Yes? Well most of us are. A woman’s bottom is meant to be round and soft and her hips wider. I’m a fan of a big juicy bottom because that’s just how nature made us.
However, learning how to pick a style of swimsuit that that will flatter is what you want and the reason why [...]

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Last week’s furore over Fern Britton having lost weight through the illicit fitting of a gastric band was surprising. But no more surprising than the regular assessments by a variety of magazines about female bodies and whether they pass muster in a swimming costume, diaphanous dress, or cellulite revealing short skirt. And that is my [...]

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I was interested to see that Kate Moss was credited over the weekend with the rejuvenation of summer dresses for all. I’d rather hail wrap dress inventor Diane Von Furstenberg as Queen and when I spoke to her recently (backstage at a Biba show – OK I know I’m name dropping), she was still extolling [...]

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Recently, I chaired the ‘Notions of Beauty,’ debate at the London College of Fashion which was food for thought.
Of course the fashion industry takes a very superficial approach to beauty and this impacts on our perceptions of ourselves and others.
This would be alright if there was a balance, but unfortunately the fashion and beauty industries [...]

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Hooray the maxi dress makes a welcome return this spring and summer as designers play with a variety of hem lengths. Less high- season and more high fashion, the new maxi lengths have more structure and sophistication but all the practicality. Longer lengths avoid the need for debates around suitable hem lengths and mean that [...]

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