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Pain is not the price of beauty. Apr 07, 2026

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I have styled many women for special events over the years. Weddings, birthdays, engagements, graduations, charity balls, all of it. One of the most common things a woman would say when trying on an outfit for such an occasion is 'I'll have to buy the suck me in undies'. By which she means shapew...

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Are Doc Martens really cool? Apr 07, 2026

As a teenager in the 90's, it was cool to wear Doc Martens. Except it wasn't cool if they looked new. They had to look scuffed and worn, like you had been wearing them all your life. Which is weird given we hadn't been alive long.

The whole concept of looking cool was looking like you didn't care. ...

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Can a coffee cup improve your style? Apr 07, 2026

A couple of years ago, a woman wandered into the shop I was working in. After a few minutes of browsing, she paused and picked up a coffee cup, gently moving it around in her hands while she admired it. 'I wish I was the kind of woman who drank her coffee from a beautiful cup', she stated.

My inter...

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Celebrity fashion has become costume. Apr 07, 2026

With the film industry awards in full swing, I hoped I would find myself intrigued, captivated or in the very least, interested in the red carpet.

But the truth is, I'm not.

I'm annoyed.

With countless celebrities locked into long term deals with luxury design houses, they present more as walking...

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Are you still dressing the woman you were? Apr 01, 2026

When I was in my late 30's I worked in retail sales for a major Australian fashion brand. You learn a lot about women when you work with them in a fashion retail environment. Although the store itself is a public space, the changeroom is intimate. A place where our deepest insecurities come out to p...

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