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The Skinny Brow Trend

After a good ten years of groomed bushy brows, skinny brows are making a comeback. The trend has been bubbling for a while on Tik Tok together with a skinny brow app that lets you see how you look with the dramatic brow. Hulu released its controversial Pam & Tommy tv series, with Lily James as Pamela Anderson reminding us of Pamela’s iconic blonde hair and skinny 90s brows. If you think skinny brows are a new thing, think again, it's just their turn on the merry-go-round of eyebrows.

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The Hollywood Glamour Of A Compact

I love the glamour of a fabulous vintage compact. Small works of art, shiny, sculptured, engraved, or bejewelled,

The earliest compacts were cherished possessions of the Kings and Queens of ancient Greece. The box mirrors were polished bronze and

lavishly adorned with images of Pan, Eros and Aphrodite, gods of mischief, passionate desire, and true love.

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For The Love Of Lashes - The History of False Eyelashes

Have you ever given a thought about your false lashes? False eyelashes have been around for decades and with the rise of social media, they have dominated the beauty scene.

So where did the obsession with our lashes begin? Around 3500 BC, the Ancient Egyptians began using brushes and ointments to obtain voluminous lashes. Men and women used materials like Malachite to darken their lashes. Men and women artificially coloured and lengthened their lashes with kohl, a black putty made of lead sulphide that was applied to the eyes.

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The History of the Traditional Explorer Outfit -Their Clothing Had a Greater Impact on the Fashion Industry Than You May Think

Explorer - ‘A person who travels to places where no one has ever been in search of geographical or scientific information'.

We may think that every corner of the earth has been explored but some modern-day explorers think otherwise. The explorers of the past have been able to achieve great things because of research including that of their clothing and equipment. This was impressive given their limitations of technology. It was a time before Gore-tex and waterproof fabrics.

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The History of the Pussycat Bow Shirt

There are many variants of the Pussycat bow from casual to formal wear, from the narrow to the fullest bow, in cotton or expensive silks. Many designers have included one style or another in their collections from Gucci to Chanel. There was a huge media fuss around the $1,100 fuchsia pink crepe-de-chine silk Pussycat bow Gucci shirt that Melania Trump wore at a presidential debate. The Pussycat Bow dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries when both men and women wore a necktie as an accessory. The cravat and the stock tie were very similar to the Pussycat bow.

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The Dagger Collar and the 70s
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The Dagger Collar and the 70s

2021 saw a huge revival of the 70s style. In 2022 some of us are still rocking the flared high-waisted jeans and the fitted shirt with its dagger point collar.

From the mid-’60s into the ’70s, things got wide. The ’70s were all about self-expression. It took elements from the 60’s flares, pop-art psychedelia and re-invented them in a much flashier way. The 70’s era favoured the androgynous look, with high waisted flares, jumpsuits and platform shoes. Shirt collars became pointed. Shirts were made from polyester and rayon and some collars were floppy. These collars were made to be open, spread over the collar and rever of your jacket and this included the men.

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Where did the Hounds Tooth check come from?
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Where did the Hounds Tooth check come from?

The Hounds tooth check originated in the Scottish Lowlands way back in the 1800s. The design was inspired by the rough outline of a hound dog's tooth, which resulted in the iconic broken check shape that we all know and love today.

Originally houndstooth was worn by those who weren't allowed to wear tartan, as well as by people who didn't have a noble title or belong to a clan. The pattern was predominantly worn by shepherds, woven from warm, cosy wool. Hence why it was first known as ‘Shepherd’s Check’. After this, it was claimed by Scottish clans, although interestingly enough, it was never claimed by any Scottish families themselves.

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