Opinion

The Polyester Vintage Dress Fan Club

29 April 2013

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Polyester gets a hard rap. Poor old polyester. It can make you sweaty on an unexpectedly warm day, go static if not washed and dried properly and stick to your stockings and give you static shocks when you take off your coat. So perversely I have developed a love of vintage Polyester frocks from the [...]

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What Makes You Happy?

10 April 2013

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I never used to be a naturally grumpy person. But as I’ve got older (and busier) I sometimes find myself slipping into grumpiness. I do like a good rant occasionally, and I can be easily irritated by things beyond my control that I should just let wash over me. More seriously I’ve struggled with depression [...]

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5 Blogs I Love

22 February 2013

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Today I feel like sharing a little love. So I thought I’d share 5 of the blogs I love to read (semi) regularly. I’m terrible at keeping up with blogs. I have a Google Reader that now is stuffed with so many blogs I don’t read and has so many unread blogs I daren’t look [...]

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“Real Women” – Is Fashion Warping Our Sense of Reality?

2 November 2012

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Something of a minor storm in a Champagne coupe has been brewing over the last few weeks. Marks & Spencer have apparently ditched their “too glam” models for a selection of “real women” in sizes 8-16 to promote their new shapewear lingerie range. But apparently these “real women” aren’t “real” enough. So The Sun published [...]

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On Being “The Best”

14 September 2012

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I know so many people that can do amazing things. It’s inspirational to read blogs from people who are just fantastic at what they do. They’re experts in vintage fashion history and know every label and collection since the 1920s or have an astonishing ability to knock up new frock in an hour from some [...]

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