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A few images from Mango's Fall 2013 collection - because whether we like it or not, Autum has arrived. Some great outfit ideas for work too; brogues, boyish suits, tartan details, animal prints in jumpers, crisp white shirts ...
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Source: Hitchcock Partners
When all that is left is the quality of cotton (or fabric), the stitching and the design to judge a piece of clothing, it all becomes revelling and the results are fascinating.
This short video is a nice reminded that more often than not we are guided by ephemeral fashion and fashionable brands rather than quality. Which is fine really but we shouldn't be too quick to suggest that brands (and high prices) equal good quality. I personally love the video because I have had to listen to the same bullshit some many times about how paying more for a garment really does mean we get more out of it and that we are paying for the best quality in town, honest!
Hitchcock Partners brought together a different mix of people to judge and decide which garments were the best and the worst. The results are surprising and revelling.
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Three years of blogging, thousands of pictures taken and many hours spent browsing the web and many outfit posts later. And of course I have my favourites; favourite bags, watches, jeans, shoes and statement pieces. What are your favourite wardrobe pieces?
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James Read Bronzing Mousse
When it comes to self tan, I have probably tried them all - the okay, the bad and the questionable. Being a pale redhead I have struggled for 20 years to get something - anything - resembling a tan.
Now I am not talking a golden bronzed tan. No, I am merely talking about a barely there tan that looks like my skin has actually seen the sun in the last 365 days. Nothing wrong with being pale, I have actually come to accept it and even embrace it. But a bit of colour is always welcome.
A couple of years ago I though I had solved my 'pale problem' with the St Tropez tanning mousse but looking back it still looked 'fake baked' and my skin was still too pale for it to actually properly absorb the mousse.
While wondering around BoxPark in Shoreditch last week I came across a little pop up store which was selling cosmetic brands from all over the world. Like any respectable British 'beauty shop' it had a good choice and variety of self tanning solutions. One of which was the James Read Bronzing Mousse. I was curious - and well let's be honest, the shopkeeper was a good sales person - and so I brought a bottle home.
The mousse comes out like whipped cream and is already tinted. After a couple of hours both the colour and mousse have settled in and will stay put until you take a shower. The colour is a light but bronzed tan which develops nicely over time. It will get darker with every application without ever going orange. It is more or less odourless, and doesn't overly smell of self tanner. As with every self tanner; exfoliate before, and prepare your skin with a good moisturiser or some dry oil (Argan oil for example - see last pic).
Basically I am sold on the product and will be trying out the James Read Studio in Harvey Nichols in the coming weeks. Not quite sure what to expect to be honest but thought it was worth a try.
And in all honesty all of this is better than lying in the sun for hours on end burning or lying under UV lights. I can stress enough your should always use UV protection and just stay out of sun beds.
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