March 2010
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Take a picture, it will last longer
A comment on my blog post from last week informed the content for the post this week. Here it is:
“…this is why when I see a photograph of myself I do an inspection of each & every flaw. Every bump & shadow I evaluate with the eye of a tabloid picture editor. This is at [...]
Cancer, I survived it.
It’s said quite often, though many people still refuse to take life seriously, that one day things might not be like you think they will and someday, it might just happen to you.
I recently spoke to a girl I used to go to school with. We weren’t particularly close friends, however it was a bizaare shock for [...]
The modelling industry and judgement
The modelling industry is an entirely different world to ours. There’s model world, then there’s the actual world. In the actual world, an Australian size 12 is pretty average. A medium. In the modelling world? It’s where plus size starts.
No wonder so many young girls have a complex.
No wonder why so many women in general [...]
Tweed Indeed
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High fashion brands all have something that defines them – that one item that embodies the very personality of the brand. For Chanel, that item is the tweed coat.
Today, a woman wearing a tweed coat is considered ultra chic and uber stylish but it wasn’t always such a fashionable item of clothing.
Back in [...]
Film Review: The Hurt Locker
History was made last week when a female finally took home the Oscar for Best Director – a category, which for the first time, also included an African American male nominee. I was quite surprised when I realised that for the past 82 years a white male has always taken home the Best Director Award. [...]
Get Outraged!
Last night, I watched the feminist documentary ‘For Love or Money’ at my university. The documentary, created in 1983 by four prominent feminists at the time (Megan McMurchy, Margot Nash, Margot Oliver and Jeni Thornley), chronicles the working history of Australian women, and their contributions to both paid and unpaid labour from the years of [...]
The Oscars
The Oscars were on Monday (Sunday night US time). I haven’t been interested in who wins what in a very long time, but I’ve always been interested in Oscar fashion. This year, there weren’t too many missteps, or overly awesome standouts.
But I did notice Gabourey Sidibe. Nominated for Best Actress for her role in Precious [...]
Posting On Eggshells
If we’re being trained to watch everything we type – why bother saying anything at all?
Outside the Box
We’re a notoriously lazy bunch. For most Australians, entertainment comes from that box in the lounge room, or that other box in the study, bedroom, or wherever your computer is located. It is playing Xbox, or watching DVDs. None of these activities require company, and for the most part, they don’t require much thought or [...]
Age Issues: How Young Is Too Young?
The Council of Fashion Designers of America Health Initiative panel recently held a discussion on “The Beauty of Health: Resizing the Sample Size.” It was said that models below the age of 18 shouldn’t be allowed to work in the industry. Casting agent James Scully said, ”I am running out of girls to cast my [...]
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