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burkini ban
Women’s bodies have always been a battleground in one way or another. Married women regained their possession of their own bodies during the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th and in the 1960s we gained the right to choose if we didn’t want to bring a new life into the world....
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boot camp
While the British weather is still treating us to sunny days and warm nights, the shops are telling a different story. Gone are the floaty fabrics, sleeveless silhouettes and summer sandals and in their place are full length coats, knitted sweaters and winter boots. So while you might not be ready to hang up your flip...
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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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When it comes to transitional dressing, the office to out-of-hours transformation can often be the most stressful of affairs. So to help you effortlessly take your work attire from day to night simply follow some of our helpful sartorial tips… Wrap Dresses Wrap Dress in Crepe | £24.50 | ASOS Beginning with a chic, staple...
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Dewy, hydrated skin is a hugely popular look at the moment, creating the image of young, healthy skin, and there are so many products to help achieve it. So, here are our top three beauty products to enhance your skin’s natural glow… Air Brush Flawless Finish Skin Perfecting Micro-Powder | £33 | Charlotte Tilbury When perfecting the...
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As soon as June hits we officially enter what is known in bridal terms as Wedding Season. The UK goes into a frenzy of wedding overload that lasts right through until September. It’s all bridal shows and cake tastings, endless glasses of bubbly and trying on dresses. There’s picking the perfect posies, choosing which of...
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street style lfw
There’s something wonderfully therapeutic about whiling away an hour or two (or three, in my case) in a little café somewhere simply watching the world go by. Many may do this just to pass the time, others to eat their lunch or drink their coffee in peace, but me? Well, I just love to be...
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ronda rousey jeans
For many women the thought of labelling Ronda Rousey as ‘curvy’ seems a little absurd, but in a fashion world ruled by the size zero elite, there’s no other category that she quite fits in to. Her killer performance in the UFC Octagon sees her fight in the 135lb weight class, so for us here...
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It’s nearly time to pack away our favourite sun hats and the “oh, I only wore this once’” bikini to the back of our wardrobes. To wave goodbye to refillable Pimm’s jugs at our favourite summer haunts and say farewell to whiling away those long summer nights on spontaneous bike rides. All too soon we’ll...
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I’m a jack of many interests and a master of none. Greek mythology is one of the many, but my knowledge mostly comes from trawling through Wikipedia pages for days on end. But even a rudimentary reading of the complex and devious world of the Greek gods reveals how much of our basic culture came...
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