Waiting For A Weightless Perspective
Guest Blogger #11 – Claire Nelson is a tea-obsessed writer and harmonica player. She recently moved from London back to her native New Zealand, but we all still stalk her on Twitter. I have a question....
View ArticleWhat is fashion?
If someone asked you to describe fashion, what would you say? Do you think of Vogue, catwalk shows and umpteen super-cool fashion bloggers? Do you love the latest Prada menswear collection, faithfully...
View ArticleI’m just as amazing as you
I saw this image on Facebook and Twitter this morning, and the subsequent discussions have been interesting. I assume the image was designed to help women feel better about themselves, but the people...
View ArticleAll ages fashion?
The Guardian have an ongoing series called Fashion For All Ages which both excites and irritates me in equal measures. Although it is wonderful to see models who are over the age of 40 in the fashion...
View ArticleFeminism Friday: Love yourself
I am exposed to billboard advertising every day on my daily commute, magazine ads every week in Shortlist and Stylist, plus banner advertising online and glossy cinema ads too. I skip the ads at the...
View ArticleFeminism Friday: Appearance & confidence
This week, we learnt many lessons. We learnt that many people are still, in 2012, incredibly sexist towards sportswomen. We found out that some of those are spouting their nonsense on Twitter and some...
View ArticleFashion Theory: Foucault and discourse
Rubyyy Jones, Mr Mistress and Miss Cairo displaying a fabulous form of femininity. Michel Foucault (1926-1984) never wrote about fashion and dress but his work can be applied to it as he discusses the...
View ArticleReview: Boylexe
Guest Blogger #19 – Michael Darling is a writer, cheeky burlesque performer and Barelesque regular. He kindly agreed to go along to Boylexe (the new show from the producer of Burlexe) to review it for...
View ArticleMy relationship with Evans
Back in 2009, I had a different attitude to the size of my body and the clothes which covered it. In my 20s I had always told myself – however stupid it might sound now – that I’d take healthy eating...
View ArticleFeminism Friday: Your body, your happiness
I was asked recently about how to develop a positive body image. The biggest problem with body confidence is that most people think it starts with the mirror, but it actually begins in the mind. You...
View ArticleLacey Nicholas: Built for comfort, not speed
Having sex when you’re fat is not an urban myth. There’s nothing shocking or disturbing about it. But when you are the fat person having or trying to have the sex it can sometimes feel like it is a...
View ArticleRubyyy Jones: The Power of the Crimson Wave
Hello Darlings, Hope this post finds you flourishing in an already fabulous 2014! I’ve had a wonderful January, a lot of discoveries and deeper understanding, and I’m looking forward to bringing you...
View ArticleRubyyy Jones: Balance
Hello Darlings! Hope this blog post finds you enjoying your deep and delicious summer. We’ve been so blessed with such joyful sunshine this season while tumult spells summer for many around the world....
View Article10 Things You (Probably) Never Knew About Dance
Here at Rarely Wears Lipstick we welcome guest posts on a variety of topics that might interest our readers. Lori’s latest request for posts has brought in this fantastic list of ten things you...
View ArticleBody Image vs Self Image
I stumbled across a whole cache of articles (thank you, Psychology Today) which tangenitally prodded my thinking on wanting to lose weight, but the more I read, the more I didn’t feel they were...
View ArticleFeminism 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...
View ArticleLingerie vs underwear: It’s not about sex
The word lingerie is a loaded one. It doesn’t just mean underwear, it means women’s underwear. Specifically women’s underwear designed in an overtly feminine style and, more often than not, women’s...
View Article2016: A Knockout Year for Underwear?
We’re only a couple of months in to 2016, but it’s already proving to be quite an exciting year in the world of underwear. Obviously, this is of particular interest to an undie-obsessive like me, but...
View ArticleThe Body Studio at Selfridges
Yesterday, Selfridges launched a massive new destination department – for lingerie, swim, sportswear, loungewear and hosiery – and I couldn’t resist a visit on the opening day so booked myself in for a...
View ArticleFashion Theory: Mentioning the Unmentionables
David Gandy underwear advert for M&S Despite being usually hidden from view, underwear is an important aspect of our clothed selves. Everyone knows that it can keep us warm or cool, ensure we are...
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