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She's a Lady

Fashion's nod to Hepburn Modern twist to Georgian style

The Urbanite: Local's Best for Original Gift Ideas

STILL wary of online shopping and struggling for highly original Christmas presents already? For what it's worth, here's my top five Liverpool shopping destinations for the perenially last-minute... 1. The Bluecoat might not spring to mind automatically as a place to find that extra-special gift, but you could do worse than check out their latest exhibition.

Guess the New Store at the Metquarter

Pamper in the City

Buyers Flock to the Web

NEW home buyers are flocking to the web to help their search says SmartNewHomes.com With the average price of a new home in October up 0.7% on last year, a renewed appetite for new homes has emerged.

Fashion: Looking Every Inch the Lady ; Take Laura Davis's Advice and You Can Be Prepared for Gracious and Elegant Living at Every Turn

THE ladylike grace of the sirens of the silver screen can be as elusive as a butterfly to the man who wants to capture it and stick it on a pin. It is difficult to achieve in these modern days of rushing up and down escalators, heels caught in pavement cracks and handbags bursting with mobile phone/Blackberry/ MP3 overload.

Fashion: Dune

CHECK out some of this season's most stylish footwear during a special shopping evening at Dune's Liverpool city centre store at 12 Bold Street, on Tuesday December 5, 6pm-8pm. Style City readers will receive a host of treats, including a 20% discount on any items purchased on the evening, free refreshments and entry into a prize draw to win a pounds 100 shopping spree at Dune.

Fashion: Win a Designer Shopping Spree at Cavern Walks

DO YOU dream of a guilt-free shopping spree in one of Liverpool's most decadent boutique shopping centres? Your dream day could come true, because Style City has teamed up with Cavern Walks to offer you the chance to win pounds 500 to spend in any of its hip stores.

Cool: Naughty, but Very Nice ; Burlesque Is Well and Truly Back in Fashion. Debbie Johnson Takes a Peek at the World of Striptease and Sequins

What I do is more about concealment BURLESQUE, you might think, is a world of saucy strip-tease, of Gypsy Rose Lee, of feather boas and sequins ... even the word rolls slightly naughtily off the tongue.

Cool: What I Do Is More About Concealment

THE Magnet is not the only bar in Liverpool fulfilling the demand for Burlesque. Korova, on Fleet Street, launched its Burlesque night Strip Club this summer, and it has been a runaway success. Taking place once a month, the burlesque beauties performing include the delightfuly titled Burlesque Bambi and Devillia de Dallas, while Millie Dollar's routine pays homage to Hollywood greats like Betty Paige and Betty Grable. Hedy Heights (Sara Rourke by day), is another of their performers. She not...

People: By Invitation Only

THE Town Hall was the venue last week for the Museum of Liverpool Dinner. The waterfront Museum will be a sign of Liverpool's renaissance and growing confidence, sending a message that Liverpool is prospering culturally, as well as economicall y. It will be one of the world's leading history museums, and will be the biggest newly-built English national museum for over a century.

People: Living It Up with ... ; Helen Geach, 21, Lives in Liverpool City Centre and Is Events Manager at Room

What are you reading: The 90th birthday issue of Vogue' I like to keep on top of the latest catwalk trends. Where did you last eat out: Here at Room. I love the chef's take on retro classic dishes like chicken Kiev and corned beef hash.

10 Sparkly Accessories for You and Your Home ; Emma Johnson Helps You Bring Some Bling Into Your Life

01 SPARKLE like a star with this Claudia clutch pounds 45, diamante bracelet pounds 20 and teardrop pendant pounds 7 from Accessorize. 02 CHANDELIERS are seriously back in fashion but need not cost the Earth. Next has a range from pounds 54.99-pounds 99.99.

One Desire

A Cotham solid fuel surround costs pounds 299 and a Rochdale, pounds 249. A classic gas fire like the Valor Home-flame Dream, pounds 599 from Baxi, is energy efficient and would suit a hearth and traditional surround. It has a regal style fret and curved fascia in brass, chrome or black.

Obituary: Steve Benbow

THE man who broke-in mules in Egypt during his military service was one of Britain's most accomplished acoustic guitarists, rising to prominence during the skiffle craze of the 1950s, when most of his contemporaries regarded the mastery of three-chords as something to behold. Despite his fine technique, Steve Benbow believed that there was no shame in a bit of commercial recognition, a notion that made folk purists shudder, which is why many of them continued playing in parlours and church ha...

The Daily Postcard

A Garden City? ; Trust the Post

ONE of our lead stories in the past week featured the news that work is finally starting on Liverpool's Festival Garden site. Only yesterday, we carried pictures showing the famous dome being demolished ready for re development.

Thought for the Day

IT IS not yet Christmas but, judging by the number of phone calls I have recently received from those organising church services, many people have realised that 2007 is just around the corner. A key focus for next year is the two hundredth anniversary of the passing of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. There has already been discussion about how as a nation we can express regret for the pain and inhumanity of slavery' and there is more to be said.

Time Out: Looking Back

Time Out: Quiz Challenge

1. Which Italian city is known for its hard cooking cheese and drycured ham? 2. Mathematically, what are the chances of throwing a double six with two dice?