Personal fashion and musings
Laying the foundations for your career can be overwhelming – let alone when there’s a global pandemic to contend with. Without challenges, however, it is hard to bring about real change. Fittingly then, the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Choose to Challenge’. The achievements of women as a result of the adversities they overcome [...]
There are few items more versatile than the classic white shirt. And if you don’t believe me, perhaps this ode to its magnificence will convince you otherwise. Simple, humble and timeless: the white shirt can be interchanged between a multitude of outfits whilst both feigning subtlety and simultaneously demanding the spotlight. In a bid to [...]
So my abstinence from the blog has lasted a record of three months, which I’m actually quite impressed with. I had no doubt that I would return eventually, but I’m coming out of retirement because of a little idea I wanted to trial. While not having the added self-imposed pressure of uploading a post every [...]
Every so often something trivially dramatic happens in my life to trigger an unexpected yet poignant revelation. Some minor inconvenience that skews the balance of my routine enough for me to gain an alternative perspective of the bigger picture, which would have otherwise gone unnoticed. I have always been terrible with phones. Every single mobile [...]
The month of June felt big. For most of lockdown, it’s almost as if I have been silently slipping into a drowsy, sleepwalking state, induced by a combination of mandatory hibernation and information-overload. I became content with the new rituals adopted within the protective walls of my own little world, cutting the cord connecting me [...]
Like most of my generation, I have grown up in a culture of fast fashion; in a society that not only allows it, but encourages it. From a young age we are lured into the notion that we must always have ‘new’, a desire that is made suspiciously easy thanks to the cheap prices boasted [...]
It’s been a long time coming, but I am very excited to share the results of my primary lockdown project: the decorating of my parents’ study room! We call it ‘the snug’ as it’s a small office space by day that doubles up as a cosy relaxation spot by night. My boyfriend has aptly translated [...]
I have a relatively small platform, but it’s a platform nonetheless. Therefore I feel it’s important to share a list of resources that we can use to take action against racism and white supremacy, and that will help us support and become better allies to Black people every single day. This list is not exhaustive [...]
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