Kate, Reclaim Your Royal Sexiness
Poor old Kate. Doing her level best to be a good girl. A good woman. A good wife. A good mum to a future King. A good Royal. A good Queen-in-training. A good daughter-in-law to the Queen. And if that...
View ArticleThe Coming of Age for Ethical Fashion
Since the Rana Plaza building collapse a lot has changed, not enough, but we should remember those who lost their lives, with sadness and anger, at the same time we should celebrate the power of the...
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Be a Fashion Revolutionary
This week marks the beginning of Fashion Revolution Week, but how can you be a fashion revolutionary? For the first time, a global online event will take place which anyone in the world can take part...
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Grow Up!
The fashion industry sometimes seems like a spoiled child. A child which has been used to having it all its own way for too many years and has been given everything it wants. It has grown up with few...
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Go Get Some Gloves
When it comes to selecting an outfit, it's safe to say that gloves are not high on the agenda. Sighting the perfect pair of sumptuous leather trousers; the most versatile summer dress; the ideal tote...
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The Clothes Keeper
It is often said that fast fashion pieces are badly made and won't last, but that's not necessarily true. Sure, inferior quality materials and poorly paid manufacturing are not an ideal combination to...
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The Black Polo-Neck - Yes Please
There are few things in this life which send out the message 'Vive le France' quite as well as... a) Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People b) A freshly baked baguette c) The tricolor d) Bastille Day...
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Death-Trap Clothing Factories Persist Three Years on From Rana Plaza
Three years ago this week the Rana Plaza building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, came crashing down in what remains the worst industrial accident in the global garment industry. Over 1,134 people were killed...
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Why You Should Mark Fashion Revolution Week By Making Your Own Clothes
Our attitude to clothes and fashion is frivolous - it's estimated that the average British woman is hoarding £285 worth of clothes she will never wear. Fashion trends are moving ever faster and the...
View ArticleFrom Fillers to Face Lifts - GMC's Tough New Standards for Cosmetic Practice...
Not so long ago cosmetic treatments were the preserve of the rich and famous, but what was once a niche area of UK healthcare has expanded quickly. Wider availability means just about anyone can...
View ArticleWhy I'm a Convert to DIY Beauty Products
Sometimes, when I'm especially broke, I like to mentally tot up all that money I've saved by never smoking. Imagine. A fiver a day over 14 years. Probably like a house deposit, I reckon. The flipside...
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I Made My Clothes
On April 24 2013, the Rana Plaza factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing 1,134 people, and injuring over 2,500 others. It was a day that finally made the world face up to the impact of fast fashion....
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Join the Revolution!
If you're old enough and eco enough to remember Tam & Rob, you might remember; "If There Has To Be A Victim In Fashion, Let It Be You" One of our original "fashion victims" (c)Tammam The original...
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Your Grooming Essentials Spring Update
Spring is finally upon us. The days are longer, the skies brighter and the pub gardens beckoning. But while we're whisking our coats off into storage (hurrah!) and casting off those socks at lightning...
View ArticleWhy Boycotting Brands Won't Help Garment Workers
Fashion Revolution Week marks the third anniversary of Rana Plaza, the deadliest tragedy in the garment industry, which claimed the lives of more than a thousand workers in Bangladesh. As we wonder...
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A Moral Sense of Beauty
Notes to Editors: to publish during Fashion Revolution Week - 18-24 April Moral. It's not a word we use very often, especially when we talk about fashion. Fashion comes with many adjectives attached:...
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Will the Fashion Industry Ever Pay its Way? Three Years After the Rana Plaza...
On 24th April 2013 the world was shocked by the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory building in Bangladesh, killing more than 1,130 garment workers. It is a great tragedy that it took the loss of so...
View ArticleMakeup Free Kylie Minogue and Chrissy Teigen: The Headlines That Undermine a...
Kylie Minogue, Imogen Thomas, Emilia Fox and Chrissy Teigen all made headlines in the last 24 hours for the same reason - not wearing makeup. 'Makeup free Kylie Minogue, 47, gazes longingly at her...
View ArticleWhat Does Sustainable Fashion Mean to Me?
Last month, Shoreditch based Kit & Ace hosted a small group of us for the first in their speaker series 'Real Talk: Conservationism and Sustainability in Design'. I was expecting a tame discussion...
View ArticleFive Things To Try if You're in a Style Rut
It happens to the best of us. And even the most stylish. You're looking fantastic, feeling confident, dressing well and then bam, without warning you soon find yourself in a style rut, bogged down and...
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