Many congratulations to Fran Birch, who married Eugene Kinghorn a few weeks ago. The wedding was soon followed by an action-packed ceremony (see “Z/Yen gets even hotter at games” below). Monique Gore has travelled all the way from New Zealand to join Z/Yen, assisting Linda Cook in the near-impossible job of looking after us all. Mary O’Callaghan has returned from maternity leave, much to Ian Harris’s relief. Nick Danev, who has been an intern for some months, now joins as a full-time employee. Alexandria Petrov, who like Nick hails from Bulgaria, joins for the summer as an intern. Mark Yeandle’s corner of the office is now described as “the Bulgarian enclave”. And talking of interns, we learn with pride that Jo Hughes, a former intern, was called to the bar this summer. Mine’s a mild and bitter, luv. Seriously, well done to Jo. We always like to hear from former employees and interns, so do let us know your news, folks.