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June 12, 2012

Diversity Network

Jun 12, 2012 / Education, Home page

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The fashion industry can send out a more conscious message, develop a more emotionally considerate practice in pursuit of a more lucrative business proposition. It all begins in education.

May 25, 2012

Who Are All Walks?

Who Are All Walks?

May 25, 2012 / About Us, Home page

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We challenge fashion industry dependence on one body ideal, using inspirational press campaigns that feature a broader range of sizes, ages and skin tones. Through educational work, we empower undergraduates to change practice within their chosen field and embody diversity.

May 25, 2012

All Walks hosts Miss Representation at Parliament

All Walks hosts Miss Representation at Parliament

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.

May 25, 2012

Timeline

Timeline

May 25, 2012 / About Us

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ALL WALKS BEYOND THE CATWALK Founded by Caryn Franklin, Debra Bourne and Erin O’Connor. These are the activities we have undertaken as fashion activists and campaigners for positive body image and diversity. MAY 2009 Caryn Frankin, Fashion Commentator, Contributing Editor i-D Magazine and Patron of Beat, Debra Bourne, former Director of Lynne Franks PR and [...]

May 2, 2012

BODY CONFIDENCE AWARDS: Celebrating Industry Champions of Diverse Beauty

BODY CONFIDENCE AWARDS: Celebrating Industry Champions of Diverse Beauty

May 2, 2012 / Blog

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Today, more than ever before, we face an almost constant bombardment of images, messages and ideals, from the websites we visit, the adverts we see, products we buy and magazines that we read. The representation of the human form delivered to us by these sources has a huge effect on the way we percieve our [...]

April 25, 2012

i-D Online - Body Confidence Awards 2012

i-D Online – Body Confidence Awards 2012

Apr 25, 2012 / Media Coverage

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The Body Confidence Awards launched in April 2012 were a landmark event for the industry. All Walks helped to shape and deliver these.

April 25, 2012

Vogue - Body Confidence Awards 2012

Vogue – Body Confidence Awards 2012

Apr 25, 2012 / Media Coverage

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April 25, 2012

The Guardian - Body Confidence Awards 2012

The Guardian – Body Confidence Awards 2012

Apr 25, 2012 / Media Coverage

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April 20, 2012

First ever Body Confidence Awards Winners Announced!

First ever Body Confidence Awards Winners Announced!

Apr 20, 2012 / Press Resources

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THE WINNERS ARE… The award winners of the first ever Body Confidence Awards presented in association with bareMinerals were announced yesterday evening at the Houses of Parliament. The event was an electric celebration of the winners’ inspirational and deserving efforts to promote body confidence, diversity and the acceptance of broader beauty ideals. All who were [...]

April 17, 2012

All Walks announce the inaugural Body Confidence Awards and nominees

All Walks announce the inaugural Body Confidence Awards and nominees

Apr 17, 2012 / Blog

charlotte.gush / 'Fotoshop by Adobe' by Jesse Rosten, 19 April 2012, All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image, all walks beyond the catwalk, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk Fashion Award, AnyBody, ASOS Curve, b-eat, bareMinerals, Beautiful Magazine, Body Confidence Awards, Body Gossip, Body Gossip Gossip School education programme. Body Image in the Primary School by Nicky Hutchinson and Chris Calland, Boots No7 ‘Ta Dah’ range, Caitlin Moran for How to be a Woman Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth, Campaign for Body Confidence, Central YMCA, Centre for Appearance Research, Cerrie Burnell CBeebies, Changing Faces, curves, Dance UK Healthier Dancer Programme, Debenhams, diversity, Ellie Simmonds, giles deacon, Girlguiding UK Peer education initiative, Gok Wan, Guardian Weekend Magazine Fashion for all ages, House of Commons, Illamasqua Look Good Feel Better, Jo Swinson MP, Katie Piper, La Redoute, MAC, Mark Fast, Miss Representation, Mumsnet, Mumsnet Award for promoting body confidence in children, Pink Stinks, Stephanie Heart Enterprises, Virgin Active Ooomph campaign, Vivien of Holloway, Vivienne Westwood, ‘100 Days of Summer’ by New Look, ‘Growing up’ by Dove, ‘The Woman’ by Breast Cancer Care /

We are delighted to announce, alongside the other members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image, that the inaugural Body Confidence Awards will take place this Thursday, 19th April 2012, at the House of Commons. The awards will recognise and celebrate the efforts and achievements of those who promote body confidence within various [...]

April 17, 2012

17.04.2012 Inaugural Body Confidence Awards Nominees Announced

17.04.2012 Inaugural Body Confidence Awards Nominees Announced

Apr 17, 2012 / Press Resources

charlotte.gush / 'Fotoshop by Adobe' by Jesse Rosten, 19 April 2012, All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image, all walks beyond the catwalk, All Walks Beyond the Catwalk Fashion Award, AnyBody, ASOS Curve, b-eat, bareMinerals, Beautiful Magazine, Body Confidence Awards, Body Gossip, Body Gossip Gossip School education programme. Body Image in the Primary School by Nicky Hutchinson and Chris Calland, Boots No7 ‘Ta Dah’ range, Caitlin Moran for How to be a Woman Gok's Teens: The Naked Truth, Campaign for Body Confidence, Central YMCA, Centre for Appearance Research, Cerrie Burnell CBeebies, Changing Faces, curves, Dance UK Healthier Dancer Programme, Debenhams, diversity, Ellie Simmonds, giles deacon, Girlguiding UK Peer education initiative, Gok Wan, Guardian Weekend Magazine Fashion for all ages, House of Commons, Illamasqua Look Good Feel Better, Jo Swinson MP, Katie Piper, La Redoute, MAC, Mark Fast, Miss Representation, Mumsnet, Mumsnet Award for promoting body confidence in children, Pink Stinks, Stephanie Heart Enterprises, Virgin Active Ooomph campaign, Vivien of Holloway, Vivienne Westwood, ‘100 Days of Summer’ by New Look, ‘Growing up’ by Dove, ‘The Woman’ by Breast Cancer Care /

Embargo: 00:00, 17 April 2012 Contact: Corrine Leon 020 7219 8088 In a looks-obsessed society where 47% of girls think the pressure to look attractive is the most negative part of being female[i] and 38% of men would sacrifice at least a year of their life in exchange for a perfect body.[iii] It is time [...]

March 14, 2012

Students’ Marching Mannequins bring the All Walks’ message to Edinburgh

Mar 14, 2012 / Blog

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When fashion students at Edinburgh College of Art were faced with a ‘flatpack’ mannequin and a group of Fashion Journalists from UCA Epsom, as part of the University of Edinburgh’s “Innovative Learning Week”, it’s safe to say we felt slightly dubious about what lay ahead. Despite this, Course Director of Fashion at ECA, Mal Burkinshaw, [...]

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