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Where does Kylie keep her reading glasses?

March 16, 2011 By Ellen

Varifocals. Var-i-focals. That’s what it’s come to, dear reader. I was at the optician this week and, um, my eyes are starting to show the deterioration typical of someone of my age. All along I was blaming the dim lighting (you know, bulbs that magic themselves from 60 to 40 watts), the dirty windows and […]

Filed Under: aging, fashion, glasses, kylie

Hairdressers, you make me curl up and dye.

February 15, 2011 By Ellen

When I was a child I used to wonder why you paid a hairdresser when essentially you gave them your hair. They swept it up and, as far as I could fathom, kept it. My understanding of crimpery hasn’t got any better over the years. Put it this way, I can’t work out why perms […]

Filed Under: Clairol, fashion, faux pas, hair, makes you wonder, perm

Woolflaps – a new fashion faux pas

January 25, 2011 By Ellen

I happened through Glasgow’s Central Station this week on my way to work, for once leaving the car behind because later the Panther of News was treating me to a night out at The Stand. And on my way, rushing through the Goths and pigeons, I suddenly spotted a new trend. It’s a trend inasmuch […]

Filed Under: cardigans, fashion, faux pas, twitter

Gok Wan-related heresy

June 19, 2010 By Ellen

I’m going to say something shocking, it’s been on my mind for a while. Here I go – Gok Wan is pants. There I’ve said it and I’m expecting an army of Gok-worshipping, shopping-obsessed harpies to be waiting for me around the next corner. What’s brought this outburst on? Well if you’ll just cease the […]

Filed Under: fashion, Gok Wan

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