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Dress 'Well' Even When Unwell: Patient Clothing Gets A Makeover!
Mention 'patient clothing' and the images that spring to mind are unisex, one-size-fits-all gowns with a reputation for revealing body parts we'd rather not have on display. Undignified....
View ArticleDV Closet's 'Best Dressed' From The Oscars 2017
It's hard to think of a night in the fashion calendar that's more anticipated than the Oscars. Every year, we get to watch the biggest stars of the year as they walk down that red carpet and stun us...
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LFW: Just Some Of The Highlights: PPQ And Julien Macdonald Headline London...
Photo Credit: Jenny Eleanor Pickets PPQ London (Pretty, Personal, Question) Once again PPQ reign supreme during London Fashion Week as monochrome becomes a strong style statement this season on the...
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Wonder What It's Like To Be A Model For A Day?
Ever wondered what it's like to be a fashion model for a day? I have. So I thought I would put myself in the shoes of a high fashion model and recount my experience. I was able to do a high fashion...
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Exclusive, Unattainable And Indulgent. Should We Care About Fashion Week?
Credit: Loulou Storey of The Styling Storey Twice a year the world's fashion beauties parade the streets of New York, London, Milan and Paris and they shake their stylish butts to adoring...
View ArticleWhy Vogue Arabia's First Cover Was A Disappointment
On the 1st of March, Vogue Arabia released their highly anticipated first cover, but it was a big disappointment. Vogue decided to put Gigi Hadid on their first cover. Hadid is known for disrespecting...
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International Women's Day: Treasures Within
"When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it become less and less important whether I am afraid" - Audre Lorde Women are powerful, we are compassionate,...
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Phoebe English's Collection Sparks A Conversation Of Unity, But Where Are My...
There's nothing like forced contemplation to wipe away the London Fashion Week gloss and dole out a little reality. After the Phoebe English presentation I received a message that my brother-in-law was...
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Why Fashion Matters For Feminism
Some dismiss fashion as being only skin-deep, as superficial and irrelevant, a fantasy at best, exploitative and anti-feminist at worst. And there are aspects of this that are absolutely true. But it...
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International Women's Day - Celebrating The Evolution Of Workwear
"I have never met a woman who is not strong. They don't exist." - Diane von Fürstenberg 8th March marks International Women's Day. A celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political...
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2017 is speeding by, in September it's the Tammam label's 10 year anniversary! But before we start celebrating we have some important things to do first. It's currently Fair Trade Fortnight. A...
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India Steps Up On Gender Equality
To mark International Women's Day this year, United Colors of Benetton is taking an unprecedented step. For more than 50 years this iconic brand has campaigned on difficult social issues, recently...
View Article'Let's Go Into Town Shopping' - Why These Words Fill So Many With Dread
For years I hated shopping and it made no difference whether I was a size 00 or 16. I've been up and down them all. This was due to the puzzling issue of sizing. In one shop you could be a 14 and in...
View ArticleHow To Become An Overnight Glamour Puss
As you will know if you're over sixty, the lips lose definition, the eyebrows become sparse, the eyes look smaller and our confidence corkscrews. Well, listen up soon to be glamour pusses, I've found a...
View ArticleLove Your Curves?
The recent 'Love Your Curves' campaign by Zara has sparked controversy online, all due to 'skinny' models being praised by the campaign for their 'curves.' Many social commentators on Twitter have...
View Article#WhatFeministsWear
"What do feminists wear?" That might sound like the opener to a joke - probably a bad joke and one that might make you secretly want to slap the person telling it - but it's not. It's the question...
View Article15 Signs You're Secretly A Shopaholic
We all love a splurge don't we? Sometimes there is no better feeling than the rush of buying a new outfit or bag. It can lift our spirits after a bad day or just generally make us feel that little bit...
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Ravensbourne Incubation - A New Age Of Fashion And Technology Dawns
Our wearable tech, fashion tech (including smart textiles, wearables and soft robotics) and smart cities future is something I spend a great deal of time thinking about. How will fashion designers...
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Meet The Women Walking Thousands Of Kilometres For Ethical Fashion
This week I've gained two new role models in life. Megan O' Malley and Gab Murphy are walking across Southeast Asia under the banner of Walk Sew Good. Over the space of a year they will hike 3,500 km...
View ArticleFive Irritating Outdated Features On 'Women's' Clothing
As well as periods, childbirth and just general inequality all over the world - women really don't have it that easy. If that's not enough, we have to put up with rubbish (and even useless) features on...
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