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Much of air traffic in England and Germany has to be halted for several days as a fresh cloud of Iceland volcanic ash drifts towards the northern part of England, Scotland, Ireland, and other parts of Europe, and the airports will reopen after 19, May, while the volcanic ash will continue to blow towards the east of Europe. For this reason, shipments bound for the two countries or delivered via the airlines of the two countries may be delayed. Likewise, sellers on DHgate.com may postpone the shipment to the two countries or delivered via the air traffic in the two countries . After the air traffic in England and Germany resumes, the sellers will ship out the orders as soon as possible. Please note that shipments to the regions other than England and Germany or delivered bypassing the two countries will not be affected by the halt. Please understand any inconvenience this may cause you!

Courtesy of Claridge’s

In 1983, Diane Von Furstenberg sold her cosmetics business, flew to London and promptly ensconced herself at Claridge’s. “I felt I had made it,” she said recently at a cocktail party. “I was young and kicky.” Older now but kicky as ever, she’s designing 20 rooms for the hotel, bringing her unapologetically exuberant style to an Art Deco landmark. The three rooms completed so far — the others, each unique, will be done by the end of the year — include headboards blooming with Chinese roses and floors covered in silk leopard-print rugs, along with finishing touches like custom-made cashmere blankets and zebra-print bathrobes. Amid all the floral and jungle textiles, she’s also created quiet corners where guests can primp surrounded by handmade dressing tables and leather traveling trunks.

“I wish the walls of these suites could talk,” Von Furstenberg said. “So many fabulous people, so many romances have happened here. Every guest should have an affair at Claridge’s.” Indeed, the hotel has a history of harboring the jet set, from European royalty to Kate Moss. It also has a record of enlisting prominent stylists, including C.W. Stephens, the fin de siècle architect who built Harrods; the Art Deco pioneer Basil Ionides; and, more recently, the furniture designer David Linley. For Von Furstenberg, the project marks a sort of homecoming, a combination of her life as both fashion mogul and pampered European princess. “Claridge’s,” purred the the designer, who divorced the late Prince Egon Von Furstenberg more than 35 years ago, “is the only place where they still call me ‘Your Highness.’”

Who: Chaz Dean

What: Wen Cleansing Conditioner

Where: chazdean.com

Why Bother: For those who are constantly trying to pare down the products they don’t need — and who want eco-friendly options for those that they do — Chaz Dean has created a new substitute for shampoo and conditioner. At first I was skeptical of buying anything sold through an infomercial, but Dean has been perfecting this formula since he became a hairstylist many years ago (on the set of “90210,” no less). His objective was to create a conditioning shampoo that wouldn’t contain sodium laurel sulfate, which is damaging both to your hair and to our water supply. Using this two-in-one product results in one less plastic bottle as well.

How It Works: Lather a few pumps of cleansing conditioner into wet hair, leave for three to five minutes while you lather other things, and rinse thoroughly. I tested the conditioning cleanser for a month, and it worked as well as any shampoo/conditioner combination. My hair felt clean and soft and fuller than before.

How Much: $28

For autumn/winter 2010, major department store House of Fraser presented their clothes and accessories in different trend-led categories, mixing the labels to give a clearer vision of the kind of image we can expect from the store next season.

The ‘Twilight’ category – whilst appropriately acknowledging the popular teen phenomenon -showed off a gothic approach that will cater for the younger market but also featured some wearable separates that will appeal to many a buyer. Revealing a mainly dark palette, key pieces included a black lace halter-neck dress (reminiscent of Prada, fall 2008) from Pied a Terre and cobweb style pullovers from the store’s new house brand, Label Lab. Throw biker jackets and a particularly lovely bag from Ted Baker and you’ve got a strong, laid-back collection of differing textures to create that romantic, vampy look.

As we perused the ‘Wild Things’ rack we noticed a distinct nod to Topshop’s brilliant autumn/winter 2010 catwalk, with heavy neutral knits, faux fur and a gorgeous shearling waterfall coat from Therapy. Fluid lines were broken up with a selection of skinny jeans from Linea Weekend and J Brand.

Clothing on the ‘Pantomime’ and ‘Vamp’ rails focussed on polished glamour and party-inspired pieces, achieving a more demure and grown up look. Linea’s navy blue shift and Episode’s vibrant red dress, suggest that velvet will be a continuing trend for next season while exquisite statement jewellery from the likes of Erickson Beamon, Mawi and newcomer Fiona Paxton, prove that bolder is better.

The ‘Utility’ section offered perhaps our favourite selection of clothes; most notably a heavy duty trench and a jumpsuit, both from Label Lab. There’s plenty of leather on show too. Not only in the shape of biker jackets and Burberry-style aviator coats but more sophisticated silhouettes. Linea have produced a leather skirt and Pied a Terre, a gorgeous knee-length, dress in the softest camel-coloured leather.

Handbags were also a highlight throughout, with Patrick Cox’s metallic gold shoulder bag being a particular standout whilst the Michael Michael Kors piece offered a luxurious, slouchy studded number for everyday use. Love Moschino’s chain strap bags hinted more than a little towards Chanel and Lulu Guinness (which House of Fraser also stocks), with its embroidered front being instantly comparable to Lulu Guinness’ shop-front handbags.