Afro Hair... Don't Care!
Difficult, Ugly and Unprofessional; are terms used by some black British women when asked to describe their natural hair texture. Today the UK black hair-care industry is worth an est. 88 million...
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I Won't Be Renewing My 'Vogue' Subscription - I'm Not Inspired by Images That...
My Vogue subscription ended in September, and I won't be renewing. As I flick through pages of sensationalised campaigns, all I see is what I saw the month before or the month before that. I'm not...
View ArticleThe Beth Ditto Collection Is More Than Just a Celebrity Clothing Line
When I first heard that I was going to the shoot with Beth Ditto I was incredibly excited. I've long been a huge fan of The Gossip and Beth's boldness and individuality stood out to me. She was cool. I...
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Fair Fashion Month; An Indie Alternative to London Fashion Week
As is so à la mode right now, Tammam stopped doing ahead of season fashion shows a few years ago. (Come on Fashion Industry, keep up with the indies.... they'll all be going sustainable next, you'll...
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How Do We Make #Fashion4All?
Fashion is and should be for all. But for many of the people I know and work with, fashion - and specifically this month's embodiment of creative ingenuity and flamboyance, London Fashion Week - is...
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The Elephant in the Wardrobe
The fashion industry flourishes on creativity, innovation, beauty and glamour. It is also an industry addicted to speed. New ranges hit the high street at ever increasing rates meeting a huge consumer...
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London Fashion Week Presents.... Wolves and Hungry Emerging Designers
The format of presentations versus catwalk shows has changed the consumption of collections at London Fashion week. Presentations give designers on smaller budgets with big ideas the platform to...
View ArticleLondon Fashion Week AW16 - Challenging Traditions and Embracing the Modern...
London Fashion Week AW16 is only just kicking off and already we have witnessed some historic transformations. As technology and social media have become increasingly prominent parts of our daily...
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#WhatMakesMeBeautiful Campaign With Heal Project
Today marks the start of the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, an annual weeklong initiative aimed to increase awareness and advocacy around these prevalent and deadly illnesses. Today is also...
View ArticleModels With Disabilities - The Most Underrepresented Group in Fashion
How beautiful would it be to live in a world where you have the total freedom to be yourself? Have you ever looked up the word "disabled" in the thesaurus? Weakened, lame, maimed, helpless, powerless,...
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Nourishing Avocado Matcha Face Mask
In an interview on natural skincare recently I found myself drawing many parallels between the way we eat and the way we nourish our skin. Both present an opportunity to more consciously approach the...
View ArticleIlliteracy Is the Root Cause of Almost Every Major Problem Humanity Faces
Two weeks ago at a train station outside London, a man of about 20 asked at the ticket window for a ticket to Brighton, then he asked the ticket clerk to let him know when the train came in as he...
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Modest Fashion or Fashioning Modesty? HijUp Unveiled at London Fashion Week
[Photo credit: Diajeng Lestari, HijUp] This week, Indonesian brand and e-commerce platform HijUp made an appearance at London Fashion Week. Early in 2015 they took venture funding between $US1 million...
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You Will Never Look Like the Girl in the Magazine
As I flick through my magazine I am confronted with stunning images of celebrities who look perfect with not one hair out of place. I look down at myself, and for a split second I start feeling...
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LFW: Top Designers at International Fashion Showcase
This year International Fashion Showcase (IFS) at London Fashion Week, discovering and promoting young fashion talents from across the world, hosted designers from far East (Egypt, UAE for the first...
View ArticleRethinking Fashion
We need to have a rethink about fashion. High fashion in particular. This might seem cliché. Every season at London Fashion Week, high fashion, womenswear mainly, gets it in the neck. It is elitist,...
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Nursing: The Real Picture
As a former model and photographer, I have trodden the catwalk during London Fashion Week, photographed an editorial shoot for Elle magazine, and was the youngest person to exhibit in the National...
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Saving the World in Jimmy Choos
I have an obsession with beautiful things. Beautiful furnishings, beautiful food, beautiful dresses, beautiful music, beautiful photographs and definitely beautiful shoes. And from a very early age I...
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On a Budget and Looking for Make-Up for Darker Skin? Well Look No Further......
I've grown tired of watching low-budget beauty brands pick and choose when and when not to cater to women of colour, tired of applauding the beauty industry for its progression when it's still making...
View ArticleWhat I Learnt at London Fashion Week....
1) It is quite clear to me that there is only one way of saying 'Fashion Week.' You place your lips in a Kiera Knightley-esque pout (think 'Love Actually') and then drawl the words without your lips...
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