J Crew Pops Into London

Can't wait for J Crew to open its doors in London in November? We feel the same.

We're dying to get our hands on the brand's cosy preppy knits, zingy brights and all-round sporty American styling, so when we heard that this US import had plans to land in May we started saving.

For two days only (24 May to 25 May), J Crew will open a concept shop in Kings Cross at the Western Transit Shed. 

The pop-up will feature a preview of the brand's autumn/winter offering as well as a special cashmere corner - made from Italy's finest.

You can embrace the blueblood lifestyle with your own monogrammed purchases, but the icing on the cake for us are the bespoke jewelled collars.

The store will open at 10 am on Friday so get there early before the crowds!

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Exercise Alone May Help Those With Type 2 Diabetes

Small study found it helped even if no other lifestyle changes were made

By Robert Preidt

HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise benefits people with type 2 diabetes even if they don't make any other lifestyle or diet changes, a new study says.

Dutch researchers conducted MRI exams of 12 patients with diabetes before and after they did six months of moderate-intensity exercise. Each week, the participants, who were an average age of 46, exercised between three and a half and six hours a week during two endurance and two resistance training sessions.

The six-month exercise program ended with a 12-day trekking expedition, according to the study published online in the journal Radiology.

There were no changes in the participants' heart function at the end of the exercise program. But they did have significant decreases in the amount of fat in the abdomen, liver and around the heart, all of which have been shown to be associated with increased risk of heart disease.

"In the present study, we observed that the second layer of fat around the heart -- the pericardial fat -- behaved similarly in response to exercise training as intra-abdominal, or visceral fat. The fat content in the liver also decreased substantially after exercise," study senior author Dr. Hildo Lamb, of the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, said in a journal news release.

He said these exercise-related fat reductions in the liver are particularly important to people with type 2 diabetes, many of whom are overweight or obese.

"The liver plays a central role in regulating total body fat distribution," Lamb said. "Therefore, reduction of liver fat content and visceral fat volume by physical exercise are very important to reverse the adverse effects of lipid accumulation elsewhere, such as the heart and arterial vessel wall."

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Enrica Cleva, Town Planner

Megan Draper from Mad Men is my style icon and I get my style inspiration from old 60s magazines. Today I'm wearing Mellow Yellow shoes, a vintage coat and a Uniqlo roll neck. The bag is vintage as well, and the bangles are from H&M.

Photographed by Suzanne Middlemass.

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Advice for recovering bulimia and alcoholism

I am new to the forum and have been on a weight loss journey for 2 years now. I've battled bulimia since my teen years and am approaching 30 now. I have also been sober for just over 8 months. Abstaining from alcohol has aided my weight loss. But, I've found myself regressing to bulimia tendencies when I plateued. I want to be healthy and get better. I guess I'm just looking for advice and tips on what to do next...How to be healthy and keep my demons at bay?

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Suri Cruise To Launch Fashion Line

It seems like Suri Cruise could be following in her mum Katie's footsteps and designing a fashion line, if reports are to be believed.

Ever since she could walk, the fashion choices of little Suri Cruise have been analysed to the nth degree - so much so that a satirical blog, Suri's Burn Book offering her imaginary - slightly bitchy - fashion commentary on other celebrity tots became an online sensation.

And now, at just seven years old, Suri could be dressing her fellow stylish celeb kids - having reportedly signed a £1.5 million deal for her own line, named Suri.

A source told The Sun that Suri was "serious about clothes" and a line was suggested instead of a fashion blog because she was "talking about specific designs" to her family and friends. Katie Holmes (who has her own fashion line with her former stylist, Holmes & Yang) will apparently help to contribute to the collection, which will include clothes and accessories.

The source continued that 'This is a nice hobby for her, it's certainly not going to take over her life. Most girls dream of being able to make their own clothes, this just means her drawings will now become a reality'.

OK, I have a few questions about this. Aside from the fact that Suri is certainly a well-dressed celebrity child - is anyone else slightly bemused by the fact that a) A seven-year-old could be "serious" enough to ask to design her own fashion line and b) That a kid so young would have the writing abilities to create a blog?

I remember telling my mum I'd be dressing myself one weekend when I was seven - and it involved dog print leggings and a corduroy pair of dungarees  paired with jelly shoes - with a tutu and giant My Little Pony headband added in for good measure. Suri is either a fashion prodigy - or being steered in that direction by those capitalising on her 'child style icon' title to make a successful fashion line.

Also, if Suri Cruise if going to start designing clothes, which cool celeb kids are next? Harper Beckham (with mummy's help, natch)? Shiloh Jolie-Pitt (tomboy style would feature heavily)? Blue Ivy Carter (they already tried to trademark her name, so it could be on the cards)?

Tweet us what you think of celebrity kids taking over fashion @Glamourmaguk

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OK, this is what we want our homes to smell like

Jo Malone London Home English Pear & Freesia Collection, from £30, http://www.jomalone.com/

You're either a home fragrance person or you're not. It just so happens that here at GLAMOUR, we most definitely are. And we've fallen for Jo Malone London's new English Pear & Freesia collection. From Room Spray (£34) to the luxury Hanger set (£40) there's no place at home - when it smells like this. Get started with the Home Candle (£38) for an instantly more welcoming abode.

By Rebecca Cox

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Weight gain=bigger clothes??

Does weight gain necessarily equate to an increase in dress size? 

I am frustrated about having trouble finding decent tops that fit me. The only place I can find tops that are my size is in Asia (well, I am Asian). I hate knowing that I can fit into clothes from the kids' department!

If weight gain translates into an increase in the size of my upper body, I will be more motivated to gain weight so that I can at least fit into the smallest adult sized tops! I don't have much trouble finding trousers that fit me, just tops.

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