Tesco launches health and beauty salons

Tesco has launched a new health and beauty service which includes hairdressing, nail and threading bars. Nail bars and threading are currently being trialled at stores in Wembley, Cambridge Bar Hill, Milton Keynes Kingston and Manchester (Walkden) and standalone beauty salons (which will also offer hairdressing services) will be opened in Leicester and Chesterfield on 31 January. One of the benefits of the service is that no appointments will be necessary. The services on offer at Leicester and Chesterfield will be hair styling and colouring, waxing, manicures and threading. Customers will also be able to purchase products including Redken and TIGI Bedhead professional haircare ranges. Prices will be competitive: £20.00 for a cut and blow dry, £15.00 for a shampoo and £12.50 for a hair cut. A half leg wax will be priced at £10.00 and full leg is £15.00.

Tesco introduces F&F Couture Autumn/Winter collection

Tesco has continued its diffusion line F&F Couture with the new Autumn/Winter 2010 collection launching exclusively online at tesco.com/clothing today (27 September 2010). The new premium collection incorporates 21 garments, ranging from a skinny crochet top to a printed maxi dress. Combining elegant separates with dramatic eveningwear, the new F&F Couture collection comes in a rich colour palette with deep reds and flashes of blue punctuating the neutral tones of nude, tan and grey. Wearable separates in nude and grey tweed come in the form of equestrian style jackets and trousers or structured skirts, which can be dressed up or down. There are a number of dresses available, including a lace maxi, a peek-a-boo panelled style, a textured velvet chiffon tunic and an exaggerated shoulder dress in tweed. As a statement piece, there is a velvet maxi dress in a shade of midnight blue or a bold floor sweeping dress in a vibrant red print with crochet detail at the neckline. Both a have individual design details, with panelled shoulders on the blue maxi and elegant button down sleeves featuring on both. Priced between £40.00 and £120.00, F&F Couture is available in sizes 8-18 and has launched exclusively online at tesco.com/clothing today.

Goodone announces Topshop and Tesco projects

Goodone is an award-winning fashion label that designs and produces innovative structured knitwear. Using reclaimed fabrics, the label has made a deliberate choice to source sustainably since its inception in 2006. Having exhibited at Esthetica as part of London Fashion Week for the past three seasons, Goodone has gained increasing recognition Including having been handpicked by Yasmin Sewell to receive BFC sponsorship. Yasmin chose to mentor Goodone, leading to the preparation of the Autumn/Winter 2010 collection. This collection has been bought outright by TopShop and will debut in September, coinciding with London Fashion Week. The collection will be sold online as well as in the Oxford Circus flagship store. The same collection was also bought by Yoox.com, an online boutique selling exclusive collections by prestigious designers, further highlighting the success of these current designs. This Autumn/Winter 2010 collection includes body-hugging dresses with quilted hips and shaping side panels, and a bomber in chunky Aran knit. Crocheted cutouts reveal flashes of skin, setting off the layered quilting of cropped, sports-inspired hoodies. In contrast, knitted peg trousers and a backless hoody are easy to wear while being innately contemporary. Denim-effect knits lift a monochrome palette of varying shades of black, grey, cream and taupe. Clothes retail between £70.00 for cashmere mix jumpers to £225.00 for a statement crochet dress. Another venture surrounding the brand is collaboration with Tesco, which will see an online diffusion line available in October. The collection will incorporate key looks from the Goodone signature style including panelled and wrap dresses, leggings and skirts. This upcycled collection will be made entirely from ends of rolls and factory waste from a green factory in Sri Lanka.