It is day two of fashion’s first-ever virtual couture week, and while the much-anticipated occasion is only just beginning, Giambattista Valli is already strides ahead of its fellow brands. For the Italian designer’s fall ‘20 haute couture collection, Valli dressed supermodel Joan Smalls in 18 gowns, each one bigger and […]
As a Black woman, I always think about my identity. But over the last month I’ve been thinking about my Blackness more than ever. The surge of widespread support for the Black Lives Matter movement has left me no choice. This reflection has forced me to confront something uncomfortable. I’m […]
You’ll need a solid strategy in this difficult economic climate. Good job serial entrepreneur Darshana Ubl knows all about launching a business or two Getty Images If launching a business is in your current plans, don’t dip a single toe in the entrepreneurial water until you’ve done your homework. You […]
Let’s face it, things will never return to the before times – aka March 2020. Which is why mental health advocate, Elaine Carnegie, explains how to survive and thrive in our new working lives Getty Images As we emerge from lockdown you’re bound to feel anxiety and confusion over what […]
Lockdown’s easing but the unequal burden of homeschooling, WFH and domestic chores isn’t easing for many women. Mumboss author, Vicki Broadbent (aka Honest Mum) has a new way forward Yes, there have been positives to lockdown: less rushing around spreading myself like butter, more quality time with my family and […]
The pubs are open – but what’s different? Olivia Adams books a table to find out Unsplash My friends and I are discussing dating. It’s a favourite topic of ours, and we are sipping wine in a pub garden in London. So far, so normal – but the landscape around […]
A bold campaign has been hailed for tackling menstruation taboos, endometriosis, infertility and miscarriage Unsplash Having a vagina, uterus, womb or period is nothing new – yet society still doesn’t champion women to open up about their body parts, or experiences with them, and this has a hugely negative consequence […]
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder traits are not always obvious. They can linger under the surface, helping to form behaviours that are often given other diagnoses and only emerge as OCD when a person reaches emotional extremes, often around big life changes. As a disorder, OCD is one that exists on a […]
“I’ve never met my dad,” 21-year-old Josh says as we sit in drizzle in Manchester’s Vimto Park next to the cartoon-like sculpture of a giant bottle of the city’s native Ribena rival. “My mum works part-time and her current partner suffers with chronic back pains so he can only work […]
When hairdressing salons closed in March, many of us felt a wave of panic. What would become of our roots and split ends? Of course, a cut and colour is pretty low down on the list of worries during a global pandemic, but there’s no denying the knock that salon […]
