Tag Archives: Fashion & Beauty

+ The Marketing of Cigarettes

The UK government is considering introducing plain packaging to tobacco packs, in an effort to deglamourise smoking to children. According to health secretary Andrew Lansley, “The evidence is clear that packaging helps to recruit smokers, so it makes sense to consider having less attractive packaging”. It’s all a far cry from tobacco’s consumerist heyday in [...]

+ Before They Were Style Icons…

The public often has a case of severe amnesia when they begin to worship various style icons for their innate or unique take on fashion. Sometimes, the most influential style icons have effectively had a wardrobe, style and personality transplant! Don’t believe me? Here are two examples: Recognising the fact that many ‘icons’ are borne [...]

+ Preparing for Backpacking

With two weeks to go until I head off, I have some tough choices to make. As the kind of girl who is so stubborn I am seriously considering packing most of my backpack with just shoes because I like them that much, I need to get into this whole travelling philsophy soon as! The [...]

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