Author: Chris Mads
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A man of the time
Last month, Nicholas Bowman-Scargill and his Fears watch brand gave the world the message we all needed from a luxury brand, taking the lead in a time of crisis. In a social media post and newsletter, sent out to subscribers, Bowman-Scargill sent one simple message – Don’t buy a Fears. It may seem counterproductive, but…
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London Fashion Week goes digital and gender neutral for 2020
So far 2022 has been a year of seismic change around the world. Global lockdowns have forced more and more people to stay at home and meetings and events which once would have taken place face-to-face have become online forums. What has been interesting is to see which brands, organisations and events have taken this…
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The best teachers on TV and film
We all had that one teacher at school who inspired us – one way or another. For me it was Clive Marshall, he was the English and sports teacher at my junior school and somehow decided I (as a chubby and fronting 12 year-old) was perfectly placed to join his rugby team and be a…
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Lockdown Library: My Reading List
The ongoing lockdown in the UK has given lots of us time to catch up on the things which we normally just do not make time for. My house, for example, has never been this clean. S and I were supposed to have flown to Australia and Singapore for a three-week trip a week after…
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Talking film with Hakuna MaChatter
In the first of a new series, we sit down with another blogger or expert, to discuss their field of choice and what tips they can offer the rest of us. Like me, many of you are spending a lot of time at home right now and I suspect the TV is getting quite a…
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Stay At Home style icons
Here in the UK we are deep into our second week of mandatory lockdown. I work from home normally, but I have found that lockdown has put me into a rather different mindset when it comes to how I dress day-to-day. Because I am putting in exercise at different times – and I don’t need…
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Fears has the message we need today
“Don’t buy a Fears”. As slogans go it leaves something to be desired. Particularly when your company name is Fears and selling watches is your business. But in a market where the Mike Ashleys and Tim Martins of the world are squeezing out every last buck to line their coffers with no thought for the…
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How to make the most of lockdown
“May you live in interesting times.” That may or may not be a curse of Chinese provenance, but one cannot help but feel that it might have been uttered in rage a few months ago. We certainly live in interesting times. As of yesterday, the UK is now in the state of lockdown which many…
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11 PS4 games you can get with 70% off today
Most of us are currently cooped up at home – or largely avoiding social contact – as the Coronavirus pandemic takes a wider and wider hold around the world. While emergency services staff and key workers put in heroic shifts to keep the country safe and running, the best thing that most of us can…
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Green People’s organic skincare for men
Organic skincare brand Green People has released a new line of skincare and beauty product for men. The men’s skincare market is booming at the moment, with sales of products targeted at men rising sharply and the market set to be worth upward of $150bn in 2022. Men are the new frontier for skincare prodcuts;…
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