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Bleached in the sun

Summer sun is here and I am so pleased to get my legs out. Accentuating their paleness here with a washed out cord pinafore, lace and fringe festival top (vintage topshop) and my 90's mum doctor marten sandals. Because there is a DM for every occasion. This casual grunge daytime look is achieved by Thrift eeeery day. Summer sun is here and I...

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The Myth of 'Sustainable' Fashion.

In the good part of the internet - the part concerned with social justice, the environment and human and animal rights - a move against fast fashion has been gaining traction. *yaaay* Modern lifestyle gurus are creating amazingly relate-able video-graphics, sharing an environmentally conscious message whilst escaping the 'unwashed hippy' vibe that has previously surrounded environmental campaigns. This video by One Million Women...

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Luxe-casual

Dressing for the cold is so challenging. Keeping warm, at the same time as standing out from the crowd (for the right reasons) is a daily struggle right now. I forgot how long English winter was, and how everyone reverts to the uninspiring uniform of skinny jeans, a black coat and an oversized scarf. I found some of this-season's  ankle-baring jeans in oxfam,...

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8 Things I have learnt after a year of buying nothing new...

Firstly... Happy New Year!!! I hope you all have an amazing time next year, and get everything you wish for! 明けましておめでとうございます! よいお年を 去年で新しいふく何も買ったなかった!良かった!去年の古着買物する、こと習いました。 2017 is very exciting for me because last year I made my resolution to stop buying new clothes and..... I ACTUALLY DID IT! One whole year of not buying new! I thought it would be SO MUCH harder, but there...

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Very Easy Apple and Cinammon Gin recipie - perfect for a yummy Christmas Gift!

This Christmans, I've needed to keep the cost down a little bit (moving country is expensive you know!) So I cooked up this really easy Christmas spiced gin! It's really easy, and the result was delish so I will be experimenting with different flavours in the future. I decided to make a lot of my gifts this year, but this one was my...

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