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Customers at Rose Mortem are more likely to discover gowns reminiscent of Cyndi Lauper than Cindy Crawford, and the company is jubilant about its latest direction. The Rose Mortem bridal line features pristine whites in traditional bride-to-be fabrics of lace and satin while still remaining true to the label’s trademark alternative flair.

“We’ve focused on making fashion that feels like the music,” said Rose Hemlock, CEO of Rose Mortem. “There is no reason that shouldn’t apply to special occasions. Releasing a non-traditional bridal line that’s actually tuned in to the times – and making all the gowns available in black or white – was a lot of fun and made sense.” Ms. Hemlock has a right to be pleased. At age 28, with a staff of 6 and a glass-walled studio filled with the sounds of heavy machinery and David Bowie, the formerly Denver-based artist and widowed mother of two is the picture of creative success.

The company is already familiar to most black-inclined fashion enthusiasts. Launching in early 1998, the Rose Mortem label quickly made a name for itself by sponsoring and joining US tours of several European alternative music artists. Among them are German synthpop favorites Wolfsheim, South African rock icon The Awakening, and UK gothic rock legend The Mission UK. Today the music continues at Rose Mortem, with the company hinting at the pending acquisition of an established independent record label before year’s end.

Rose Mortem was most recently featured at the Gothic Cruise fashion show sponsored by Holiday Media / Gothic Beauty magazine and in the magazine’s December issue. Designs are available online at the company’s website and at various retailers throughout the world.

About Rose Mortem:
Rose Mortem is an independent fashion label based in Chicago, Illinois. Launching in Denver, Colorado in early 1998, the Rose Mortem fashion label quickly became a staple source for unique and dramatic custom clothing. Today the label has evolved to offer standard sizes and sells to stores worldwide. The company also specializes in custom fashions for musicians, independent films and theatre productions, and coordinates fashion and art shows featuring musicians and artists from around the world.

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Toronto’s premier wedding boutique is excited to announce the opening of a beautiful second location in Etobicoke. Best for Bride specializes in the sales and rental of wedding supplies and accessories, including designer bridal gowns, bridesmaid’s dresses and jewellery. The luxurious new location is sure to make every bride feel like a princess as she shops for her big day.

Best for Bride, Toronto’s premier wedding boutique (http://www.bestforbride.com) has opened a second location at the corner of Dundas and Kipling in Etobicoke. The new convenient location is easily accessible by public transit, as it is right by the Kipling subway station. The new store’s lavish decor will certainly make brides and bridesmaids feel rich and pampered as they browse through the huge selection of gorgeous wedding dresses and accessories. Pictures and map of the new location are viewable here: Bridal Store in Etobicoke (Mississauga).

Best for Bride sells top quality wedding and formal wear at reasonable prices. Their bridal gowns are made of designer fabrics and feature fancy embellishments. Best for Bride’s dresses are created to fit every bride, from petite to plus-size dresses and come in a variety of sizes and colours. Aside from offering dresses for sale, Best for Bride also rents out wedding dresses and accessories, allowing brides to have a wedding of their dreams regardless of budget.

Presently, Best for Bride is offering an amazing special for the rental of bridal accessories (veil, crinoline, tiara, jewellery set, headpieces, gloves, fur cape and shawl) at the price of only $100. More information about this special, as well as prices for the rental of individual items is available here: Rental of Wedding Gowns and Bridal accessories.

Recently, Best for Bride has begun selling wedding invitations and wedding favours to fulfill all wedding needs for their clients. Now, brides and grooms-to be are able to get their wedding outfits, bridal party wear, wedding cakes and invitations and accessories and favors all in one convenient location.

“We are thrilled to be opening our new store in Etobicoke,” said Olga Pomeransky, manager of Best for Bride Bridal Boutique. “This location is spacious and beautifully decorated and we are looking forward to serving our customers here.”

For additional information on the news of this release, visit www.bestforbride.com, or email sales@BestForBride.com Best for Bride Bridal & Evening Wear Boutique is a one-stop bridal store, with two locations in the Toronto, Ontario area to serve and advise their clients.

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Sandbox Couture, a popular online children’s boutique retailer of baby clothes, girls clothes and baby gifts, today announced the arrival of new holiday designs from the high demand clothing line, Biscotti. Leading the holiday line up are the adorable and festive Biscotti dresses as well as many other top brands promoting the best in holiday apparel for little boys and little girls.

Sandbox Couture brings the top picks from fashion favorites to online shoppers offering specials on Holiday Dresses, Holiday Event Dresses, Thanksgiving Outfits and Christmas Gifts for little boys and little girls.

The boutique online retailer has developed a reputation for offering couture fashions that parents and children both appreciate. From unique designs to the hottest trends, Sandbox Couture’s collection of designers offers shoppers the ability to shop wisely and benefit from online savings.

The newly added styles of Biscotti Holiday Dresses are just a preview of the many fantastic items within children’s apparel and holiday clothes for babies and children available at SandboxCouture.com. In addition, many items in the holiday boutique are on sale. As a special thank you, the online retailer is offering shoppers an additional 10% off by entering in coupon code HOLIDAY10 at checkout. With the value already in place at Sandbox Couture, customers can experience as great as 70% in savings.

Representing this season’s top fashion picks and celebrity favorites, Sandbox Couturehas carved out a niche following among couture shoppers. Known as the source for quality childrens clothes and couture fashions for babies and children, Sandbox Couture has provided busy parents a convenient outlet for quality, value and fashion savvy designs for little boys and little girls.

“Holiday shopping is monumental for both shoppers and retailers. It’s not just about slashing prices and pushing inventory. Customers want quality and value, especially in high fashion children’s clothes,” stated Sam Brown, spokesperson for Sandbox Couture. “From fashion trends to the latest designers collections, our goal during the Holiday Season and all year long is to present the best designers at realistic prices,” Brown concluded.

To take advantage of  Sandbox Couture’s Holiday Apparel Collection, please visit http://www.sandboxcouture.com.

About Sandbox Couture
Sandbox Couture is an online children’s boutique retailer, providing designer baby clothes, designer childrens clothing and unique baby gifts. The company takes pride in hand selecting products from top designers, thereby ensuring quality and contemporary style. Sandbox Couture’s philanthropic contributions and socially conscious business practices are at the forefront of the company’s ideals and corporate culture. Founded in 2005, Sandbox Couture is privately held and headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. For information about Sandbox Couture, please visit the company’s web site athttp://www.SandboxCouture.com

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Coast, one of the UK’s leading women’s occasion wear retailers, has launched a brand new virtual shopping service called “Fitting Room by Coast” available online at the brand’s new transactional website.

The new service includes the new Coast Stores Fitting Room, a virtual shopping tool which enables the user to choose pieces and accessories and style them together to create outfits for any occasion, all with the click of a mouse.

The Fitting Room features the world’s first group shop facility that enables users to share and discuss outfits and shop with friends, using an instant messaging service in the customer’s own assigned virtual fitting room.

Whether users are a group of friends shopping for a party or a bride planning bridesmaid dresses for a wedding, Coast Stores new group shop feature will enable customers to meet with friends to discuss outfit options, all from in front of their computers.

The easy to navigate Coast website offers all the services of a premium e-tailer, such as numerous product images shot at different angles and a zoom facility enabling users to see close ups of fabrics and details.

As occasion wear specialists, Coast’s approach is to give all products an unrivalled attention to detail. From beautiful in house designs that the brand creates, to the service and environment of the stores, the Coast philosophy is to make the shopping experience a special and trouble free process, a fact supported by the new virtual Coast Fitting Room.

The Fitting Room is live at www.coast-stores.com now.

About Coast:
Since being founded in 1996, Coast has become a leader in women’s occasion wear, dedicated to creating and providing beautifully designed, quality garments for the special times in customers’ life. Coast collections have won several prestigious awards from the UK fashion industry including being named winner of Best Premium Collection at the Ariel Fashion Awards 2006 and the Winner of Best Premium Collection at the LK Today High Street Fashion Awards 2007. Coast was also the Official Women’s Stylist for the 2007 BAFTA Television Awards.

With 52 stand-alone stores and 185 concessions in the UK and Ireland and 60 worldwide, the Coast journey has taken an exciting new step with the launch of the company’s transactional website – another wonderful way to browse and enjoy the very latest Coast collections.

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Official Pro Sports, a leading retailer of professional sports apparel and equipment today announced the addition of many new lines of MMA clothing including top brands such as Chess Game Fight, Extreme Pain. Representing a collection of up and coming contenders in the world of Mixed Martial Arts, Official Pro Sports has captured the essence of what makes the ultimate fighting industry so engaging for fans of all ages and backgrounds. From Triumph United and ADX to Extreme Pain and Sprawl, Official Pro Sports brings forward the hottest brands in MMA clothing and a MMA Gear. You can find MMA shirts from The Pain Factory and Chess Game Fight wear among others.

Featuring top fighters such as Kimbo Slice from EliteXC, Mayhem Miller WEC Fighter, Rampage Jackson UFC Fighter, Team M, Tiki WEC Fighter, and Sokoudjou. The addition of these new lines provides competitors and fans with a variety of comfortable styles and quality threads to practice, compete or simply represent. Official Pro Sports seeks to be the source for professional sports apparel and like many of the fighters of MMA today, the online retailers has quickly made a name for itself among its competition. As part of its low cost shipping policy, Official Pro Sports offers five dollar shipping on all United States orders and seven dollar shipping on all Canadian orders.

“Adding to our selection of MMA clothing, a MMA Gear, and MMA Shirts, has been a continuous effort. We aim to stay ahead of the trends and bring style and value to world of MMA,” said Keoki Kaine, spokesperson for Official Pro Sports. “Offering competitive prices on top brands, we seek to bring the underground world of MMA clothing to the masses. We couldn’t be happier with the recent activity revolving around MMA gear,”Kaine concluded.

Official Pro Sports offers the benefit of one stop shopping for MMA gear and MMA clothing supporting a variety of fan gear across the professional sports and mixed martial arts arena.

As a multidimensional supplier of sports apparel and equipment, Official Pro Sports carries a number of brands in MMA clothing, UFC gear, NFL, MBA, MLB, NHL, Elite XC and motorsports apparel, gear and equipment. By providing low cost shipping rates and competitive prices, Official Pro Sports provides everything you need to “keep it official”. For more information on Official Pro Sports, please visit http://www.officialprosports.com.

About Official Pro Sports
Official Pro Sports is a leading online retailer, providing professional sports apparel and equipment for MMA, UFC, WEC, NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, Elite XC and motorsports. The company takes pride in being a single source for athletic apparel including MMA clothing, a UFC Gear, fight & sports apparel, as well as many other items offering serious athletes official apparel and equipment to compete like professionals. With headquarters in Murrieta, CA, Official Pro Sports is a privately held company. Founded in January, 2008 Official Pro Sports has quickly become a key player allowing customers to “Keep it Official with Official Pro Sports.” For information about Official Pro Sports please visit the company’s web site at http://www.officialprosports.com.

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Leading high street jeweller, Ernest Jones, has announced a new exclusive partnership with premier American watchmaker, the Ball Watch Company. A market leader in design, style and heritage, the Ball Watch Company has a long history of producing stylish, rugged and accurate watches which are historically famous for keeping America’s massive railroad network running on time and are trusted by global explorers and adventurers for their durability and consistency.

As the UK’s leading nationwide diamond and watch specialist, with well trained staff whose expertise are reflected in their customer care and product knowledge, Ernest Jones is perfectly suited to introduce this historic and timelessly fashionable watch brand into the UK.

Ernest Jones brand manager Stephen Gaunt is looking forward to the arrival of this prestigious watch brand from the US, “With one of the largest collections of premium watch brands on the High Street, Ernest Jones is delighted to announce this new partnership with Ball watches. The Ball Watch Company’s brand signature style of quality and durability fits well with the strengths of the Ernest Jones watch range and we are proud to introduce its strong heritage to the UK. We’ve already had a very positive response from our watch-enthusiast customers who appreciate the distinctive good looks of Ball watches.”

The Ball Watch Company was founded by Webster Clay Ball, an American jeweller and watchmaker. He was the first watchmaker to use time signals and in 1891 established precision standards and a reliable timepiece inspection system for US Railroad chronometers. At the end of his career, Webb C. Ball was overseeing 125,000 miles of rail tracks in the U.S.A., Mexico & Canada, having greatly contributed to the security of all railroad systems, using his knowledge of watches, timekeeping and his own, accurate timepieces to ensure that the trains ran safely and on time.

The self-proclaimed mission of Ball watches is to be on the wrist of every direct, no nonsense life adventurer in the search of his or her destiny. Single-minded in their commitment to this vision, the Ball Watch Company is focused on building superior watches that are designed for “accuracy under adverse conditions”.

Working in partnership with Ernest Jones, Ball Watches will bring a brand new spirit of adventure to the UK high street. Ball watches are available now at Ernest Jones.

About Ernest Jones
Ernest Jones, the Diamond and Watch Specialist, has over 200 stores and a retail website at www.ernestjones.co.uk. Featuring a wide range of leading brand watches and high quality diamond jewellery, Ernest Jones also has a stunning selection of gifts for all occasions. Ernest Jones is part of Signet Jewellers Limited, the world’s largest speciality retail jeweller.

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Can you imagine a diet (or regime, as the author prefers it to be called) that allows fattening foods and alcoholic beverages? Have you ever heard of “on days” and “off days” on a regular basis? That is what this unorthodox diet guru explains in the mini-book, “The $100 Diet; How Naughty Pin-Up Girls Stay Thin.”

“It’s about applying the same principal to eating as the average hard working girl applies to her job,” explains author Rachel Car Johnson, who herself has a 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. type job, constant business trips, but still enjoys her nightlife. “You can’t do anything seven days a week without cracking. I finally figured out how to balance it out so that the ‘binge and purge’ end of a yo-yo diet doesn’t exist.”

“The $100 Diet” is the first application based diet book to hit the unbelievably successful iTunes Apps store, making the book downloadable for iPhone users. With meal plans, recipes and exercise regime suggestions, having the book as an iPhone App makes it especially convenient, as users can take the book to the grocery store, restaurants and abroad. “If you are traveling you can still have reference access to what you would normally eat if you were at home,” says the author. “And it will be conveniently stored on your iPhone at the market as well to remember what you have to buy for your meal plan that week.” Don’t have an iPhone? The book is also available through the official website in both PDF and Word formats, which can be read on your home computer or transfered to nearly any smart phones.

Car Johnson has included the secret for getting and staying incredibly thin without starving and giving up life’s guilty pleasures, as well as simple exercise plans to keep a girl’s figure looking especially fit and trim without the backbreaking and time consuming effort. Can you have champagne? Why, yes. Can you have desserts? But of course! Is it easy to learn and to follow? Well, it must be if it’s kept its author’s fleeting attention span. “This book was written for today’s multi-tasker,” states Car Johnson. “We don’t have time to read our email let alone pour over a diet book that may help us brim with self confidence if we could possibly finish and make sense of it. That’s partly why I wrote the book to be purposely short. I have tried many a diet in the last few years and this is what has worked for me.”

Car Johnson grew up in Los Angeles, California — the land of the size 0, where girls are known for being small and petite, but often fall victim to the celebrity diet fads that constantly plague Hollywood. She accounts for the first time she was photographed for her recording artist career and had to worry about being in a bathing suit on film. ”That’s what started the whole thing,” Car Johnson says. ”I was okay, but had to worry about how I would look on film. I don’t have a naturally rail-like figure and had to work at what I did to begin with. But the first diet I was ever on was an extreme.” She began to investigate a plethora of diets soon after and melded a combination of several lifestyles to get the figure she was most proud of and felt passionate about it enough that she decided to write a book about the methods.

What’s the reason for the title? It’s pleasantly simple. Read the book and find out. The pin-up girl bit? Being in music, the author has had to pose for many a picture and has always admired the pin-up model from yesteryear. ‘They didn’t have fancy machines, specialty chefs and pre-prepared meals. They did not have personal trainers. They did it themselves, not having to rely on anyone or anything else.” This mini e-book is a simple, fast and fun do-it-yourself guide to get the classic hourglass figure that you desire and it’s having ladies feeling foxier than ever.

Ironically, Car Johnson is also in love with food. Being an avid cook and a never-ending connoisseur of food, this book also explores several recipes of what is decadently good on your “off days” in addition to tasty dishes on your “on days.”

The book has perfect timing for hitting the scene before the holiday season because the author feels confident that even the holidays can’t ruin it’s method for success. In addition, it will prove it’s worth by the New Year, leaving many a girl confident about keep their 2009 New Year’s resolutions.

To download the PDF or Word version online exclusively at www.thepinupgirldiet.com and also at the iTunes Store under the iTunes Apps Books category:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=294407667&mt=8

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