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"High heels and snow have never been a good combination for fashionista’s but today’s weather has caused the ultimate fashion hazard"

Train delays to Paris have seen 30 British fashionistas delayed at Kings Cross as they were making their way to Paris for the annual London vs Paris Sarenza high heeled race. The Paris event has been delayed by an hour as they eagerly await the arrival of the British entrants who have been making the most of the delay by training in their heels up and down the concourse at Kings Cross’

Once More Unto the Breach, Dear High Heel Fans!
Sarenza Announces the UK Teams Selected for the High Heel Race Final 2010
on December 3rd in Paris

Online shoe retailer Sarenza.co.uk is thrilled to announce that they have now selected 16 teams from the UK to compete against the French in the grand final of the High Heel Race 2010 on December 3rd at the Piscine Molitor, a trendy location in the heart of Paris.

The Sarenza High Heel Race is revered in France, taking place annually with hotly disputed heats across the country. The race then culminates in a star studded final in Paris. This year, to celebrate the launch of Sarenza.co.uk, the battle will be international, with 16 French teams facing 16 English teams.
Sarenza have thrown down the gauntlet to the British Fashion pack by inviting them to get hot on their heels, and show their French rivals that the Brits can not only out-dress them, but can out-run them too! With the fastest timed at the London Heats clocked at 6.13 seconds, the finals are sure to be closely fought and action packed.
The 16 teams from the UK are all vying for the grand prize of £2,500 worth of shoes and the title of ultimate High Heel Sprint Team 2010! Amongst our 16 UK teams, there are a lot of dedicated fashionistas and shoe lovers ready to give up everything to represent their nation and fly the flag for England in France!

Click here to see last year’s video!

Sarenza cares about all the shoe addicts out there, so until December 3rd, they are also offering supporters of the selected teams the chance to win £2,500 worth of Sarenza vouchers on www.highheelrace.co.uk.
Watch this space for more news of the fastest and most fashionable Anglo-French battle since Henry V stepped stylishly onto the field of Agincourt!

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About Sarenza :


- Has generated a turnover of 40 Million Euros in 2009
- Achieved over 100% growth of the turnover in the first 8 months of 2010 (compared to 2009)
- Has between 2 and 4 million unique visitors per month (source: Nielsen NetRatings Mediametrie)
- Thousands of pairs sold per day
- Sold 1 million pairs of shoes in 2010 to date, and foreseen to sell 1 million in 2010 !

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NEWS FROM THE BODY SHOP

Boris Joins The Fight Against HIV and Backs The Body Shop® World AIDS Day Exhibition

London Mayor Boris Johnson today opened The Body Shop® ‘Be An Activist. Join the fight against HIV’ City Hall exhibition featuring portraits of HIV and AIDS activists taken by legendary British photographer Rankin. The exhibition, which is now open to members of the public* until Friday 10th December on the lower ground floor of City Hall, marks the launch of an international campaign by The Body Shop in partnership with UN AIDS for World AIDS Day (1st December).

Launching the exhibition, the Mayor said today: 'HIV continues to have a major impact on the lives of Londoners and this exhibition shows it can affect anyone. It is our duty to keep HIV on the agenda, but I urge everyone to take personal responsibility to protect yourself and others against the condition. Whether directly affected or not, let's stand shoulder to shoulder, show our support and challenge the stigma.'

The exhibition has brought together a group of individuals, including world-renowned singer and activist Annie Lennox, each with a personal story in relation to HIV and AIDS. HIV knows no boundaries and this campaign serves as a timely reminder that being an activist means many different things – from taking to a podium and speaking out, to wearing the red ribbon on World AIDS Day this Wednesday and supporting the fight against HIV.

The ‘Be An Activist’ campaign visuals herald a new take on the iconic red ribbon design, with a stencil logo designed by The Body Shop in-house creative team, now used in partnership with
UN AIDS. With nearly 30 years of a world with AIDS, The Body Shop and UN AIDS hope the fresh, new look of the red ribbon will help inspire the public and re-energize the movement to stand in solidarity with the more than 30 million people living with HIV worldwide.

Speaking about the exhibition, Scottish photographer Rankin said, “I try to give something back, and the only way I know how to do this, is through photographs. This HIV campaign is very important to me, and I hope that the images will help influence attitudes”.

The Body Shop International Campaigns Director, Chris Davis said, “The ‘Be An Activist’ campaign is to inform, advise and most importantly inspire activists old and new, to join our call for change. We are proud to work with UN AIDS, Rankin and Annie Lennox, as well as a range of inspirational individuals, each with their own story to tell and all lending their support to this international campaign. Even today, decades after the epidemic first came to light, for many it is challenging to speak out on this issue, as sadly there remains a stigma attached to this disease.

The Body Shop has a long history of campaigning and awareness raising on HIV, yet this campaign moves with the times, encouraging all of us take responsibility for our actions, to support those affected and wear the red ribbon which is available in all our stores.”

The Body Shop ‘Be An Activist’ exhibition opens from today at City Hall, with the iconic photographs also featuring in The Body Shop store windows up and down the country throughout December.

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For more information please contact bodyshop@frankpr.it or call 020 7693 6999

Notes to editors:

The Body Shop® ‘Be An Activist’ City Hall exhibition will be open from 29th November - 10th December 2010. Admission free.
Red Ribbons are available at The Body Shop® stores across the world. In the UK, all proceeds from each red ribbon pin badge (£1.00 RRP) sold will be donated between two HIV/AIDS charities* - the SING Campaign founded by Annie Lennox to raise awareness and funding for those on the frontline of HIV in South Africa and Body & Soul, a UK grassroots charity providing support to children, young people and families living with or closely affected by HIV.
*The donation will be split equally between the SING campaign and Body & Soul.

SING Campaign, Registered Charity Number 1114795 www.annielennoxsing.com
Body & Soul, Registered Charity Number 1060062 www.bodyandsoulcharity.org

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