These days, the meaning of style has become somewhat cloudy. From the high street fashion stores dominating the industry to the magazines that heap praise on the trendiness of the Kardashians and the Hadids, all too often style is being integrated with what’s hot right now. Quite often the obscure trend cycles are supported by a selection of ‘It’ girls, however, they’ll never hold a candle to the ongoing style direction of the ...
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You may secretly love The Sound of Music, watch it whenever it’s on the tele, but by god, you won’t be telling anyone it’s one of your favourite things. That said, you can’t go wrong with a weekend trip to Salzburg, and again if you are London based for your Europe trip, it’s very doable for a one night get away from London with an overnight carry-on bag only. It’s regional so ...
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Christian Dior, the legendary fashion designer once said, “no elegant woman follows fashion slavishly.” Oh, how I wish every woman would remember that statement! Amongst other things, you have to consider your age, your body type, your lifestyle and personality. Just because it looks totally fabulous on a model or in a magazine, it doesn’t necessarily translate to the ensemble creating the same wow factor on you. Just because everyone is wearing it, doesn’t ...
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There are seemingly endless lists of both men and women that come to mind when the term ‘signature style’ becomes part of a conversational mix. Carrie Bradshaw’s signature silk flower brooch. Lauren Hutton confidently owning her perfectly, imperfect smile. Cindy Crawford’s unmistakable beauty mark. Julia Roberts’ infectious laugh. Anna Wintour’s inconspicuous bob and absolutely everything about Audrey Hepburn. So, how do you recognise a signature style? It could be an idea, a look, an ...
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Is your personal grooming up to speed or could you use a grooming masterclass? Most of us like to think we have the basics of beauty etiquette all sewn up. However, how long has it been since you've had a manicure, tamed your eyebrows or perhaps decluttered your ever-bulging handbag? In this time-poor era, activities such as eating, sleeping and grooming aren’t given the attention they so richly deserve. Sadly, time honoured routines have ...
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What is it about certain people that knocks us over when we meet them? What is it that they have that we don’t? Are they better looking, smarter, more charming or are they just incredibly lucky? More to the point are the successful and confident people born that way or does money make a difference? Money can’t buy charisma, however, you can learn to be more charismatic and for that matter absolutely anything else ...
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