#lab13

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*Will Labour's rebranding as "The Party of Small Business" convince the electorate?" Ed Miliband wowed the media by delivering his keynote speech at #lab13 without the hint of a note in sight. One hour of continual monologue that received the ovation of the delegates and plaudits of the media. But can Labour really become the party of choice for #smallbusinesses ? As "Red Ed" seeks to reverse the proposed further cut in #corporationtax that will ease the burden on 80,000 UK big businesses, instead opting to help out 1.5M smaller enterprises by freezing business rates, he's going the right way about it. #contractors & #freelancers will see this as a light at the end of the tunnel, given the crackdowns #HMRC is planning over the coming months. What's your take? Can Labour rebuild the #ukeconomy on the back of #sme ? Or is Mr Cameron right to continue down the avenue of reviving UK's fortunes via large corporations? http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/3lH8

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It's time to figure out the Labour leader's destiny.

"Does it make you feel warm inside? Yes, if standing near or inside a microwave."

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Britain can do better!

Ed Miliband,Labour Party Leader/Future Prime Minister of Britain,Labour Party Conference,24/09/13

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@edballsmp #Lab13 #Labour has only ever achieved electoral success by offering a seductive mix of sentimentalism and bribes to a middle class that doesn't need welfare, plundering the productive sector of the economy to sustain and expand the non-productive, thus condemning those who truly lack social mobility to perpetual serfdom.

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moscow fashion week: sasha telitsin

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sasha telitsin was yet another of the elusive lab-13 kids, presenting an a/w 2011 range that felt something like a romantic-modernist approach to military wear.  like lena mashtakova's work, the pieces were impressive in that they were thoroughly wearable, yet still possessed some as-yet unseen creative elements. 

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moscow fashion week: denis doroshenko

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another participant in the lab-13 f/w 2011 collections, designer denis doroshenko's work evoked the gothic, of course, with his wimple-like head coverings lately seen at rick owens and earlier during ysl's f/w 2010 presentation.  however, the works were really nothing alike beyond that obvious observation, the difference being, in the end, that mr. doroshenko's were more an exploration on sexuality and fetish than any of the preceding. 

in that way, his pieces fell a little short.  this felt something more like the work of a curious child (or angry, questioning juvenile) railing against his/her parents' established ideals and attempting the outlandish in efforts to shock.  but as we're no longer somewhere in the 1950s, i think it should suffice to argue that so too, is this no longer revolutionary. 

taken without the habits, the pieces become rather simple entries--a catsuit, a dress with a few ruffles and bishop sleeves, and a maillot paired with leggings.  perhaps in the future he can offer something more decisive, but generally the theatrical designers are great tailors in addition to show-people.  one might be best-served to remember that. 

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moscow fashion week: lena mashtakova

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another day, another mysterious participant in the lab-13 f/w 2011 collections at moscow fashion week.  lena mashtakova's asian-inflected white dresses with black and red hints and origami accents were undoubtedly the best of the bunch, as they were at once sartorially shocking yet completely wearable. 

frequently the pieces offered a rather conservative front, requiring the exit turn of the model to show off a startling lovely back with complex cuts and unexpected flashes of skin.  for the most part all of the garments were lovely, but the dress with a patch of black (below) felt something like an afterthought, placed on to conceal an unpleasant stain.  perhaps this is more true than we know. 

unlike many of her compatriots at the lab 13 show, the designer had an assured hand that felt, whatever her skill level and expertise in the craft, this is what she ought be doing, not the least because she realizes it is not just about making loud and strange clothes.  one anxiously awaits her next works, perhaps with more exploration on the white/red dress (above & below).