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Youth Tribes Are Still Alive - Even Though They're Mostly Retro
I had a a bit of a cultural epiphany the other day. After a wonderful long weekend holiday on the Kent coast, I saw recently reformed Nineties rock band Babes in Toyland at the Shepherd's Bush Empire....
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Anyone for Jump-Starter, a Human Kick-Starter?
There are have been some wonderful life enhancing tech start-ups over the past few years. Airbnb and Uber have changed, for the better, the way I consume travel and getting about. But there is one that...
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The Pleasure and Pain of Shoes Examined at V&A
Shoes are a popular subject and it could have been so easy for the V&A to pull together a couple of hundred pairs of shoes, place them prettily and charge an admission fee for still, visitors...
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How to Invent a Space - My Conversation at SohoCreate
As a women in the creative industry, I'm always keen to look outside the box and speak to peers who speak my language. On Saturday, I was thrilled to be asked to speak at Soho Create, a series of talks...
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Burberry Prorsum Winter Collection 2015: A Nostalgic View of the 60s Made for...
Burberry is one of the most iconic British Fashion Houses maintained by quality, perfect tailoring and innovation as the starting point in each collection. It was founded over 150 years ago in 1856...
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LCM: Topman Design SS16
TOPMAN went for a Punk and California surfer look at the beginning of London's Collection Men 2015, with their spring summer 2016 range. London Collections Men, the annual fashion showcase, that...
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Health and Beauty Tips for Fresh Summer Feet
Sometimes you just have to love being a blogger, this day was one of them. I was invited, along with a select group of other female health and beauty bloggers, to learn all about a much neglected part...
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A Few Fancy Father's Day Gift Ideas
Don't forget it's Father's Day this Sunday - and whether you're clubbing together with siblings or going solo on the gift-giving, it's always nice to make your Dad feel appreciated. My brothers and I...
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Margate - As the Opening of Dreamland Fast Approaches
A seaside town that the press often depicts as a bit of a basket case. I have one word for it: amazing! Margate is truly walking with a swagger these days. People are moving from their one bedroom...
View ArticleI Dyed My Hair Blue - And *I* Never Guessed What Would Happen Next
[please note, the picture associated with the link is not me, unfortunately. she is much more beautiful.] So hair dye. Not that controversial a topic, you'd have thought. Barely worth a mention on the...
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LCM SS16: Tailoring Top Ten
Men's tailoring in the U.K is currently thriving and now the dust has settled on another frantic weekend at London Collection:Men for The Dapper Chapper, I've now had a good chance to reflect. Here are...
View ArticleYour Cheap Clothes Will Cost Lives With Future Rana Plaza Tragedies
On 23 April 2013, the Rana Plaza complex - an eight-story commercial building in Bangladesh - collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring 2,515. It was the garment industry's worst-ever industrial...
View Article13 Things That Happen When You've Got A Big Bum
There are two types of women in this world: those with small bums and those with massive bums. (I, proudly, fall into the latter group.) Women with big bums have recently become something of a...
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What Goes on in a WI Meeting: Cake Baking or Booty Shaking?
I am the co-founder of Manchester's chapter of the Women's Institute. When this crops up in conversation there is often a little bit of confusion. Perhaps because I am in my twenties and have neither...
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Dress to Impress or Not!
When I first started public speaking I was, understandably nervous. I had a story to tell and generous kind people gave me the chance to tell it. However, I was a novice at the whole etiquette of...
View ArticleLet's Just Be Honest About How Our Clothes Are Made
Is it fashionable to care about how the fashion you're choosing to wear is made? To date six million people have viewed the video on a 2 Euro t-shirt social experiment released two years after the...
View ArticleThe Man Bag Dilemma
So, given that iPHONEs, Kindles, laptops et al are considered essential daily items along with wallets and keys - will man bags ever really be a thing? Or, are they, like David Beckham and sarongs - an...
View ArticleIn Defence of Doing Your Makeup on the Tube
As a real person with a real job, I know it's imperative I find some way to hide my rampant unprofessionalism and, for me, that means turning up to work with polished skin and perfect brows. I just...
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The Imposters in the Aisles - Why It's Easy to Be Misled by Organic Shampoo
The number of beautiful, botanically-dressed products tempting your tresses on supermarket shelves might make you think that the shampoo industry is a nirvana of pure, healthy products. This trend...
View ArticleChanel: The Epitome of Style
There is something impeccably beautiful about this French high fashion house; it is like no other. Every single Chanel piece is expertly crafted, exuding timelessness, elegance and femininity. Almost a...
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