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These were written for The Worthing Herald, from the present day dating back to about 2009. Before 2009, my parents clipped them out of the paper and kept them in a box file. 

After 11 years I've finally decided to bring this column to an end, and so am VERY INTERESTED in a new weekly gig. If you'd like me to write for your paper, magazine, website or pamphlet, please let me know.

In which we should all shop to the Maxx

April 26, 2010
LINK: Shiny Style - Unsung heroes of the high street

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Latest blogs

Columns
Thank you, and goodnight
about 5 years ago
All these things that I (haven't) done
about 5 years ago
In which Crystal Gale had nothing on me
about 5 years ago
How to go on holiday at home
about 5 years ago
In which I buy a new dress
about 5 years ago
Good golly, Ms Dolly...
about 5 years ago
In which things go off the chart
about 5 years ago
In which the cool don't rule (after school)
about 5 years ago
In which we're better together
about 5 years ago
In which it's not for everyone
about 5 years ago

Fresh Tweets

  • Lauren Bravo
    One of these days my determination to look laissez-faire about getting on the train is going to make me straight-up miss the train.
    Jul 11, 2019, 7:27 PM
  • Lauren Bravo
    A heartbreaking story and a very worthy cause to support, if you can. https://t.co/lq7vxxS4E3
    Jul 11, 2019, 10:58 AM
  • Lauren Bravo
    RT @jimsyjampots: I am reading this now, and it's as brilliant and brutal as I've come to expect from Angela – and this is tackling r… https://t.co/RH8hmixSCp
    Jul 11, 2019, 10:55 AM
  • Lauren Bravo
    RT @the_Britabroad: This! Also, so much (usually unwarranted) fear and nerves around the dentist that I’m very much guilty of. https://t.co/okPwJqo9k0
    Jul 11, 2019, 10:17 AM
  • Lauren Bravo
    RT @GraziaUK: If You've Been Ghosting Your Dentist For Years, You're Not The Only One https://t.co/cCTAHu8Mvz https://t.co/PVwjDSMxUB
    Jul 11, 2019, 9:57 AM

INSTAGRAM

Proofs are here! Mama’s got a brand new font! And only now do I realise the cover is the same colour as my bedroom. . #HowToBreakUpWithFastFashion #sustainablefashion #SecondHandSeptember #ethicalfashion #chooseused #preloved #secondhandfirst #30wears
Nine years. Happy anniversary to my favourite heavy squash drinker.
In the process of trying to caption this photo I have just spent 20 minutes on the Wikipedia page for Last of the Summer Wine.
The face of a man who has just learned twinning is winning. Twice. . #SecondHandSeptember
The nervy trot of one who is hoping they’ll have the £4.50 tahini brownies, while also kind of hoping they won’t have the £4.50 tahini brownies.
Oh, for the incredibly specific weather needed to wear this outfit. Apropos of not much, here were last year’s favourite #preloved finds, still going strong – straw hat and @orlakiely towelling top, both from my beloved chazza @shopfromcrisisfinsburypark. Shorts: old Levi’s from @beyondretro, cut off myself. Sandals and bag, from Next and Zara respectively, have long since bitten the dust. Funny that. #SecondHandSeptember. . #secondhandfirst #chooseused #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion #vintage #charityshopfinds
Pinch, punch, one more of these things to remember: it’s the first day of #SecondHandSeptember! Instead of feeding that back-to-schoolish feeling with the customary new-season trolley dash round Zara, @oxfamgb is asking people to vote with their ££ for a cleaner, fairer, s l o w e r fashion industry instead. 30 days, no ‘new’ clothes – but all the new-to-you clothes you like from charity shops, vintage shops, eBay, Depop, jumble sales, your mates’ wardrobes, wherever. Take the pledge, if you can, at Oxfam.org.uk. . #chooseused #secondhandfirst #sustainablefashion #HowToBreakUpWithFastFashion #slowfashion #ethicalfashion
Henrietta’s soufflé omelette could move a person to tears anyway, but especially when it’s the final weekend of her @yardarm_leyton residency 😢The best neighbour we could have asked for – thanks for all the heavenly brunches, tarts and pies over the past year @henriettainman. So excited/hungry to see what you do next. . Ps. Please consider setting up in our kitchen. The oven’s crap but we’ll give you excellent rates.
Had a very lovely morning talking #SecondHandSeptember on the radio with longtime hero @franklinonfashion (all those Sunday teatimes eating cheese and pickle sandwiches in front of The Clothes Show ❤️) and @oxfamgb. Off the back of some fairly horrifying new stats around fast fashion and greenhouse emissions (the new clothes bought in the UK each MINUTE create more than driving a car round the world six times), Oxfam is asking people to pledge to stop buying new clothes for 30 days and #chooseused instead. Do join in if you can! Secondhand makes you sexy. . #sustainablefashion #HowToBreakUpWithFastFashion #secondhandfirst #ethicalfashion #oxfam #notnewyear #notnewmonth #notbuyingnew #preloved