REBECCA ELAND
The North East’s golden girl
MODEL Rebecca Eland, PHOTOS Camilla Lucinda, MAKE-UP Lauren Amy Make-Up | www.goldenwhispersonline.com
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Born at Christmastime in Harrogate, the young Rebecca Eland grew up doting on golden dreams of occupying Alexandra Shulman’s throne at the helm of Vogue UK. Nowadays, she is carving her path in the world of blogging from Newcastle to London and beyond; building a beautiful platform in the form of luxury beauty blog Golden Whispers. ‘For the women who sleep in silk, and dream in La Mer’, Golden Whispers is for the woman who romanticises life. She dreams of faraway places, people past and present, and old and new adventures. Rebecca’s aim for Golden Whispers was to create a space where women could visit, feel connected to the imagery and have unquestionable trust in every product that is recommended. The site is an ode to that feeling you get when you feel at your most fabulous and powerful.
FEMMEHOOD caught up with Rebecca for some of her scintillating words of wisdom…
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What does the term ‘sisterhood’ mean to you?
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Sisterhood means supporting each other’s choices and ventures, being present for one another through the thick and the thin.
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Why are women designers so important for fashion?
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Specifically because they know exactly what women want…. Thank God for Phoebe Philo!
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In your opinion, what is the advantage of women designing clothing for women?
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I think only women can understand that she could be wearing a fabulous dinner jacket teamed with frayed jeans and Nike trainers and still feel at her most powerful.
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Who’s your ultimate favourite empowered woman?
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I just adore Rosie Huntington-Whitely. She’s got charm, charisma, a voice and she is a business woman aside from being one of the most beautiful humans in existence. I love that she doesn’t let her man define her and he is a powerful man. I also have so much gratitude towards Michelle Obama for her strong and kind voice. For humour I am obsessed with the Foster sisters (Erin and Sarah) who take modern day society and mock the sh*t out of it in the best way possible. My final mention has to go to Selena Gomez- her honesty and vulnerability is so empowering and important for the new generation.
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Do you think pop culture provides young women with authentic feminist icons?
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It’s an impossible conversation. I believe it goes against all my understanding of what feminism is to judge another woman on her choices. Feminism does not condemn all women to behave a certain way, I think it allows them to be whoever they want and I would hate to pass judgement on whether anyone in the limelight was unauthentic. All I will say is that we are the ones who choose our own icons and I don’t care who yours are as long as your reason for idolisation is based on more than purely physical appearance.
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Who would you class as ‘the modern suffragettes’?
Oh gosh! Can I say the ‘ordinary’ woman? The women ALL around us that are making choices every minute of every day based on what they want.
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TEXT AMY ELLIOTT
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Based on interview with Rebecca Eland
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity