As someone who has squishy bits, I can't help but look at the models when I'm looking at photographs of clothing. When they are roughly the same shape as you, there's no real need to look at anything other the garments, as the way it fits them is probably going to be the way it... Continue Reading →
Feminism Friday: Introducing Neon Moon
As regular readers will know, I like to share things that catch my eye and a recent email about feminist body positive lingerie was certainly going to do that! The founder of a new lingerie company called Neon Moon - supported by the Prince's Trust and currently fundraising on Kickstarter - got in touch with... Continue Reading →
Creating a body positive dance space
This is the second of four posts relating to the Irreverent Dance Kickstarter. Over the next few weeks I will be explaining some of the reasons why this inclusive and welcoming community is so essential - to the people within and those who have yet to discover it - and why dance is far more... Continue Reading →
Tales from Down Below: Tending your Lady Garden
Janice Turner wrote an article for The Times a few years ago entitled "When the Bikini Line Turned to a Battleline" where she pondered, "why in the West is the pubic bush, the most luxuriant manifestation of our sexual hormones, now universally condemned as 'unsexy'?" Indeed. Who started this rumour and can we please ask... Continue Reading →
Sticky balls, Sir?
No, I don't mean the rice variety at your local Thai or Chinese restaurant; I'm talking about testicles. Sticky testicles. And would you believe that there is nothing remotely sexual involved? Well, for me at least. Who am I? I'm a waxer. I wax both ladies and gentlemen and, yes, I wax those bits. Suddenly,... Continue Reading →
Feminism Friday: Beauty ideals and diversity
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say. Whoever 'they' are, I wouldn't listen to them if I were you. After all, this 'beholder' might be someone with completely different ideals of beauty to you. They might be someone who thinks that feminine beauty is all about a slender hairless body that appeals... Continue Reading →