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Are uniforms become less…. uniform?
By Susanne Malim, Managing Director of Jermyn Street Design As usual, this summer saw Wimbledon officials strictly enforcing the players’ “all whites” dress code, enforcing the view that we are all sticklers for formal attire at every occasion. Uniforms and dress codes certainly play a role in certain situations, but, times are changing! In response to changing trends, corporatewear designers are bringing laid back style and individuality to uniforms. Given the evidence behind this growing trend, Wimbledon officials may even be...
‘Wet nurse’ mum donates 600 gallons of breast milk
A miracle mum has donated more than 600 GALLONS of her own breastmilk to help hundreds of other parents feed their babies. Selfless Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra, 29, devotes ten hours a day to her “labour of love” and says it’s like a full-time job. The mum-of-two has Hyperlactation Syndrome which means she pumps around 225oz (1.75gallons) of breastmilk a day - almost ten times the 27oz average. Credit: 'Steffi K Photography / SWNS.com'Breast milk donor Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra feeding her daughter Sophia....
Signed, sealed, delivered: The Postal Museum opens for business
London’s latest heritage attraction, The Postal Museum, has opened its doors to the public for the first time. The opening marks the end of an ambitious year and a half project, which commenced on 4 February 2016, to convert a disused Clerkenwell printing factory into the new museum site, and bring the disused ‘Mail Rail’ tunnels back to life as a ride for the first time in their 100 year history. Friday 28 July 2017 will see The Postal Museum...
Millennials driving pet-friendly office boom
Millennials are driving a pet-friendly office boom in London, with firms introducing new policies on office animals to attract the best talent. New research has found 42 per cent of 18-34 year-olds would like or enjoy a dog-friendly workplace, and businesses are doing their all to accommodate their needs. A quarter of millennials say companies with dog-friendly policies are more attractive to them, and a massive 74 per cent of them say they see the benefits of dogs at work....
It’s official: Commuting leaves us stressed and tired before we even get to work
Commuting to work leaves workers stressed and tired before they walk through the office door, according to new research. The ASICS study of 2,000 UK commuters found those who take the train, tube or bus to work are three times more stressed and twice as tired as those who walk. Rather than tiring workers out, eight in 10 people actually feel more energised when they commute to work by foot. The average worker commutes to work for up to one...
Do we judge people with tattoos?
Recently, I saw an episode of Channel 4’s “Naked Attraction”. If you haven’t had the pleasure, the shtick is pretty simple: a contestant whittles down six hopefuls to one as they are gradually revealed, well, naked, then they go on a date. I don’t imagine that creative meeting was an especially long one. Anyway, it’s a fairly ghastly programme, obviously meant to titillate but, I thought, oddly sexless. That, however, was not what struck me most. What did was the...
Productivity expert Grace Marshall tells us five ways to be more productive in the office
Picture this. It’s Thursday afternoon. You’re sat in the office staring blankly at an inbox full of passive aggressive emails from your client. You’ve got a meeting in ten minutes but you haven’t prepared a thing - partly due to a lingering hangover from after-work drinks, but mainly because you have a to-do list as long as your arm. You get that sinking feeling because you know have to tick it all off before the weekend – but deep down...
London, where all the jobs are…How will a Geordie lass cope in the big smoke
London changes you. You start listening to Icelandic ambience on vinyl Now, if you’re called Rich – you might want to stop here. There’s more than just bird shit coming for you. I’m Emmie, I’m 24 and from Newcastle. J’adore le foot. Ou est les piscine? I moved to London 6 months ago because ‘it’s where all the jobs are’. The new-life-motto, ‘defecate on the Rich’ was a graffiti tag I saw in my first few days of London life....
New dating app launched for people with a blue tick on Twitter
A new dating app has been launched for people who have verified accounts on Twitter. From now on those important enough to have a blue tick after their name will be able to access LoveFlutter's premium version called BLUE - which matches up verified Twitter people with other verified Twitter people. The dating app has been around since 2013 and uses your tweets to find love. According to their website they are the first app to team up with "the best platform for...