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Boxer shorts for every body

Boxer shorts for every body

Here at GFW, we pride ourselves on designing for bodies. We know that many of you love the gorgeous boxer shorts for women made by Tom-Boi, but we wanted to go a step further and create an underwear product which remained true to our ‘gender free’ ethos. First acknowledging that

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LFest: The Review (Verdict: Out of this world)

LFest: The Review (Verdict: Out of this world)

When I heard that GFW Clothing had a stall at L Fest and it would be in Llandudno, I just knew I had to get tickets. I’m no stranger to North Wales, having worked in Llandudno and Bangor in the past. I always had a soft spot for Llandudno because it’s such

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Why Size Shouldn’t Matter

Why Size Shouldn’t Matter

To badly misquote Einstein: women’s sizes are a stubbornly persistent illusion. Size 12, size 18, size 8, even size 0. We’ve all heard them. We all use them in our everyday lives. But what do they actually mean? The huge disparity in clothing sizes is something bemoaned by women worldwide. But why is there such variation? And what are your options if your body type doesn’t fit the standardised models? Clothing sizes for women are a relatively new addition to the fashion world, only coming to prevalence in the middle of the last century. Before the modernisation of fashion manufacturing,...

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Toxic Parenting - Perpetuating the Gender Divide

Toxic Parenting - Perpetuating the Gender Divide

Why are some parents deathly afraid that their son might want to play with dolls or that their daughter might want to play with toy cars? Why are some parents terrified of their son wearing a tutu or their daughter preferring to wear a shirt and bow tie? Children shouldn’t be judged or ridiculed for their choice in clothing, toys or even what they want to be when they grow up. Toy segregation doesn’t make sense because...

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Competition Time

Competition Time

So we have noticed that certain first names are very popular amongst our customer base. Can you figure out which are the top 3 names as a percentage of all customers? We did a spreadsheet of our our customers names, sorted them by first name and counted how many had the same name - including simple variations in spelling.

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If there are enough snowflakes, we can create a powerful glacier...

If there are enough snowflakes, we can create a powerful glacier...

The biggest insult at the moment? Snowflake. But why is a fragment of ice that falls from the sky on a chilly day become one of the most popular put-downs for our time? 

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Being Butch: The quintessential guide to butch style

Being Butch: The quintessential guide to butch style

In very general terms, butch style incorporates the more masculine side of menswear. Think sturdy and durable clothing such as outdoors wear, sportswear, smart suits and dapper ties. The butch fashion isn’t to be confused ...

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New season trends that fit in with gender-fluid identities

New season trends that fit in with gender-fluid identities

The 90s are well and truly back…in terms of this season’s (and next season’s) trends, anyway! Even the early 00s are getting a look in, because nostalgia is a key theme at the moment - especially with people aged 16-30. That’s quite a big age-gap!

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