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Fashion and style are generally considered, in the context of mainstream media and business, as being for young, attractive, slim (or wanting to be) women. Those who do not fit this fashionably stylish profile are often excluded from consideration by retail businesses or thought of as an unattractive adjunct to the mainstream. This statement, from […]
MoreI love these Pia Wallen slippers – sadly, they’re for babies only. Where are the sites for adult footwear like this? In common with many mobility-impaired people, I have poor circulation resulting in swollen ankles and feet. Every morning, I use a Huntleigh compression boot to try and minimise the swelling; I also try and […]
MoreEskandar is one of my favourite labels – beautifully made clothes in shape-forgiving designs and gorgeous fabrics. The more generous designs will usually fit up to a UK size 28 (US size 3-4X) and , whilst there is never enough in black for my taste, the quality, feel and look of the fabrics used are […]
MoreContinuing on a theme of dexterity, Athena, a good friend, has a degree of arthritic impairment in her hands. As with many such problems, the degree of impairment ebbs and flows but has been consistently bad enough that she has struggled with clasps and fastenings. Athena likes her sparkly things and, being a woman of […]
MoreChatting about +Black, a marketing friend passed comment that black is the most difficult colour to photograph, saying that pretty much any other colour will show the shape and detail of the garment better. Good point. We agreed that sketches has to be the way to go and may also helps with size guidelines – […]
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