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Angelina Jolie finds colour!
Why I'm sad that Angelina Jolie has ditched her black frocks.
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5 Random fashion irritations
Having a quiet day today, baba is having a sleep, giving me the chance to flick through Heat, Grazia and Look, and to have a sound off about a few random fashion irritations that annoy me on a regular basis. People who wear winter boots, particularly Uggs, in Summer. Give your trotters a bit of an airing while you can. I look at girls wearing heavy boots, with bare legs and short skirts and all I can think is feet fungal infections. It’s so not a good look. Fearne Cotton!!! This women is supposeably a style icon. I could sum up her look in one sentence – a badly dressed…
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Myths about curves!!
Two stories in the news have caught my eye recently, each suggesting that ‘curves’ are back in style. One story concerned an MP who said that women should aspire to the more healthy, feminine shape of Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks, rather than skinnier models. The second article concerned the sudden leap in sales of ‘big knickers’, not the Bridget Jones variety, but the 50’s style Waistnippers magic pants that can help achieve a hourglass figure. But before we all heave a great big sigh of relief that curvy is now desirable, perhaps we ought to look more closely at the myths and realities of curves. MYTH ONE – WASN’T MARILYN…
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Parklife
I took baba to the park today with my sister-in-law and niece. The weather report had promised a sunny day, but it was dull,dull,dull again with the sun making just a fleeting appearance. As much as I love spending time with baba, I find days at the park quite difficult from a dressing point of view. The reason for this is I just can’t do casual. Don’t get me wrong, I like jeans as much as the next woman, but I just can’t live in them. My sister-in-law is style supreme in casual dress, avoiding excessive black for softer charcoals, with fab La redoute silver leather sandals and just a…