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1 month ago | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
It feels rare that films these days preach the message that a simple life can be a perfect one, or that ageing isn’t a punishment. Indeed, there are what feels like a bombardment of films surrounding age-gap relationships hitting the box office, telling their audiences that you’re never too old and that age doesn’t define you. But sometimes you can be too old. However that isn’t always a bad thing according to the latest instalment in the Bridget Jones universe.
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1 month ago | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
We are currently in one of the most tumultuous periods of politics in recent history, and all eyes are on the White House. America’s new oligarchic government is a scary sight to see, and fashion has a bigger impact on politics than you might expect. Back in 2016 during Trump’s first term in office, many high profile designers who once held a positive relationship with the White House refused to dress First Lady Melania Trump.
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2 months ago | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
We’re back for a very special bumper edition of ‘fashion news in five’! Plenty has happened in the last couple of months, and we’re here to share it with you. Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals, The Trial of Christine Keeler) is set to star in a biopic centred around Kate Moss’s relationship with the late artist Lucian Freud. Emmy winner Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Hamlet) will be taking on the rule of Freud, who painted Moss during her pregnancy with daughter Lila Moss.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
For the first time in the American publications history, Anna Wintour has passed the baton to Marc Jacobs to guest edit Vogue’s December issue. This is a big step for Editor in Chief Anna Wintour who, in her lengthy tenure dating back to 1988, has never allowed anyone else at the helm.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
For the first time in the American publications history, Anna Wintour has passed the baton to Marc Jacobs to guest-edit Vogue’s December issue. This is a big step for Editor in Chief Anna Wintour who, in her lengthy tenure dating back to 1988, has never allowed anyone else at the helm.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
When the I think of the words ‘beauty standard’ images are conjured up in my mind of Eurocentric women with perfect bodies. The eurocentric beauty standard truly exploded when Hollywood did. From Jean Harlow, and Clara Bow, to Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe, blonde hair and the perfect hourglass figure became the unattainable goal for women and has stayed that way.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
A new academic year is upon us at Manchester, and — whether you like it or not — you need to get serious. When we say serious, what we truly mean here at Fashion and Beauty is you seriously need to sort out your hair, nails, and everything in between. Having a great manicure or refreshed eyelashes is just as important for your inner self as it is for your outer, because feeling good on the outside automatically makes life that little bit easier.
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May 31, 2024 | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
Once upon a time, Glossier was just a blog by styling assistant Emily Weiss called Into the Gloss. Since then, Weiss expanded her blog into Glossier.com, releasing four products: the priming moisturiser, balm dotcom, soothing face mist, and the perfecting skin tint. At first, the brand was praised: The brand was on a steady incline for the next six years, surpassing $100 million in annual revenue by late 2019 and earning a cult following.
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May 21, 2024 | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
“Hello, my name is fabulous,” and truer words have never been spoken by the legend Samantha Jones. The blonde bombshell graced our screens in 1998 in Sex and the City and has become one of the most iconic figures to ever grace television, now joining Carrie and Charlotte in Fashion and Beauty’s ‘On Screen Style Report’ series. No matter how outspoken, she was the realest of the Sex and the City girls, never compromising her freedom or apologising for it.
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May 15, 2024 | 
mancunion.com | Poppy Clayton
It’s safe to say that anyone interested in fashion and pop culture has envisioned their dream closet. Does it have rotating rails? Does it pick your outfit for you? Is there a floor to ceiling wall of shoes? Unfortunately for many of us, racks of bags and shoes that appear as if from nowhere will always be a dream. But, thanks to film and television, we can live vicariously through the owners of the most iconic closets.
