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Take a look at this new Japanese collection, Moyuru, at Walkers of Pottergate: Moyuru is mainly a loose fitting and flowing collection … so if you prefer your clothes to hug your body, this one isn’t for you… but if you fancy, playful, edgy, and truly inspirational clothing, then do try this amazing new collection. […]
MoreWell, hell, I feel I’m missing a trick here … isn’t this the perfect design for a wheelchair ‘wheel’ bag? Who’d a thunk it – from Chanel! Though I’ve no doubt wheelchair friendly design was not actually on Mr Lagerfeld’s tick list when he came up with the idea … wheelchairs are so NOT Chanel, […]
MoreHaving gone ‘back to black’ in response to extreme physical challenges that have affected my weight, shape and mobility yet not my highly developed aesthetic senses, I am always interested to read about other women who have done the same. This week, Jenni Murray wrote (click on title to read full article): Why I’m on the […]
MoreI am signing off for the year with this fabulous 2012 Christmas card, so beautifully illustrated by Hannah Ensor, see more of her work at Stickman Communications and here, on the +Black Illustrated page. I hope you love it as much as I do. Many thanks for reading and supporting +Black in 2012. It would […]
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What scientists call “Overweight” changes with our knowledge of human health (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I am going to lose it completely. Some of you read Kristen Lamb, who writes a blog about writing. It’s extremely popular and usually very helpful. But her latest post was a digression — an extended piece…
Joy, wherever we find it, allows us to feel, if only for a brief time, the intense blaze and burn of our humanity: it is an emotion so pleasurably powerful that it banishes mediocrity, dullness, pain and difficulty to the margins of our consciousness in the moment. What’s not to love about that? I shamelessly […]
MoreIf you’re thinking gifts for wheelchair users, a beautiful bag by Issey Miyake might be just the thing. Lightweight, easily slung over a shoulder or handle, they fold down to almost nothing, look divine and ooze style. I have a couple and take them everywhere. Find them online at Farfetch. Could there be a more […]
MoreDon’t know about you but I am waking every day with a to-do list as long as my arm, getting up determined to destroy it and ending up surfing the web for yet more Christmas … things. I’m not even a jewellery person, particularly. Junk jewellery at a stretch. In fact, when we were burgled, […]
MoreI am usually pretty rude about adaptive wear but there is one glowing exception to the rule that all adaptive wear is … (fill in your own blank). The only, so far as I am able to see, adaptive wear site that is comprehensive in its’ scope, thoughtful in design, considerate of style and presentation […]
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