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Will models form trade union? Kershaw, Poly & Pivovarova refuse killer shoes

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From Naomi Campbell to Naomi Klein? Abbey Lee Kersher in sensible shoes Natasha Poly “Can’t you wait?” Sasha Pivovarova helps Kate Moss with her infirmity. It’s what Gucci’s for. It was once sabots chucked into looms, now it’s ankle-breaking high heels that’s galvanised fashion’s top catwalk models into rebelling against their exploiting oppressor and maybe …

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Will models form trade union? Kershaw, Poly & Pivovarova refuse killer shoes

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From Naomi Campbell to Naomi Klein? Abbey Lee Kersher in sensible shoes Natasha Poly “Can’t you wait?” Sasha Pivovarova helps Kate Moss with her infirmity. It’s what Gucci’s for. It was once sabots chucked into looms, now it’s ankle-breaking high heels that’s galvanised fashion’s top catwalk models into rebelling against their exploiting oppressor and maybe …

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Maclaren buggy amputations acceptable say middle-class Brits

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Maclaren buggies in the wars A finger of fudge may be just enough to give your kid the digit they’re missing after helping Mummy fold away their pushchair. Is it me or are the middle classes getting madder? The Telegraph asks if parents are overreacting because Maclaren buggies are amputating their children’s fingers. One of …

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Maclaren buggy amputations acceptable say middle-class Brits

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Maclaren buggies in the wars A finger of fudge may be just enough to give your kid the digit they’re missing after helping Mummy fold away their pushchair. Is it me or are the middle classes getting madder? The Telegraph asks if parents are overreacting because Maclaren buggies are amputating their children’s fingers. One of …

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Yo! What happened to health and safety?

3 Comments / anti-war, arts, Gary Lammin, health and safety, music, The Foundry, Yo what happened to peace / By /

My mate, punk-rock blues guitarist Gary Lammin, witnessed a fine bit of irony at the public launch of the “Yo! What Happened to Peace” exhibition at The Foundry in trendy Shoreditch on Tuesday. Some bright spark had decided that mood of the cafe upstairs from the collection of anti-war posters would be enhanced by the …

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Yo! What happened to health and safety?

3 Comments / anti-war, arts, Gary Lammin, health and safety, music, The Foundry, Yo what happened to peace / By /

My mate, punk-rock blues guitarist Gary Lammin, witnessed a fine bit of irony at the public launch of the “Yo! What Happened to Peace” exhibition at The Foundry in trendy Shoreditch on Tuesday. Some bright spark had decided that mood of the cafe upstairs from the collection of anti-war posters would be enhanced by the …

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