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18 May

The Fat Zine shines a light-weight on love and

The Fat Zine shines a light-weight on love and
“I met God and so they’re fat too,” reads the back cover of the second issue of The Fat Zine, Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard’s radical, fat-positive publication. Launched last 12 months, The Fat Zine celebrates the lives, bodies, and experiences of fat people, putting them front and centre in a way that continues to be remiss in mainstream media. Following the inaugural issue last September, issue two has now dropped – this time, with an exploration of all of the nuances and facets of affection.  A really deliberate alternative, the theme of affection is an antidote to the ‘self-isolation’ motif that ran through the primary issue and explored not only the loneliness we’ve all experienced over lockdown but in addition,...
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8 May

Gina Tonic is the author and editor empowering a

Gina Tonic is the author and editor empowering a
The self-described ‘big fat slag’ has established a community via The Fat Zine, a project for fat people by fat people, created in partnership with photographer Chloe Sheppard The Dazed Beauty Community is our ever-expanding encyclopaedia of creatives and emerging talent from internationally who're redefining the way in which we take into consideration beauty. From supermodels to digital artists to makeup prodigies transforming themselves of their bedrooms, these are the wonder influencers of tomorrow who embody all the things Dazed Beauty is about. Discover them here. The facility of a very good piece of writing is unmatched, in any case the pen is mightier than the sword, right? Wielding her pen – or more likely...
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30 Mar

Fat Girl is the web platform aimed toward tackling

Fat Girl is the web platform aimed toward tackling
Meet Clementine Prendergast, the brains behind the hands-on platform using chatbots and workshops to combat body image issues and construct up young girls digital resilience At only 25, Londoner Clementine Prendergast is on the forefront of a neoteric body neutrality movement, crusading for self-acceptance, body confidence and positive self-esteem amidst a negative body image climate. Last 12 months, Prendergast arrange her Fat Girl initiative – a web based platform which explores body politics with the aim of helping girls who struggle with eating disorders and body image issues. “Having struggled with an eating disorder for the perfect a part of a decade, I wanted to search out a solution to leverage learnings from my negative...
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11 Mar

We Tried It: That Time I Used CoolSculpting To

We Tried It: That Time I Used CoolSculpting To
Getty Images 5504547414001 They are saying summer bodies are made within the winter — but sometimes (er, more often than not) that doesn’t occur and bathing suit season sneaks up on us like a thief within the night. Beauty editors aren’t proof against this epic pursuit being summertime superb, which is why we’ve decided to call in some backup from the professionals to assist us get there. Luckily for you we’ve captured a all of it on camera in our new video series called “We Tried It” where we — the editors from ESSENCE, Instyle and People Style — test out all probably the most buzzed about beauty treatments and products. In the primary episode, “Summer Beauty Treatments,” ESSENCE’s Fashion and Beauty Director Julee...
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