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lauantai 29. tammikuuta 2011
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sunnuntai 23. tammikuuta 2011
how high is the sky, how deep is the ocean
Isabelle Caro, a model, died at the age of 21. She suffered from Anorexia Nervosa.
isabelle before
isabelle after
Anorexia nervosa was first diagnosed by Englishman sir William Gull (who also invented the term anorexia nervosa) in the 19th century. He described the disease as a peculiar form of disease occurring mostly in young women, and characterised by extreme emaciation (which holds quite true when compared to our modern knowledge of anorexia). Gull published a seminal work concerning the disease, “Anorexia Nervosa (Apepsia Hysterica, Anorexia Hysterica)" in 1987. In his papers he described three different cases: Miss A, Miss B and an unknown person. Later in life he also wrote about Miss K's case.
Miss A was a 17-year-old girl who weighted 37,2 kg and was 165 cm. She had dramatically lost around 15 kgs and was greatly emaciated. Gull treated her and she recovered. These are the notes Gull made from his patient's looks: "It will be noticeable that as she recovered she had a much younger look, corresponding indeed to her age, twenty-one; whilst the photographs, taken when she was seventeen, give her the appearance of being nearer thirty." Miss B was 18 years old and had the same symptoms as miss A. Her weight wasn't told. But she also recovered in Gull's treatment. Miss K was a young girl, only 14 years old. Her family brought her to Gull when she started refusing to eat anything else besides coffee or tea. She weighted 28,6 kg and was 163 cm tall. She also recovered.
This is not a new disease but it is spreading among young girls like a plague. Most people blame the media about what's happened. I don't know if media is the only one to be blamed, just a couple of days ago I saw a 6 year-old-girl trying on clothes and doing nails with her mother. My mother often complains about her weight, why can't I then think about my weight? My friend's parents tell their kid to eat well then why do they only eat diet food?
Open your eyes
lauantai 22. tammikuuta 2011
torstai 30. joulukuuta 2010
rebirth of the blogger
I myself have a reasonably simple style of my own. A few clothes is all I need. A shirt, trousers and some nice shoes with an effortless bag, that's what makes my look. I don't care much about different brands, I find them overly respected since from my point of view the printed name in a garment doesn't make the garment but the spirit and the feeling of the garment makes it. A piece of clothe from a flee market is as valuable as one from a highly respected designer's studio. If the clothe feels right, then it's right. Trust yourself: prefer wearing clothes you feel good in, not those that feel good for other people. That is how I do it. That is my way of creating my own style.
To be honest, the ancient dilemma of many teenagers and more mature women scares me to death. The trouble it causes I'm not really fond of. It only makes you more stressed and abstracted.
"What should I wear today?"
Chills me. Without telling untruths, all girls around the world have thought about this question, even once in their life. It makes millions of girls go crazy every morning. People stressing over their looks make me feel uneasy. Relax, it's not such a big thing. Breath deep in, take your time, listen to yourself. How do you feel today? Choose your outfit based on the feeling. Makes life much easier.
I try to build my look based on these thoughts. Feeling is the keyword. A case in point is a well-known blogger from UK, Susie Bubble. I've been following her blog for a while already and I must confess I have a high admiration towards her. She dresses up based on the feeling. Read her blog among mine, she is something words can't describe. To make my first post perfect, here is a few examples of dressing up by the feeling.
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