Doctor Who: Feminist Icon?
As we prepare to meet the 13th Doctor in this year’s Christmas episode of Doctor Who, I thought I’d re-share a piece I wrote back in 2011 on what I
Continue ReadingAs we prepare to meet the 13th Doctor in this year’s Christmas episode of Doctor Who, I thought I’d re-share a piece I wrote back in 2011 on what I
Continue ReadingPlayful Promises are on fire right now and I just can’t keep up with the number of amazing collections and campaigns they’re launching, much to the excitement of their ever
Continue ReadingLike a lot of young women in their teens and twenties, I grew up feeling very uncomfortable in my own body. By most “standards” I was too big – my
Continue ReadingYou may have noticed that, after the Wimbledon Men’s Final on Sunday, a short trailer was shown on the BBC to announce the 13th actor cast to play the lead
Continue ReadingIt’s been a while since I had a photoshoot. Back when my hobby was burlesque, I was in front of the camera quite a lot and was certainly no stranger
Continue ReadingAt first, I thought it was an April Fool’s joke. Ellie Violet Bramley’s article for the Guardian on Saturday, entitled ‘Let loose: how the corset became the new female power
Continue ReadingFor a while, I didn’t really ‘get’ Instagram. I’ve been addicted to Twitter since 2008 and it suits my propensity for sharing snippets of sarcasm rather well. It’s a lot
Continue ReadingI was emailed at the weekend about a documentary film called YARN, that “reclaims knitting as a feminist statement and which poses interesting questions around whether knitting and crochet is
Continue ReadingAs someone who has squishy bits, I can’t help but look at the models when I’m looking at photographs of clothing. When they are roughly the same shape as you,
Continue ReadingPeople often mention ‘bra burning’ when they speak of second wave feminism, as if an allegedly oppressive undergarment was the most important thing that the feminist movement fought against in
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