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7 49 Issue 70 / 2014 FASHION guestlist.net KURT GEIGER SAY "NO" TO CHRISTMAS WINDOW DISPLAYS The international high street footwear giant replaces heels with Hope and Homes The fashion industry is one that is constantly and eternally looking for forward-thinking and innovative ways of visual merchandising. At the same time, many brands are now putting a strong emphasis on economically sustainable and charitable fashion. This Christmas, Kurt Geiger is joining in with the charitable spirit of the festivities. Unlike many shops and megastores, which will be spending an unthinkable about of money dressing their windows with elaborate displays of sparkle and shine, Kurt Geiger is decorating theirs with a single scarlet bauble. The unusually minimalist arrangement is also symbolic of the brand's support for the charity Hope and Homes for Children. Hope and Homes works, "to ensure that all children have the chance to grow up in the love of a family", and take them out of institutional care. KG also organised a fundraising walk around London earlier this year in June, launching their effort to raise awareness for the charity. As well as the "No Christmas Window" campaign, customers of the renowned shoe retailer will be encouraged to support the cause when they make a purchase, by visiting their website at www.hopesandhoes.co.uk or texting 70070 for a £5 donation. Furthermore, the government has promised to double every pound donated until 12th December. SEPHORA EMBROILED IN RACISM SCANDAL Four women are taking legal action against Sephora: suing them for the alleged racism. 20% off a huge label like Sephora, as a winter treat for customers, how thoughtful! Well, that was before the brand banned specific accounts from enjoying this discount depending on the customers ethnicity. If your name is of Asian descent, specifically Chinese then I'm afraid you are not allowed to enjoy Sephora's sale. The excuse? The worry of customers reselling the products for profit. In a statement they acknowledged that, "Indeed, de-activated accounts due to reselling — is a pervasive issue throughout the industry and the world.". What Sephora fails to mention is that the only people blocked were customers associated with email addresses that appeared to show Asian descent or those using web domains, which originated in Asia. However, 95% of the blocked accounts, belonged to people living in the U.S. who were not buying in bulk or showed any signs of reselling. Four women are taking legal action against Sephora: suing them for the alleged racism. Xiao Xiao and Tiantian Zou, who live in New York City and Jiali Chen and Man Xu, who are from Ohio and Philadelphia are the plaintiffs in this case, taking action after losing all of their reward points accumulated from buying hundreds of dollars worth of products. More at: Guestlist.net

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