Transitional States of Being - Identity & Fashion Modelling
Transitional States of Being - Identity & Fashion Modelling

“I try looking at these photos and reminding myself that though I may look a certain way in some pictures, this does not define my gender identity. I can be a man and wear make-up and feel f***ing fabulous and there is nothing wrong with that.”

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IDENTITY, FASHION DIVERSITY, GENDERMadeleine WallnerTransition, Transitioning, Pride, Pride Month, Proud, gender, identity, IDENTITY, fashion, STYLE, male, female, gender fluid, gender bending, being, BEING HUMAN, Modelling, Fashion Modelling, non binary, clothes, make up, MAKE UP, Stonewall, Shoot, Hopkinson, Hopkinsons, Vintage, PRE-LOVED FASHION, vintage online, vintage fashion, drag, jasper does drag, model, transform, transformative, trans, TRANSFORMATIVE, transgender, trans man, BOY LONDON, COMING OUT, EVOLVE, ARTICLES, ARTICLE, BLOG, PODCAST, CASIL MCARTHUR, GENDER FLUIDITY, PROUD, PRIDE, EMPORIUM, CELEBRATE, BRAVE NEW WORLDS, SPECTRUM, RAINBOW, GAY, GAY PRIDE, DUNGAREES, TIGER PROJECTS, SEXUALITY, LABELS, ASSIGNED FEMALE, OPEN-MINDED, THE DANDY GENT, INSPIRATION, INSPIRATIONAL, EMBRACE, JASPER, DAPPER JASPER, DAPPER JASPER DOES DRAG, TRANS PEOPLE, PANSEXUALITY, BISEXUALITY, STONEWALL, MISSION MAG, TRANSITION, INSIGHTS, SHARING, FASHION STORIES, SHARING STORIES, SUPPORT, SUPPORTIVE, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, THRIFT, Thrift, THRIFT SHOP ONLINE, thrift revolution, thrifting, thrifty, thrift shift, thriftvip, THRIFT SHOP, THRIFT FUTURES, THRIFT GENERATION, thrift, THRIFTING, THRIFTVIPComment
Girl About Town Does Thrift - The Fast Fashion Haulternative
Girl About Town Does Thrift - The Fast Fashion Haulternative

Girl about town, Tanya-Louise tried the ThriftVIP slow fashion alternative to her usual Primark hauls and embraced it beautifully.

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CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION, IDENTITY, STYLEMadeleine WallnerThrift, THRIFT SHOP ONLINE, thrifting, thriftvip, THRIFT SHOP, thrift, THRIFT, THRIFTVIP, THRIFTING, thrifty, HAULTERNATIVE, Haulternative, FAST FASHION, FAST FASHION INFLUENCERS, SLOW FASHION, sailor dress, pin up, city break, mac, mac as a dress, Michael Mills, Tanya-Louise, cosy, glamour, GLAMOUR, cosy glamour, allodynia, style, STYLE, stylist, STYLISH, styling, vintage online, VINTAGE, vintage, VINTAGE ONLINE, vintage clothing, vintage style, vintage fashion, high end thrift, high end vintage, brit pop, raver, kiss, rock chick, kylie, cancer, thrift revolution, thrift shiftComment
Savage Beauty - Alexander McQueen at The V&A …The brightest stars burn fastest
Savage Beauty - Alexander McQueen at The V&A …The brightest stars burn fastest
AESTHETICS, ART, ESCAPISM, EVOCATIONMadeleine WallnerALEXANDER MCQUEEN, MCQUEEN, LEE MCQUEEN, savage, SAVAGE, SAVAGE BEAUTY, V AND A, V&A, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON, DESIGNER, COLLABORATION, COLLABORATIONS, SHAUN LEANE, BRIGHTEST STARS, THE BRIGHTEST STARS BURN FASTEST, KATE MOSS, WIDOWS OF CULLODEN, PARIS, BRILLIANCE, BEAUTIFUL, POIGNANT, ASTONISHING FEAT, MIND BLOWING, FASHION DESIGN, COUTURE, HIGH FASHION, EXHIBITION, MCQUEEN EXHIBITION, PLEASURE AND PAIN, LIFE AND DEATH, LOVE AND HATE, OPPOSITES, JUXTAPOSITION, CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, BEAUTIFY, HUMANITY, HUMAN, BEING HUMAN, SAVAGERY, CREATIVITY, NO LIMITS, CONCEPTS, concepts, CONCEPTUAL, JOURNEY, FASHION JOURNEY, PLATOS ATLANTIS, BIRDS, COCKNEYComment
The Punk Aesthetic- Collaboration: Homage to Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood
The Punk Aesthetic- Collaboration: Homage to Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood
ACTIVISM, AESTHETICS, ART, FASHION ACTIVISMMadeleine Wallnerpunk, PUNK, PUNK AESTHETIC, AESTHETICS, AESTHETIC, aesthetics, ECLECTIC AESTHETIC, LEE MCQUEEN, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, IN-HOUSE, DESIGNERS, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, COLLAB, COLLABORATE, COLLABORATION, THINKOVER ART, PUNK DRUNK LOVE, HOMAGE, HOMAGE VEST, HOMAGE TEE, Activism, FASHION ACTIVISM, Fashion Activism, IMPACT, IMPACTFUL FASHION, PROVOKING REACTIONS, PLANET BEFORE PROFIT, PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT, people behind the clothes, PEOPLE AND PLANET, PROCESS, THE PROCESS, ART, FINE ART, art, artist, RESULT, THE RESULT, DENIM, TEES, T-SHIRT, VEST, MCQUEEN, WESTWOOD, SAVE OUR GREEN, SUSTAINABILITY, FASHION SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY MATTERSComment
Strictly Sequins!
Strictly Sequins!

We all need a bit of sparkle in our lives more than ever right now after a tough year, with a somewhat uncertain looking future ahead, but we’ve all proven how adaptable we are, and we still know how to have a good time.

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ESCAPISM, AESTHETICS, CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTIONMadeleine WallnerSTRICTLY, STRICTLY COME DANCING, SEQUINS, SEQUIN, SEQUIN DRESS, FANCY DRESS, ALL THAT GLITTERS, GLITTER, NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE, SWEET CHARITY, SPARKLE, SHOW, BREXIT, CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPT, FESTIVE, PEOPLE AND PLANET, PLANET BEFORE PROFIT, BAUBLES, FASHION RESOLUTIONS, fashion revolution, FASHION, SHINY, SHINE, ORNAMENTS, AESTHETICS, AESTHETIC, ECLECTIC AESTHETIC, MAKE UP, GLITTER MAKE UP, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, GLITTER BALL, GLITTERBALL, BUBBLE, ZOOM, PARTY, ZOOM PARTY, PARTY TIME, DRESS UP, CLOTHES, QUALITY, LANDFILL, FASHION LANDFILL, FASHION LIFECYCLE, COCKTAIL DRESS, COCKTAIL, EMBELLISHMENTS, HAND WASHING, CREATIVE, MICRO PLASTICS, PLASTIC, BALLOONS, CELEBRATE, SPARKLY, CHRISTMAS, GLAMOUR, EXCITEMENT, PARTIES, HEN PARTY, HEN PARTIES, HEN PARTY IDEAS, DANCE TROUPE COSTUMES, GREEN WASHING, BIODEGRADABLE, PLANET, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS, SUSTAINABLE LIVING, FASHION SUSTAINABILITY, FASHION REVOLUTION, FASHION RENTAL, SOURCING, PARTY SEASON, THRIFTING, thrift, THRIFT, THRIFT GENERATION, thrifting, THRIFT FUTURES, thriftvip, THRIFTVIP, THRIFT SHOP, THRIFT SHOP ONLINE, RENT, RENTAL, FANCY DRESS TO RENT, BURLESQUE, RENTAL BURLESQUE, THEATRICAL, THEATRICAL COSTUME, FANTASY, ESCAPISM, escape, escapism, experience, EXPERIMENT, EXCITIING, EXPERIENCES, ENJOYMENT, FUN, THINK BIG, KYLIE, KYLIE MINOGUE, VINTAGE, vintage, vintage online, VINTAGE ONLINE, vintage clothing, vintage style, vintage fashion, high end vintage, REPURPOSED, FUTURE, future of fashion, fashions future, FASHIONS FUTURE, FASHION'S FUTURE, green future, SATURDAY, SATURDAY NIGHT, CIRCULAR, CIRCULAR FASHION, circular fashion, CIRCULAR SOURCING, CIRCULARITY, FAD, FOREVER, LIFECYCLE, LONGEVITY, LOVE, LOVE YOUR WARDROBE, SELF LOVE, PRE-LOVED FASHION, LOVED CLOTHES LAST, ENVIRONMENT, SDGS, sdgs, 2021, GREENWASHINGComment
Thrift Futures - Fashion Futures, What Next?
Thrift Futures - Fashion Futures, What Next?
FASHION FUTURES, SUSTAINABILITYMadeleine WallnerThe Vampires Wife, Baumkuchen, save the trees, green future, fashions future, future of fashion, THRIFT, thrifting, thrift, THRIFTING, thriftvip, lateral thrifting, FASHION'S FUTURE, FASHIONS FUTURE, CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE LIVING, THRIFT FUTURES, THRIFTVIP, high end thrift, high end vintage, AUDIT, WARDROBE ARSENAL, WARDROBE, LOVE YOUR WARDROBE, INVESTMENT, INVEST, JOY PER WEAR, 3 WAYS TO WEAR, RENT, RECYCLE, RECYLED, SHARE, FAST FASHION, FASHION, EXPERIMENT, CONSUMPTION, FASHION RENTAL, RENTAL, HAULTERNATIVE, SHOPPING HABITS, SHOPPING, RETAIL, CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCE CULTURE, CELEBRITY, ENDORSEMENT, CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT, CULTURE, FASHION LIFECYCLE, SHARE WEAR, VALUES, CIRCULAR, circular fashion, CIRCULAR FASHION, RENT THE RUNWAY, RECYCLED, REPAIR, LONGEVITY, JOY, VINTAGE, vintage, vintage fashion, vintage online, VINTAGE ONLINE, vintage style, vintage clothing, INVESTMENT PIECE, INVEST IN FASHION, ACCESSORIES, RESOLUTIONS, FASHION RESOLUTIONS, STRICTLY, STRICTLY COME DANCING, LATERAL THRIFTING, THRIFT SHOP, FURLOUGHED, LANDFILL, FASHION LANDFILL, POLLUTER, PEOPLE AND PLANET, PLANET BEFORE PROFIT, PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT, FASHION REVOLUTION, INNOVATION, PERSONALITY, COMEBACK, COME BACK, CONSIDERED, SUSTAINABILITY MATTERS, FASHION SUSTAINABILITY, VALUE, SUCCESS, TRANSPARENCY, SUPPLY CHAIN, BRANDS, AESTHETIC, AESTHETICS, aesthetics, ECLECTIC, ECLECTIC AESTHETIC, STATUS, FASHION STATUS, FAST FASHION INFLUENCERS, INFLUENCERS, DESIGNER, DESIGNER WEAR, DESIGNER ACCESSORIES, DESIGNER STATUS, VESTIAIRE COLLECTIVE, SUPREME, GUCCI, LOUIS VUITTON, LV, SLOW FASHION, ASPIRATIONAL, aspirational, ATTITUDES, UNIQUE, STYLE, UNIQUE STYLE, AUTHENTIC, ECLECTIC FASHION, COLLECTIVE, IMPACTFUL FASHION, IMPACT, GENERATION, THRIFT GENERATION, thrift shift, thrift revolutionComment
Elevate Your Everyday ... Style Takeover for ThriftVIP
Elevate Your Everyday ... Style Takeover for ThriftVIP
ACTIVISM, AESTHETICS, STYLEMadeleine WallnerSTYLE, STYLISH, styling, stylist, vintage style, Style Takeover, PRE-LOVED FASHION, vintage online, VINTAGE, vintage, VINTAGE ONLINE, VALUE, vintage clothing, vintage fashion, vip clothing, Tanatswa, The Fresh Princess, The Fresh Princes T, FASHION ACTIVISM, fashion, Fashion, Fashion Activism, FASHION & COMMUNITY, FASHION WITH PURPOSE, ELEVATE, ELEVATE YOUR EVERYDAY, BLM, BLACK LIVES MATTER, NEXTGENMOVMENT, BLACK FUTURES, AESTHETICS, SUB CULTURES, CULTURE, ART, CREDITATION, THRIFTVIP, SEASONAL, SEASONLESS, SEASONLESS FASHION, CROSS-OVERS, TRANSITIONAL, AW, AUTUMN, WINTER, SUMMER, FUN, FASHION STORIES, fashion shoot, fashion industry, fashion revolution, SLOW FASHION, SEPTEMBER ISSUEComment
Introducing....Tiger Showcases
Introducing....Tiger Showcases

With masks selling like hot cakes, it’s no surprise that Toni’s Tigers have been flat out busy. What with making, delivering and joining forces with ‘Notts For The Love Of Scrubs’ by taking the reigns and becoming the main Nottingham hub, there’s been no time for much else lately…

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FASHION & COMMUNITYMadeleine WallnerCOMMUNITY, TIGER, TIGER SHOWCASES, TIGER PROJECTS, CIC, COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE, FASHION & COMMUNITY, Community, Fashion & Community, PPE, SRCUBS, FTLOS, NFTLOS, TIGER TEXTILES, GREEN, SUSTAINABLE LIVING, MASKS, PPE ACCESSORIES, LIFETSYLE PRODUCTS, TIGER TEAM, INTRODUCTIONS, CHAMPIONING COMMUNITIES, FRONTLINE, HUB, NOTTINGHAM, CREATING CONFIDENCE, SHARING SKILLS, SOFT SKILLS, LEARNING, GROWING, WELCOME, TIGER WELCOME, GO TIGERS, URBAN ROOMS, CARRINGTON STREET, 7 YEARS, STREET FOOD STALL, WORKSHOPS, PANDEMIC, ISOLATION, ISOLATED BU NOT ALONE, CIRCULAR, TONI JARVIS, SUPPORT, SUPPORTIVE, OPPORTUNITY, OPPORTUNITIES, GOALS, DREAMS, SPACE, PAY IT FORWARD, BUY ONE GIVE ONE, PANDEMIC PROJECTComment
Beyond The Bunny - Reclaiming An Icon For Feminism
Beyond The Bunny - Reclaiming An Icon For Feminism
FASHION ACTIVISM, AESTHETICS, FASHION & COMMUNITY, IDENTITYMadeleine WallnerGRLPWRPOPUP, GROW, GROWING, GRLPWR, GRLBOSS, GRLPWRWMNPWR, GIRLPOWERPOPUP, GIRLBOSS, BUNNY GIRLS, GIRL POWER, WMNPWR, WMNBOSS, RECLAIMANICON, RECLAIM, RECLAIMINGANICON, FEMINISTS, FEMINIST, FEMINSIM, FEELINGS, CULTURE, BUNNIES, RAVE BUNNIES, DIRTY BUNNY, PLAYGIRL, BEYOND THE BUNNY, INSPIRE, UNITY, EMBRACE, SUPPORT, NURTURE, GLORIA STEINEM, EDUCATE, TEACH, LEARNING, LEARN, NETWORK, NETWORKING, NETWORKINGPOPUP, COURAGE, BRAVE, SELF LOVE, SELF CARE, TRAUMA, TRANSFORMATIVE, ENCLOTHED COGNITION, RADICAL, ACCEPTANCE, RAPE CULTURE, AESTHETICS, ECLECTIC AESTHETIC, PROVOKING REACTIONS, Fashion Activism, PUNK AESTHETIC, PUNK, punk, bootleg, BOOTLEG, BOOTLEGGING, RECLAIM AN ICON, GIRL POWER ICONSComment
The Bunnies Are Back! 
The Bunnies Are Back! 
FASHION & COMMUNITY, FASHION ACTIVISM, IDENTITYMadeleine WallnerGRLPWRWMNPWR, GRLPWR, WMNPWR, UNITY, UNITINGBUSINESSWOMEN, FASHION & COMMUNITY, Fashion & Community, COMMUNITY, Community, INSPIRE, EMBRACE, NETWORK, NETWORKING, ECO FASHION, FAIRWEAR, NURTURE, TAROT, BUNNIES, PLAYBOY, ETHICAL, EVENT, POP UP, GRLPWRPOPUP, SUPPORT, TSHIRTLAUNCH, TEES, TSHIRTS, COLLABORATE, TEACH, EDUCATE, GROW, LEARNING, GIRLPOWERPOPUP, GRLBOSS, GIRLBOSS, WMNBOSS, WOMANBOSS, STRENGTH, COURAGE, TEMPERANCE, JUSTICE, GODDESS, EMPRESS, LOVE, LOVER, EMPOWER, SISTERHOOD, NETWORKINGPOPUP, RECLAIMANICON, RECLAIM, FEMINIST, FEMINISTS, FEMINSIM, WESHOULDALLBEFEMINISTS, CHIMAMANDA, BUNNY GIRLS, METOO, ACCEPTANCE, RADICAL, JUXTAPOSITION, TRAUMA, SELFCARE, PROVOKING REACTIONS, Fashion ActivismComment
'FOMO' - Fun On My Own and Enclothed Cognition... My Life, Living With a Chronic Condition
'FOMO' - Fun On My Own and Enclothed Cognition... My Life, Living With a Chronic Condition

A candid account of my life living and ‘working’ with a chronic condition and the fascinating subject of Enclothed Cognition.

“I’ve learnt to be a more honest and open person, more in touch with my feelings and those of others. Empathy and compassion are paramount to health and well-being for all of us”

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AESTHETICS, IDENTITY, HEALTH INEQUALITY, WELL BEINGMadeleine WallnerFOMO, ENCLOTHED COGNITION, IDENTITY, IDENTITY THERAPY, GRLPWRWMNPWR, FIBROMYALGIA, M.E., CFS, CHRONIC CONDITION, CHRONIC CONDITIONS, ACCEPTANCE, METHOD, HEALING, RECOVERY, FREEDOM, DANCE, TEACHING, LEARNING, GROWING, CHANGES, CHANGE, RADICAL, TRAUMA, PTSD, CPTSD, ANCESTORS, PAIN, BATTLE, SELF LOVE, KNOW THYSELF, SELF CARE, ME, EMDR, FIBROLIFE, FIBRO LIFE, PSYCHOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, ANXIETY, STRUGGLE, spoonie, SPOONIE, PACING, BASELINE, fibromyalgis, METOO, NEUROPATHIC PAIN, BRAIN PAIN, LADY GAGA, GRATITUDE, MYALGICE, MILLIONS MISSING, MEAWARENESS, CanYouSeeMEnowComment
Take 5… Aside - Five Ways to Wear Vintage and Pre-Loved…
Take 5… Aside - Five Ways to Wear Vintage and Pre-Loved…

We sent Karen Dobres 5 pieces from ThriftVIP collections, based on her unique preferences, trialling our profiling concept and remote modelling in one go, for the first time….

And that’s not all. In this blog we show you Karen’s take on these 5 pieces and also reveal more about the person behind the clothes; Karen Dobres the amazing woman, championing LewesFC Women. The results are beautiful!

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FASHION & COMMUNITY, SPORT EQUALITYMadeleine WallnerFashion & Community, FOOTBALL & FASHION, 5 ASIDE, WOMENS FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, THRIFTING, lateral thrifting, thrift, THRIFTVIP, THRIFT, thrifting, vintage, VINTAGE, vintage fashion, vintage clothing, VINTAGE ONLINE, vintage style, vintage online, vip clothing, INDIVIDUALITY, Activism, EQUALITY, EQUALITYFC, LEWESFC, MIGHTY ROOKS, FOOTIE, DRIPPING PAN, PRE-LOVED FASHION, ECO FASHION, SLOW FASHION, REMOTE MODELLING, MODEL, models, REMOTE MODEL, CONCEPTS, FIVE ASIDE, BLOG, PROFILING CONCEPT, UNIQUE PROFILE, CUSTOMER PROFILE, Karen Dobres, KAREN DOBRES, karen dobres, one club, inspirational women, behind the clothes, people behind the clothes, GRLPWRWMNPWR, GO TEA, GO TEAM, FASHION & COMMUNITY, high end thriftComment
5 Tips and Tricks to Detox Your Wardrobe - Living by the tools not the rules approach
5 Tips and Tricks to Detox Your Wardrobe - Living by the tools not the rules approach
TIPS & TRICKS, AESTHETICS, WARDROBE DETOXMadeleine WallnerWARDROBE, DETOX, STYLE, KNOW THYSELF, NEW SEASON, CLEAR OUT, PLAY, TRANSITIONAL, DRESSING, EXPERIMENT, TRENDS, REDISCOVER, OPPORTUNITY, COLOURS, SHAPES, KNOWLEDGE, RETAIL THERAPY, SHOPPING, DECISIONS, VALUE, RELEVANT, PROCESS, WEEKEND, CATEGORIES, ACCESSORIES, KEEP, EDIT, ARCHIVE, MAYBE, SEASONAL, CHANGEOVER, POST-IT, CLOTHES, PILE, MISTAKES, RECYCLED, WORN OUT, SENTIMENTAL, SELECTION, KEEPER, REFLECTION, PURPOSE, RUTHLESS, HOARDER, EMOTIONAL, REASONING, FEELINGS, DECISION, SELF LOVE, REASSESS, OVERWHELMING, STORING, CURRENT, EXCITIING, SORT OUT, MEMORIES, memories, TUNED, CLEAN, MOTHS, FRESH, REFRESH, LAUNDER, UNWANTED, RESALE, DESIGNER, INSPIRATION, inspiration, ARTICLES, LIBERATED, LIGHTER, DRESSED, COLLECTIVE, COUPLES, INVESTMENT, vintage clothing, vintage fashion, vintage online, vip clothing, VINTAGE ONLINEComment
Have you Ever Woken Up Wondering Where You Are? .....Escape to Esdale Loft
Have you Ever Woken Up Wondering Where You Are? .....Escape to Esdale Loft

The Bright Side Of The Moon… and The (Dark) Psychology of Art...Escape to Esdale Loft, an Artists Residence… Sanctuary for Art. This blog has been re-implemented from the 2018 Phase One site. It reports in detail about my visit to Portimaô, Portugal during September-October 2018, and in particular, talks about the art and Esdale Loft.

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AESTHETICS, ESCAPISM, ARTMadeleine Wallnerescape, escapism, art, artist, artist residence, loft, esdale, esdale loft, what's in a name, name, namesake, portugal, ways of seeing, perspectives, ECLECTIC, ECLECTIC AESTHETIC, experience, ENDEAVOURS, vintage clothing, vintage, VINTAGE, vintage style, thrifting, THRIFT, thrift, THRIFTING, THRIFTVIP, sanctuaryComment