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Oct 24

Oct 24 Introducing You To Our New Section... 'SOMADINA meets...'

I am very excited to announce that a new section has officially launched on the blog called ‘SOMADINA meets…’

Since starting this blog, I have met so many inspirational people who are doing many amazing things either within their communities and/or globally through their actions or sharing their stories.

It is always said that you never know how your words or actions affect those around and after hearing about what so many of the people I have come to interact with do, I had to share their stories with you.

You can read the first interview with Cassine Shop on the blog now! Let me know what you think and which brand for people you would love us to get in contact with!

Sep 20

Sep 20 What Is Your Biggest Barrier To Adopting A Sustainable Lifestyle?

Rachel Umunna

Style and Beauty, Life

After being invited to listen in a sustainable fashion event held by Po-Zu, we explore the biggest barriers that we face towards adopting a sustainable lifestyle. We build these communities on Instagram, Facebook and on Twitter where we all share our sustainability ideals and the ways in which we have integrated at least some aspects of sustainability into our lifestyle. Yet, sustainable lifestyles are still considered niche. Those of us who really do try to make conscious efforts to change still find ourselves in fast fashion or fast consumer traps, leading us to question what is it about sustainability that prevents us from being as ‘green’ as we aspire to be.

Oct 31

Oct 31 Why Is It So Hard To Shop Sustainably?

Rachel Umunna

Style and Beauty, Life, Planet

Happy Halloween ! We all want shop sustainable but what stops us from doing so? For many of us the main hurdle may be price so this blog post takes a look at how we can shop sustainably without putting too much pressure on your purse strings and almost whether or not sustainable fashion will ever really become affordable. Click the link to read more!

Aug 2

Aug 2 Shoot with RAGGED PRIEST

Rachel Umunna

Model, Style and Beauty

Sharing with you guys some of my recent shots from my ecommerce shoot with 'The Ragged Priest'. Hope that you like them!

Jul 28

Jul 28 Shoot With The MISSGUIDED Team!

Rachel Umunna

Style and Beauty, Model, Life

My most recent images from my test shoot with the senior Missguided Team in Manchester *spoiler alert* there is a serious overload of my face.

Special thanks to Molly Megan (Photographer), Sara Luxe (Stylist) and Fyza Saleh (Hair and Make Up)

Jul 6

Jul 6 Clothes, Clothes, Clothes

Rachel Umunna

Planet, Style and Beauty

Hello, Friday!! Woo, woo! So far the weekend looks like it's going to be a scorcher which means summer dresses and shorts at the ready. The hot weather also means that you've probably started to reassess your summer wardrobe, with most of the clothes you bought last year not making the cut this year. In that case, this post is perfect for you! Read here about how to get rid of your old clothes sustainably and even make some money along the way!

May 7

May 7 Shoot With STEPHEN GUNN

Rachel Umunna

Style and Beauty, Model

A couple of my recent images from my test shoot with Stephen!

Mar 10

Mar 10 My First Feature In... CEREAL MAGAZINE

Rachel Umunna

Life, Style and Beauty

See all the images from my Cereal Magazine shoot here

Feb 20

Feb 20 Sustainable Fashion.... Where Is The Coverage?

Rachel Umunna

Life, Style and Beauty, Planet

Is the fashion industry is pursuing sustainability - why do we hardly know anything about it? This post is inspired by the lack of media coverage regarding the environmental and social actions that fashion brands are incorporating into their operations.