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Both by coincidence bring the same photo to show Kate for her research, a snap of the two aged 15 and 18 enjoying a moment of fun on a tea break. Ann got married quickly, she wryly admits. “It happened a lot, when you get a factory full of good-looking young men and women.” Eileen and Ann at their reunion in 2019 recreating the old photo from the factory - Credit: Kate Thompson The Lavender Girls is set in the 1940s, when - according to a Ministry of Supply memo - make-up was as important to women as cigarettes were to men to boost morale in the population. Winston Churchill declared “beauty is a duty” and Britain’s oldest cosmetics firm, established in 1770, rose to the wartime challenge. ....
At the end of November, Arcadia collapsed. The retail giant, which owns high street stores such as Topshop, is in talks with potential buyers for its most popular brands. Coronavirus has decimated the high street, but it has only completed a process that has been occurring for years. The high street has long been asphyxiated by the growth of online retail, and the imminent closure of Topshop seems to be the ultimate concession of defeat. The immediate concern surrounding Arcadia’s collapse has involved its 13,000 employees and their pensions. This is a pressing issue but, as we witness the victory of e-commerce, we must also look at the bigger picture: what will an online market mean for us all? ....