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Feature Win Harvey Nichols Fashion Event Tickets

We've got 10 pairs of tickets for next Wednesday's shopping event to give away

There can be no better combination to teach sartorial lessons for the new season than the world’s biggest fashion magazine and the most luxurious shopping brand. Next Wednesday 8^th September from 6.30 till 10pm, Vogue and Harvey Nichols, Leeds come together for a night of Autumn/Winter fashion and shopping. Models will showcase the new season fashions in the Victoria Quarter shop while guests enjoy complimentary drinks and live music. Tickets… Read more...

Game Review Madden NFL 11, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, We Sing: Encore, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Art Academy, Freddie Flintoff's Power Play Cricket

Murphy Simmonds casts his eyes over the latest gaming releases

If you like your sportspeople to have necks wider than their heads and a penchant for body armour, then you probably like American football. Essentially rugby reimagined by a teenager, this sport has been superbly captured by EA’s Madden series since the days of the Sega   Mega Drive, to the point that it now arrives yearly as an all-encompassing, all-conquering juggernaut. Whether Madden NFL 11 (4 stars, PS3/Wii/X360, £30-50,… Read more...

Feature New Arrivals at the Victoria Quarter

Introducing… exciting new additions to the Victoria Quarter this autumn will add spice to its 20th birthday celebrations

The sumptuous Victoria Quarter has plenty of reasons to make merry this season – not only are they celebrating 20 years of existence on the 1^st September, there’s also the tantalising news that there will be a handful of new autumn arrivals – helping sustain VQ’s position as Leeds’ most glamorous and exciting place to shop for all things designer.

For those who fancy a little spa or beauty treatment… Read more...

Competition WIN! Jewellery From Magnolia

We have five £50 Magnolia jewellery vouchers to give away to lucky readers

Here at Leeds Guide we’re offering five lucky readers each a £50 voucher to spend on wonderful jewellery designs by Magnolia – who hand-make stunning contemporary rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and watches, so you’ll have plenty to choose from.

Magnolia specialise in using sterling silver (but do also use gold, precious and semi-precious stones) to create their timeless designs that promise to look très à la mode for years to… Read more...

Feature Costumes from the silver screen comes to Leeds

See costumes worn by stars like Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Madonna and Heath Ledger at Leeds City Museum

If you’re interested in fashion, film or studying costume design or textiles, a new exhibition at Leeds City Museum is an ideal opportunity to get a glimpse of some of the finest examples of costumes seen in films and on TV over recent years.

Called Heroes and Heroines, the exhibition features pieces worn by movie stars like Colin Firth, and Emma Thompson (in adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels Pride and… Read more...

Alternative Leeds Alternative Leeds: a behind-the-scenes look at Birds Yard

We glimpse inside Leeds' newCorn Exchange - the wonderfully quirky Birds Yard

Since the Corn Exchange evolved from its bohemian original self into the sleek contemporary location we have now, Leeds has been noticeably low on the alternative, independent shopping front. So when Birds Yard appeared on the scene, Leeds independent and creative talent found a new home.

Gathering a friendly team of local talent, Michelle Watson of Birdshell Vintage (mother of Birds Yard) has created an incredible shopping location at 83… Read more...