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Tan Through Your Tangas
and Bronze Below Your Bikini
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Innovative
new fabric could have you glowing from top to toe
Embarrassing tan-lines are a thing of the past thanks to
a brand new tan-through fabric developed by UK designer
Kiniki.com.
The fabric, which looks and feels like any other
swimwear material has been used to create a whole new
line of stylish men’s and women’s swimwear for Summer
09.
Ranging from revealing men’s tangas to more demure
ladies’ swimsuits, Kiniki.com’s latest line offers sun
worshippers the perfect means to achieve an all-over
bronzed look.
“It’s a double celebration for us right now,” says John
Walker, founder of Kiniki.com. “Not only have we secured
a worldwide patent on our tan-through fabric, but we’ve
now officially launched into the womenswear market.”
Established in 1976, the company has grown from a
backroom business for mail order men’s underwear into a
British manufacturing success story, sending tangas to
Tonga and briefs to Brazil, and averaging around 1
million sales a year.
Kiniki.com, based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
was one of the first businesses to take advantage of the
e-commerce trade in 1996.
Walker began his career driving by the seat of his pants
as a test driver for Michelin tyres, but it was the
chance-reading of a book about the mail order trend in
the USA that propelled him into switching from spare
tyres to six packs.
“My advice is to keep mass marketing a repeatable
product that has a large mark up and is easy to
package,” says Walker. “I read that in a business book
in the 1970s and I have never looked back.”
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For further information, see
www.kiniki.com
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Summer Fashion from Damart
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Look
fabulous this Summer with the new collection from
Damart. With something for all occasions including a
special night out, holiday and cruisewear, there's
something for everyone.
The classic
little black dress can always be found in any stylish
woman's wardrobe, and this is certainly the star in
Damart's trend crown. With a sexy ruffle and shapely
cut, the dress is finished off in style with a
bejewelled brooch. Perfect for a romantic dinner out or
cocktails with friends, this elegant dress is sure to
get you compliments.
You can
never have enough tops on your holiday and this pretty
Polka Dot top is another versatile addition to your
wardrobe. Polka dots are proving very popular this
Summer, with their classic style and 50's-glam feel.
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Damart's
cross-over top is an easy to wear take on this popular
trend. It has a flattering v-neck cut with tie detail to
the side, making it elegant and slimming. Available in
sizes 10 - 24. Price is just £17.00.
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Add a touch of glamour and compliment sun
bronzed skin with an outfit that shimmers when the sun
is shining. Metallic shades are perfect for highlighting
your Summer tan. With this in mind, Damart offers this
pretty vest as shown below.
Embellished with pearls and bronze beads
it has just a hint of sparkle running through the
lightweight fabric. Wear it with white linen trousers
for a casual daytime look or smart jeans and skirts to
add a bit of night time glamour. Available in sizes 10 -
22 price is £35.
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According to leading designers, this year
beach chic is redefined with geometric prints and retro
silhouettes which are timeless yet remain thoroughly
modern. From the catwalks of Milan, geometric prints
feature heavily this season along with the revival of
the more conservative retro 40s and 50s style.
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Look classic and stylish on the beach
this year with Damart's swimwear which mirrors the
monochromatic trend, the epitome of chic.
With the one-piece considered more
flattering than a bikini, celebrities such as Nicole
Richie and Elizabeth Hurley are opting for these more
elegant styles. Swimsuits and tankinis are available in
sizes 10 - 26 with prices ranging from £11 to £18.
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With the changeable climate and often
chilly evenings, a Summer jacket is another key item for
your wardrobe. The essential striped blazer has seen a
big come back on the catwalks recently, and the shape
and cut of this jacket make it perfect for pairing with
jeans or small skirts to make any wardrobe on trend and
up to date. Great for cruisewear or UK holidays for a
walk along the promenade. Price is £49.
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Buy online
with Damart's easy to use website at
www.damart.co.uk or alternatively
telephone 0871 882 1111 for home shopping.
Fashion
brand Damart offers many versatile additions to your
wardrobe, from must-have accessories to investment
pieces. Best known for its pretty lace edged thermals,
the 2009 Summer collection from Damart houses everything
from dresses and swimwear to accessories and underwear.
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Fashion Tips
for July
By Jenny
Itzcovitz, Fashion and Beauty
Editor, Sixtyplusurfers
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Pretty spotted
blouse from
Kaliko
It's Summer and we can now enjoy
some warm sunny weather. So
brighten up your wardrobe and
inject some colour and cheer to
your look.
Polka dots and a
retro 1950s feel is back in
fashion. Make that look your own
with this pretty fuchsia spotted
blouse and romantic skirt with
bow tie at the waist from
Kaliko.
If you're on the
petite side and find that all
your clothes are too long, we've
featured the stylish new
collection from Minuet Petite.
The pretty Summer shades and
styles are
stunning.
Black is best
worn in the evening, and if
you're looking for a classic
little black dress that is sure
to get you compliments, we
highly recommend the great new
dress from Damart. Their Summer
collection is perfect for all
your holiday needs and items can
be ordered online.
And we haven't
forgotten the men. Stand-out is
a great new website that offers
stylish shirts and holiday wear
for all tastes. They've got great
check shirts, t-shirts, shorts,
canvas shoes and even hats. And
best of all you can buy it from
the comfort of your own home.
If you're
planning a holiday, you'll need
plenty of swimwear. Especially
if your hotel has a pool or
you're near a local beach. Keep
up your tan with the new
'tan-through' swimsuits from
Kiniki. And check out the
geometric print costumes from
Damart.
And don't forget
your sunglasses for a day out in
the Summer or a holiday overseas.
To help you on your way,
Polaroid are giving away three
pairs of their new Take Off
sunglasses for men and Magnet
sunglasses for women. Good luck!
If you have any
fashion tips or bargains you'd
like to tell us about, then let
us know on the Sixtyplusurfers
Chat & Socialise
page.
You can start a
thread on the Message Board,
post a blog or send in a
picture. We're always delighted
to hear from you.
In the meantime,
have a wonderful July.
Jenny x
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Donate Your Old Handbag for
Cancer Research
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Tara Palmer
Tompkinson has already kindly
donated her handbag to the
amnesty
Following the
success of last year’s handbag
amnesty, handbag.com, the
home of fashion, beauty, hair
and celebrity, has joined
forces with Cancer Research UK
to launch the handbag amnesty
2009.
handbag amnesty
2009 will close with an
exclusive handbag.com 10th
Anniversary
celebrity handbag auction
in October, to tie in with
breast cancer awareness month.
All profits will
go to Cancer Research UK, the
largest single funder of breast
cancer research in the UK,
spending around £45 million on
groundbreaking research into the
disease last year alone. Two out
of three women with breast
cancer now survive beyond 20
years thanks to this kind of
funding.
In the run up to
handbag amnesty 2009,
handbag.com and Cancer
Research UK are appealing to all
celebrities to spring clean
their wardrobes and donate one
of their designer handbags.
Last year handbag lovers could
get their hands on Maggie
Gyllenhaal’s Missoni bag, Keira
Knightley’s Prada clutch, Kate
Bosworth’s Mulberry, tote or
Scarlett Johansson’s signed
Rebecca Minkoff scarlet handbag.
And this year celebrities have
once again become involved in
handbag amnesty in a big way.
So
far handbags have already been
donated by Annie Lennox,
Charlotte Church, Fearne Cotton,
Paris Hilton, Shirley Bassey,
Stella McCartney, Tara Palmer
Tompkinson, Lady GaGa, Heidi
Klum, and Barbara Hulanicki from
Biba fame.
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Barbara
Hulanicki from Biba fame has
already donated her handbag
However, handbag
amnesty 2009 isn’t just about
celebrity donations. Members of
the public can also get involved
and help raise money, simply by
donating unwanted handbags to a
local Cancer Research UK shop.
Handbags are one of the most
popular items in Cancer Research
UK charity shops across the
country and sell like hot-cakes.
handbag.com
Digital Publisher Sara Stephenson says, “We are very
proud to again be joining forces
with Cancer Research UK to
launch handbag amnesty 2009.
Last year was such a success in
terms of celebrity and public
involvement, not to mention the
amount of money raised to help
fund vital research into cancer.
With more than 1.5 million
monthly unique users
handbag.com is in a great
position to appeal to our
readers and ask for their
support in beating last year’s
target.”
Terry Mills, associate
director at Cancer Research UK,
says, “We’re delighted to be
working with handbag.com again
on another handbag amnesty. We
hope that by encouraging
supporters to donate their
unwanted handbags to our shops
and to bid for their very own
celebrity handbag, we will be
able to raise even more to help
beat cancer.”
To find out all
about handbag amnesty 2009, go
to
www.handbag.com
To find out more
about breast cancer visit
www.jointhefight.org.uk
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Stand Out with these Great
Shirts and Summer Wear
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If you're looking for some
stylish shirts and men's Summer
clothes that you can buy from
the comfort of your own home,
check out Stand-out.net - a
great website, packed full of
stylish menswear. The range
includes shirts, t-shirts,
shorts, hats, canvas shoes and
everything you will need for
your holiday.
This Vintage red Farah Vintage
Godfrey shirt includes all over
checks on a red background. Made
from 100% cotton, with turn-up
sleeve detail, choose from a
range of sizes from small,
medium, large, and extra large.
Price is £44.
Another favourite from the range
is this Scotch & Soda Short
Sleeve Blue Check shirt, shown
below. It includes all over
check detail, front chest
pocket, embroidery above the
pocket, contrast sleeve cuff
detail, stud fasten front and
branding on the sleeve. Made
from 100% cotton. Price is £44.
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The Fly 53 Illogical Shirt,
shown below, has a cool electric
blue, navy and white check. It
includes a chest pocket and faux
pocket, shoulder epaulettes,
sleeve tab detail and branding
on the chest. Made from 100%
cotton. Price is £39.
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Stand-out
also offers a selection of men's
shorts. These Peter Werth
Tailored Shorts are dark grey
and feature a pinstripe detail
throughout. With two front and
two reverse pockets, they also
have a waist adjuster and belt
loops. Made from 100% cotton.
Price is £39.
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The collection also includes
canvas shoes - great for taking
on holiday or walking. These
Nanny State plimsolls include
contrast reinforced trims, with
classic lace ups. Made from
canvas, in black and white
style. Sizes are from 6 - 11.
Price is £34.
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For more information on the
Stand-out Summer collection
click on
www.stand-out.net
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Sixtyplusurfers
Competition
Win Sunglasses from Polaroid
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Just tell us the
name of this
famous actor
a) Kenneth Branagh
b) Martin Clunes
c) Brad Pitt
d) David Tennant
What you will win!
Win Sunglasses from Polaroid
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Sixtyplusurfers has teamed up
with Polaroid to give away three pairs
Take Off sunglasses for men, and three
pairs of Magnet sunglasses for women, perfect
for the sunny Summer weather.
The fabulous new 2009 Sunglasses
Collection from Polaroid is full of harmonious
colours, retro-chic and catwalk styling combined
with the latest smart materials. It's
unmissable, totally wearable fashion and fun
too!
The 2009 Collection is built
around a simple, but eminently stylish range of
men’s and women’s designs with wide appeal.
Frame shapes reflect the current nostalgia kick
for retro-styling from the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
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Polaroid finds history repeating
itself as the heyday of their classic Aviators,
big tear-drop and cat’s eye frame styles return
with 21st century twist – intricately
decorative designs made from the latest smart
composite materials that make them lightweight
and easy to wear with extra fine design details
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Rebecca Harwood Lincoln, Sales
Manager UK & Ireland for Polaroid Eyewear says,
“We are really excited about the potential this
new range offers to consumers in terms of
choice, design and performance. The new
Collection reflects the heart and soul of our
commitment to deliver affordable fashion and
technical brilliance in products to be proud of
– that’s why Polaroid branding appears on every
pair of our sunglasses!”
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Polaroid Magnet
sunglasses for women
Throughout the Polaroid 2009
Sunglass Collection, colour is key to its
appeal. Well-loved, versatile classics like
black, tortoiseshell and metal tones are there,
alongside subtle new earth shades of olive,
sand, ivory and honey together with some
discreet darks like purple and midnight blue.
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Polaroid Take Off
Sunglasses for Men
The 2009 Polaroid palette
reflects and complements the clothing colours
and relaxed designs seen on the new season’s
catwalks in London, Paris and Milan. Polaroid
has also created some ‘Best of the Best’
fashion ranges building on the worldwide
success of the super-stylish luxury and
performance collections, for discerning women
and men. For the fashionistas, Polaroid has
re-written the style bible with its high-fashion
unisex range.
Anytime, anywhere – Polaroid Suncovers are here!
For the ultimate in convenient
and complete sun protection for your eyes,
Polaroid has created its first ever
international Suncovers Collection, new for the
2009 range. They fit perfectly over optical
frames and are ideal for driving or when walking
out and about.
Perfect Vision
While conventional sunglasses
just make the view darker, Polaroid sunglasses
with their unique PTX4000 polarized lenses,
block out harmful glare and provide 100% UV
protection. They offer the highest level of
protection for your eyes and clarity of vision.
So, not only are these sunglasses perfect for
every occasion, they’ll help you see perfectly
too.
The new Polaroid Polarized
Sunglasses Collection is perfect for everyone
interested in the latest fashionable styles
and superior lens performance. There are
designs to suit every wardrobe and complete your
look with head-turning style, all at
surprisingly good prices.
The Polaroid 2009 Sunglass
Collection is available from independent
opticians Specsavers, regional travel retail
shops, and selected ferry operators nationwide.
Prices start from £43.99 and to
buy online go to
www.polaroidsunglasses.co.uk
To Enter the Competition
Just tell us the name of the famous actor shown
at the top of the page. Then send in your
answer, together with your preferred sunglasses,
full name, postal address and telephone
number by clicking on the Sixtyplusurfers link
below:
sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk
* This competition is open to
our UK readers only
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Sophisticated
Summer Style from Minuet Petite
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As someone who is
very short, shopping for clothes
can often be extremely difficult. Hemlines are
always too long, sleeves are way to big, and the
general fit of outfits is often never quite
right. I've often had to get out needle and
cotton and make my own adjustments.
But now you don't have to become an amateur
seamstress, as Minuet Petite offers its own
glorious, sophisticated and feminine Summer
collection of clothing for the modern and
discerning woman with petite proportions of 5'
4" and under.
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The range exudes versatility with
the focus on function and co-ordination,
ensuring Minuet is the petite destination to
shop.
The collection is all about
sophisticated femininity;
exclusive fabrics, original
prints and stunning colour palettes to ensure
the Minuet Petite range is unreservedly
timeless.
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Garments are easy to wear,
well-cut and designed to lengthen the silhouette
and inspire confidence - Minuet is the petite
collection that’s big on style.
Available in sizes from 8 - 18,
Minuet Petite has approximately 90 outlets in
the UK including House of Fraser, John Lewis and
Debenhams stores and 18 in Europe.
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There is also an
plus on-line store, so you can shop from the
comfort of your own home.
For more information abut Minuet Petite click on
www.minuet-petite.co.uk
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