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Budding Interns Apply Here, CQ needs you!

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It's that time again! CQ needs interns for work experience and we're looking for someone who lives fashion as much as we do.

If you're a London-based fashion student with a CV to pad out, a blogger extraordinaire or just someone with loads of enthusiasm and a love of fashion, you might be the right person for the job. There's a fair amount of work, but it's great experience and we promise to treat you like one of the family!


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Get glamour tips from the Catwalk Queens

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Three of the Shiny Fashion team are currently lending their 'expert' opinions to the very cute 'A Little Bit Of What You Fancy' website. Launched by the folks behind the very yummy Kinder Bueno choccy bars, the site is full of glamour tips, polls, pictures and competitions for girls. Take the quiz to find out what kind of girl you are and get a relevant style tip from Charlotte, Kim or yours truly. It's a fun way to spend five minutes, and it's good to see that gorgeous girls like Jodi Albert look just as silly in videos as we do!

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CQ Secrets: Hot or Not

secretscq.jpgThere's been a slight tweak to our weekly CQ Secrets column. In true women's mag style (even though we're not a women's mag) we've decided to compile a weekly 'Hot or Not' list which doesn't just look at what's been happening in the big, wide world but also what we've been up to... just in case you happen to care. Now, before anyone gets their back up about what we think is hot or not this is obviously not gospel and you are free to agree or disagree with us. Let's call it "food for thought", something for you to munch over as you wind down from the long working week.

Keep reading for our exciting CQ 'Hot or Not'...


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CQ Secrets: Diet coke, Christina Aguilera, Christian Louboutin and Shiny Kate...

It's been a while since I've done a round-up of what's been going on at Shiny Towers (this is because we've been busy, not because nothing's happened) so this week you're treated to a bumper edition of CQ secrets. Here's what we've been coveting, talking about, dreaming of and gossiping about this week...

- Our new women's blog Dollymix launched today. If you love the columns on CQ, you'll love Dollymix.

- We're obsessed with Christina Aguilera's wartime pin-up girl video for 'Candyman'. Try not to sing along, I dare you.

- We have polls! The first one is a bit boring (we want to know your age) but we have plans for bigger and better things once this one's been answered. It's about halfway down the skinny little column over there. Go on, give it a click! --->

- I'm in love with Christian Louboutin's dotted heels. What he does best...with no cork in sight. Joy!


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Is The Weather Making Your Wardrobe Confused.com?

confused.jpgWhat the heck is going on right now with the weather? Can you tell that it's my first March in London? I can vaguely remember someone telling me not to get too excited about last week's sunshine as there would surely be one more arctic blow before summer could begin. Even so, what is up with blue skies and sunny spells one minute then gale-force winds and snow the next? I mean what's a girl do, or more importantly, wear? I tried consulting Confused.com but to no avail. Little did I know that they only dealt with insurance queries and could only offer me the best rates on car insurance when I don't even own a car! Luckily the Shiny girls were on hand to offer their tips on how to dress for this crazy weather. Keep reading to see what they said...


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Beyond Retro in Soho

10189_m.jpgBeing a vintage vixen I was very glad to read this weekend that Beyond Retro was rated amongst the top 50 places to shop in London.

Considered one of the best kept secrets in fashion (oops), this warehouse sized treasure trove of vintage delights has a brand new branch in Soho. If you've got the stamina, delve in with other hard core shoppers/stylists/celebrities alike and possibly walk away with a cute little outfit like this checked playsuit for just £18.

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Shiny secrets - Fashion Week, frocks and fetish shoes...

FweekWe've hardly had time to sit down with London Fashion Week taking up all our time, but we managed to sneak in some fashion chat in between shows. Here's what's been on the minds of the Catwalk Queens over the last few days...

* Oscar Predictions. With designers like Zac Posen (left) sending glam frocks down the runway, it's a race to see which celebs will snap up which red carpet-worthy gown.

* Christopher Kane vs Marios Schwab. Anyone notice that Kane's new catwalk collection looked a bit like Schwab's Alaia-esque creations for Topshop?!

* Charity shops. Apparently, the best ones are in the worst areas. So how come Isabelle has loads of amazing finds and I never find ANYTHING?


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