Franny checked her reflection in the mirror for a what felt like the hundredth time, she looked fine. Better than fine, the trusty Zara sales came through for her in this delightful number which she’d been saving for a special occasion. Today felt like the appropriate kind of special. The buttercup yellow midi length baby…
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Its a story about re-writing history, changing the narrative of how we came to be as entities; nations, people, defined roles, traditions and customs. This is challenging the patriarchy whilst enhancing the matriarchy and an imagined way of the world different from the history we have been taught. It presents a concept of what if…
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Love is universal, the one unifier we have in common as humans, a sentiment I have often maintained and talked about, no matter where we are, who we are, where we are from, our religion, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity… whatever elements of difference that defines us, love is the single thing that unifies us and…
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My mother was my first country, the first place I ever lived– Nayyirah Waheed. I like to think the flip side of this quote is, the second country you discover and eventually inhabit is yourself. As we step outside of our mothers’ womb, we go on a journey of self-discovery, understanding the many crevices that…
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Take care of yourself and each other.” Famous last words from Jerry Springer after his shows, where we’d witnessed the insanity of the episode’s entertainment. Jerry always offered sane and rational words of advice which was in clear opposition to the mess he’d just thrown at us. His end message always resonated after which he’d…
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Take a day trip into London to the V&A for the Kimono: Kyoto to catwalk exhibition which looks something divine. The reverence of Japanese culture and the history of the Kimono all tied into one. It is bound to be fascinating and a much needed day out if we cannot get on the plane to…
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Some summer nights we need to spend indoors and this is where we Netflix and chill the hell out. With a summer storm rolling in and the weather swaddling between really hot and cool, time indoors is much needed on those days we are not feeling the heat.
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On Saturday mornings whilst cleaning my house, I like to listen to podcasts or re-listen to episodes on Masterclass. If you don’t have a sub to that, podcasts are an excellent way to tune out the world and tune into yourself with the help of some wise words from some inspirational people, or maybe you…
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