Lucy Doughty A Champion for Women’s and Children’s Causes Shares Some Women’s History Month Thoughts

Lucy Doughty is a philanthropist, businesswoman, designer, and advocate of women’s and children’s causes. Splitting her time between London and her ancestral Dominican Republic, Lucy is often raising money for women’s and children’s causes, or sitting at the bedside of a sick child.

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Body Positivity: We Can Create a Positive Image for Ourselves

Body positivity seems to be on everyone’s minds nowadays. How can we be better role models for others or what positive body image campaigns should we support? Seele Contributor, Shefali Karani has personally struggled with her own body image during her teenage years, and body positivity is something that she shares we should all work towards, as something that’s a part of the whole self-love package.

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Pierpaolo Piccioli Plays With Femininity and Masculinity In Valentino’s AW20 Collection

Pierpaolo Piccioli surprised us all at Valentino’s womenswear AW20 show in Paris. Unlike Hedi Slimane, Pierpaolo isn’t predictable, and missing from this collection are his typical volumes and bright colors. This collection is all about tailoring and fluidity- incorporating masculinity into the femininity.

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Parisian Chic Simplicity Is Givenchy’s ‘Arthouse Beauty’ AW20 Collection

Clare Waight Keller’s AW20 ready-to-wear collection for Givenchy is all about the strong woman who knows what she wants and how to get it. Themed ‘Arthouse Beauty’ with references to the French silver screen and the elusive arthouse heroine, it focuses on abstract musings of the female body in performance art.

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Everything You Need To Know About Joseph, the Papa of Jesus

We don’t know too much about Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. We do know that he was from the tribe of Judah and most Christian denominations agree that he was way older than Mary, somewhere in his 40s when he married 13ish year-old Mary. And, that he most likely had children from another marriage (it is presumed he was a widower) when he married Mary.

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Going to Church Every Week Should Not Be an Option- Even If You’ve Been Offended February 7, 2020

People get offended and leave churches for all kinds of reasons- the pastor didn’t like their feedback, no one from the church called to check on them, no one befriended or greeted them, someone didn’t like their clothing style, the church has taken a stance and condemned an issue- like a social issue they are in favor of, or, church leadership wouldn’t allow them to bring their blueberry pie to the church picnic. Seele Chief Editor, Ally shares some thoughts on how, despite your church experience- church- should be a place you’re going to weekly.

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Book: How To Be An Overnight Success

When the skincare company Rodial launched its its leading serum, the press quickly called the business an 'overnight success'. However, Rodial's founder Maria Hatzistefanis had been toiling for 18 years, building the company from scratch in her bedroom. Now, the beauty boss sets out to demonstrate in this very accessible book that its success stemmed from sheer hard work, tireless efforts and a lot of patience…

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Confront Thyself: Joy

This month, Seele Magazine’s Friday Posts were a part of a new series titled ‘Confront Thyself,’ with Proverbs 27:19 as our guide, with this idea, as if you’re looking at your heart and your soul in a mirror- what do you see? Chief Editor, Ally presented 4 issue areas that you may be struggling with that are ungodly and can’t come any further into 2020, unless you want a repeat of 2019.

Last week we looked at our ego, today’s final topic of joy is on the table. We don’t always feel happy and that’s ok. But, joy is a fruit of the Spirit, and it’s something that we should have 24/7 in our lives, that in spite of what we may be going through, we should always have joy.

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