If you have not used St. Tropez self tanning products then shame on you! They give you a beautiful French Riviera tan almost instantly, trust me I have used their products before. Well if you live in London or plan on visiting now until July 10, Selfridges on Oxford Street is offering customers a spray tan at the store for half the normal price it would cost you. All you have to do is pop into Selfridges and you get to go in one of their tanning huts.
I believe you have to make an appointment and you can do so by calling 0800 123 400 - extension 13234. AND to top it all off, after your spray on tan you get to take home a pair of flip flops
Primark is a clothing store that originates from Ireland, but now primarily operates in the United Kingdom. There are roughly 125 stores in the UK employing nearly 26,000 people (it is easily comparable to Target in the USA). UK consumers are now demanding what is known as ’fast fashion’. In other words, once luxury designers have runway shows, consumers expect the lower cost high street shops to stock similar mock items. Stores such has H&M, Topshop, and Primark (to name a few) are in a race with each other to get the items made and delivered to the stores for immediate purchase by consumers.
Last night the BBC had a program called Primark: On The Rack. Recently there have been major concerns and criticism against the company in regards to its supply chain in India. This BBC program was aired yesterday to expose Primark and tell the public the truth about who is actually supplying the company’s clothing. It is important to note that in every Primark store there are signs throughout stating that all of the clothing is creating using completely ethical and fair trade/labor practices.
Undercover reporters found that there was unethical labor and child labor practices in three of Primark’s subcontracted factories in India. Not just that, in the slums of India, outside the factories children were hand sewing clothing in unsightly working conditions such has in streets, basements and kitchens of homes. The footage was very disturbing and the BBC let Primark know about their findings in which Primark’s response was “Under no circumstances would Primark ever knowingly permit such activities”. Primark has since claimed to have halted business with those suppliers.
My apologies for not updating in a few days. Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has visited the UBTC store. There have already been quite a few purchases made. The design and layout of it is still not complete, but there are some really great products available to bid on. I suggest taking a look at the store if you have not done so already, there are lots of hidden treasures to be found!
As for today, I am going to post a few resort collections for you as promised. Stay tuned!
This Norman-styled stone house was built in 1919. It is one of the many home’s the Lauren’s own. This picture shows the front of the house with Ralph Lauren’s collection of vintage convertables.
A walk in closet to die for!
The master bathroom. One of the 5 rooms that make up the mastersuite!
The master bedroom has a deep royal blue color scheme. Classic Ralph Lauren.
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