HOW TO WEAR… PRINTS!
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Experimenting with prints and patterns is one of the best ways to add some pizazz into your autumn/winter wardrobe. We know that the transition from bright summer florals to darker, autumnal colour palettes can be somewhat gloomy, which is why prints are here to save the day!
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HOW TO CREATE A CAPSULE WARDROBE PART 2: PICKING OUT KEY PIECES
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Once you’ve had a clear out, made some room and mentally prepared for having a capsule wardrobe, it’s time for you to actually start creating one! The first step is all about picking out key pieces that you can mix, match and reuse with everything else. These are known as wardrobe staples and usually consist of neutral colours like black, white, grey, nude, brown and navy. Ready to do this? Let’s go.
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5 BIG BENEFITS OF HAVING A CAPSULE WARDROBE
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Imagine having a morning routine that’s chaotic from 6am to 8.30am.
It doesn’t matter what time you rise and shine or how much preparation you’ve done the night before, the minutes race by in a haze of screaming children, partners running late and lost belongings. And consequently, you feel overwhelmed before your day has even begun.
How to Create a Capsule Wardrobe Part 1: Clearing Out and The Basics
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Believe it or not, the idea of having a capsule wardrobe dates back to the seventies. It came from a London boutique owner called Susie Faux, who made it her mission to assist women in identifying their personal style. How? Well, you guessed it, by re-focusing their wardrobes and utilising a limited amount of pieces to make getting dressed easier.
3 of Our Favourite Jewellery Pieces For Autumn 2019
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Accessories can make or break an outfit, so we know just how important it is to choose the right ones not only for your ensemble but for the occasion too. However, we can always depend on jewellery to enhance an outfit. After all, a monochrome outfit with a sparkling piece of jewellery will never fail to make an impression!
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5 MYTHS ABOUT LIVING LIFE BUSTED
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Even in the twenty-first century, society still has expectations when it comes to how women should live their lives. These expectations can also be known as “myths,” which is “a commonly believed but false idea” by definition. After all, with free will and gender equality never being more prevalent, who really has the right to tell you what you should do and when?
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7 WORKING FROM HOME TIPS TO GET TASKS DONE EFFICIENTLY
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Working from home is challenging, to say the least. There can be so many distractions, from online shopping deliveries to cat videos on YouTube. Needless to say, you have to be disciplined and self-motivated or you won’t succeed. Struggling?
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Have the expectations of a 7 year old
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How do our expectations impact how we live? Isn’t it amazing that as soon as we become adults we instantly believe we can predict the future? Think about it.. How many times have you seen an amazing job vacancy and thought I’d really like to apply for that role.
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Coster Copenhagen and Sustainability
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Coster Copenhagen focus on preserving and rebuilding for the future and want to ensure that as a company they really do make a difference and pursue transparency and honesty. Therefore, instead of supporting large scale organisations, they strive to find and chose CSR projects on their own.
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5 WAYS TO STYLE DENIM FOR WORK
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Wearing denim to work is similar to offering employees flexible work hour options: companies are starting to embrace it. This, of course, is good news for fashion-minded women. Once deemed to be strictly casual wear, denim has risen through the ranks and become everyday workwear.
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Do you confuse fashion with style?
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Do you confuse fashion with style? I know I certainly did, for a long time in fact. Regularly I would lust after the latest clothing pieces in magazines, what the celebrities were wearing and what was adorned on the catwalk.
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Is Intentional Buying the New Way to Shop?
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Everyone loves a bargain. There's nothing quite like that warm fuzzy feeling you get whenever you see a half-price label. When our eyes meet one of those red or yellow stickers, it’s likely that we instantly put the item into our baskets and walk on feeling pleased with ourselves.
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7 REASONS WHY AUTUMN IS THE BEST SEASON
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Summer might be over for another year, but don’t despair. With autumn just around the corner, there are lots of exciting things to look forward to. Gone are the days where you’re constantly sweating, being forced to go to family BBQs and can’t bear to look at social media because of the amount of holiday envy.
MY TO DO LIST IS ON FIRE
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Yes, you read that right. My To Do List is on fire.
Currently burning away in my back garden as I type. You see, similar to a lot of women there are no less than one hundred expectations of me in any given day. While maybe not quite one hundred but you get the picture.
5 COLOUR STORIES YOU CAN WEAR TO MAKE A STATEMENT AT WORK
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Picture the scene.
You have a big work event coming up where you need to impress. Whether it’s a presentation, interview, meeting or review, the details have been arranged, time is running out and you’ve got no idea what to wear. Sigh.
COULD WEARING A WORK ‘UNIFORM’ INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF BEING SUCCESSFUL?
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Would you believe the average adult makes 35,000 decisions per day? Incredible to think isn’t it? Our first decision can be whether to hit the snooze button or not. Whether to read our emails when we first awake or start the day with exercise.
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5 MUST-HAVE STAPLE PIECES TO HELP YOU TRANSITION INTO AUTUMN
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The end of summer always stings. However, we always perk up when we remember that a new season gives us the perfect excuse to curate a new wardrobe with brand new and existing staple pieces. Who doesn’t love a silver lining?
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PACKING TIPS FOR THE JETSETTING woman
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Travelling for business comes with a lot of perks, the highlight of which is exploring new places while getting paid. But as business travellers know, it also comes with a set of challenges—and what to pack in a suitcase shouldn’t be one of them.
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