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A guide to what's hot and what's not

What's hot

Green From Stella McCartney's show in Paris to accessories, contact lenses and even Eva Green, bawdy new Hollywood starlet.

Leather Bomber jackets, leather corset-belts and, in Marks & Spencer, fine-as-silk leather dresses and jackets.

The new Samas destination spa With interiors by David Linley, at the Park Hotel Kenmare.

Finishing salts Sexier than Saxa, in a range of delicate flavours and earthy colours, meant to be added at the end of cooking.

Voluptuousness The gorgeous plus-size models in America's Next Top Model  (Sky TV) outshine the skinny ones.

What's cold

Bad taste Ben Stiller says it will be 45 years before he lets his own children watch his latest film, The Heartbreak Kid .

Hovis's new crustless bread How spoiled are we going to let our fussy kids get?

Greedy new Ireland €1.50 for a pot of hot water to go with tea and a scone you've already paid for? Cheeky.

Noisy gyms We wouldn't listen to techno music anywhere else, so why is it inflicted on us when we work out?

Commuter's choice It's all very well encouraging us to park and ride, but what if there's nowhere to park at the station?

The back-to-school cold In every home from now until March.

E-mail your hots and colds to index@irish-times.ie . Thanks this week to Daphne Wynne, Eleanor Cunney, Joyce Hickey and Cathy Kelleher

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