Xmas Shopping

Stuck for ideas for what to buy your nearest and dearest? Well, look no further and read this guide on the best places to go to find that special gift for Christmas. We want this phone (£29) for our office from Red Candy if anyone is buying…

Win tickets to Clothes Show Live 2012

Win the ultimate fashion and beauty experience with Clothes Show Live 2012, the UK’s biggest fashion and beauty event! Clothes Show Live is giving FIVE lucky AREA readers the chance to win tickets to the show taking place from 7 – 11 December at NEC Birmingham.

The Midlands’ Fashion Designer Awards 2012

An impeccably dressed and fabulous crowd descended on the Botanical Gardens for an elegant evening of champagne, cupcakes and cutting-edge design.

COMPETITION: Win £200 worth of Sin Star clothes

We’re giving away a selection of t-shirts, polo shirts and hoodies from Sin Star worth £200. Sin Star clothing have been raising eyebrows after launching over one year ago.  With absolutely no previous retail experience or formal training in business or fashion, the label has grown from a simple concept to one of the biggest selling brands on ASOS as well as being sold nationwide in top stores such as Selfridges.

Ditch n Stitch 11/02/12 at Urban Coffee Co.

 

 Too skint to go shopping after the Christmas overspend? New year’s resolution to stop buying clothes failing you? Wardrobe bursting at the seams? How about a little swishing to get rid of the old and swap for the nearly new?

Tag my Pak at Selfridges 16.7.11

The EASTPAK “Tag My Pak” crew will be in Birmingham this coming Saturday 16th July and bringing with them some of the UK’s most talented Graffiti artists, on hand to get creative at Selfridges.

Area Culture Guide – Dec/Jan

Here is the December/January combined edition of Area Culture Guide for your viewing pleasure.

Be sure to pick one up – they are HOT off the presses and we know how fast they move.

This issue is light enough on the Xmas theme but we do have some cracking competitions for you to enter if the thought of spending your hard earned cash on others is too much for you to deal with.

Forever 21 UK Launch

American fashion staple Forever 21 has finally reached UK shores, and will be opening its first store in Birmingham’s Bullring on 12th November.

Area Culture Guide for October

We’ve had a very busy September here at Fused towers with no less than 3 magazines to produce this month. It doesn’t look like we’ll be getting too much rest either due to the amount of great happenings in the region throughout October – all neatly packed in to the Area Culture Guide for your enjoyment. Read more here…

Benjamin Vaughan

It’s never easy to start your own business, and it’s even harder to launch one at the height of a recession. But as one Birmingham entrepreneur shows, with a lot of blood sweat and tears, you can be successful. At just 25 Benjamin Vaughan is one of the countries youngest tailor’s having recently launched Benjamin’s Bespoke Shirt Makers and Tailors. Area caught up with Birmingham’s own “Benjamin Button” to find out more about his plans to become a tailor made success.