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Lancashire Evening Post, Monday, October 8, 2012
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whatwomenwant
Spend a little or splurge a lot with your
personal shopper Sam Wylie-HarriS
THe BeST yarNS
May the best knit
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win... Under the
watchful eye of the
splurge
prince of Wales, fashion
retailers across the UK
have teamed up with
university students to
create cool and fun wool
sweaters. The winning
designs will be sold instore during Wool Week,
with 5% of all profits
going back into fashion
education programmes.
Favourites include this
wool bespoke jumper,
£48, from Top Shop (on
sale from October 15).
For stockists, visit www.
campaignforwool.org
SnUGGle up... Made from the
n
kindest and most natural material, this 100% wool throw will not
only provide a cosy night’s rest, but
it’ll keep you warm as toast in front
of the telly. avoca pioneer Throw in
purple, £80, from John lewis. For
stockists, visit www.johnlewis.com
ChariTaBle
n
find... hot off
the production
Spin and display... These three
n
decorative knitting balls in
natural wool colours will look great
n
CraFTy
work... This
book puts the wow
factor back into
wool. Using stunning photographs,
Knitting showcases embroidered
silk stockings,
intricate lacewear,
Victorian beaded
bags and knitted dresses from
designers such as
Jean paul Gaultier
and Julien Macdonald. Knitting:
Fashion, industry,
Craft, edited by
Sandy Black,
published by V&a
publishing, £35.
For stockists, visit
www.vandashop.
com
placed on a coffee table or sideboard. Set of three ceramic balls
with wool design, £19, from isme.
For stockists, visit www.isme.com
Shear sheepskin... This reversible
n
sleeveless jacket in 100% toscana
sheepskin feels as luxurious as it looks.
Short and fitted with a front hook fastening and turn back waterfall collar, tight
curls and loose waves add a natural feel
to one of fashion’s most enduring and
luxe accessories. 100% Toscana Sheepskin Gilet in chocolate, £299, from ruby
+ ed. For stockists, visit www.rubyanded.
co.uk
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All you need for the perfect holiday, home and away
Saturday 26th January 2013
Blackpool International Airport
11 - 4pm
For more details call
01772 838 081/ 01253 361 862
line, Marks &
Spencer’s limited
edition Shwop
Coat is its first
garment to be
made from old or
unwanted wool
clothing donated
by customers.
Shwopping has
already seen more
than one million
items donated to
Oxfam in M&S
stores across the
UK, and the coat
is half the cost it
would be if made
from virgin wool.
Shwop Coat, £89,
from Marks &
Spencer (available
from
selected stores
across the UK
and online from
October 10)
Joo-st the job
A REVOLUTIONARY new skincare
product for young people has been launched
and the firm behind it is calling on young
entrepreneurs to join its co-operative and
become part its growing sales force.
JooMo, which is the first ever 100% truly
natural face wash, is the invention of former
chemist Nick Wallen and marketing expert
Linda Russell, who developed the product
after their teenage twin sons struggled to
find a safe, effective product to combat their
acne.
With youth unemployment in the UK running at 22%, the two social entrepreneurs
are aiming to provide the chance for young
people to build a business for themselves
and develop valuable business skills in the
process.
The social entrepreneurs are now giving
young people between the ages of 16-24 the
opportunity to join the JooMo co-operative,
and hope one day that this co-operative
enterprise will be run by young people.
Nick Wallen, co-founder of JooMo, said:
“Young people have been instrumental in
the success the business has had so far. Our
teenage sons were the reason we set up the
business, we worked with students from the
University of West London on the branding,
and now we are hoping to work with young
people to take the brand forward by becoming sellers.”.”
Young people who join the co-operative
have the opportunity to gain a stake in a
growing business, take a share of the profits
and also have a say in how the co-operative
founders: nick Wallen and
Linda russell
is run. Linda Russell, co-founder of JooMo,
said: “JooMo offers young people the
chance to become business owners at a very
young age. There are plenty of young entrepreneurs out there dreaming of running
their own business, and JooMo offers them
the perfect platform on which to do it.”
The first step to becoming part of the
JooMo team is a small investment of £50
which goes towards providing the sellers
with marketing materials and demonstration products. They can then buy products at
wholesale prices to supply orders.
Nick added: “We are hoping to get sellers
on board either to sell full-time or to earn a
little extra cash while continuing their studies. More people are looking at entrepreneurial activity as a career path because the
jobs market is so bleak.”
The JooMo co-operative was founded with
the help of Co-operative Futures with funding from the Co-operative Enterprise Hub.
More information on JooMo can be found
at: www.JooMo.coop