Brace yourselves: Giant thigh-high Ugg boots might be the next big trend

January 18, 2018, 2:45 am

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The footwear brand most bashed by fashion types has to be Ugg… closely followed by Crocs.

The fashion brand that’s quickly gaining a reputation for designing bizarre clothing is Y/Project. Remember their buttless jeans, convertible short shorts, and denim jacket with absurdly long sleeves?

Mash the two designers together, and you’re going to get something… interesting.

Interesting. Like these thigh-high Ugg boots.

Yes, friends: Thigh high Ugg boots. Not only does such a thing exist, but it’s been sent down a runway.

On Wednesday during Paris Fashion Week Men’s Y/Project debuted a collaboration with Ugg on the runway, displaying large, slouchy… Read the full story

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Breastfeeding could lower chances of getting diabetes

January 18, 2018, 3:38 am

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Breastfeeding has many benefits for mother and child.

Not only does it help newborns fight against illness and diseases, it also helps the uterus return to its pre-pregnancy size and can reduce uterine bleeding after birth.

Breastfeeding is also said to lower your risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

But now it’s been revealed that it could also lower the risk of developing diabetes.

Mums who breastfeed for six months or more cut their chances of developing diabetes by 47%, a study by U.S researchers revealed.

Lead author Erica Gunderson said: ‘We found a very strong association between breastfeeding duration and lower risk of developing diabetes, even after accounting for all possible confounding risk factors’.

She… Read the full story

Alexander Wang is set to break with the traditional fashion week calendar

January 18, 2018, 3:48 am

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Alexander Wang is going against everything the fashion world holds dear by breaking with the traditional fashion week calendar.

Instead of being confined to New York’s standard February billing, the 34-year-old designer has announced that after the Fall 2018 showcase next month, he’ll be holding his own shows in June and December instead.

The changes are supposedly designed to ‘better serve’ the label’s customers, with the new dates more closely aligning to the pre-collection schedule.

‘Our consumer will be better served through the new system,’ Alexander Wang CEO Lisa Gersh says in a press release.

‘The innovative approach reframes product on the month that it ships, rather than the outdated labels of ‘Resort’… Read the full story

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January 18, 2018, 3:57 am

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It is way past my bedtime and something is really wrong.

I am itchy, I can’t open my eyes properly and my tongue is too big in my mouth.

Within minutes of calling out to my parents, my coat and shoes are on and we’re going to hospital.

As I’m carried out of the front door by my dad, I look over his shoulder and see the reason for their hurry.

Looking back at me in the hallway mirror is not my… Read the full story

Harry Potter fans have nothing on this collector who has 700 copies of the Philosopher’s Stone

January 18, 2018, 4:08 am

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Harry Potter is loved by all over the world.

If you grew up loving Harry’s magical adventures with Ron and Hermoine, and have read the books, you might have an early edition with special illustrations that are now worth a pretty penny.

But you’ve got nothing on one ambitious fan, who has a room full of Harry Potter books he’s collected which are now worth well over £100,000.

Peter Kenneth, from Chicago, U.S, is known as the Potter Collector and has 700 rare books in his collection.

The 30-year-old is the first collector in the world known to successfully collect every published translation and adaptation of… Read the full story

Domino’s keeps running of vegan pizzas because Aussies are all living their best vegan lives

January 18, 2018, 4:26 am

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Last week, Domino’s started selling vegan cheese pizzas down under and the Australian plant-based world rejoiced.

But they obviously didn’t anticipate just how keen everyone would all be – because the pizza giants have now said that they’re running of out dairy-free cheese at loads of their stores.

Such is their thirst for plant-based mozzarella, that Domino’s is working to bring in more supplies to satisfy demands.

And yet…Domino’s still hasn’t brought out a vegan cheese option in the UK.

The mozzarella is made by US company Follow Your Heart, and Nick Knight, Domino’s Australia and New Zealand CEO says that customers should check with local… Read the full story

Newly-vegan London pub says their food sales have tripled since going plant-based

January 18, 2018, 4:52 am

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Veganuary has been absolutely massive this year.

We’ve seen the opening of London’s first vegan Chinese. Goodfella’s just released the UK’s first ever mainstream vegan frozen pizza. And nearly every chain seems to be bringing out their own range of plant-based sandwiches and wraps.

This month has also seen two London pubs turn 100% vegan.

Veganism isn’t a minority interest anymore.

And if you want further proof that that’s the case, just look at the Blacksmith and Toffeemaker – a pub in Islington which switched to a fully plant-based menu this year.

They’ve just reported that sales are up three-fold.

The pub turned vegan for… Read the full story

H&M hires a diversity leader following the whole ‘racist’ monkey hoodie debacle

January 18, 2018, 5:29 am

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ll know that H&M has been in hot water over the design of a kids’ hoodie.

It read ‘Coolest Monkey In The Jungle’…and was worn by a black child.

And despite the model’s mum coming out to say that they weren’t offended by the design, a lot of people were and slammed the brand for being racially insensitive.

The whole thing was just a mess.

Which is why H&M has now hired a ‘diversity leader’ to try to make sure they get stuff right in the future.

Posting to their Facebook page, the Swedish fashion giant says that ‘the recent incident was entirely unintentional,… Read the full story

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Meghan Markle wears Stella McCartney coat and Welsh label’s jeans – buy her Cardiff outfit now

January 18, 2018, 7:41 am

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Meghan Markle threw her support behind British brands again for her and Prince Harry‘s Cardiff visit.

She even bagged herself a spot in Wales’ good books by turning up in a pair of jeans by a Welsh designer.

The bride to be and her groom to be arrived at Cardiff castle at 2.30pm – one hour alter their scheduled arrival time due to train delays – and immediately greeted the crowds, some of whom had been waiting patiently since 9am to get a glance of the royal couple.

As ever, it was her outfit… Read the full story

Is it possible to be body positive and want to lose weight?

January 18, 2018, 8:24 am

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There can’t be a woman on the planet who hasn’t thought about slimming down, at some point or other.

And increasingly, dudes are feeling the pressure to shred down – thanks to our generation’s #fitspo obsession online.

Most of us grew up believing that true beauty comes in a ‘perfect 10’ or smaller, and many of us still subliminally do.

Where’s that got us?F

Well, 65% of young women in America report having had disordered eating behaviours, with a further 10% reporting symptoms of anorexia, bulimia or binge eating.

Here in the UK, 11% of the 1.6 million eating disorder sufferers are male and one in 100 women aged between 15 and 30 are anorexic.

It’s a bloody outrage that so many young people want to make themselves disappear – either by starving themselves to death or by making themselves invisible to society.

Which is why the body positivity movement is so important. People have tried to reclaim… Read the full story

Stop buying kitchen gadgets just because they look cool – you’ll never use them

January 18, 2018, 8:27 am

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If you’re trying to be more economical this year, then stop buying kitchen equipment just because you saw it on Masterchef.

From ice cream makers to sushi mats to bamboo steamers, BBQ equipment, and professional chef knives – Brits have a staggering £11 billion worth of kitchen equipment that they never actually use, according to a new study.

Modern Brits have all the gear but no idea when it comes to their culinary skills – with the average UK household spending £415 worth of unused cooking gadgets and utensils.

More than half of people admit they have absolutely no idea what to do with most of the equipment in their kitchens, according… Read the full story

Please enjoy this proud mother birthing her cat for a delightful newborn photoshoot

January 18, 2018, 9:07 am

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Apologies, cat owners.

However you announced the arrival of your little fur baby (a cute Instagram post? A family-wide email celebrating their adoption?), it simply cannot compete with Lucy Schultz‘s approach to marking the occasion.

Lucy and her partner, Steven, recently brought home their very own cat. They are now cat parents, and that is worth celebration.

Rather than posing up their cat next to a window or snuggled up on the sofa, they decided to show everyone the true connection between parent and cat… by doing a full on maternity photoshoot showing their new cat being birthed into the world.

Yes, birthed. By cat mum Lucy herself.

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Photo series captures Iranian women defiantly rebelling against compulsory hijab laws

January 18, 2018, 9:28 am

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The choice to wear the hijab should be just that: a choice. A personal decision.

In Iran that’s not the case. Compulsory hijab laws means that the decision to bare hair is a revolutionary act – and one that can have serious consequences.

When photographer Marinka Masséus traveled to Iran, she met women fighting back; fighting for the freedom of choice.

Every day brave Iranian women defy the regime with small acts of defiance – wearing the hijab too low, wearing brigh colours, or throwing on tight trousers. These seem like little things, but in a culture where these things are strictly monitored, it takes courage to stand strong against the rules.

That’s especially true in light of how the regime responds: with regular arrests, harassment, and the creation of new laws to further restrict women. That’s why each rebellion is revolutionary.

She decided to capture the radical acts of these women by photographing each one throwing away the hijab.

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What do the aubergine and peach emoji mean?

January 18, 2018, 9:50 am

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Emoji have become a modern day staple of social media and messaging apps.

With hundreds of different emoji to choose from it’s hard to keep up with what constitutes good social media etiquette.

Emoji can be fun and innocent, but some like the aubergine and peach can have sexual connotations, with people using them for the purposes of flirtation and sexting.

But what exactly do the aubergine and peach emoji mean? Other than their respective vegetable and fruit meanings, of course?

My mum just asked me what the aubergine emoji means. 😳

— Anna (@overtheitgirl) January 18, 2018

The aubergine and peach emoji… Read the full story

Photos show sexist ads from the 50s with the gender roles reversed

January 18, 2018, 10:22 am

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Sexist advertising didn’t stop back in the 50s.

It feels like every month there’s another advert to be annoyed about, whether it crosses the line into sexual objectification or relies on outdated gender stereotypes (like suggesting women are slow on a bike. We don’t get that one either).

But several decades back, sexism in advertising was more common, and definitely more accepted.

We didn’t have Twitter back then for people to call out brands for being terrible to women, and there was little support for women who tried to fight back against traditional gender roles.

Need a reminder of the extent sexism pervaded advertising? Take a… Read the full story

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Why now is the perfect time to learn Korean

January 18, 2018, 10:00 pm

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Korean culture is having a moment.

Harry Potter fans have nothing on this collector who has 700 copies of the books

Korean food is gaining in popularity, with new restaurants springing up across the country, and Korea’s national dish bibimbap – those delicious, colourful bowls filled with rice, meat or fish, vegetable and topped with an egg – is becoming as familiar to foodies as the ramen.

From the sheet masks beauty bloggers are obsessed with, to the K-pop music revolution which has record labels rubbing their hands with glee,… Read the full story

Why you should have a lie in on the weekends

January 18, 2018, 10:39 pm

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Don’t feel too bad if you didn’t get out of bed until 2pm last Sunday.

While previous research has suggested that you can’t ‘catch up’ on missed sleep at the weekends, a new study from Sweden suggests that it can be beneficial to have a lie-in over the weekend.

The research, from Stockholm University, looked at how a person’s age and their average hours of sleep impacts their chances of living for longer.

Looking at 43,000 people, researchers found that those aged 65 or under were the most affected by how much sleep they got. Those who had an average of less than five hours of sleep,… Read the full story

Boots 70% off sale is here – the best deals to expect in store and online

January 18, 2018, 11:28 pm

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Attention, please: Get your shopping shoes on and head down to your nearest Boots (or the biggest one). After weeks of waiting, the massive Boots 70% off sale is ON.

Boots’ highly awaited sale starts today, 19 January, in-store and online, and includes a bunch of major brands.

Think giant discounts on babywear, fancy toiletries, and fragrance. If your bathroom cupboard needs a restock, now’s the time to do it.

But remember, pals. When it comes to sales shopping preparation is key.

Thankfully HotUKDeals has shared a preview of the best deals on offer, so you can plan out exactly what you’ll race to when… Read the full story

Tarte responds to backlash over the lack of Shape Tape Foundation shades for darker skin

January 19, 2018, 12:01 am

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Oh, hey. Remember when Tarte answered all the hype and anticipation around their new Shape Tape Foundation by bringing out a range with only two tones for those with darker skin?

That didn’t look so great.

After the massive success of Fenty Beauty, we truly thought makeup brands would have received the message loud and clear: You cannot continue to only cater to white people. You need to provide diverse options, or you are excluding customers who will happily take their money elsewhere.

To bring out a makeup range that isn’t inclusive to people of colour is to fail. It’s disappointing when brands still aren’t seeing that.

Tarte’s move… Read the full story

A Cadbury’s corner shop is coming where you don’t have to pay for any Dairy Milk chocolate

January 19, 2018, 1:48 am

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One thing that makes chocolate taste even sweeter (besides caramel, honeycomb, and popping candy): Getting it for free.

While usually we have to wait for birthdays or Christmas – or Valentine’s Day, if you’re sneaky – to experience this joy, there’s now a special popup on the way to give us the gift of free chocolate whenever we want it… well, for a few days, anyway.

The Glass and a Half shop will be a Cadbury themed newsagents where everything’s purple and Cadbury themed: newspapers, household supplies, postcards.

There’ll only be one purple thing you’ll be able to buy, though, and that’s Dairy Milk chocolate bars. The other stuff’s just for… Read the full story