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Hootenanny 2017 – Beth Ditto and Jessie Ware
Jools Holland’s Hootenanny has become the traditional way to end the year, a guarantee of some good music to make any knees up go with a end of year bang. And even if your party consists of you and the wife/hubby due to being a parent, and if your New Year’s outfit is actually your pyjamas, when George McCrae is ringing in the new year singing ‘Rock your baby’ all is right with the world. You have the best disco in the world right there in your living room and all you need to is continue into the night playing your retro cheap vinyl (not Cds and definitely not an…
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The latest get the celebrity looks featuring Pippa Middleton, Shenae Grimes and Beth Ditto
If you’ve decided to avoid the crowds this weekend and chill at home, step this way. I’ve been scouring the magazines and websites to bring you a veritable feast of ‘get the celebrity looks’ from a host of fashionable ladies (and a couple of pretty cute babies too). This week I’m looking at Valentino shoes, as worn by Beth Ditto and Bella Thorne, and currently available in Selfridges. But if your budget doesn’t stretch to the Valentino kind, Nelly have an amazingly similar pair for less than £50. Beth and Bella both look beautiful in their shoes, and Bella also wears a fantastic dress from Topshop no less. I’ve also…
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How to dress up your little black dress – with a bit of help from Outfit.
Every woman has a little black dress in their wardrobe. It’s that failsafe item that can be pulled out at a minutes notice to fulfill any social occasion. And now that we are in the midst of the credit crunch, that little black dress may become even more important for all those parties and gatherings we’ve been invited to. All you need to do is add a bit of glitz! And fashion mommy is about to make life a little bit easier for you. Those lovely people at ‘outfit’ have recently sent me their Christmas accessories guide, and it is filled with glitzy, glam items guaranteed to dress up even…
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The great curves debate – why it matters.
The great curves debate – why it matters.. Read about the year of the curves breakthrough, led by Christina Hendricks, Crystal Renn and Beth Ditto, – and why I believe this is so important. By fashion-mommy’s alter ego. Related Articles Is The Media Kate-Winsletting Christina Hendricks? [Weighty Matters] (jezebel.com) Is Christina Hendricks on a Diet? Say It Isn’t So! (bettyconfidential.com) Jean Paul Gaultier’s Guest Stars, From Madonna To Beth Ditto (PHOTOS, POLL) (huffingtonpost.com) Dieting TV Dolls – The Christina Hendricks Joan Barbie Doll is Not Lifelike (trendhunter.com) Beth Ditto Walks Jean Paul Gaultier Runway (stylelist.com) ‘Fatties’ blog post sets off online uproar (today.msnbc.msn.com) Scarlett Johansson Works Her Curves (derekhail.com)
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Five Minutes with Helen Boyle – a quick chat with a Fashionista.
Fashion-Mommy was lucky enough to meet Fashion stylist and TV presenter Helen Boyle at the ‘Newlife at Home’ launch. Helen is a true fashionista, with more than ten years experience in the fashion industry. Sha has worked as the resident fashion stylist on ITV’s ‘This Morning‘ and was more recently the fashion producer and co-presenter on Sky 1’s ‘Angela and friends‘. In addition to this, Helen was the fashion producer on one of my favourite programmes, Channel 4’s ‘Gok’s Fashion Fix‘. Fashion-Mommy was able to put a few questions to a true style heroine. Fashion-Mommy: How did you get into fashion? Helen Boyle: Through sheer hard work. I started of…