Waste Re-imagined: Throwaway Fashion Comes Back to Life
For sustainable fashion advocates out there, the impressive reality of recycling in fashion today is not big news. However, to many (including myself until recently), the words recycling and fashion,...
View ArticleThe Hope for Change
When shopping for work clothes in a local shopping mall, I realised that I no longer knew what I was meant to 'be' in society's eyes. I should go to the gym and squat but also fit into skinny jeans...
View Article'Make Do and Mend' - Just Another Trend?
We're living in cookie cutter times. We all wear the same clothes, mass-produced for the same stores, we drive samey-samey, personality-free cars and are we're slaves to our smartphones that are...
View ArticleTen Reasons Not to Wear Make-Up Everyday
© AB Kellow #dareyoubare When I was 15, I wore so much makeup you could've chiselled it off with a sledgehammer and I kept that up for a good 10 years, my favourite being blue glitter eye shadow and...
View ArticleGet The Look: Poolside Glam
Holiday is booked, bikini is purchased, legs are shaved. Ok legs aren't shaved, but we're not going for a couple more weeks... We are heading back to the fabulous Gloria Resort in Turkey for some last...
View ArticleLessons In Paris Haute Couture: How to Escape a 'Style Rut'
As a London-based stylist, t his season was my first to attend the Paris Haute Couture shows, Automne / Hiver 2015-2016 (or Autumn / Winter 2015-2016, as it is otherwise known). Rest assured, it still...
View ArticleAlleged Price Fixing Among Top Modelling Agencies Isn't Surprising - They...
You may have seen in the news that over the weekend three of the biggest model agencies in the country are being investigated for price fixing in the modelling industry. For reasons that I will explain...
View ArticleTeen Model, Thylane Blondeau, Is Not 'All Grown Up' at the Age of 14
A teen model who became the centre of controversy when she was put in low-cut dresses for a Vogue Paris photoshoot at just 10 years old has returned to the spotlight and been branded a "child model all...
View ArticleBest Eyewear Brands for Men
Actually, let me rephrase that title, 'Best Eyewear Brands for Men, with personality'. I started wearing glasses about fifteen years ago and now there is no getting away from the fact they are well and...
View ArticleShocking Environmental Implications of Fashion
A better understanding about the shocking environmental implications of low-cost garment production may finally move customers to push companies into improving their ethics, pay and working conditions....
View ArticleThe 10 Best Ways to Wear Underwear as Outerwear
There's nothing quite as luxurious as lingerie...or even bed wear for that matter. Whether it's a pair of silky pyjamas or a little lacy negligee, you can be sure to feel comfortable whilst glamour...
View ArticleEastern Europe on a Fashion Map
'Every Lithuanian helps' - this is what comes into my mind when I reflect on the mainstream British media perception of the Eastern Europe. It was a cartoon by the British newspaper The Independent...
View ArticleLooking Good for the Apocalypse
There are so many different things we're killing the planet and our own future for, and while some of them are going to be difficult - perhaps ultimately impossible - to stop doing, some are simple....
View ArticleJust Do It: Gyms Aren't Supposed to Be Sexy
A few days ago, I noticed an advert on my facebook newsfeed telling me "make sure you look good" when at the gym. Later, I see an article in the Telegraph explaining why fashionable workout clothes are...
View ArticleThe Answer to the Modern Woman's Style Prayers
Now one thing that makes my blogging so much more worthwhile is I know so many of my readers are just like me. We are modern women darting around from place to place, we have too many jobs on our...
View ArticleStyle Over Fashion
I recently read an article in the current issue of Vogue about glamcore, one of the new season's biggest fashion trends. Glamcore is the antithesis of normcore, 2014's most popular trend for wearing...
View ArticleDoll Parts: Designer Barbie Style for Grown-Ups
Just like Hello Kitty, Barbie has an enduring appeal that is ageless. For the past 50+ years the iconic doll has both reflected changing fashions and inspired designers, amassing an international fan...
View ArticleWhy We Asked Livia Firth To Guest Edit: Sustainable Fashion Isn't Just About...
Most of us have done the high street spree - buying tons of super cheap clothes that, for a brief period of time, make us feel good because we've got a shiny new wardrobe. Some of us have been guilty...
View ArticleRedefining Beauty on the Runway and Beyond
Catwalks have always been a space for difference, and fashion has always been a means for questioning convention. Androgynous shapes blend gender boundaries - think Gucci's show at Milan Fashion Week,...
View ArticleShop, Look and Listen: A Guide to the Changing Face of Fashion
This blog is part of a month-long focus around sustainable fashion across HuffPost UK Style and Lifestyle. Here we aim to champion some of the emerging names in fashion and shine a light on the truth...
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