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A Hairy Situation: The History and Modern Tropes of the Hairy Woman
By Madalena Juma It’s lockdown. Naturally, you might have let things go. You’re eating whatever the heck you want. Maybe not exercising as much. You don’t have the pressures of the outside world looking in so maybe you forego your shaving/waxing routines. Who’s going to see? Time passes, and now you can’t remember when you last shaved. Suddenly- you are aware. Aware of all the… foliage growing. You panic. May even go into a mini crisis. Women aren’t meant to be so hairy, surely?? What you see before you isn’t shown in the media… Even adverts for female razors (bar one or two- check out Project Body Hair by Billie!)…
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Social Media Has its Own Pandemic
Imagine you are in quarantine, it shouldn’t be hard as you most likely are. Now imagine you are quarantining in one of the most affected parts of the UK. On top of that, add the fact that six other people are quarantined with you, including your parents. OK, good so far? One more thing: your mother is asthematic and diabetic, vulnerable. The picture you should have in your head right now is a perfect illustration of my situation. Yep, I’m homebound in the city of Sunderland with a mother who is too frightened to even walk out into the garden. So, believe me, I, more than anyone, eagerly consume the…
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Fast fashion and the wholesale ruination of wildlife
The latest Living Planet Index–published by WWF and the Zoological Society of London – showed a 60% fall in wildlife populations in 40 years. But, how does fast fashion play a part in this statistic? How can we, as conscious consumers, help? Fashion is one of the main contributors to the ecological degradation that our planet is currently experiencing. Billions of animals die after being mistreated for our clothes every year. The fashion industry is one of the most uncontrolled and unsustainable businesses of today. Even though there has been a recent rise in demand for clothing transparency, the damage has already been done. But, it doesn’t have to be…
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Conscious fashion: thoughts speak louder than words
We all know the saying actions speak louder than words. But when it comes to fashion, thoughts speak even louder. Conscious fashion is a bit like journalism. Its thoughts in simple terms. Writers put their thoughts on paper and make other people think. Conscious fashion is our thoughts. Thoughts that are then reflected in our choice of clothes, beauty and anything we choose to put on our bodies or even buy. What is Sustainable Fashion? The word ‘sustainable’ is popping up more and more in todays society. But do we really understand the word sustainability? In my opinion, any brand that marks themselves 100% sustainable is lying. Unfortunately 100% sustainable…
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Myth-busting sustainable fashion
Whoever said to me, ‘don’t use bags made from real leather, instead invest in bags that are made from vegan leather’, did not do their research. The leather used by the fashion industry comes as a by-product of the meat industry and to be fair, vegan leather is not always ‘environmentally friendly’. Most vegan leather products in the industry are manufactured using synthetic fibers like polyurethane and PVC . These are not biodegradable as their manufacturing process releases a number of toxic chemicals that cause harm to the environment. Cases that involve the use of exotic skins however, are clearly unethical. These are a number of issues that we can…
