Miss Representation

May 25, 2012 / Blog, Campaign Films, Home page

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Arriving at the House of Commons in force, Wednesday 1st February 2012 saw a brigade of well-informed and well-heeled women gather to view award-winning documentary Miss Representation and to debate the under-representation of women in positions of power. Guests at the All Walks screening of Miss Representation in the House of Commons photographer Annabel StaffDirected and narrated [...]

All Walks’ salutes designer Mark Fast at the Body Confidence Awards

Apr 24, 2012 / Blog

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Mark Fast accepts the All Walks’ Fashion Visionary Award from Caryn FranklinImage by Annabel Staff Mark Fast, the King of Knitwear, made a rare appearance at Parliament last week to receive a well-deserved award. The first ever Body Confidence Awards in association with Bare Minerals, presented by Jo Swinson MP, acknowledged Mark as a fashion [...]

MISS REPRESENTATION: You Can’t Be What You Can’t See

Jan 30, 2012 / Press Resources

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NEWS RELEASE Embargo: Immediate, 30rd January 2012 Against the backdrop of the Leveson Enquiry where media behaviour has been put under the spotlight, it could be time to look at treatment of women across all media channels. Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s new documentary Miss Representation does just that. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image, Central YMCA and [...]

A (Re)Touch Too Much: Misleading L’Oreal Ads Banned

Sep 15, 2011 / Blog

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Their muses were beautiful - none other than super model Christy Turlington and A-list actress Julia Roberts. However, instead of gracefully accepting their beauty and presence, L’oreal threw these precious gifts out of their childish playpen, wanting more flawless, newer versions for their Maybelline and Lancome products. The quick fix of the airbrushing tool appeared [...]