The Blog - By Our Founder Jacynth

  • How Far Does Enniful's Vogue Vision For Diversity Truly Reach?

    A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue) on Mar 30, 2018 at 9:00am PDT Last week the May cover of British Vogue hit the internet, and the magazine itself is now available. So far it has been highly praised for its “The New Frontiers” cover – a fold out spread celebrating diversity....
  • #StoriesOfStyle: How I dropped the ageing cloak of invisibility and found a much needed sisterhood after 50

    Author: Louise Pendry  I first connected with Louise on our Ageism Is Never In Style forum. We got chatting after Louise particularly enjoyed my article "It's Ok Not To Go Grey" and appreciated my 'refreshing' even handed approach to considering stereotypes, women, identity and ageing. As a psych...
  • It's Ok Not To Go Grey

    Recently there has been a huge surge of bloggers and writers advocating going grey. And it has inspired many women to ditch the hair dye, and show off their natural silver hair.  But whilst, in theory, this is great progress towards ending ageism in society, and empowering women to embrace an...
  • The Origins of Fancy Dress and Its Role in Halloween

    As some of you will already know, I love Halloween. You’ll also know that I don’t like horror; my love for the so-called ‘holiday’ stems from its mystical, magical nature. Unsurprisingly I also have a bit of a soft spot for fancy dress, as I do for any kind of dressing up (although my rule is, if...
  • Should I Wear Viscose?

    “I refuse to wear anything that’s polyester or viscose.” Sound familiar? Even if this view isn’t something you adhere to, it’s quite likely a friend does. I’ve already addressed why it’s time to have a rethink when it comes to polyester, so this time I’m talking viscose (or viscose rayon, or jus...
  • What Actually Is A Bias Cut?

    “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Yes, yes we all know that immortal Shakespeare line. But let’s get real for a minute: names are pretty important. From your own to that of a brand, a name is ingrained in one’s identity. So when you start up yo...