Happy Thoughts
This week I am wearing labels on my shoes!
Another day another photo shoot, this time it took place, rather eccentrically I think, in full view of shoppers in Birmingham with the largest prop this side of Newcastle. The purple...
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Gloriously Middle Aged
And on the subject of realistically achievable images. My latest press pictures seen here, have no post production on the face, hair or body. Why did I feel it necessary to...
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Ageless Style for all
It’s been fab looking through the pictures we took on the How to Look Good stage at the National Wedding Show. Yes we give lots of Body Shape advice to brides and our...
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Militants in shapewear
It’s not often I see a picture that makes me smile from ear to ear – hardened fashion hack that I am – but this one sums up the state...
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This week I am mostly on stage!
It’s always a pleasure to rock up at the Clothes Show Live, give or take a few years, I’ve been doing this gig for around 20 years.The main stage host...
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Seeing beauty
Writing deadlines have held me prisoner recently but now free to blog I want to share this photo. I am surrounded by beautiful women modelling at a fundraising event last week...
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Ethical fashion imagery is kind to bodies
Later this week I’m writing a presentation at the request of Lynne Featherstone Govt minister for Equalities to deliver to officials who help ministers make policy. It’s a chance to help...
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Your opinion counts
Great to see we have now collected 45, yes 45, comments on the Debenhams website with our latest initiative the Style List which features Caroline, Valerie and Maxine seen here. There...
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Happy Ever after.
It’s National Wedding Show at Earls Court and I’m reveling in Bride make-overs, (NEC next week) here I am caught mid pose with lovely Nicki who has had the full...
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Have your say!
Janet Street Porter, Germaine Greer…They’ve all been rallying against fashion industry ignorance of the 40 plus market. And I’d like to say that I’m so powerful I just rushed into...
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Our forty plus models shine
Ahhh, holidays are but a memory, gone are shorts and vest tops but the new season brings its own rewards! A while back I told you we were looking for models ...
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All women deserve great fashion
So Janet Street Porter having a bit of a not unreasonable rant online today. I’m in full agreement with her. The average British woman is a size 16 yet she is...
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Curvy models need to be more than a trend
So nice to see the industry thinking about bodies a bit more. Because as we all know (where the language of fashion is concerned) bodies do talk. The French edition of ELLE...
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Having Fun at the NEC
This is what I spend many a weekend doing! Yes a bride make-over is great fun at the National Wedding Show. Jane and I are on stage with Becks our bride...
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Maria is made up
Jane roped me into creating the live show for the Channel Four TV show 10 Years Younger. Regulars will know she is the fashion producer for both the above programme...
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Natural or digitally enhanced?
The trip down memory lane, last post was fun. Today I thought I’d bring things bang up to date! Here’s a black and white studio portrait of me recently where I...
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