Brief history of the bra: a short video for The Pool
Pretty much everyone who knows me is now aware that, a few years ago, I did an MA part-time alongside my job and my Master’s dissertation was on technology and
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5 life lessons from RuPaul’s Drag Race
Having watched the finale of Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race at least a few times now, I have been pondering a few broader thoughts about the show. Yes, some
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Lingerie & Body Confidence: a photoshoot with Tigz Rice
It’s been a while since I had a photoshoot. Back when my hobby was burlesque, I was in front of the camera quite a lot and was certainly no stranger
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Ageless Fashion by Playful Promises
As a woman in her early 40s with a love of gorgeous underwear, I’m used to having to do a spot of brain gymnastics in order to imagine myself wearing
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Fashion Revolution: Falling back in love with your clothes
To my beloved Liberty print skirt, It’s been almost five years since you came into my life and we’ve had so much fun since then. The story behind your unusual
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Getting Dressed: A daily composition
Yesterday, I responded to a tweet from dress historian Hilary Davidson regarding capsule wardrobes, which resulted in an interesting discussion. For us, a capsule wardrobe is essential for travelling but
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On body confidence and Instagram
For a while, I didn’t really ‘get’ Instagram. I’ve been addicted to Twitter since 2008 and it suits my propensity for sharing snippets of sarcasm rather well. It’s a lot
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Underpinnings of Inspiration
I’m the first to admit that I’ve been a bit quiet on the underwear blogging front so far this year. It’s not that I haven’t been doing lots of underwear-related
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5 life lessons from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
I’m currently re-watching Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. along with someone who’s never seen it before. Starting from the beginning again is reinforcing my love for the show, its characters, writers
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Life, the Universe and Everything: Popularity
As my age is now equal to the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything, I decided that 2017 needed a new blog series on Rarely
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