The British weather has got less warmer, the days are getting shorter and another bunch of international fashion house catwalks has landed down on the world’s style cities, from trendy New York to edgy London. Of course, Autumn is definitely here, and as always, we have our fashion fingers on the proverbial pulse of fashion’s thumping heart! With our array of London and global clothing designers spanning from the outstanding iconic fashion houses (Lanvin, Balenciaga) to the fiercest names (Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney) to the trend setting ones to keep an eye on (Christopher Kane, Erdem), it’s no big surprise designer fashion’s elite often mention that they don’t buy designer clothes and bags anywhere other than Matches!

This season fashion is boldly beautiful, and we are in love with some of autumn’s great statement-making trends. Christopher Kane’s fiercely cool animal printed t - shirts have been snapped up by the designer fashion pack, gracing front rows and the hottest fashion pages of newspapers alike. The animal t-shirts are the ultimate partner to another key fashion trend at the moment - leggings - yip, this is the best time to flash those toned limbs, and Freda, Sykes and of course Les Chiffoniers have all produced some very sexy, incredible pairs. For the fashion seeker in you, there are thigh-high boots - these boots are the must have look of the Winter season; Stella McCartney’s version are black leather, gorgeous, and utterly drop dead jaw dropping. These bold Stella boots look set to stay around, and we couldn’t be happier; the black leather boots are a wonderful way to give even the simplest outfit an instant dose of on-trend glamour.

Now, this is absolutely the Autumn season to put your shoulders forward! Bulky, padded shoulders are making an amazing comeback - easily wearable, this is a particularly flattering trend this time around, and we are in love with Julien McDonald’s strikingly excellent sharp-shouldered dresses. Get your hands on the latest Autumn Winter J Brand collection from Matches.

We say bring on the bitter dark mornings and windy afternoons…the London weather may get cold but with such phenomenal dresses to wear this Autumn Winter season, we will make sure you look hotter than in Summer.

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A decent web design company will inform you of the preceding matters, and how they handle them.

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It has been declared by Barclays Plc Manchester that it would be transferring around three hundred employees in the commercial banking division to the newly leased office at 3 Hardman Street.

According to Michael Hartig, who will be the head of the new office and is the current head of the Manchester region as well as the commercial director for Barclays Commercial Bank, this decision indicates the combining of the two commercial banking groups of the company into one business area. It also involves one of the highest investments by Barclays in Manchester, he said.

Barclays has acquired around 36,000 square feet at the location, which boasts of a reception area overseeing Hardman Square. Staff members from five departments, who are presently in Mosley Street, Salford Quays, and Marsden Street, would be working soon in the new office.

Barclays was in fact among the first lessees that had consented to the office relocation to 3 Hardman Street back in 2005. The policy of the bank had delayed the move then. Now the shift is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

The interior contractong and office fit-out would start by August and the relocation and move management contractors have already been brought onboard for working in the office building.