News from Kaleidoscope

On the 4th January VAT rose from 17.5% to 20%. Some high-street shoppers were shocked by price rises when they reached checkouts to pay, as many stores hadn’t had time to change their price tags to cover the new VAT charges. Kaleidoscope shoppers didn’t feel the impact at our online checkouts and won’t feel a rise in prices this year. Why? Due to a bold decision made by us, for you. Our Head of Buying explains…

When it comes our new SS11 Collection, we have to say we love it! So when we invited a array of press to our exclusive press day we wanted to get the low down and make sure they had a day to remember!

View our latest TV ad, featuring key pieces from our gorgeous Autumn Collection. Shot in New York City, it oozes style and individuality.

We suppose you are wondering why your favourite home shopping catalogue is named after the kaleidoscope. Well, it’s because kaleidoscopes show you a myriad of beautiful colours which are pleasing to the eye, and so do we!

Did you know that the kaleidoscope was invented in 1816 by a Scottish scientist called Sir David Brewster? He patented his invention in 1817 and named it ‘kaleidoscope’ after three Greek words: ‘kalos’, meaning ‘beautiful’, ‘eidos’, meaning ‘form’ and ‘scopos’, meaning watcher. …

Did you know that we have an office in Hong Kong? Yes, we have colleagues in this exotic destination working hard to provide you with the best in ladies fashion!

Polly is one of our favourite colleagues over in HK – she’s a buyer, responsible for finding you beautiful womens dresses and more.

So what happens over in HK? Well, we measure the sample garments from our suppliers to make sure that …

Fashionistas sit up straight and pay attention! We’ve got a sneak preview of our Autumn 2010 collection for you and we’re sure you’re going to absolutely love what we’ve got for you.

A key shape for next season is the wrap dress. We know that this is a favourite style with many of you so we’re delighted to be bringing this style to the fore.

If you don’t have any wrap dresses, then you should definitely investigate. Their enduring popularity can be …

please if you are having a sale on a paticular piece reduce it in all sizes wasted alot of time when my size is double the price very bad marketing

Fancy a free night at a gorgeous hotel with the partner of your choice? Silly question – of course you do! What could be better than a break from the old routine with other people looking after you for a change?

Well, we’ve got two one night hotel stays to give away to two lucky Kaleidoscope fans. We know how much you love us, so it’s time for us to say thank you with this excellent competition.

Entering is really easy. All …

Naomi Campbell is to host two charity fashion shows in London and New York to raise money for the victims of recent earthquake in Haiti. The supermodel, who is better known for her fiery temper than for her philanthropy, has recruited celebrities to model various items of designer clothing at the events.

The first event is in New York on February 12th, as part of New York Fashion Week. The London event will take place later in the month, …

A new blog for a new decade

Happy 2010 to all our customers and fans at Kaleidoscope. To mark the New Year – and indeed the new decade – we’ve set up this blog so that we can bring you the latest information about what’s new in ladies fashion and home interiors. We’ll also be using the blog to tell you about sales and special offers: bookmark/ subscribe to it to make sure you’re first to find …