December 2011
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A Visit To The Smiling Coast →
This month I took my first trip to the motherland, opting to holiday in the West African country of The Gambia; also known as the smiling coast, The Gambia is the smallest country in the African continent, though it surely does not lack any slender or rich history….
…The country is filled with happy and friendly locals, with my coach transfer to and from the airport greeted with kind...
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The Lesser Of Two Evils: Britains Distorted... →
Watching Bed Knobs and Broomsticks during the festive season, I couldn’t help but realise Britain obsession with the Nazis and World War II. Not that I hadn’t noticed this before nor is Bed Knobs and Broomsticks the only vintage family film to perpetuate a aggressively negative image of the German or Bavarian people, take Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and their made up country...
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“Women’s fashion is a subtle form of bondage. It’s men’s way of...”
– David Duchovny
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Book Review: To Die For Is Fashion Wearing Out The... →
…Siegle takes on the task of educating the average fashion consumer on the exploitive and destructive journey our clothes take in order to reach the shop shelves. Done with wit, Siegle dissects the fashion industry as a whole and scrutinises the product life cycle from design stage to the time we throw our clothes away, as well Siegle also provides antidotes of evaluating of her...
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“Fashion for the most part is nothing but the ostentation of riches.”
– John Locke
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UK Fashion Industry Told To Stop Exploiting... →
According to reports the HMRC has recognised the exploitation of interns in UK fashion houses and will in the New Year be issuing out penalties to those that exploit their interns for free labour. Vogue online states that 102 British fashion houses that showed at London fashion week were notified by letter on the enforcements put in place, any fashion house found not complying will be fined...
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