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Fashion
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When we find ourselves shifting and adjusting to a new season our wardrobes are often the first to see the change. We may buy extra rugs for our homes, stock up on fire wood for the wood burner, or switch up our daily skincare routine to help battle the elements, but generally speaking, the biggest...
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autumn trends
As I type this, the rain is falling heavily outside my bedroom window and the wind is blustering around the trees. I can see the leaves turning rich browns and the conkers growing ever more rotund. It is hard then not to think about the new season and the cosy autumnal wardrobe which inevitably accompanies...
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autumnal
When we think of autumn, our thoughts turn to cosy afternoons spent beside the fire, rainy evenings retreating to the local pub with friends, hearty roast dinners on a Sunday and lazy Saturday morning lay-ins as the wind blusters outside. Like many of the UK seasons, much of what we do – and wear –...
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floral
When you ask people some of their favourite prints to wear when it comes to fashion, I think florals – both bold and ditsy – would be a popular choice. From the vibrant, big florals of the 60s, to the vintage florals of the 70s, and the smaller subtle prints of the 90s, we still...
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timeless trends
Timeless trends aren’t often something we associate with the younger generation wearing. Timelessness suggests something that has been around for a long time and so naturally we think of older generations – the ‘make do and mend’ era, where fashion wasn’t about consumerism, bad quality or how much you could buy in one month. It...
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slow fashion
Having just returned from another car boot sale – a bit of a Sunday morning ritual – it got me thinking how popular these have become during the summer months. Car boot sales, much like charity shops and thrift fairs, have grown tremendously in popularity in the last few years. We are well and truly...
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heatwave
Britain is basking in beautiful sunshine. This prolonged bout of glorious weather doesn’t often hit our little island. We have the odd day here and there where the temperatures may reach the late 20s or perhaps, if we’re really lucky, the early 30s; but it tends to end almost as quickly as it arrived and...
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Women’s workwear is a rather monotonous affair. Often mimicking mens silhouettes: boxy and boring, further described using words such as dull and colourless. Women’s work-dress, however, should not have to consist of such unvaried and unimaginative options. There are a multitude of other options that can create a contrastingly varied and imaginative work wardrobe. A...
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sale
It’s always a highly anticipated time of year when the early months of midsummer roll around. Sale season commences in our favourite shops and online stores. We look forward to grabbing a bargain or finally purchasing those items we’ve had our eye on for many months. At the same time though, it’s confusing. When the...
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wardrobe
When it comes to our wardrobes, we all have our favourite items. Those pieces that are fail-safe. That we know look good and that we can just throw on. We may have had them for years, or they may be a recent investment. It could be as simple as a plain grey t-shirt, or a...
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