The Basildon Magazine June 2019 Edition

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Hi there, Welcome to our June edition The month’s seem to be flying by as they always do and now the half way point of 2019 is almost upon us. Thank you again for reading regularly but more importantly thank you for supporting the small and local businesses in your area.

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Our regular fashion article is concentrating on menswear this month with a Spring / Summer Trend Report. Just in time for all of you looking to bulk up those Summer wardrobes ready for any holidays you may have coming up.

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This month’s movie preview is the latest sequel in everybody’s favourite kid’s movie series, Toy Story 4. The big kid in me can’t wait for the 21st June to get here!

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SPRING SUMMER 2019 MENSWEAR TREND REPORT

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The thing I love the most about menswear is its simplicity. It lacks the fickle nature of the womenswear catwalks and has more longevity value. You still get the cutting edge ideas of the designers offering us up new ways to look stylish, but running through this there is always a loyalty towards the classics that never waivers.

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