While cold weather encouraged the sale of electric heaters, sales of spring and summer clothing were poor.

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Ralph Lauren is offering round "John Lennon" sunglasses this spring and French clothing maker Lanvin introduced red-and-bronze high-tops reminiscent of the classic Converse sneaker.

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The company behind the Uniqlo chain of stores added to Tuesday's 5.5% rise, after the firm's discount apparel chain "GU" said it would expand its line of clothing for spring and summer.

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Further, one analyst at AlixPartners LLP suggests that clothing retailers overbought Spring merchandise for 2011 after recording strong sales numbers in late 2010.

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So, while you may think catwalk trends don't apply to you, at some point this year you will almost certainly come into contact with an article of clothing that has been influenced directly or indirectly by what came down the runways for spring 2013.

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