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Females Forward
Did you know gender equality has never been so close? I created #FemalesForward to inspire you to move forward. This space is dedicated to all you modern-day feminists. Here I’ll keep you updated about female affairs, female feats and loads of female inspiration. Get yourself inspired by my news, interviews, tips and more.
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DARE TO USE YOUR VOICE
Marlies Dekkers did it again
Earlier this week, in a packed Maassilo in Rotterdam, lingerie designer Marlies Dekkers showed her upcoming collections – spring|summer & fall|winter 2019- during a two-hour extravaganza that included spectacular live entertainment. Marlies: “For over 25 years, it has been my mission to empower women. To make that mission come to life for the stage was a magical experience: an unforgettable celebration of feminine feminism.
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Julia Child: the lady with the ladle
Julia Child, the charismatic culinary legend who empowered women in the kitchen and beyond, was born on August 15th, 1912, in a posh LA-suburb called Pasadena. Her senses didn’t truly awaken, however, until she had a life-changing meal of oysters and sole meunière with her husband Paul in Rouen, which she described as „an opening up of the soul and spirit for me.“ Aged 32, Julia signed up for the prestigious Cordon Blue cooking school where she found herself the only female student. “Up until then,” Julia said, “I just ate.”
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Putting the fun in feminism
It was a dream come true, working with the legendary photographer Ellen von Unwerth. I had admired her work for years, her iconic images of women like Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Madonna in magazines like Vogue and Vanity Fair, her unforget-table campaigns for Guess and Chanel, but I had also felt a very strong kinship with her: here was another woman who celebrated women’s bodies without ever objectifying them. A woman who had been pioneering feminine feminism, just like me.
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JULIA & I
– 3 reasons why Julia Child is one of my favorite feminine feminists –
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DREAM WOMAN
When I have trouble sleeping, I think of Donna D’Cruz. Or rather, I hear her whisper in my ear, in her incredibly sexy Australian accent: „Breathe in, breathe out…“. It works, every time. Meet the real life goddess who uses music, meditation, and the magic of sleep to reawaken women’s true power. „We are human beings, not human doings.“
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THE lady in blu
She predicted the brightly colored hair trend years before it hit the runway at Chanel and she foresaw the rise of ‚flawed‘ supermodels like Winnie Harlow. One thing is clear: trend forecaster and designer Antoinette van den Berg, aka The Lady in Blu, lives, wears and breathes trends. I sat down with the sparkly, blue-haired personality to find out what the future has in store for us. „I’m telling you, old is cool!“
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Breathing Beauty
An interesting thing happened when I did Nadia Narain’s yoga class the other day. I had checked myself in the mirror beforehand, and thought I looked fine, but when I looked again afterwards, I fell utterly in love with my reflection!
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Your pleasure, your power
Forget waiting around for compliments and a candy G-string; this Valentine’s Day, let’s seduce ourselves! How can you seduce others if you don’t know how to seduce yourself, right? But it actually goes so much deeper than that. I was in New York recently, where the magnificent Mal Harrison – clinical sexologist, TEDx speaker and clit-pioneer – explained to me why loving yourself up is one of the most empowering things a woman can do, in the bedroom and beyond. „It’s about owning your pleasure, your body, your power!“
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Romantic Rebel
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how did your legend grow? So much more than just Elizabeth I’s older sister or the wicked ‘Bloody Mary’ who burned over 280 protestants at the stake, Mary Tudor (1516–1558) lived a life full of heartbreak, defiance and glorious triumph. Born the daughter of the notorious King Henry VIII and the Spanish Catherine of Aragon, the auburn-haired beauty grew up as a cultured Renaissance princess with a knack for languages and a passion for fashion.
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Lover & Survivor
She is mostly known as ‘that other Boleyn Girl’ or ‘the Mistress of Kings’. But I see Mary Boleyn (1499/1500 – 1543) as a woman who dared to defy all the rules to follow her heart. In other words, a historical heroine in her own right.
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True Queen
Tudor (1516–1558) lived a life full of heartbreak, defiance and glorious triumph. Born the daughter of the notorious King Henry VIII and the Spanish Catherine of Aragon, the auburn-haired beauty grew up as a cultured Renaissance princess with a knack for languages and a passion for fashion.
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Proud Mary
Crowned Queen of Scotland at only nine months of age, proud Mary Stuart (1542- 1587) was off to a flying start. A tall beauty with golden-red hair and bewitching hazel eyes, Mary was so charismatic, so brilliant with words that her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, refused to meet her during their lifetimes for fear of being overshadowed.
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Talent for Intrigue
Was Jane Boleyn, aka Viscountess Rochford, a villain or a victim? One thing is certain: no other woman in the 16th century was as closely associated with as many dramatic events…
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Queens at Arms
Of all the splendid performances in the movie ‘Elizabeth’ (1998), Fanny Ardant’s brief, but wickedly sexy portrayal of Mary of Guise is amongst my very favorites. In real life too, this French vixen may not have been as legendary as Elizabeth, but she was a feminist power house in her own right.
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Proud FEMINIST STATEMENTS in velvet and lace
One of Frida’s most potent weapons was her style. The more she was suffering, the more elaborate and regal she would dress. And so, you could often find Frida laid up in bed in a spectacular headdress and extravagant jewelry, looking like a surrealist vision and a folkloric Mexican queen.
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Welcome to the garden of EARTHLY DELIGHTS
You may not think of Frida Kahlo as a typical gardener – can you imagine her in rubber boots? – but together with her beloved Diego she turned the garden of their ‘Casa Azul’ into a luscious paradise of locally sourced flora.
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Think eyebrows and a moustache?
Frida didn’t just accept her ‘masculine’ look, she exaggerated and cultivated it! In one famous family photo, a young Frida wears a three-piece menswear suit with so much ‘swagger’ that one thing becomes clear: at just 17 years old, Frida already knew how fashion can transform you into a living work of art.
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La casa AZUL
Of all the vibrant colors Frida used in her paintings, blue conveyed her deepest emotions. “Cobalt blue is electricity and purity. It’s love,” the Mexican painter wrote in her journal.
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The unforgettable ‚The broken COLUMN‘
As a child, polio crippled Frida’s right leg; as a teen, she was injured horrifically in a traffic accident. After that, Frida’s health would continue to deteriorate, causing her unbearable pain and forcing her to wear corsets for the rest of her life.
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Hollywood, the FEMININE|FEMINIST movement is here!
On October 18th Marlies Dekkers and her FEMININE/FEMINIST movement showed her signature collection and the latest collection inspired by the great Edith Head, during a distinctive Burlesque fashion show in downtown Los Angeles.
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Mistress of transformation
Some people call her the most important figure in the history of Hollywood costume design, to others she is the style maven who showed millions of women how to dress for success. But to me, Edith Head will always be the mistress of transformation. In the words of one of her star friends: “If Cinderella had Edith Head, she’d never have needed a Fairy Godmother.”
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Meet our new app and the woman behind it!
I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of an app-addict. With my phone being an extension of myself, the apps on it make me feel like I’ve got the world at my fingertips: from the weather to the stars (tip: try SkyView, it’s a hand-held planetarium!) to those hard-to-get Charlotte Olympia heels.
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Yukata Couture
All my work as a feminist designer is inspired by muses. Powerful female icons from past and present. Although women have been marginalised for centuries, archetypes of female power have always been there. Through my designs, I bring them to you. To help us shape the world of modern day feminism.
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Finally Meeting Athena
Once upon a time, goddess Athena outsmarted Poseidon, god of the sea, and had the most desirable city of Ancient Greece named after her. Visiting this powerhouse of female energy turned out to be an epic journey…
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Marlies Dekkers is ready to share her business experiences with you!
On the 25th of September Marie Claire will host the Marie Claire @Work Lifestyle Experience event for hundreds of ambitious women to attend.
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A Golden Girl; Dafne Schippers
Who run the world? GIRLS! To me, Dafne Schippers is a symbol of true female power.
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Hinter den Kulissen: Miranda
Sie lässt meine (Design-)Träume seit über 15 Jahren wahr werden. Aber was denkt sie über mich?
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Get to Know: Elizabeth Holmes
„Ich möchte eine komplett neue Technologie kreieren – eine die dazu abzielt der Menschheit auf allen Ebenen helfen und das unabhängig von Region, Ethnizität, Alter oder Geschlecht“. Lernt Elizabeth Holmes kennen.
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Öffentliche Unterstützung der Frauen
Mark Zuckerbergs Mission offen über Fehlgeburten zu sprechen, hat uns zum Denken angeregt. Wie oft sehen wir eigentlich Männer, die offen und in der Öffentlichkeit ihre Frauen unterstützen? Solche zu finden war für uns nicht schwer, und hier haben wir einige gute Beispiele:
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Wie wird man ein feministischer Vater?
Wahrscheinlich wissen Sie mittlerweile, dass ich eine stolze Feministin bin. Ich glaube an die Gleichberechtigung von Männern und Frauen.
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Mira Nair in 5 Zitaten
Ich liebe Frauen, die Konventionen den Stinkefinger zeigen – besonders, wenn sie es auf kreative und elegante Weise tun. Eine meiner Heldinnen ist die Filmregisseurin, Schriftstellerin und Producerin Mira Nair.
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I’m every woman: Das feiern wir auf 5 Wegen
Diesen Mittwoch ist Weltfrauentag. Das Thema dieses Jahr lautet: „Be bold for change.“ (Sei gewagt zur Abwechslung.) Ich könnte dem nicht mehr zustimmen. Genau das machen wir!
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Killer-Curry von einer sexy Überlebenskünstlerin
Stimmt, die indische TV-Köchin Padma Lakshmi ist unglaublich sexy. Doch ich schätze sie besonders für ihr peppiges Auftreten … und ihr geniales Rezept für ein vegetarisches Curry.
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Priya, Indiens neueste Superheldin
Diese Comic-Heldin trägt einen Sari, reitet auf einem wilden Tiger und ist Vergewaltigungsopfer. Die Botschaft: Sexuelle Gewalt lässt sich nicht entschuldigen. Nie.
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Die Bauchnabel-Debatte aus indischer Perspektive
Zeigen oder nicht zeigen, das ist die große Frage beim Thema Bauchnabel. Während Taylor Swift einst geschworen hatte, ihren Bauchnabel niemals, wirklich nie im Leben zu zeigen, sind indische Frauen da anderer Ansicht.
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Den inneren Dämonen in die Augen schauen? Nur Mut! Meine aktuelle TV-Heldin
Ich habe bereits von meiner Faszination für Hauptdarstellerinnen moderner TV-Hitserien berichtet. Jetzt stelle ich Ihnen meine aktuelle Heldin vor: Sexgöttin Vanessa Ives.
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Feministische Fashionista werden? Nur Mut! Ich liebe Karl Lagerfelds Fashion Riot
Feministische Fashionista … gibt es so etwas? Karl Lagerfeld schien sich da ganz sicher zu sein, als er seine Models für die Chanel-Sommerkollektion über den Laufsteg schickte.
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I believe in following your dreams
Success never comes easy. There are down, and when you are lucky, many more ups. For me, following my dreams and trying build my brand never came easy. It wasn’t only the talent that brought me where I am today, but my dedication, focus and believe in myself.
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I’m a Feminist
A long-overdue correction in gender equality is at our doorsteps. A tipping-point in the history of women rests in our hands. This is our moment….
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Funny, Feminist and Fearless Lena Dunham
Writer, director, and feminist Lena Dunham was in town for her book tour. I have been a big Lena fan for quite some time, even before she was the well-known lady she is today.
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Anastacia is my kind of girl!
In 2009 Anastacia and I had our first rendez-vous. I never expected we would meet up again 5 year later and have a personal talk about modern day feminism.
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Who’s a Nasty Gal?
What’s currently on my nightstand? This shouldn’t come as a surprise; it’s a nasty gal! The book #Girlboss is the latest achievement of power house Sophia Amoruso.
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Woman Crush Wednesday
Some women can inspire me in such a way that you can maybe even call it a little crush. Want to know which ladies have this effect on me? Follow my #WomanCrushWednesdays on Twitter.
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Glued to the tube
Olivia, Carrie, Lagertha and Maya, all main characters in todays hit series and also the reason why I have lately spend all my weekends in front of the TV. But what is it about these leading ladies of todays hit series which makes them so popular.
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Die marlies|dekkers Marke bietet eine große Auswahl an Unterwäsche, welche von jeder - und speziell den individuellen Bedürfnissen angepassten - Dessous getragen werden kann.
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In unserem Maison Marlies Blog kannst du alles über das Leben hinter und um die Kulissen erfahren. Sei es ob du herausfinden möchtest, woher sie ihre Inspirationen für das Designen der neuen Kollektionen findet, oder sei es Infos über ihren Lifestyle, Infos über gesunde Ernährung, oder ihren Geschmack für besondere Kunst.Diese Business Frau schafft es Zeit zu finden um über ihre Business Trips zu schreiben oder auch über ihre Shopping Ideen und ihren Urlaub. Und auch wenn sie im Urlaub ist, wird sie euch nicht hängen lassen. Wenn du dich Verloren fühlst um deine richtige BH Größe zu finden, Maison Marlies bietet eine Reihe von Guidlines an, sodass du weiter deine Brüste schütteln kannst so viel du willst, ohne dass diese rausfallen. Du möchtest bestimmt keine Probleme in deinem Kleiderschrank, welchen natürlich durch high Quality Dessous vorgebeugt werden kann. Und wenn deine Brüste an ihrem richtigen Platz sind, dann kannst du ausgediegen deine Weiblichkeit feiern! Der Blog bietet dir Vorschläge an, wie du deine Dessous kombinieren und deine eigenen Fashion Sinne inspirieren kannst, damit du auch ja mit den neuesten Fashion Trends mitgehen kannst.
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