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start the year off right with a sprinkling of good karma and dash of glam. designer fair trade eco-bags, a hot health club and a goodwill photo booth are on this months list:
 vaza-voom.
oliver goldsmith and vaza are a match made in heaven. the guru of sunglasses and the luxe leather team have collaborated to create vaza-tak, the ultimate uber-limited edition set of sunnies with a fab pochette. the frames are oli G originals, modeled after a hollywood-glam style set first made in 1969. available
mid-february. 084.5053.3440.
www.olivergoldsmith.com
 good design.
london shop and showroom twentytwentyone has an eco-conscience this year. they've launched "bags of goodwill," a rolling line-up of reuseable, fair trade and organic cotton bags. they're designed by top product and furniture designers like enzo mari and marcel wanders. lucienne day has fashioned the bag of the moment, but watch out for new styles by industrial facility and barber osgerby. 274
upper street, N1 2UA. angel tube. 02.72.88.19.96.
www.twentytwentyone.com
 strike a pose.
your five minutes are here. from 6 february, head to the infamous DKNY photo booth on the second floor of selfridges. the mark van s. digi-booth (complete with flattering studio lighting) will snap you and your mates and instantly project the pic to the oxford street front windows. print a photo for £1 and earn a little photogenic karma with all proceeds going to the red cross. 400
oxford street, W1A 1AB. 016.6657.7194.
www.selfridges.com
 get fit.
posh london hotel, the landmark, has relaunched their gorgeous spa and health club, fully kit out with a massive pool and sleek gym room. get in on the stylish action with an offer to steal your heart. join up before 31 march with the "half-hearted gym plan" and hit the treadmills and steam rooms at half the usual cost. £575
for 30 visits. the landmark spa and health club. 222 marylebone road, NW1 6JQ.
marylebone tube. 02.76.31.80.00.
www.landmarkspa.com
 foot fetish.
london fashion week is nearly here and the metropolitan
london has an events list to swoon for. alongside their popular fashion week parties, the lobby display is giving centre stage to legendary british shoe designer terry de havilland to celebrate his 50th anniversary. the glamorous retro designs will inspire from coiffed head to sparkling toe. old
park lane, W1K 1LB. 02.74.47.10.00.
www.metropolitan.como.bz/london
 V-day prep.
london institution fortnum & mason knows that romance is in the air this month. their special valentines range has the ultimate luxe gift for any discerning lover (especially that impossible-to-buy-for guy). pick up the simple box of caviar d'aquitaine osetra with a special mother-of-pearl spoon. cupid could do no better. 181
piccadilly, W1A 1ER. 02.77.34.80.40.
www.fortnumandmason.com
 the great escape.
give your lungs a breather and head out for your next weekend break to a friendly new country pub. the team at the award-winning rectory hotel has launched the potting
shed pub just around the corner from the cotswolds, tetbury and bath. take in a seasonal british roast of local produce, then enjoy a provincial romp in the beautiful stone-walled gardens. crudwell,
malmsbury, wiltshire, SN16 9EP. 016.6657.7194.
www.therectoryhotel.com
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