulting look is an
exaggerated three dimensional style. Fabric wraps about
the body creating a cocoon and this redefines the body contours
creating the current fashion
silhouette. Observe this trend in the four coats below:
Far left - Aquascutum Anahita coat in blue contrast.
Centre left - Aquascutum Hine coat in dark brown.
Centre right - Aquascutum Hera coat in indigo.
Far right - Aquascutum Enki coat in blue.
More here on the
winter coats
fashion trends page.
The above photo line-up displays coats from the British
company Aquascutum; they have been renowned for superb coat designs for 155
years. These coat images are from the
Autumn 2008
Aquascutum collections. Aquascutum outerwear was worn by
royalty and film stars long before the
celebrity cult, as we know
it today, even existed. For over a century the Aquascutum brand
has been a byword for beautifully made, quality garments of
understated British elegance.
For autumn 2008, Aquascutum created a silhouette that was
balanced superbly with innovative womanly shaping, but with
control over loose volume creating a soft roundness.
Sculptured collars and hemlines, shapely sleeves are all the
features note to help select instant updated coat looks.
Let me remind you again about investment dressing.
Quality lasts, quality shows, quality feels good. Think
quality investment dressing.
When shopping for new clothes, whether, coats, jackets dresses
or knitwear, think about this sculptured
approach. Look for the little edgy details that say: 'forward and
new in cut', but still have classic appeal. Seek only garments
that are both statement
making and investment dressing.
One of the strong trends in looser silhouettes this autumn is that of the
pyramid coat. In this example near right Aquascutum uses
the pyramid trapeze to create a youthful looking coat with a
hint of vintage.
Near right - Aquascutum Vintage Collection - Diplomatic coat in
pink, Fall 2008.
NB. Please note that the Vintage Collection is only
available in the Aquascutum, 100 Regent Street,
UK and Marunouchi, Japan store. Go to the Aquascutum website if
you wish to order from their waiting list. Other ranges
are sold at select venues globally.
Far right - Aquascutum Colli coat in purple from the Aquascutum
London collection Autumn 2008.
The House of Dior also did this well too and you can see more
swing coat styles on the
fashion trends page and on the
winter coats
fashion trends page.
Trend Alert Wardrobe Tip - Look for attention demanding
collars, they could be
sculpted, shawl, scarf or fur, but the collar must have
Another indication that this is an important trend is the number of collar variations.
Look out for flat, wide, large collars, also shawl or cowl collars, all
are important fashion statements in autumn coats, dresses and
When designers want to add a touch of luxury to dresses, they
have used
collars, whether fake or real to create an eye-catching fashion. Mongolian fur and collars made from
feathers, also add a contrasting looser Boho texture.
Near right - Debenhams Autumn/Winter 2008 Womenswear from Betty
Jackson. Black fur collar jacket £85/€132.
Far right - Hobbs Autumn Winter 2008 - Keeler cocktail dress in
winter cream with feather neck detail. Read more
winter white for AW 2008/9 here.
The first three coats here have an easy straight line.
Each is trimmed with a flat fur collar, and the coat on the
right has deep fur
cuffs. You may also begin to notice coats with really deep fur
arm-warmers that creep to at least elbow level. Read and
see more coat styles in
winter coats.
Above far left - Fur collar check coat by Michale Kors.
Above centre left -
Lilac felted boucle balmacaan with dyed mink collar by Michael
Above centre right - Wallis Autumn/ Winter 2008 - Stone fur collar
cocoon coat £90/€115.
Above far right - Fabulous fur trims on this Aquascutum Reaburn coat
in grey. From Aquascutum's Autumn 2008 Vintage Collection.
NB. Please note that the Vintage Collection is only available for
collection in the Aquascutum, 100 Regent Street, UK and Marunouchi, Japan store.
you want to get more wear out of an existing coat or dress in
your wardrobe, then tune into this fashion trend by updating the
garment with a tie-on, button-on fur collar, or buy a tippet fashion
This fur collar detachable accessory, is from Wallis and also comes in a blonde tone.
Right - Wallis Autumn 2008 Collection -
Black faux fur ribbon tie stole £12/€20. See more
fur looks here in winter coats.
Trend Alert Wardrobe Tip - Tie Bow Necklines.
Coats also sport ties at the neck. The ties are versatile and can
become scarves or bows if you wish to adjust the look. This
characteristic is used on many knitwear pieces as well as
blouses. This is a classic look that goes in and out of fashion
Far left - Wallis purple scarf wool coat £75/€95 from Wallis.
Near left - Wallis grey chunky knit tie cardigan knitwear from Wallis Autumn 2008
Womenswear Collection - £45/€70.
After years in the wilderness the tie neck blouse has come back
into fashion, and at last they
don't look too granny-like especially when made in luxury satins
and worn with skinny leather trousers. The ties can either become bows, or left
trailing as a scarf. Several trends are running at
once in this dressy blouse right. Notice the full blouson
Bishop style sleeves, which are a perfect foil beneath a bell coat, cropped coat,
or jacket outerwear sleeves. Observe the deep sheen of the
rich satin fabric; also note the extra long and shaped cuffs. Very 1970s.
Above right - Wallis Autumn/ Winter 2008AW - W:Limited Edition
mink satin neck-tie blouse £35/€45. This
blouse left hits all the right style notes with its beautiful bloused sleeves with deep cuffs.
A few years ago volume frightened most women, even in sleeves,
but now sleeves have developed some very pretty feminine fullness.
As always happens in costume history, sleeve fullness is
best highlighted when the cuff is deep. So now we find
that cuffs are lengthened and shaped to the forearm, as a result that blouson
fullness can be displayed both attractively and practically as a
true Bishop sleeve.
the Autumn of 2008, cowl necklines have grown into even larger
sculptural forms. Find cowl and 'stand' necklines on knitwear, jackets and
Far left - Catwalk show cream fringed long line sweater with cowl neckline
Observe the elongated sleeves and
see that the jumper is hip length.
Near left - Catwalk inspired Aran style cowl knit from Oasis Autumn
2008 collection.
Note how winter white, creamy white and natural tones from the catwalk shows
have made an impact on high street knitwear.
By now many of you will own more than one jacket, or coat with
cropped three quarter sleeves. For that reason, to get more wear
out of it, and make it pay for itself through this autumn at least,
invest in the black body sweater shown below.
Trend Alert Wardrobe Tip - Seek tops with high
polo/roll necklines.
With so many sleeves being cropped on coats and jackets, you
will need a warm basic layer underneath for the winter months.
Now the
most useful layering basic must-have will be the polo neck
sweater. This
slim-fit polo neck is also a perfect garment to team with a biker
Buy from any source - from the mall or
online. Wallis, Marks and Spencer, John Lewis, NEXT to Dolce & Gabbana all
have these slim fit layering sweaters in stock. This is
the no-brainer must-have garment, otherwise buy long gloves now!
Note those hand covering extra long sleeves.
Right - Wallis Autumn/Winter 2008 - Black knitted polo neck
jumper -£25/€40.
Far right - Coat with cropped cape sleeves by Principles for
Autumn 2008.
The polo roll-neck, extra long, sleeved sweater is a staple
must-have for Autumn 2008 and Winter 2009. Make sure you
buy a quality garment to add to your wardrobe.
The short-cropped jacket has been popular now for several
Heavier hip length coats perfect for wearing with jeans or pants still have
that swing feel. They can easily be made to look more
fitted with a belt.
There are two fitted jacket styles that look like winter winners
- opt for either a
military tunic, or a leather biker jacket. Both have a
more fitted
design rather than the more swingy look of recent seasons.
Scores of jackets for autumn winter show military styling,
either with button placement, Hussar decoration, majorette
trims, piping and stand collars. Military is still a
strong trend.
black jackets show how a trend develops. This old
favourite remains classic yet manages to achieve new distinctions
each year.
Left - Designer Vanessa Bruno cropped military jacket.
Centre - Dorothy Perkins AW 08 - Tailcoat military jacket £40
€65, Lace-edged skirt £40 €65, Strappy sandals £30 €45. Far right - Military coat
from Dorothy Perkins is exactly the same jacket as above, but
shown flat and also from Autumn/Winter 2008/9.
You may already have a military line jacket from last winter, if
so, with a bit of tweaking it could be swiftly updated.
You could change the buttons or
add a bit of military ribbon braid. With the resulting
savings, you could do a bit of investment dressing and forget
military and spend instead on a biker jacket. You can also read
more about the full length
military coat style in winter coats.
Trend Alert Wardrobe Tip - The leather biker jacket is the most
talked about new fashion trend for Autumn 2008. Buy
it now and it will soon pay for itself since a short jacket is
perfect for keeping you warm while looking good in the months leading up to Christmas.
If a new jacket is on your must-have list, then browse the racks
of leather biker
jackets, because already this is shaping up to be the hottest fashion trend of
Autumn 2008.
If your choice of biker jacket is a leather version then do
think of its as an investment. A tan, taupe, soft brown,
inky blue, grey or coloured leather bike jacket will see you through more seasonal
options than the heaviness of darkest black leather.
grey leather zipped biker jacket near left, is by design house
Balenciaga and is available online from Matches at £1275.
This black leather zipped biker jacket right, and also modelled
far left, is by high street Dorothy Perkins Autumn/Winter 2008
collection leather jacket £100/€160.
In my own search for a jacket I have been browsing online to get
a feel for what is available.
This autumn make sure you check out Oasis, either online or in
their nearest shop. When I visited they had 6 different leather biker styles on offer,
moreover, each style had different colour options. Older
complexions look better in softer tones of leather. Shiny
black leather can look harsh and hard. Which
ever price range you are looking at, just be sure that the leather feels
good and soft, furthermore because there is so much choice, be
sure that this is the jacket you really want.
A biker
jacket is one item
you may wear to death this winter, therefore, consider spending more than
usual and put it in the category of investment dressing.
There are alternatives to a biker jacket in the form of gilets in fur, Mongolian fur, velvet, leather, knit, sheepskin,
denim. These styles fit seamlessly
into Russian Doll/Boho/Folkloric fads.
Read more about folkloric
fashion trends on the Folk page.
The leather biker jacket and the fur gilet shown left are both from the
Oasis autumn 2008 collection. Prices TBC.
I love this butter colour gilet shown right, it's also from Oasis Autumn
2008/9 range. This particular garment is made from Mongolian fur including the curly
trim. The shapely silhouette means you will stay shapely too.
However, gilets can make you look as roly-poly as a Michelin man if you don't choose
This gilet is in Oasis stores now and costs £75, UK
sizes 8 to 16. Oasis fashion stores also have 2 reversible fur gilets in
lovely tone of cocoa and a lighter creamy tone of butter, at just £50
each and to fit a similar size range.
A gilet is great for keeping you warm outdoors, but
indoors it may easily become too hot. Consider the knitted alternatives
this season has to offer. Knitwear is back on track and the fashion
selection is huge.
Knitwear for autumn falls into
an attractive, but mixed bag, with some knits made up in
silky fibres or mohair. There are also intricate textured lacy knits,
cobweb fine knits or superfine classic fully fashioned finer
Styles drift from extra long asymmetric cardigans, through to hip
length longer tunics and useful cropped styles. The latter style
is especially good at helping women cover up the bare gap at shoulder level
and real life bingo-wing arms.
Far left - Knitwear from Rodarte.
Near left and right - Catwalk knitwear.
Chunky knitwear takes on texture through the use of garter stitch.
Also, cable style
knitwear and rich complex patterns that we have not seen for a
decade re-emerged in the Autumn of 2008.
Grey is a strong trend in knitwear, and the high street has good
range of grey cardigans. Many are made more interesting by their
texture of cables, rib patterns and interesting collars in
both short cropped and longer length styles.
See more examples in the shops now on the fabrics/knits page. There are also long
or short cardigans with full collar trims, cowls and fringe as
shown further up this
Right - Plumo Autumn 2008 Longer line lacy knit tunic.
Autumn and winter is a good season for trousers with several
styles on offer.
If you want 70s style, then flares are for you. If you
fancy 80s, then try carrot top fuller looser pants. For
eveningwear, it is possible to go the whole hog and adopt
sequin pants, brocade or gold lamé looks. But keep that trend just
for the month of December. Christmas is the time to put on
the glitz.
Leather skinnies will team will with that biker jacket, but if
casual is more your personality, then loose jeans are just fine too. Find them
at Warehouse.
The contrast between the over-the-foot flowing flares, and cropped at-the-ankle shorter lengths could
not be greater. See these cropped jeans to the right
Ahhh... choice... wonderful.
I'll just be getting the
trousers that suit my body shape best. If we are not
careful some of the pants on offer may well be destined for that fancy dress
box we keep for Halloween.
Right - Skinny ankle jeans and jacket from House of Fraser.
Left - Clothes by Warehouse from the Autumn 2008 Gentry
Coat £90/€140, Waistcoat £40/€62, Trousers £45/€70, Shirt
£40/€62, Scarf £16/€25, Beanie £12/€19, Bag £30/€45, Boots
Mannish trousers in the style of Marlene Dietrich or Katharine
Hepburn, with deep wide flares, suit many working women,
and all the main stores are stocking such lines. Soft
loose tunics team well with the flared trousers, as a result the whole
outfit flows. Wide flares are particularly attractive when used
in evening jumpsuits.
The newest lines in the stores right now are these peg-top narrow ankle
cropped trousers shown above left and right. The really fashion aware will
be heading straight for these slim line pants that taper to the
ankle. Narrow line trousers which show the ankle will need
an attention grabbing shoe-boot to seal that gap.
What an excuse
to buy new footwear like these neutral trouser boots, or shoe boots
in patent greyed taupe. The punched work is a decorative
feature on a
great deal of autumn footwear.
Far right - Hobbs Autumn Winter 2008 - Sara Shoe boot - Brogue
Style Shoe boot - Grey - £ 159.
Wardrobe Tip Trend Alert - If you have abandoned pants in
favour of skirts, autumn sees a change which fits in with the
season, and as result skirts are getting longer. Start to think skirts below the
Other winter options for the bottom half of the body, rest with
variations of the
skirt. Younger looks do include minis, but there were
fewer of this length than some years.
Really the shortest skirts around are prom slouch skirts,
which work well with trends such as Russian Boho.
The key trend with skirts is that they are now more ladylike.
Tulip skirts with reigned in fullness offer potential to add
variety to your clothing. The line is straight, but not straight.
Right - Taupe tulip shape skirt from Principles Autumn/Winter
2008 Key Items - Mocha belted tulip skirt £55/€85.
Far right - The tulip wrap prom puff skirt in this tartan check wrap dress
is from Primark. It costs just £14.00 and is shown worn
with platform town shoes £12.00, with
opaque tights. All from the Primark
Autumn/Winter 2008 Collection.
The dress has firmly re-established itself as winner with
women and girls worldwide. It's such simple all-in-one ready to
go dressing. There is a variety of bodice styles, raised
true waistlines, with perpendicular or fuller skirts.
You will see straighter silhouette styles vie with blouson drop
waist Boho folksy shapes. Whilst puffy full skirt prom dresses are all
perfect for the party season ahead.
The newest looks have more ladylike, longer skirts
which rest on, or below the knee.
investment dressing terms, opt now for longer skirt lengths.
To my
mind, the prom style on younger girls does look better with a shorter skirt. This
look is easy to lengthen if you are happy to style your dress with a
visible net petticoat. Many prom dresses are also being sold
this way, hence many are of indeterminate length.
Far left - Black dress from Wallis Autumn Winter 2008/9.
Centre - Royal purple dress by L. K. Bennett and stocked at
selected John Lewis stores.
Right - Debenhams Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2008 - Betty
Jackson. Black red cowl neck belted dress £55/€85.
The popularity of maxi lengths this summer, means we are
likely to see a return to full evening gowns for formal evening
wear. Since dresses have become more usual, a cocktail
dress is no longer always dressy enough for the most
formal of events. See more formal gowns on the evening
page. See a straight gold printed
dress teamed with a fur coat in the winter coats page..
Wardrobe tip - Purple and tomato red are great colours for autumn
Top colours for Autumn 2008 include red, teal, inky blues,
aubergine purple and winter white. More shades are listed on the
trends for AW2008 page.
Colour is always important to any season. Even dusty or subdued
hues can add to the impact of a season. This autumn invest in the strongest colour trends of tomato red, teal
blue, and purple.
Popular prints include the Paisley pattern of the folkloric fashion
trend. This exotic and mythical pattern was even
incorporated into rich bold damask materials.
Ornate tapestry patterns were all
part of the
Gucci show and the hysteria bag collection.
Animal Trends
In mass market and higher end terms the animal fashion trend is set to continue through the Autumn
2008/Winter 2009 fashion season. You, like me probably already have some animal print items, or
possibly clothes with
animal lining. I have a small cute leather leopard print handbag I bought
in Russell and Bromley in Autumn 2006. So far the bag has
had only
occasional wear, but now I'm going to wear it out, as this is the trend
for this autumn.
This year
if I buy anything new in animal print, it will most likely be an
accessory. Since I already have a leopard handbag I may well
select a black and white zebra print
bag. But I am duty bound to tell you that the leopard
print blends with no end of outfits, in just the same way that a tan
handbag is versatile. Leopard print is a fashion trend that wafts
in and out of fashion with regularity. I have a leopard umbrella
that I was given one Christmas as a jokey gift about 10 years
ago. It has not dated! Leopard is now a classic print, so
classic that Dolce and Gabbana and Prada both have Animalier
Left - Jaeger Tilly style leopard handbag. Price to be
confirmed, but other bags in the Jaeger Tilly range are
£299-399. See more
animal bags
Footwear is a good buy for animal print products. See lots of
shoe styles on the
animal prints
page. I have found
animal print accessories have a knack of going with numerous
outfits, and leopard print in particular looks terrific with black or camel
clothing. Zebra zig-zag stripes are smart with strong bright colours as well as
teaming zebra print with the more obvious black.
If you are new to animal prints, then learn more about the
different types of animal skin on my
animal trends page. See small pictures showing the
differences between ocelot, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard and
giraffe and tiger markings. Read more about
animal fashion
trends here.
Wardrobe Tip - The classic handbag has made a return.
My money is on this
bag shape from Vivienne Westwood's RED LABEL.
Vivienne Westwood at selected House of Fraser stores - Doctor's
handbag at £565.
Read more about bags and shoes
on the dedicated bag pages on this website.
At last, scarves are clearly making a comeback, but this time
they are regal heritage silk head squares covered with classic
motifs and equestrian styling.
Now is the time to search through your over flowing drawers to
find a classic scarf you have had many years.
How you wear your scarf is up to you. You can be queenly and
wear a silk head square like a countrywoman.
Alternatively, wear
it cowboy style, draped around the neck, or simply tied at the
front like a large shawl collar.
With the folkloric fashion trend so strong this autumn you
can drape a scarf how you prefer. Make sure longer scarves have
lots of fringing to keep that Boho vibe. You could kill
three fashion trends in one go with this cashmere scarf.
Choose from the soft cashmere red
and black animal print, or the luxurious green snakeskin print scarf
with its long fringe.
Both scarves are from Jaeger. Quality lasts, quality shows, quality feels good.
Ladies I love fashion, but fashion is just like buses - there
will be another trend along any day now, next week, next month,
even next year! Learn now to think in terms of investment
To my mind, one of the contributing factors of
this fashion conundrum, is the availability of
fashion which is too
often out of synchronization with the real season, the real
weather that week, and needs of real women. But we have been
encouraged to buy ahead in case the item is gone in our size
when we next shop.
At last, women on a tight,
or reduced budget are resisting purchasing fashion out of line
with their immediate needs. Now women are thinking twice
about buying the latest fashion trend months ahead of the
intended season.
Experience has taught many of
us that all too often clothes for a season not fully arrived are
part of retailing 'keep them interested' bridging lines. Many such
garments are on final sale a mere 4 or 5 weeks later, before
even the real climatic seasonal change has arrived. Even
more galling is our noticing that fresh stock always seems
prettier, more attractive and less dull than the item bought on
an earlier visit. All this is frustrating women who are
ultimately waiting longer and longer to buy not only in season,
but at 50% the original price.
So for this Wardrobe Tips page I decided to see
what we really do need to own in fashion trend terms to stay
within current fashion trends for Autumn 2008 and Winter 2009.
I hope you have found an idea here for your own perfect piece of
investment dressing when you
plan your new
wardrobe this season. Check out the
winter coats
page here.
You have been reading an original fashion article by Pauline
Weston Thomas at
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with images courtesy of Aquascutum London, Debenhams, Hobbs,
Wallis, John Lewis, Oasis , Principles, Dorothy Perkins, River
Island, Jaeger London, Swarovski, Warehouse, House of Fraser,
Primark, IFTF and Plumo.
Header image Aquascutum Colli coat in purple from the Aquascutum
London collection Autumn 2008.
Date added 28 July 2008 - Ref:P693.
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This weekend it might finally feel like Spring is in the air – the weather report is calling for sunny skies. So grab your sunglasses and get out of the house, because it's time for your Arts/Culture/Weekend:
Jewels in the Square // This series of free outdoor performances in Union Square kicked off on April 20 and will continue through October. This Sunday, the series will co-present the Chinyakare Ensemble with Young Audiences of Northern California. // DETAILS: 2-3pm, Sunday May 1, Union Square, San Francisco; Cost: FREE.
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