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Getcha Street On
I love a bit of street style and can easily waste hours checking out how other people dress - not how 'fashionable' they are, but their personal style, how they wear their clothes, put an outfit...
View ArticleDanielle Tyler Wasn't Banned From 'Miss England', She Was Never Eligible to...
Danielle Tyler from Derbyshire is not eligible to enter Miss England, she was never banned . The criteria is set out in advance for anyone entering. She chose not to read the rules of entry. She was...
View ArticleYou Can't Be 'Miss England' and Be a Good Mother
Having been Miss England in 2009, and now being a mother I personally feel that the two roles cannot coincide. Until you actually carry out the role of Miss England, you cannot possibly appreciated how...
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Gents: What to Wear this Summer
From well-known high streets brands through to brand new independent boutiques and labels, there's a lot of great male fashion on offer this summer. If you need a little inspiration for a wardrobe...
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Ladies: What to Wear This Summer
Summer is well and truly here, as well as a little sunshine, and with the new season comes a series of delectable new collections from your favourite quirky boutiques, high-street brands and upscale...
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Vin Los: Defining Iconography
Instead of beauty, branding. Isaiah 3:24 The world's reaction to Vin Los is that of a shared and immediate sentiment of instant fascination. An innate need to understand the psyche of anyone who turns...
View Article30 Fascinating Facts About Fashion Psychology
Do you regard clothing as something that keeps you warm and looking good? Think again. What you wear affects you psychologically. It can profoundly alter your mood. It also influences how others...
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'Alexander McQueen Is My Fashion Idol': David C Wigley Talks Toronto Mens...
Toronto fashion designer David C Wigley talks to The Leake about fashion idols, his collection for Toronto Mens Fashion Week and the one accessory he never takes off... David C Wigley certainly knows...
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What's Next in Unrealistic Expectations of Women?
It started with the corset. Swoon-inducing, painful and potentially dangerous, the Victorian corset fad signalled the start of extreme body obsessions among women. Sure, there had been diets and weight...
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How to Become a Successful Fashion Designer?
Fashion is a fascinating business, one so versatile that it can collaborate with any type of industry. In the past I worked with Suzuki cars to create a colour psychology car test to help their clients...
View ArticleTo Pocket or Not to Pocket...
The office is silent, people are working away, typing away furiously on their computers. Everyone is buried deep in their work, trying to ensure all the deadlines for the day are met so they can head...
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Heat Wave Style Observations: The Good, the Bad and the Bang on Trend
I'm all for this whole heat wave situation, because man it's good to have some consistency on the weather front. And I like it hot. There is the not being able to sleep thing though, the sweaty commute...
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Running a Boutique Model Agency
Running a boutique model agency is one of the most challenging things I have done in my life - not only do I have the standard stresses of self-employment like fluctuating sales and lack of holidays,...
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Fashion Internships: Not the Devil Wears Prada Edition
This issue has been on my mind for quite some time, but after reading this Buzzfeed article (note the relevant section: 'Journalism students are constantly outraged, but seldom moved to act upon it')...
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The Kimono: One Top Three Looks
Kimonos have been a popular number this year, one that I have underestimated in the past in terms of versatility. It works from day to night, whether you're in the city or escaping on a holiday of...
View ArticleExploitation in the Modelling Industry Is Still Very Real
Once again the ugly side of the modelling industry has reared it's head. Recently another man working in the industry has been exposed as using his position as a 'casting agent' (note the inverted...
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Benji WZW: My Designs Are For Anyone Who Breathes Bad Dreams
The Leake catches up with the designer who creates for "anyone who breathes bad dreams" ahead of his runway show at Toronto Mens Fashion Week. Welcome to the world of Benji WZW... 1. How would you...
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The Tomboy Woman Is the New Sexy
My love for fashion consistently feeds my curiosity. I have always been interested by designers who reinvent the norms of fashion, who create a new vision of what defines who we are as women. I'm the...
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The Ups and Downs of Being a Fashion Intern
The first phone call I made after graduating from high school was to a renowned Australian stylist asking whether I could become one of her interns. A week later I found myself working backstage at...
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Five Plus Size Bloggers You Might Not Know About But Should
As well as writing my own plus size blog, I love to read others. If you look online you'll find a plethora of blogs that offer up their own opinions and views on the world. There is no shortage of...
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