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WELCOME TO YOUR SHOPPING IN BARCELONA BLOG
Outside a circus is a shopping in Barcelona blog, a personal shopper experience and an eccentric hat shop inspired by plants and nature.
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Angela Kurthausen
- Feb 25, 2019
- 2 min
6 reasons to go shopping for linen
6 plant-powered reasons to wear linen
Angela Kurthausen
- Feb 22, 2019
- 4 min
Shopping for hemp based products
5 green reasons to use hemp
Angela Kurthausen
- Feb 5, 2019
- 3 min
Green places for plant and coffee lovers
If lush foliage, tiny succulents, cacti and genetically modified plants excite you then remind yourself to visit a plant shop or garden...
Angela Kurthausen
- Jan 28, 2019
- 2 min
Why is silk expensive?
I learned about sericulture and the cultivation of silkworms, at high-school. I recall being completely gob-smacked by the processes.
Angela Kurthausen
- Jan 22, 2019
- 4 min
8 online shopping tips
Shopping online is, and should always be easy, hassle-free and fun. Shopping online will never give us the taste, touch and smell factor,...
Angela Kurthausen
- Dec 20, 2018
- 2 min
Are you 5.3ft or under?
Fifty years ago the average size of women in the UK was dress size 8 and 5.5ft in height. These days,2018 the average dress size of women 14
Angela Kurthausen
- Dec 20, 2018
- 5 min
8 Ethical fashion brands in Barcelona
Ethical and environmental fashion brands I Barcelona
Angela Kurthausen
- Nov 28, 2018
- 2 min
Appreciate cotton
In the 17th century Liverpool, was the largest and most common cotton trader in the world, exporting worldwide via the port of Liverpool.
Angela Kurthausen
- Aug 30, 2018
- 5 min
5 common figure concerns
People wrongly judge others on appearance. People claim they do not do this, but erroneously it is human nature to judge each other.
Angela Kurthausen
- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
Stop apologising
After recently relocated to a hot climate and learning a new language, I have noticed how I am over-using the phrase, Lo Siento!
Angela Kurthausen
- Aug 1, 2018
- 3 min
What skin type are you?
There are three common challenges when we go shopping for clothes: finding a flattering style, sourcing the correct size (fit) and..
Angela Kurthausen
- Jul 18, 2018
- 5 min
3 ways to avoid being a fashion victim
Are you a busy, proactive person who wants to make the most of what you have got? Do you want to feel good about yourself?
Angela Kurthausen
- Jul 11, 2018
- 4 min
Does your bag tell a story?
You have probably not thought about it before, but the style of your handbag tells a little story about you.
Angela Kurthausen
- Jul 4, 2018
- 4 min
8 steps to minimal living
Minimal living is a lifestyle, however, anyone who likes things simple stuff can be called a minimalist.
Angela Kurthausen
- Jun 13, 2018
- 2 min
Why opt for Seersucker when it is hot?
One of my fondest childhood memories is of my Dad wearing a Seersucker blazer and Panama hat on holiday.
Angela Kurthausen
- May 31, 2018
- 4 min
What to wear at a UK graduation ceremony?
I have shopped for and styled hundreds of graduation students. Mother and daughter either turn up excited about the graduation appointment.
Angela Kurthausen
- Mar 28, 2018
- 4 min
5 common foot problems and solutions
We all have a self-image, otherwise, we would not be human. What is important is understanding what our body shape.
Angela Kurthausen
- Mar 22, 2018
- 4 min
2 dress codes to empower you at work
Dress code at work: What about our dress code? Why is our work dress code so important? and why do so many people get the dress code wrong?
Angela Kurthausen
- Feb 14, 2018
- 4 min
What questions should a Personal Shopper should ask you?
An experienced Personal Shopper should be helpful and have a excellent all-round knowledge of fashion and good communication skills.
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