I’m going to be completely honest, the aim of this post is to dump a host of diverging opinions into your lap and then have you tell me what my stance is. Because I can’t figure it out for myself.…
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So, we know that ethical fashion can be expensive. And we also know that in humanitarian and environmental terms, those higher prices are worth every penny. If you can buy solely from ethical and sustainable brands, well done, full points,…
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A stand-out vintage find comes complete with a side order of bragging rights. A simple ‘oh, this? It’s vintage”, can dash the hopes of would-be copycats and elevate you to the status of fashion polymath. Yeah, you know your decades.…
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Whenever I read major fashion blogs (which isn’t very often thinking about it), I’m plagued by one major question: “just how much fucking money do you have, woman?”. Of course, big name bloggers get plenty of freebies thrown their way…
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On the 25th March of this year, I declared, ‘no more shopping for three months!‘. I felt guilty and stressed and tired of the seemingly eternal search for that magical item that would ‘complete’ my wardrobe. I was shopped out…
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You know when you just want a quiet day on the beach and you end up rescuing an elderly couple from quicksand? No, just me? Let’s start from the beginning then. Manchester. England. The year is 2017. Sam (boyfriend), Vashka…
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In a somewhat unprecedented move, summer happened last weekend. Of course, it’s gone now and it’s only a matter of time before the Christmas adverts come on, but for one glorious 48 hour stretch, summer happened and it reminded us…
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A few weeks ago, I had an absolute charity shop score. On an impromptu trip to my local Oxfam, I bagged a pair of vintage 501s, a jumper dress that’s perfect for layering over said jeans, a leopard print cardigan (something…
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If I were the type of person to believe the universe provides us with what we need, I would believe it had provided me with this dress. It appeared to me in the window of & Other Stories; a soft,…
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed but it’s winter. Still. But, although we’re only just past the middle of the season, Mother Nature isn’t even really trying any more (I don’t blame her given the current state of affairs). The…