Country Living
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| Editors | Rachel Hardage Barrett |
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| Company | Hearst Communications |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Birmingham |
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| ID | 1250596 |
About Country Living
Country Living is an American lifestyle and home magazine published by the Hearst Corporation since 1978. The monthly magazine focuses on food, home renovation, home decor, DIY and lifestyle. The magazine hosts four Country Living Fairs a year in Rhinebeck, NY, Nashville, TN, Columbus, OH and Atlanta, GA.
'Questions need answering' over Crooked House fire
... " Dudley heritage attraction, the Black Country Living Museum, said the fire had been " devastating news" but it was not in a position to " save, let alone relocate the building"...
Birmingham-designed punk jacket going up for auction
... " Mr Lowbridge, 58, a retired building site labourer, took the jacket onto Antiques Roadshow when it visited the Black Country Living Museum and said he was " overwhelmed" by the valuation...
Election debate: Audience members put party leaders under intense pressure
... Jo SwinsonQ: Do you regret consistently voting with the Conservatives in favour of harsh and uncaring benefit cuts? A: I absolutely recognise the issue that you re raising and the bottom line is there are far too many people in our Country Living in poverty and life is too hard...
Peaky Blinders: Take a tour of museum filming location
... The Black Country Living Museum, about 12 miles away from the gang s real-life home, has been used for shoots on all five series...
Knife crime chicken boxes to be taken back to government
... Their mother could be grossly affected by poverty, maybe the dad s not around, maybe their cousins have been involved in gangs, so if you re pulling a young person from those circumstances, how are they to know right from wrong? We re talking about young people across the Country Living in fear they re going to be stabbed or shot by somebody who doesn t like them...
Birmingham-designed punk jacket going up for auction
A vintage punk-era jacket that was swapped Among Friends in 1979 could fetch hundreds of pounds at auction.
Thomas Lowbridge, from Stafford, gave a friend his denim jacket and got the tartan bondage jacket made by Birmingham designers Kahn & Bell In Return .
In 2018 he took it on BBC's Antiques Roadshow where he it was valued at £400 to £600.
It will go under The Hammer at Hansons Auctioneers in Staffordshire on 31 May.
Virginia Ewart, clothing valuer for the auction firm, said the Kahn & Bell fashion label had been established in 1976 in Hurst Street, Birmingham.
" It was headed by Jane Kahn and Patti Bell who've been described as Birmingham's answer to Vivienne Westwood , " She Said .
" Their designs were ground-breaking, extravagant and outrageous. They 're best known for their New Romantic Style - They dressed bands including 80s pop icons Duran Duran . "
Lead singer Simon Le Bon wrote The Song Khanada about Jane Khan, added Ms Ewart.
" Thomas's punk jacket is exciting as it pre-dates this era. It was made in The First two or three years of the label's existence, before They opened a second boutique in London and reached a wider audience.
" It will be one of very few made. "
Mr Lowbridge, 58, a retired building site labourer, took The Jacket onto Antiques Roadshow when it visited The Black Country Living Museum and said he was " overwhelmed" by the valuation.
" It was definitely a good decision to swap it for the denim jacket, " He Said .
" I have an interest in Vintage Stuff and I'm always surprised to see things I remember as a child, like Chopper bikes and Matchbox cars, Making Money at auction.
" As I don't wear The Jacket , I've decided to try my luck at auction. "
Source of news: bbc.com