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The Suede Life
It may sound strange to say that you get your fashion inspiration from your mother. But looking through old family photos of my mother in the 1980s, certainly got me thinking of how alike my fashion sense is compared to hers when she was my age. Looking through the large amount of photos, one in…
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Alexa Chung Introduces A New Way To Shop!
“You must really love to shop,” smiles the postman as he hands me over the second (okay, fifth) parcel I’ve had delivered this week. This time it’s from Asos, online shopping giant and, in my opinion, one of the greatest inventions since George Foreman grills. And I’ll admit, I do love to shop, but in…
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Swinter survival
It’s that time of year again. Not quite the end of summer, not quite the beginning of winter, but that awkward bare-legged, sunglasses-wearing, umbrella-yielding grey area. Here in the north East temperatures have been ranging from chilled foggy mornings around 7-8 Celsius to sunny highs of 17 – 19 Celsius, in other words: winter woollies…
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The Power Of A Good Foundation
Perfect skin is something we all want, but only a few of us are fortunate enough to have. I happened to be one of those teenagers you imagine from cheesy American high-school films, featuring your stereotypical pretty girl- perfect teeth, flawless tanned skin, bumps in all the right places, and then the geek- glasses, acne,…
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These Boots Are Made For Walking
I scoured high and low for the perfect pair of Chelsea boots that I’d created a picture of in my mind. They had a sort of vintage look about them, a rusty black leather coating and the smooth, round, chiselled toe you’d expect of any quality boot. Everything about them seemed wonderful. They’re the kind…
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Sneakers are for life, not just for Christmas.
I eagerly unwrapped the box to my first pair of white classic red-trim All Star Converses of Christmas when I was 14. Little did I know that these shoes were about to change my life. I was at the age where I was discovering my style – you know, everyone had a chav or punk…