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Blackbird Underpinnings
Blackbird Underpinnings describe themselves as having a fresh approach to intimate apparel. They got in touch with me because they thought their ethos of confidence, self-expression and authenticity...
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A Star Falls: Flimsymoon
On Rarely Wears Lipstick we love sharing new brands with our readers. Flimsymoon caught our attention via Twitter, and we were instantly attracted to the Ted Hughes-esque name. Inspired by femininity...
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Glass Senses: Science, illusion and art
Supporting the arts is something that used to only be available to the rich. In the days when paintings would be commissioned by wealthy aristocracy or, more recently, when you could only buy art from...
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Review: Edith knickers, by Blackbird Underpinnings
I introduced you to Blackbird Underpinnings last year when they were raising money to produce their first collection. Founders Marin Camille and Julia Zolinsky had designed and photographed, on a...
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Why dance isn’t gender neutral
This is the first of four posts relating to the Irreverent Dance Kickstarter. Over the next month I will be explaining some of the reasons why this inclusive and welcoming community is so essential –...
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Creating a body positive dance space
This is the second of four posts relating to the Irreverent Dance Kickstarter. Over the next few weeks I will be explaining some of the reasons why this inclusive and welcoming community is so...
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How can we make dance more accessible?
ID students hand out flyers at Morning Gloryville This is the third of four posts relating to the Irreverent Dance Kickstarter. Over the course of the fundraising campaign I will be explaining some of...
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What community means to me
This is the last of four posts relating to the Irreverent Dance Kickstarter. Over the last month I have been explaining some of the reasons why this inclusive and welcoming community is so essential –...
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Feminism Friday: Introducing Neon Moon
As regular readers will know, I like to share things that catch my eye and a recent email about feminist body positive lingerie was certainly going to do that! The founder of a new lingerie company...
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My So-Called Secret Identity
I still don’t quite know why I never really got into comics. I’ve always loved engaging stories, illustration and superheroes. Comic obsessed television characters like Tim Bisley and Sheldon Cooper...
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Kiss Me Deadly: Swim with Sharks
As many of you lovely Rarely Wears Lipstick readers will already know, three years ago independent UK lingerie brand Kiss Me Deadly also started producing their own swimwear. Like the rather femme...
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Escape Scarves
Earlier this year, I marvelled at the silk escape maps which had been turned into beautiful underwear that was on display at the Imperial War Museum’s Fashion on the Ration exhibition. These maps were...
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Style with Ethics: Lara Intimates
Regular readers will know how much I love lingerie and also ethical/sustainable approaches to fashion, so you’ll imagine my joy when I found out about a new brand launching soon with a focus on...
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Introducing… Pique Lingerie
Regular readers may think that the image above looks a bit familiar. That’s because it’s the back to a fantastic full bust bra that you saw the front of in a guest post last week written by its...
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