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Love them or hate them, bow ties have literally been around for centuries. And, just as I suspected, they’ve had a very colourful history so far! The French Bow Tie Revolution One day King Louis XIV of France was chilling with some Croatian soldiers and he loved the ‘scarves’ they were wearing...

Inclusivity is one of GFW Clothing's basic principles and we want our blog to celebrate those who are creating a voice and a safe space for people, whether in the arts, sports or workplace. Introducying Savy, and author, who writes about normalizing the world we want to see through storytelling.

Many women with larger boobs have been poorly served by mainstream fashion, especially if you like to wear shirts, either formal or casual. Many high street retailers only make sizes up to a UK 16 in one particular cut. But as we know people's bodies come in many different variations, height, bust or hips, bums, tummies etc. One size doe

There are several barriers for trans and queer people who want to enjoy fitness and a lot of these barriers are created by the other people in exercise environment. What are these and how can they be addressed.

Spring is just around the corner and with a new season comes new inspirations from the fashion world. From sage green suits to ball gown skirts, here are just a few of the latest spring trends to help you bloom into the season! 

We've been pondering the continued and relentless dominance of patriarchy and what is to be done. Recently I've been inspired by Lisa Luxx, especially her spoken word piece “What Sisterhood Means.”In the wider global community, sisterhood is an army. This collective of women inspired the #MeToo movement.

Slow fashion is here to stay Let's start with its opposite, what is fast fashion? Well, fast fashion has only really been a ‘thing’ for the last few decades. Ever since clothing companies found out it’s cheaper to outsource to countries such as India, Bangladesh and 

Tomboy = A gender non-conforming female child?  Beth Kennedy digs down into some of the contradictions around this term. George from The Famous Five, Jo from Little Women, Mel C from the Spice Girls - what do they all have in common? They’re some of the most famous tomboy role models in the world!  In fact, some of the most seemingly feminine