I Moved To China, And What I Saw Changed The Way I Think About Clothes Forever
I never thought that my move from London's Chelsea to living on China's doorstep 11 years ago would result in a complete fashion and ethical overhaul. But unexpectedly my move to live beside the...
View ArticleNike's New Invention Is A Step Too Far
Running shoes are so bloody boring aren't they? I mean, apart from housing your feet for a Sunday morning jog, there's really nothing else they do! Telephones have gone from being wired to the building...
View ArticleThe Nine Things You Need to Know About Slow Fashion
- If we were to describe slow fashion to a foodie, it would best be described as the equivalent of farm-to-table food, whereas fast-fashion would be the equivalent of fast food. - "Slow fashion," a...
View ArticleFive Products To Help You Achieve The Perfect Beard
It's officially that time of year - it's dark when you wake for work in the morning and darkening whilst you're on your commute home. It's also that time of year when even more people than usual are...
View ArticleBecoming A Successful Blogger
Blogging is a word that is easily mentioned by so many these days. In the past no one was keen about blogs and bloggers, but now bloggers have become very important to brands, businesses, and the...
View ArticleConsumption: Can We Kick The Addiction?
I've always paired the concept of overconsumption, with material goods. And as clothing is such a prevailing part of all our lives, it's an easy category to observe when consumption goes into...
View ArticleThe Different Beauty Trends And Ideologies Around The World Defines Women's...
Photo credit: petapixel.com So how does this impact psychologically on how women around the world define beauty? (Continued from first post) Not surprisingly, a global beauty report by pharmaceutical...
View ArticleHow To Recycle, Reuse And Repurpose Fashion
The idea of recycling, reusing and repurposing fashion isn't a new one - but it wasn't until recently that the once-taboos of shopping at thrift stores became trendy. Today, some of the biggest...
View ArticleSuperhuman - The Ravensbourne Postgraduate Degree Show
Off the back of a frantic London Fashion Week I attended Superhuman, an exhibition of work by the MA and MSc graduates of Ravensbourne, spanning the degrees Communication Design, Interactive Products...
View ArticleHousehold Hair Hacks
Winter is fast approaching, and we need to ensure we're fully prepared for whatever the weather may throw at us. Cold and miserable weather can leave hair dry and damaged, and as a result we all need...
View ArticleHelping Girls Learn To Love Their Curls
Understanding and embracing your natural curl pattern, is an issue for masses of people. I know from listening to my clients, how managing textured hair at home can be a struggle. I'll also hear from...
View ArticleLong Reign The Plus Size Goddesses
Unless you've been living in a cave for the past two years, it would have been impossible not to notice the dramatic changes that have taken place in the world of fashion where us plus-size girls are...
View ArticleThe Eight Best Men's Moisturisers For 2017
With 2016 quickly coming to a close, now is the time to start looking towards 2017, to see what this potentially groundbreaking year has in store for men's grooming. Over the past eighteen months or...
View ArticleOutraged About Child Labour In Fashion? Here's What You Can Do
As devastating as this week's BBC Panorama programme on Syrian refugee children working in Turkish garment factories was, its revelations do not surprise anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of the...
View ArticleSeven Reasons You Should Start Dressing Like Your Mum
Me, My Sis, Mum and Annie How long have you been rebelling against your mum and her style? Conservative, sensible attire that felt boring and uninspiring, so out of trend and unfashionable. I'd like...
View ArticleI'm Enough - The One Creative Thought That Can Change Your World
There is a renaissance happening, and it's happening now! There is a definite re-birth of the conditions which allow for the highest expression of people's creativity. Your mind will attempt to...
View ArticleShould We Be Making Our Own Beauty Products?
I have fallen in love with my natural hair! So much so that I now give a damn about what my hair products are actually doing to it. It's kind of like during my weight loss journey when I started...
View ArticleEdda's Illustrative Fancies Make For Fashion Week Fun
I wrote about the work of fashion designer Edda Gimnes on Techstyler back in February and was curious to see where her penchant for large, sweeping illustrated textiles had taken her for this season....
View ArticleKey Menswear Essentials For AW16
As seen on fashion shows in London, Paris and Milan in the beginning of 2016, there are a number of key trends emerging for AW16 clearly setting the stage for what we will be wearing in the coming...
View ArticleISHU Brings Disruptive Fashion Tech Ruckus To Change The Face Of Social Media
ISHU scarf (Source: ISHU) Earlier this year, I covered the ISHU scarves - that have been called everything from the 'Harry Potter scarf' to the 'modern-day invisibility cloak for social media'. This...
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