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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Shopping blog « Express &amp; Star</title><description>Emma Iannarilli, of fashion-mommy.com, blogs on shopping and fashion issues in the Black Country.</description><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/blogs/shopping-blog/</link><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:14:17 +0100</lastBuildDate><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Need help with those Christmas party outfits? Newlife is on hand]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/12/07/need-help-with-those-christmas-party-outfits-newlife-is-on-hand/</link><description><![CDATA[One of the nicest things about Christmas, from a fashionista point of view, are the host of shopping events and parties that help make Christmas shopping just that bit more bearable, wrires blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/12/07/need-help-with-those-christmas-party-outfits-newlife-is-on-hand/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pop-up shop celebrates Birmingham's jewellery tradition]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/11/27/pop-up-shop-celebrates-birminghams-jewellery-tradition/</link><description><![CDATA[Birmingham has a proud tradition when it comes to jewellery.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/11/27/pop-up-shop-celebrates-birminghams-jewellery-tradition/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:30:12 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birmingham's Bullring goes from strength to strength]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/11/07/birminghams-bullring-goes-from-strength-to-strength/</link><description><![CDATA[If you’ve taken a trip to the Bullring lately, you will have noticed a sudden influx of new store openings, writes our fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/11/07/birminghams-bullring-goes-from-strength-to-strength/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 06:44:15 +0000</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lowdown on those embarrassing purchases]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/10/19/the-lowdown-on-those-embarrassing-purchases/</link><description><![CDATA[I once wore a denim ra-ra skirt, teamed with a white batwing top with cutaway shoulder details, and a pair of rather pointy pixie boots, writes our fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/10/19/the-lowdown-on-those-embarrassing-purchases/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:59:23 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style Birmingham – A huge success]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/10/05/style-birmingham-a-huge-success/</link><description><![CDATA[Last weekend saw arguably the most important day of the year for Birmingham fashion lovers as the Style Birmingham event took place, writes our fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/10/05/style-birmingham-a-huge-success/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:03:47 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog - Handmade Boutique launches in Birmingham]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/09/27/blog-handmade-boutique-launches-in-birmingham/</link><description><![CDATA[Last night I had the pleasure of attending the launch of an exciting new initiative in Birmingham’s Mailbox, writes our fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/09/27/blog-handmade-boutique-launches-in-birmingham/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:32:52 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the school run now a fashion event?]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/09/12/why-is-the-school-run-now-a-fashion-event/</link><description><![CDATA[According to a poll once conducted by Debenhams, six in ten moms feel pressure to dress to impress while doing the school run, writes Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/09/12/why-is-the-school-run-now-a-fashion-event/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:47:25 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why age is no barrier to stylish women]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/08/29/why-age-is-no-barrier-to-stylish-women/</link><description><![CDATA[I recently discovered, when flicking through a magazine, that  I have the same New Look dress as Rochelle from The Saturdays, writes our fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/08/29/why-age-is-no-barrier-to-stylish-women/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:45:13 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karl Lagerfeld – he's at it again . . . ]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/08/15/karl-lagerfeld-%e2%80%93-hes-at-it-again/</link><description><![CDATA[And so it came to pass that the master of putting one’s foot in one’s mouth struck again, writes our fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/08/15/karl-lagerfeld-%e2%80%93-hes-at-it-again/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:15:49 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog - Fifty Shades has a saucy influence on shoppers]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/07/31/blog-fifty-shades-has-a-saucy-influence-on-shoppers/</link><description><![CDATA[It’s been a Fifty Shades kind of summer, writes fashion blogger Emma Iannarilli. Everywhere you’ve looked there seems to have been women of all ages reading that saucy novel.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/07/31/blog-fifty-shades-has-a-saucy-influence-on-shoppers/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:07:12 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category><category><![CDATA[Editor's Picks]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have we lost the art of dressing up?]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/06/25/have-we-lost-the-art-of-dressing-up/</link><description><![CDATA[This has been the first year of the Royal Ascot dress code, which has seen fascinators banned from the Royal enclosure, and short skirts, bare midriffs and bare shoulders banned from everywhere else.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/shopping-blog/2012/06/25/have-we-lost-the-art-of-dressing-up/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:07:25 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee with style]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/06/13/queen-celebrates-her-diamond-jubilee-with-style/</link><description><![CDATA[We are now more than week past the last of the Jubilee festivities took  place, and it is clear for all to see that The Queen showcased her  glorious personal style during that long weekend, writes Fashion Blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/06/13/queen-celebrates-her-diamond-jubilee-with-style/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:29:03 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blog: Are leggings the scourge of modern fashion?]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/05/22/blog-are-leggings-the-scourge-of-modern-fashion/</link><description><![CDATA[Last week there was quite a lot of hilarity on Twitter over the term ‘camel hoof’, writes Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/05/22/blog-are-leggings-the-scourge-of-modern-fashion/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:49:38 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thrilled to be in the presence of a style genius]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/05/08/thrilled-to-be-in-the-presence-of-a-style-genius/</link><description><![CDATA[The word genius is sometimes used a little too freely these days, but last Monday I was in the presence of a true style genius writes our fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli. ]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/05/08/thrilled-to-be-in-the-presence-of-a-style-genius/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:15:00 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A year of the Duchess of Cambridge]]></title><link>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/04/26/a-year-of-the-duchess-of-cambridge/</link><description><![CDATA[It seems hard to believe that a year has passed since Kate Middleton married Prince William and became the Duchess of Cambridge, writes our fashion and shopping blogger Emma Iannarilli.]]></description><guid>http://www.expressandstar.com/lifestyle/blogs/2012/04/26/a-year-of-the-duchess-of-cambridge/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:22:49 +0100</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Shopping blog]]></category></item></channel></rss>
