Sustainable Living
Nov 23, 2024
Underconsumption Core: Why We Should Embrace This ‘Trend’ for Good
Have you ever stopped to think about the oldest item in your wardrobe? I have a few ancient t-shirts that have stood ...
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Sep 26, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 10: The Mystery of Styling
There is so much more to the expression we create and convey of who we are. It’s about the whole look. And that’s where styling comes in.
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Sep 21, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 9: Step into your wardrobe
Maybe your wardrobe is a place of frustration for you - there’s nothing to wear, nothing matches, it’s boring and drab - or maybe like me, your wardrobe is a place of joy, filled with treasures that make you smile.
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Sep 7, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 8: It’s Time To Shop
Shop with your eyes wide open, your conscience switched on, your mind clear, your heart open, your body confident and your energy levels replenished.
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Aug 31, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 7: Body Acceptance
This is going to be a tough one: the relationship between the body and clothes.
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Aug 23, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 6: Introducing Wearapy
Clothes really do have the power to lift our mood or reinforce our low mood. The right choice of clothes can work like therapy: when we look good, we feel good.
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Aug 17, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 5: Let's talk colour
Colour matters. Imagine how dull the world would be in black and white with shades of grey. Let's talk more about colour.
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Aug 8, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD, Part 4: Manipulated by the fashion industry?
Enter into clothes shopping with your eyes wide open. Do not be seduced by the influencers and advertising. Make up your own mind about quality of fabric, design and finish.
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Aug 2, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 3: What I wear matters
You see, what we choose to wear really does matter. Having that choice matters.Life would be less without that choice, for a life without colour is a life without beauty, a life without joy.
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Jul 26, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 2: Who Do I Dress for?
'Don’t try to tell me that clothes don’t matter to you.' Helen explores who she dresses for and why the way you dress matters.
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Jul 20, 2024
LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD Part 1: I am what I wear
'I tread the fine line between expressing myself through what I wear and expressing my values through what I wear.'
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Jul 8, 2024
Make Do and Mend: A Response to the Climate Emergency
We’re making changes in the Green Heart shop on Gateshead High Street. We’ve opened up the back area to become a maki...
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