Valentine's Day: Share the Love - How to Buy Ethical Jewellery
Forget flowers, this Valentine's Day is set to see a record spend on jewellery, an altogether much more significant and lasting token of true love. US retail figures indicate that spending on jewellery...
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The Fashion Industry Is Walking the Green Mile to Its Demise If It Doesn't...
I am an Asian woman. I am a size 12 Asian woman. I have been a size 18 Asian woman. I have been a size 6 Asian woman. I have been a size 18 disabled Asian woman. At no point in my thirty years, have I...
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Have We Really Said Goodbye to the Back of the Bus?
I've spent a few days struggling how to write this article, so please forgive me if it gets a little heavy in places. I began wanting to write something joyous after hearing that the Huffington Post...
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Diversity and Inclusiveness: Why Has the Fun Gone Out of Fashion?
At New York Fashion Week a relatively unknown model and artist Ashley B Chew made a silent protest with a leather tote that read 'Black Models Matter.' Her word play on 'Black Lives Matter,' a slogan...
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Diversity and Inclusion: Ads That Shape Society
Changing the face of beauty - the model with Down's syndrome Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting - a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every...
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Review: Coco Chanel: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon - Megan Hess
"Few people in the history of fashion can claim the influence of Coco Chanel," writes Megan Hess in the introduction to her book. It is difficult to appreciate just how groundbreaking the French...
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How to Start a Business on a Shoestring
Many young people find the idea of starting their own business to be so daunting that they never give it a go. The number of people slaving away, doing jobs that make them deeply unhappy, when they...
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The Shoe Edit: Men's Footwear
If you're reading this article, it means you're interested in improving your style. A man's shoes are inarguably one of the most important fashion accessories he wears. Just as the eyes are a window to...
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How to Get Noticed During London Fashion Week
Every six months I look forward to this moment. The moment where fashion enthusiasts, designers, stylists, photographers, models and celebrities gather for fashion. Yes, I'm talking about fashion week...
View ArticleThe Welshwoman Who Brought Breton to Britain
Few fashion designs have stood the test of time like the Breton stripe. It came into being in nineteenth century France, was a symbol of haute-bourgeois style between the wars, and few women today...
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What Is Grey?
What is Grey? This is the question I asked when researching the concept of a mature model agency early in 2015. On launch we wanted to challenge the perception of 'grey' and did so via an In-Your-Face...
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Who Decides What Is Beautiful?
What's the first thing you think of when you think of beauty...? Who decides what is beautiful? Is it you, or is it the advertisers' perception of beauty? What do you think when you see the image...
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55 Years Between Two Outbreaks of Petite Fame
When I was 15, I found myself in the Canada, as if teleported from another planet. Communist Hungary's Revolution in 1956 left the borders open for a sliver of time, and my parents were among those...
View ArticleNo Wonder People Think Sustainable Fashion Is Boring
The way sustainable fashion is perceived is a direct response to the way it is marketed and talked about. I recently wrote that I used to be ashamed to say that I worked in the fashion industry,...
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Celebs Are Going Wild for this Chic Anti-Paparazzi Scarf
Singer, Joe Jonas - Sundance, January 2016 It's been called everything from the 'Harry Potter scarf' to the 'modern-day invisibility cloak for social media' - and the brand posted a quote on...
View ArticleLGBT Travellers
This February marks the 22nd LGBT History Month, a month that celebrates the progress made by the LGBT community. It also continues to be a campaign that throughout the year aims to challenge...
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Plus Size Fashion: Have We Progressed or Is It a Myth?
At a first glance I think it is really easy to notice all of the negative elements that are still occurring within the plus size industry and how there are still many disappointed plus size/curvy/fat...
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Talking to Beth Ditto About Her New Fashion Collection: "Don't Wait For...
I had the immense pleasure to meet with my dear Beth Ditto this morning to talk about the launch of her new collection! Here's what went down... BonjourClem: What was your inspiration while working on...
View ArticleFive Tips to Help You Find Your Personal Style
"I have nothing to wear". How many of us start our day by muttering this under our breath? The experts say that we only wear 20% of the clothes in our wardrobes. I have been hoarding clothes for years...
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I'm a Fashion Blogger Who Happens to be Visually Impaired
"But You Don't Look Blind!" Out of all the things I hear on a day to day basis, this is above all one of the most frequent comments I receive. It's a social enigma and one that, for me, seems to be...
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