I've always been a bit suspicious about people's notions of 'real beauty'. For instance I've personally never bought into Dove's 'Real Beauty' campaign which seems to denote that to be 'real', curves are required. Somebody of a naturally thinner ilk is supposedly NOT real – a complete fallacy in fact, an apparition of the human… Continue reading Sustainable Grace
Category: Accessories
Scarflace
Ah… the beloved fashion hybrid word that doesn't do much other than cause giggles and reduce syllables. In the case of this particular 'scarflace' – a scarf and a necklace rolled into one created by jewellery designer Lucy Hutchings and illustrator Athena Procopiou – the hybrid qualities is even more accentuated as the collaborative project… Continue reading Scarflace
Cool that Chest
>> You know what feels REALLY great and cool – that's cool as in temperature, not attitude – when you put perspex necklaces in the freezer and then take them out for wearing on hot summer's day. Somehow the plastic manages to retain the cool temperature and it's sort of slightly more discreet than wiping… Continue reading Cool that Chest
It’s for a good cause!
>> I'm querying my own status as a fashion sinner that should manifest itself in a chunky post once I've gotten past the demons that live in my head. In the meantime, how best should I half-heartedly atone? In the manner of a fashion scrooge, I find that when people approach me about featuring fashion… Continue reading It’s for a good cause!