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Samantha Wilding
It’s officially autumn.  In my view, this is the best time of year for clothes shopping.  But there are so many tempting new trends to explore that it’s difficult to know where to start in terms of updating your look. One of the best, and easiest, ways to give your wardrobe an instant lift is to...
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elegance
The 19th of August marked the legendary Coco Chanel’s birthday, a woman who embodied elegance. Which got me thinking, what makes someone elegant? And what does it actually mean? The Oxford English Dictionary defines elegance as “the quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner”. It describes something that is somewhat intangible and elusive. Importantly, elegance...
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deportment
One of the reasons my personal styling business is called style&grace is because I truly believe how you present yourself is equally as important as how you dress. In other words, I think things like how you treat other people, how you speak and how you carry yourself (also known as ‘deportment’) really do matter....
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The debate around dressing for work hit the headlines last month, with high heels taking centre stage. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) came under fire for sending temporary receptionist Nicola Thorp home for not wearing shoes with the required ‘two to four inch heel’. The debate erupted in the press and on social media, culminating with Julia Roberts leading...
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