Celebrating Body Diversity: A New Era For Vintage Fashion
Over the last decade we’ve seen an exponential increase in appreciation for larger bodies both on the runway and in advertisements, with major fashion brands such as ASOS,, Nasty Gal, and Savage X Fenty catering to larger bodies and embracing models of various shapes and sizes. But, as anyone with a voluptuous body will tell you, there’s still a lot of work to be done…
7 Tips for Successful Charity Shopping
I've worn second-hand clothes since I was little, thanks to my mum, and some of my favourite garments have come from charity shops. As much as I love wearing second-hand clothes, though, shopping for myself as an adult can be hard work as my height, curves and individual style make...
INTRODUCING QUICK READS BY CURIO'S BOUTIQUE
Hey, I'm Maddie (aka @fromxthextower) and I'm a writer and visual poet based in Newcastle upon Tyne. I'm currently studying for a practice-led PhD on woman-led horror film and intertextual poetics at Northumbria University and I also work as a part-time administrator for the housing rights charity Shelter. In case you're wondering, the little cat sitting behind...