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Curvy Kate is a lingerie brand specialising in D – K cup Bras and Swimwear. They are currently based in Uxbridge, London. Curvy Kate lingerie is designed for the curvy woman and for small back sizes through to plus size bras with back bands from a 28" – 44". They officially launched in July 2009 at the Harrogate Lingerie Show. Curvy Kate do not use professional models. They instead run an annual modelling competition called "Star In A Bra" to look for customer role models with a D+ cup size. Their stance for using real sized models and ethnic models has been warmly received by the lingerie industry. Since 2008 the winners have been: Emma Tabor (2008) Lauren Colfer (2009) Laura Ann Smith (2010) Lizzie Haines (2011) Sophie Morgan (2012) Lotte Williams (2013) and Sophia Adams (2015). In November 2015, Curvy Kate announced the launch of their new brand Scantilly in DD – HH cup sizes. Awards 2011 * Full Bust Brand of the Year – UK Lingerie Awards 2012 * Full Bust Brand ...
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Uxbridge, London
Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxbridge formed part of the parish of Hillingdon in the county of Middlesex, and was a significant local commercial centre from an early time. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century it expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1955, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. A few major events have taken place in and around the town, including attempted negotiations between King Charles I and the Parliamentary Army during the English Civil War. The public house at the centre of those events, since renamed the Crown & Treaty, still stands. RAF Uxbridge houses the Battle of Britain Bunker, from where the air defence of the south-east of England was coordinated during the Battle of Britain ...
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Lizzie Haines
Lizzie Haines is a plus-size model. She was born in 1980 and currently resides in Uppingham near Leicester. Career Haines is best known for being the winner of the 2011 Star in a Bra competition run by lingerie firm Curvy Kate Curvy Kate is a lingerie brand specialising in D – K cup Bras and Swimwear. They are currently based in Uxbridge, London. Curvy Kate lingerie is designed for the curvy woman and for small back sizes through to plus size bras with back bands fro ... in May 2011, beating Emma Donaghy and Georgina Horne. She was a model for Curvy Kate 2012. After winning Star in a Bra, Haines went on to win the Plus Size Model of the Year at the Plus Size Awards for 100percentpeople.com in December 2011. She owns her own business called Do it Momma which specializes in photography and personalized textiles and in February 2012 she was invited to be a Judge for the 2012 Star in a Bra competition. References Living people 1980 births English female models Peop ...
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UK Lingerie Awards
The UK Lingerie Awards are held annually in the United Kingdom to present awards to key individuals from the British lingerie industry, including designers and retailers. The awards are organised by the lingerie industry magazine Lingerie Insight. 2011 Awards The inaugural event was held in September 2011 at One Mayfair, London formerly a church and now a Grade 1 listed building. The awards were decided by a panel of 7 judges from the lingerie industry before the night. They were: Nichole de Carle (Lingerie designer), Claire Franks (Intimate Apparel Consultancy), Kelly Isaac (The Lingerie Collective), June Kenton ( Rigby & Peller), Gillian Proctor (De Montfort University), Kat Slowe (Lingerie Insight) and Sharon Webb (Debenhams). 20 awards were handed out during the ceremony with several receiving more than one nomination. Lingerie Brands Curvy Kate and Lascivious received 3 nominations with La Perla, Obey My Demand and Triumph receiving 2 nominations. Retailers Debenhams and La ...
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Drapers (magazine)
''Drapers'' is a business-to-business magazine and website covering the fashion retail sector. It was founded on 6 August 1887 to cover the women's clothing retail trade, but today spans the whole fashion retail sector, including wider retail issues such as digital transformation, technological advances and the management of supply chains. Drapers also hosts a series of conferences, events and awards ceremonies throughout the year to recognize the best-performing businesses and to share learnings. The publication is owned by Metropolis. History ''Drapers'' was founded on 6 August 1887. Former editors of the magazine and website have included Freddie Offley, Sally Bain, Josephine Collins, Lauretta Roberts, Jessica Brown, Caroline Nodder, Eric Musgrave and Keely Stocker. The current editor is Kirsty McGregor. In 1961, ''Drapers Record'' was bought along with the ''Illustrated London News'', ''Men's Wear'' and ''Tatler'' by the Thomson Corporation and formed into the new Thomso ...
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Companies Based In The London Borough Of Harrow
A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared goals. Companies take various forms, such as: * voluntary associations, which may include nonprofit organizations * business entities, whose aim is generating profit * financial entities and banks * programs or educational institutions A company can be created as a legal person so that the company itself has limited liability as members perform or fail to discharge their duty according to the publicly declared incorporation, or published policy. When a company closes, it may need to be liquidated to avoid further legal obligations. Companies may associate and collectively register themselves as new companies; the resulting entities are often known as corporate groups. Meanings and definitions A company can be defined as an "artificial per ...
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