At The House Of St Barnabas In Partnership With Orsola de Castro From Fashion...
Seamless visions: Bethany Williams at SLOW In late February, I was invited to show my work at SLOW, a showcase curated by Fashion Revolution's Orsola de Castro in partnership with The House of St...
View ArticleMothers' Day Gift Ideas
Some of my friends will be having their very first time of being celebrated this Mothers' Day which has left some new dads with the added anxiety of present-buying. Of course whatever they get will be...
View ArticleDoes It Really Matter What My Eyebrows Look Like?
My friend's little sister spends over an hour every morning doing her eyebrows. Apparently, it is an art form- they have to be plucked, shaped and filled... I personally can not be bothered. Why do...
View ArticleYSL And Instagram Rants. When The Fashion And Feminism Debate Goes Rogue
Another stormy fashion week, where tinder for the controversy fire came from the YSL Fall 17 IDOL preview campaign, shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin under the creative helm of Anthony...
View ArticleIs The Hijab Being Turned Into Everything It Stands Against?
As a hijab wearing Muslim woman, it pleases me to see hijabis getting recognition. Companies have noticed Muslim women's presence and have started catering to their modest fashion needs. For example,...
View ArticleThe Importance Of Diverse Advertising
We are strong We are ambitious We are awesome (and into double denim! ) We are women #WeAreGarnier #InternationalWomensDay A post shared by Garnier UK & Ireland (@garnieruk) on Mar 8, 2017 at...
View ArticleAfro Hair In Business
I felt compelled to write this after watching on BBC, the video of a mother of an 11 year old who produced an advert so her daughter could embrace her natural hair. Black hair is an important part of...
View Article'Fro-Zen
I have maintained a natural halo of shorn, dark hair for the best part of a decade. It is the product of several fragments of myself: being an iconoclast, a feminist and bored to tears by grooming....
View ArticleWhy I Rarely Wear Make-Up
I rarely wear make-up. I'd like to think it's because I don't need it. But alas, while the Nordic climate (lack of sun) was kind to me and I've inherited decent genes (my mum passes for twenty years...
View ArticleLondon Begins To Embrace Diversity In Fashion
London Fashion Week is a must for any fashion junky's diary. A place to see and be seen, the wacky and the wild, the classy and the chic, and let's not forgetting some celebrities perched on the FROW...
View ArticleIs It Just Me? (No, Phew)
Recurrence is a something every person who's ever been treated for cancer avoids thinking about. This worry lurks in the background, sometimes quietly, and other times quite noisily. Five years ago, it...
View ArticleThe Duke And Duchess Of Devonshire Choose Their Favourite Clothes From Five...
The most lavish exhibition ever to be staged at Chatsworth will open this weekend. From couture dresses to coronation gowns, fancy dress to headdresses, the exhibition reveals the style and social...
View ArticleTabloid Coverage Of Amal Clooney At The UN: Damaging And Demeaning
Amal Clooney recently gave an important speech to the UN, condemning their apathy to the atrocities committed by ISIS. From the tabloid press' headlines about the event though, you'd be forgiven for...
View ArticleFrom Search To Social - How We Shop Now
When I first started working in the online shopping space, the magic was in the hunt ... the ability to find what you are looking for online without leaving the comfort of home. Whether it was on...
View ArticleThe Secrets You Need To Know To Feel Contemporary Everyday
If in doubt, be more Garance! Credit photo www.garancedore.co.uk We live in a world where we have to be prepared for everything and anything, everyday. Our clothes have to take us from school run to...
View ArticleTaking Upcycling To The Next Level
I began working as a fashion designer in 1997. The deeper I got into the industry, the more shocked I was by the amount of waste my industry was producing. It didn't seem right. To do my small part, I...
View ArticleA Round-Up Of London Fashion Week AW17 Street Style
Nothing can stop the force that is Fashion Week. Come rain or shine, this couldn't keep the fashion's street style stars at bay as they marched throughout the streets of London Fashion Week. It was a...
View ArticleInternational Fashion Showcase Takes London Fashion Week Global
There's a huge amount to see at London Fashion Week every season, but pausing and pondering regional design talent and forces in countries around the world that shape its designers was a hugely...
View ArticleAre Beards Going Out Of Fashion
As a man who only managed to grow a beard in the last couple of years, it pains me to hear that beards are going out of fashion. I've only just got mine! UnSplash I dug a little deeper and found that...
View ArticleSocial Media Can Change Lives - For Better Or Worse
Imagine if you walked down the street today and every single person along the way said exactly what they thought of you out loud, to your face? Whatever they liked, about what you were wearing, about...
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