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Marilyn Monroe
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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Loved by Hollywood golden girls and available in more shades than you can shake a stick at, Lipstick is the icon of the makeup world. A product that causes MAC to sell out in minutes, it’s a scene stealer in all the right ways. From Uma’s luscious red lips in Pulp Fiction to modern day...
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We all know Marilyn as the blonde bombshell and biggest sex icon of the 50s who had a troublesome time battling things such as drug addiction, which unfortunately took her life in 1962. But why has her legacy still not been forgotten? And why is it that she lives on in so many peoples style?...
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We have finally had our first nervous glimpse of sunshine this year. Yes it was brief and yes it was still just a stiff breeze away from raising goosebumps, but nevertheless it has got us thinking about summer; mostly how hugely unprepared we all are after the longest winter in living memory. Whilst beachwear might...
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“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.” – Marilyn Monroe. When people think of Marilyn Monroe, they often don’t see past ‘the sex symbol’, but she has recently been recognized as a fashion icon by young women. I...
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Summer is the time for sunshine, garden parties and holidays and this often means getting the pins out. During this season, the streets become a catwalk as we all show off our summer wardrobes, donning the latest styles and trends. When the air is warm and our thick winter coats find their place back on...
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One of my favourite things about fashion is that it is ever-changing, evolving and re-appropriated by those that are inspired by past trends and styles. Marina Diamandis, lead singer of the band Marina and the Diamonds, has been away from the music spotlight for the past year but has made her presence back on the...
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As you enter into Getty’s simplistic Gallery you are greeted with a plethora of striking Black and White images artfully distributed throughout the space. To your right are enlarged stills from selected Marilyn films and to your left sits the wondrous collection of gowns and costumes that were once worn by the lady herself, safely...
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Often, when you think of the most influential photographers of all time, a man’s name usually springs to mind: Mario Testino, David Bailey, Nick Knight, Cecil Beaton or Terence Donovan. It is interesting how we forget about the women who have managed to capture some of the most enduring images of all time. Eve Arnold...
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