Tue Nov 10, 1:18 PM ET

A model for Luella Bartley at the Fall 2007 fashion show in New York City. Luella, one of Britain's top fashion labels, announced it had ceased trading Tuesday after the licensee that funded the brand for the past five years pulled out. (AFP/Getty Images/File/Andrew H. Walker)

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