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Why fashion manufacturing is at fault

As we all know, when it comes to buying clothes, as consumers, we are all in a state of panic when it comes to dressing appropriately and proportionately. Budget wise and spending wise, all of us like to look and feel our best.  Like most people with a healthy level of self consciousness, we like to acknowledge our appearance as it were towards other people. We invite the type of interest and potential once we coordinate accordingly within the ideal scenario. Labels and fibres do not have to be the end of our right to express our dignity. Over centuries, engineers have been busy creating machines designed to copy a concept which is supposed to provide a material world for egocentrism culture that sustains the foundations of life as we know it.  Fashion has always oriented people through textures, tones and trimmings. Whether it be a fine sole of a durable boot or a technical pleat of an A-Line feathered skirt, the market of la mode doesn’t necessarily represent e...

Is a Vegan transition really worthwhile?

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The definition of Vegan is a lifestyle with out animal produce. Any thing derived by another mammal is excluded by the Vegan zealot. To deliberately avoid the consumption of any ingredients which are sourced from an animal. This includes fur and leather products. Neighbour: "We're Vegans."  Shirely Valentine: "Oh Why I thought you we're Church of England" (from the 1989 movie, Shirley Valentine ) If it were so simple to adopt the Vegan life style then why isn't every one doing so? Supposedly its a mere trend, or rather a more sincere movement by progressive activists.  For some people, doing whatever is popular at the time is their priority, since they never want to 'miss out' on the aspect of which the majority is experiencing. High volumes of the population feel that because they were raised by their families on diets including meat that they would be somehow dishonouring their carers method of congeniality. If I fla...

Keeping Up Appearances

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Would you believe it or not? I have spent at least a good hour (or what easily feels like that long) comparing these photographs to set as my new Facebook profile picture. Genuinely, what I find incredibly amusing is the fact that I can't afford my own food and rent, but for some noxious reason, I punish my self with a superficial lecture about which picture could entice the allure and appeal of my acquaintances, portraying an expression of mercy and humility for my loyalty. How can I represent my personality the most effectively, receive reliable feedback, with out deliberate intention to sculpt an explicitly artificial, tailored impression that of my environment, the glazed glance of my eyes, and an edge in the angle that it has been taken from.  As someone with a disorder (originally thought to be a personality disorder but after tactful research misconceived & apparently Autism) with an unstable schedule and an acutely sparse differentiation to offer to my friends on...

Sweetcorn Ethics

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It is not surprising to feel a little bit disappointed when we throw out food that has turned defective and not suitable for human consumption. This is because of the amount of waste we produce in Britain has been rising due to our consumerist lifestyle lead by a capitalist society. We simply throw away things with out a second thought. We do not acknowledge that our minor actions have a great collective effect on the environment and over the course of time we are gradually incurring an energy crisis that is very taxing on millions of families across the UK. Therefore it brings me a lot of disdain when I find my self, philosophising over a stick of corn on the cob, commiserating about where it came from, how it was provided and whether or not I should continue to cook with it, since it smells very funky, frankly. I cannot tell if this is a metaphor for unnecessary anxiety or literally a test of my intelligence and Earthy - morale, so it brings me no pleasure in decision making, espe...

Why Valentine's Day

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This is a totally unrelated post about one of the most renown days of the year, celebrated around the world and expressed in very diverse styles. Typically, you would expect all the romantic couples to exchange gifts or at least spend some time together. On the day or over the weekend, you can guarantee at some point, they will either cuddle up in bed watching trash TV, to rekindle their frequent intimate hours of solace. Some folk like to boast their status by prudently conforming to give it 'The Big One' with a fancy meal in an over-priced restaurant around a bunch of strangers all imitating the exact, expected method of public displays of affection. With parks walks and cinema dates too.  But why? It is one of those days that makes the loners feel incredibly more single than they should already have to. If you are living alone, with no significant other, then it sure does highlight your Singledom. Do not fear, for Valentine's Day is simply another day of ...