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Posted on October 24, 2015 by Jane Shillingford in Consumer Affairs, Life, Women // 0 Comments

These days the fashion industry may pay lip service to political correctness when it comes to models and dress sizes, but leopards don’t change their spots. It was ever thus during my days in Fleet Street (and yes, I was around when Twiggy first hit the headlines) but I couldn’t believe this, spotted today on the website of THE INDEPENDENT

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Jane spent the bulk of her career working on women’s magazines. Now retired and living on the south coast, she has no regrets and 'would do it all again'. More Posts

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