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Malnourished Monday – clothes that make you look thin

Monday, May 17th, 2010 by Met Mum | 24 Comments
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Grazia, I love you. Honestly, you are my favourite glossy mag and I am feverishly looking forward to the all-Tuesday-y ‘thump’ that indicates that yet another edition has been pushed through my letterbox. But ‘new-season buys that […] slim and flatter like no other’? Really? And who exactly are these shapes ought to be flattering? [...]

Malnourished Monday #14

Monday, Mar 15th, 2010 by Met Mum | 23 Comments
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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 know where the old wives tale of ‘Skinny and Successful’ as the perfect marriage stems [...]

Malnourished Monday #13

Monday, Mar 1st, 2010 by Met Mum | 19 Comments
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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. Malnourished Monday #13

Malnourished Monday #12

Monday, Feb 8th, 2010 by Met Mum | 23 Comments
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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, spring IS around the corner (believing is knowing!), and it’s time to have a look [...]

The one where I am turning into the Blobb

Friday, Feb 5th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
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I have been feeling a little sluggish of late. Ok, whom am I kidding? I am feeling A LOT sluggish. Blobbish. I am the Blobb. Poke me in the stomach and see the wobbles reaching a 6 on the Richter scale. This is not about losing weight, or about a late New Year’s resolution. I [...]

Malnourished Monday #10

Monday, Jan 25th, 2010 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
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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, and where every breath of fresh air you take clears your head a little more. [...]

Malnourished Monday #9

Monday, Jan 18th, 2010 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
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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. Malnourished Monday #9

A bit of mummy wisdom – part I

Friday, Jan 15th, 2010 by Met Mum | 25 Comments
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I recently came across the blog of Alice, a 24 year old London mum-to-be. Reading through her entire blog, I was taken back to my own pregnancy. Her worries about the baby not being there any more (stop testing, Alice!), her battle with tiredness and the effect a great dose of hormones can have on [...]

Malnourished Monday #5

Monday, Dec 14th, 2009 by Met Mum | 18 Comments
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The headline of this Harrods promotion in Grazia reads ‘DRESSES TO DIE FOR’. And the weapon of choice in this case is starvation, I reckon.

Malnourished Monday #4

Monday, Dec 7th, 2009 by Met Mum | 21 Comments
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Grazia Magazine is by far my favourite glossy pastime. I particularly like the mixture of celebrity gossip, fashion trends, beauty tips and issues that move hearts or at least make you think about problems that go on in less wealthy parts of our world.

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