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Obviously Mens Underwear is manufactured from a material called Modal and lycra.

Modal is made from cellulose extracted from sustainable beech tree plantations and is one of the most environmentally friendly textiles that exists.

The process of manufacturing Modal is 100% natural and chemical free.

Modal production uses dramatically less water than other popular fibres, to produce 1 kilogram of modal requires 500 litres of water while the same weight of cotton requires 6,000 litres of water, thus protecting of one of earths most precious resources.

For in depth information on the environmental benefits of this wonderful fabric please visit here

More Obviously Mens Underwear made from Modal.

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I don’t know about you but the first thing I look for in a hotel is the hair dryer and from my experience the power is normally similar to my granddad puffing out his birthday candles, after running up 2 flights of stairs.

Although, have you ever wondered how nice it would be to arrive to a set of styling irons?

Probably not, as no one (until now) has had the bright idea.

Why not? I hear you cry as we all know that if we were given the choice of the one product to take with us on a desert island, our hair straighteners would win hands down, lets just for a minute ignore the fact that there is no power and
no one to impress.

Did you know? ….Retail sales of hair straighteners have now overtaken sales of hair dryers in the UK, in fact, in the last 6 years there have been more hair straighteners sold than there are females between the age of 16-40.

And one set of hair straighteners takes up the same amount of space in your bag
as an extra pair of shoes, how inconsiderate.

Ok here is the ‘until now’ bit. Some clever company called Hotelhair.com , have came up with a fabulous invention that enables hotels to install hair straighteners (in guest rooms across the world).

Prior to this hotel managers would rather run a mile than be seen to encourage their guests to use the world’s fastest growing beauty product (and fire hazard).

The Style Saviour product is a wall mounted holder that contains the hair straightener and stops the nasty burn marks on desks and carpets, as well as preventing many arguments when your boyfriend walks right into the trap, burning his big toe.

The holder contains a clever timer that turns the product off after a short time so if we are in a hurry and forget to turn it off we wont have to turn the taxi round just to make sure.

And we are even being green while looking gorgeous.
There are also some pretty cool pink lights that flash to tell you when it’s on.

Ok here’s one for you…What’s better than finding a set of hair straighteners in your hotel room?

Finding out that they are ghd mk IV stylers. The word on the street is that hotelhair.com have partnered with ghd for the upscale and luxury end of the market.

The good news is that this product is going to be a feature in many of the major chains, it’s already in certain Radisson Hotels, Hotel Du Vin and Macdonald’s Hotels and resorts (the posh hotel group, not the food chain).

So if you find yourself in a hotel that doesn’t have them and you think they should do a good deed for women everywhere and ask, beg, shout and of course cry until they agree to put these in.

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I’ve always had a bit of trouble falling asleep at night, the trouble is I like a bit of background noise, either the radio or some of my favorite music helps me drift off to sleep in no time, but my partner prefers absolute quiet, not an ideal situation.

I’ve tried using my mp3 player at night but the earphones can really be uncomfortable at times, but now those days are gone, I have discovered the perfect solution the Sound Asleep Pillow with its built in speaker has solved the bedtime problems.

Built into one end of the pillow is a phone jack for plugging in an iPod or MP3 player and the music is inaudible to anyone else but me.

As I mentioned earlier I also like to drift off with the radio on from time to time, problem solved there too, my new O2 XDA Orbit 2 Phone is equipped with FM radio with a handy sleep mode that can be set at 30, 60 or 90 minutes.

The Sound Asleep Pillow only has one small problem, I am going to have to buy another one for my teenage daughter or else she is likely to pinch it, mind you it wont be a bad investment as it will be useful in the car for when she wants to listen to Panic At The Disco

I am really looking forward to an early night tonight.

The Sound Asleep Pillow can be purchased online at I Want One Of Those.

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What do Lily Cole, Sienna Miller and Cameron Diaz have in common?

The answer is they are all doing their bit to save the planet, by indulging in ethical fashion they are reducing their carbon footprints, and you can too.

It’s all too easy these days to pop into the supermarket and pick up a couple of tops for a fiver without giving a thought to how it was made, and when you are bored with them you can throw them in the bin, fast fashion is disposable fashion.

Thankfully things do not have to be this way. Many pioneering brands these days make clothes the ethical way, tackling environmental and social issues and using fairtrade materials and organic cotton.

Best of all these clothes look superb, they are stylish pieces that make you look good and feel great … and that is just what fashion should be about!

Clothes Shopping has a good selection of ethical fashion.

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Born in Hamburg in 1938, Karl Lagerfeld emigrated to Paris at the age of 14. He was to go on to become one of the most celebrated designers this century has seen.

In 1955, at the age of just 17, Lagerfeld was awarded a position at Pierre Balmain, after winning a competition sponsored by the International Wool Secretariat (the coat he had designed for the contest was later put into production by Balmain).

In 1958, he left to take up a job with Jean Patou, which gave him an invaluable knowledge of couture but apparently very little pleasure. After just one year, he quit to work as a freelance designer for such fashion houses as Krizia, Charles Jourdan and Valentino.

By 1964, he had grown so disillusioned with the world of haute couture that he left Paris altogether to study art in Italy.

In 1967, Lagerfeld returned to fashion, joining Fendi as a design consultant. In the 1970’s, however, his name was more closely associated with the house of Chloe, where he was given carte blanche to produce exquisite floaty and feminine ready-to-wear
collections which claimed to rival contemporary couture. His 1972 Deco collection, which consisted of black and white prints and cleverbias-cutting, brought him worldwide acclaim. He produced his last collection for Chloe - now designed by Phoebe Philo - in 1983 to move to Chanel (though he did return briefly in 1993, to replace outgoing designer Martine Sitbon).

At the same time as taking on the title of director of collections and ready-to-wear at Chanel, Lagerfeld launched his own-name label, now synonymous with strong tailoring, combining easy-to-wear cardigan jackets in his favourite bright colours and softly shaped knitwear to create what he describes as “intellectual sexiness”.

Meanwhile his designs for the super-chic French fashion house, a fusion of pre-war Chanel and contemporary trends, carried the label to the pinnacle of high fashion in the Eighties and Nineties. Notable moments of his career at Chanel include teaming the traditional box jacket with denim mini skirts in 1991, combining club-influenced black fishnet body-stockings with the traditional Chanel camellia placed cheekily over the breasts and matching hefty lace-up boots with flowing georgette skirts and leather
jackets.

By 1997, Vogue had crowned him the “unparalleled interpreter of the mood of the moment”. - vogue.com

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The Bauhaus is one of the most important Design Movements in the twentieth century. It took place in Germany of the 1920s and early 1930s, the period of the Wiemar Republic, an area considered one of the birthplaces of the Modern Movement in architecture and design.

The impact of the horrible experiences in the First World War, poverty and inflation created a new consciousness, which influenced strongly Design, Architecture and Art. This was the age of the Bauhaus, a movement which was a reaction to social change and which aspired an aesthetic relevance.

The “New Man” became the ideal, a concept that also expressed itself in living. The Bauhaus Design showed purism with emphasis on straight edges and smooth, slim forms. The rooms were sparsely furnished, but filled with hygienic freshness. Superfluous features were taboo. Shining steel was discovered as a material for furniture.

One of the main objectives of the Bauhaus movement was to unify art, craft, and technology. The machine was considered a positive element, and therefore industrial and product design were important components.

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