Monthly Archives: October 2009

City Style

Ella is a vintage-a-holic and has created a chiq and stylish outfit mixing charity finds with high street trends: Shoes: New Look Black dress: Topshop Beaded necklace: Oxfam Coat: Primark Flowery Belt: borrowed from another dress Bag: free with Elle … Continue reading

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City Style

Fiona poses on the University Campus in a colourful, casual number…. Dress: Gap sale Pink shoes: Topshop sale               Bangle: Found in a market in Madagascar Rings:  A rare treasure from a market in … Continue reading

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Sex and Ethical Fashion: A Match made in Capitalist Heaven?

It would appear so comparing American Apparel’s yearly profit with their famously errotic photo shoots. AA is the Starbucks loving hipsters’ heaven – it is edgy, sexy and ethical.  It has found a niche in the market and gone somewhere … Continue reading

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All that glitters…

The 80s are well and truly back, we’ve had the leggings, leotards and lycra and now comes the glitter. The party season is almost here, so to get in the mood here is a sparkling of glittery delights … A … Continue reading

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French Vogue blacks up models – What were they thinking???

Why oh why would this ever be a good idea. We know Vogue is edgy and likes to cause controversy but blacking-up a white model for the October issue has gone a step too far. The photo shoot was designed by the … Continue reading

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Trafigura-gate continues…

Multi-media corporations to newspaper journalists – beware. No longer can you get away with silencing the press and covering up corrupt or illegal actions. Whether you are a multi-national company, or a Daily Mail columnist – the audience is answering … Continue reading

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City Style

The lovely Heather, 21, is wearing a selection of vintage and new clothes creating a trendy, chic style which anyone can achieve with some clever mixing. Heather is a big fan of vintage and gets her style inspiration from many … Continue reading

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Ralph Lauren photoshops a model to within an inch of her life

Ralph Lauren has received much criticism for the extreme alterations to this photo, used in promotional posters in a Japanese store. The image has been photoshopped so much that it  looks physically impossible. The model, Filippa Hamilton’s, waist appears to … Continue reading

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Only fat women object to thin models?

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The Internet Manifesto

The translated version of the Internet Manifesto by a group of German journalists spells out in 17 clear, concise statements the problems journalists face today with relation to the online world, why newsrooms need to act now or risk being … Continue reading

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