Cultural Creatives Fashion Designer Hussein Chalayan

Two-thirds of Cultural Creatives are women. Not all are fashionistas, but large numbers are — myself included.

Modern women never spend much time exploring their relationship with fashion, at least on inner-me terms. Their outer-me is very entrenched in celebrity culture and dressing for approval, more than self-expression.

The more ideas, actions, priorities and values that a Cultural Creative woman embraces, the greater her challenge to create a balanced inner self. Does the outer “she” match the girl inside? Who does she see, when looking in the mirror?
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Celebrations & Entertaining: Queen Elizabeth's First Christmas Broadcast

President-Elect Obama is not the only “royal” to have a YouTube Channel. Welcome to THE Royal Channel and Queen Elizabeth’s first television Christmas Broadcast. Her comments on technology and the future, and how media makes our public figures more human and accessible strike a relevant note on Christmas morning.

The video is not embedded. Click the photo or this link, and watch Queen Elizabeth directly on YouTube. Hmmm, I think the Obama folks must educate the Monarchy on the power of just letting her words flow in cyberspace. Of course, now we can enjoy all the other videos on THE Royal Channel, including the story of the Christmas trees. This is where my exploration began.