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Love Fashion? There is a High Chance You Support Slavery
If someone would have asked me if I cared about slow fashion movement, fair trade or sweatshop-free fashion 4-5 years ago, honestly, my answer would have been 'I guess so', while in 5 minutes I would...
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Do We Have a Responsibility Towards Sustainable Living?
Kevin Dooley - Flickr Creative Commons Hands up if you walk into a shop and before you purchase anything, think about how it was made? For many people the answer is probably no! Without passing...
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Fyodor Golan's pre-17 collection brings grown-up fun and a catalyst for...
Fyodor Golan are somewhat of a paradox - at once intellectual and playful, they traverse the fringe of a fashion industry in a state of flux. Whilst contemplating the structure and aim of their fashion...
View ArticleDear Curvy Kate, You're Doing It Right...
Last year, I wrote an article for The Independent discussing why the plus-size community shouldn't be let down by its own brands. My comments were a reaction to Evans' 'body positive' clothing campaign...
View ArticleMindful Luxury: How Millennials Hack Their Lifestyles
The Millennials, a generation that deviates from the norm and continues to puzzle FMCG companies, is turning the sacred tables of the luxury industry. When I wrote my PhD Thesis in the late 1980s on...
View ArticleHow to Protect Your Skin From pollution
How to protect your skin from pollution Pollution is something that constantly surrounds us, but how many of us realise the harmful effects that it can have on our skin? While its deteriorative effect...
View ArticleThe Jewellery Rules
1) There are no rules when it comes to jewellery... Jewellery is an expression of your individual personality, your status and your taste. It is so unique and personal that it should be used to...
View ArticleFaux Fur is More Than a Faux Pas, it's Poison
One of the arguments most beloved of the anti-fur lobby is that fake fur is actually better for the environment than the real thing. That argument, however, is as fake as the apparel it supports. And...
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The Trouble With Adult Rules
When I was growing up, life seemed to be all about rules. Don't run with scissors. Don't pull your sister's hair (mwahahaha). Finish your main or you can't have desert... I guess I needed them for...
View Article'Cheat Day' PJs Are the Clothing Item No Woman Needs, Whatever Her Age
Earlier this week, New Look found itself on the firing line, accused of pushing damaging diet messages to girls. A set of PJs - with a pizza slice pattern and the words 'cheat day' emblazoned across...
View ArticleFaux Fur is the Only Responsible Choice
A response to Mark Oaten's article "Faux fur is more than faux pas, it's poison". Real fur sales are experiencing a dramatic drop since 2014 while the faux fur sector is enjoying a remarkable boom with...
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I'm Not Wearing Any Underwear, And Here's Why
I'm not Sharon Stone, I didn't forget to, and I'm not whispering seductively to you across a restaurant table while softly grazing your leg with my stocking-clad foot (does anyone actually do this?) -...
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Skincare and Beauty Products for the Lazy/Smart
I hate Summer. Or hot weather whatever time of year it arrives. It's just so exhausting for a winter person like me. I find myself absolutely convinced from Tuesday each week that it's actually already...
View ArticleLondon Festival Fashion Forecast
As the sun begins to set and the mud begins to dry, what fashion tips can we take away before the festival season comes to an end? It's summer and the unavoidable festival fashion guides have emerged...
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Stylish Date Ideas for Men
Simply super stylish summer date ideas, hand-picked just for you. Dinner Date: Bronte Photo Credit: Bronte Dinner. It's not reinventing the date-wheel but you can't go wrong with a thoughtfully chosen...
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My Body, My Rules: Why I Won't Let Anyone Dictate What I Should Look Like
This photo was taken in Paris a couple of years ago. I'd forgotten I'd even uploaded it to Instagram as it's that old, but I do remember being too scared to post it for days in fear of being called...
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Tales of Women: Rebecca's Pyjamas
The birth of a clothing label often takes a set path: A fashion lover becomes a fashion student, works under the instruction of varying employers and eventually tries to forge their own path, often as...
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Gym-kit Outside The Gym: Thoughts?
Last night, my running buddy (soon to be ex-running buddy - he is moving to Dubai. I'm not actually ready to speak about it just yet. Too soon. Sad face etc. Waaah) and I went for a run around Hyde...
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Plus Size Models Matter Too
Being a female is hard work right? Society is telling me I am meant to have heaving boobs, a 20inch waist and a booty that twerks its way down the street like I am in some music video. In reality, I...
View ArticleClothes And The Human Factor
Here comes mother. She's stylishly turned out as always. Today it's a black and white geometric-patterned shirt, black slacks, cerise cardigan and chunky silver jewellery. However, my mother isn't...
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