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Lifestyle: So here's to Willie & Kate (The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge)

I drew the happy couple because I felt like it. Kate looked bloomin' beautiful in her Grace Kelly-inspired dress: Source: http://shelleysmucker.blogspot.com/2011/04/wedding-fit-for-king.html In the midst of the pomp and pageantry, we learnt seven things: Strapless wedding dresses may die You don't need to give your bridesmaids garish colours to stand out ( a classic cream dress that clings to their silhouette may do it for them ) Simple looks good (see above) Prince Harry is tha man James Middleton is tha man Sam Cam can let you down in the fashion stakes Waiting can work Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1381815/Royal-Wedding-William-Kates-kiss-signals-great-future-together.html?ito=feeds-newsxml What were your thoughts about the Royal Wedding? Let me know below.

Style: Short and sweet - the Style Canteen crew

(From left) David Nyanzi, Jamilah, Sampson Soboye and Leigh Odimah On Monday I stumbled across what looked like a professional photo shoot in Shoreditch. I got excited and decided to butt in and ask what was going on. It turns out it was the talented @stylecanteen crew doing a shoot for a tights (pantyhose) range in collaboration with designer Sampson Soboye of Soboye Soong , modelled by Jamilah by ThePrimaDonnaWrites and photographed by David Nyanzi of The Nyazi Report . I'm looking forward to seeing the results. I'm sure it'll be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Update: one week later 18.04.11 - here are the results ... The model Jamilah blogs too !

Career: Ever wanted to know how to succeed as a journalist?

Freelance writer Bim Adewunmi, 28, who’s written in publications such as BlackHair magazine and The Guardian , gives us some tips… Bim in the sun How did you get into journalism? I decided to be a journalist when I was 18. It sounds slightly immodest to say that I was always good at English, but I was – it was my favourite subject through all my school years. I dallied with the idea of pharmacology before coming to my senses – I can only assume I was drunk or high to think that was a good choice – and so alongside my A-Levels in Chemistry, Biology and Psychology, I tacked on an AS-Level in Media.  After a year out spent working and travelling in America, I went to Bournemouth University and did a degree in Multimedia Journalism. It was a great course and I’m really grateful I did it. I learned old-fashioned journalism skills – teeline shorthand, newspaper reporting, the basic rules of writing copy – and also benefited from a great teaching staff of working journ