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The History of Being a Lady

Sara Sheridan | Posted 04.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Lady, Women, Ladies, The Lady Magazine, Feminism, 1950s, Bbc Radio 4, Manners, Girls, Women's Hour, History, Bidisha, Rachel Johnson, Topless, Kate Middleton, Suffragette, Duchess of Cambridge, Novelist, UK Lifestyle News
Sara Sheridan

Some matters are simply contentious. Sometimes you're never going to get it right. The politics of the Middle East, for example. Whether Scotland should or shouldn't become independent in 2014. Oh, and whether the term 'lady' is outmoded and derogatory or exactly what most women aspire to.

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1950s Sexy and Celebrity Make Up Artist Tips

Susie Amy | Posted 10.04.2012 | UK Style
Read More: Swimwear, Heated, Red Lipstick, Mac, 1950s, Bumble and Bumble, 50s Style, UK Style, 50s Make Up, Victorias Secret, UK Beauty, UK Style News
Susie Amy

I did a photoshoot recently - 50s style. Since turning 30, I have enjoyed wearing lipstick - proper lipstick - more than ever. Eyebrows and lashes, are however, and have always been, as vital to me as they were to ladies of this era.

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Teatum Jones Spring/Summer 2012 Collection: Dreaming the Suburban Feminine Mystique

Joao Paulo Nunes | Posted 20.11.2011 | UK Style
Read More: Luella Bartley, Prince, Teatum Jones, Sometimes It Snows in April, American Beauty, Central Saint Martins, Todd Solondz, John Cheever, 1950s, Robert Adam, Richard Yates, John Richmond, Todd Haynes, Alfred Hitchcock, Allan Ball, London, Ravensbourne College of Design, London Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2012, Royal Society of Arts, Fashion Fringe, Revolutionary Road, Warren Noronha, Sam Mendes, UK Style News
Joao Paulo Nunes

Quite often, fashion designers seek inspiration in times past, and rework ideas, patterns and cuts from collections that made an impact in olden eras....

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