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The Duty of Beauty: Vanity in Downton Abbey

By Meli | Published: February 14, 2013

Any of us who are into fashion and beauty watch Downton Abbey with an eye for the details: the clothes and jewelry, and of course, the hair and (imperceptible) makeup. But I’m also struck by all the beauty and dress rituals going on in the background: the starching of collars, removing of stains, the help bathing and doing hair. Those of us behind the scenes in photography know how much labor goes into a “flawless” look, and that the series …

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Beauty Bytes: January 18, 2013

By Meli | Published: January 18, 2013

Mostly when people discriminate against others because of their skin color, it’s racist. But what do you do when your own race is weirded out by you? Africans born with albinism face more than just discrimination based on their lack of melanin – in many African countries they are believed to have mystical healing powers. With poachers looking to chop their arms off to sell to witch doctors (yes, really), living “in the skin of a white person”, as Refilwe …