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Malnourished Monday #18 – Fake your way to self esteem

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Met Mum

Take: A campaign to raise self esteem in young people. A well-known brand that possesses the funds and the means to support the campaign. A (the) leading youth charity to add credibility and host the campaign. What’s not to like? … Continue reading →

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Occupation: Mum

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Met Mum

Surname, first name, address. Post code, telephone, occupation. Occupation? The worst bit of my recent and otherwise lovely course at St Martins was filling in an A4 form. Or this one little box, to be precise. Occupation. Occupation. Occupation. No … Continue reading →

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Malnourished Monday #16: French women don’t get fat

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Met Mum

Imagine a special on ‘Big is beautiful’ in a high-class fashion magazine. Now imagine the special to be in the French Elle. Impossible? That’s what I thought, too. So when I read about it on Tish’s blog A femme d’un … Continue reading →

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Malnourished Monday #14

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Met Mum

I was pleasantly surprised by the number of healthy looking models on last Fashion Week’s catwalks. Could the unimaginable have happened? Is this the comeback of healthy, strong women in fashion? And when will celebrities follow the trend? I don’t … Continue reading →

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Malnourished Monday #13

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Met Mum

Oops, he did it again. Chose a few healthy looking girls. Put them into too tight knitwear. Sent them down the catwalk. And made them look like sausages on the run. Tweet

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Malnourished Monday #12

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Met Mum

Can you smell spring in the air? No? Maybe I am so tired of boots and cardigans, I am hallucinating tulips and hyacinths pushing their way out of the ground and popping up on my way to the supermarket. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Malnourished Monday #11

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Met Mum

Don’t you just love this spot? Tweet

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Malnourished Monday #10

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Met Mum

I have been on a little break. In a land far, far away from my beloved MacBook, where snow covered mountains seam glistering lakes, where chocolates and cheese fondues warm hearts and souls after a day out in the cold, … Continue reading →

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Malnourished Monday #9

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Met Mum

Well, it was too good to be true: last year, Alexandra Shulman, the editor of Vogue, launched her war against size zero with a letter to some of the world’s leading designers, accusing them of pushing for increasingly thinner models. … Continue reading →

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Malnourished Monday #7

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Met Mum

New year, new you? What about being more feminine this year; loving your body more and trying to get over your body dismorphic disorder? Continue reading →

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