Filippa Hamilton, the size 8 Swedish-French model claims she was fired for being ‘too fat’. In my opinion, and I suspect in most women’s opinion she is not ‘too fat’ but in fact not big in the slightest. After the release of the new Ralph Lauren 2009 ad campaign in which she was excessively photo-shopped [Continue reading...]
Oct 162009
I was just entranced by the new video release from the powerhouse which is Skunk Anansie. The video for Because of You from the forthcoming album Smashes and Trashes is graceful, dark and mysterious as ever they were from Skunk Anansie; A tragic love story between an illustrated bird and a balloon is intermittent with [Continue reading...]
I was browsing fashion archives and came across this wonderful photo shoot of our favourite musician come fashion icon Gwen Stefani featured in a dramatic spread for V magazine in Spring 2008. As I wasn’t blogging back in Spring I missed the chance to talk about this when It was fresh, regardless I thought it [Continue reading...]
Oct 112009
If you are either a budding eco-ethusiast or a lover of jewellery in fun shapes you’ll love Bbel, the new independent jewellery brand to launch on Queeni-B Boutique. Using fine and sterling silver, anodised aluminium, acrylic and even recycled sheet from yogurt pots, refrigerator seals and coffee cups, Bbel Designer Bethan Carr creates beautiful jewellery inspired by the [Continue reading...]
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