Alexandra Heminsley on inhabiting a female body
How We Live Now with Katherine May
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How to Squeeze Yourself Into Size 12 Jeans
I had a really similar experience about the same time I had a book out and I was invited for a photo shoot at a big women's magazine but one of the more relatable ones. Most clothes do not fit me even if they're in the right size so therefore I will bring my clothes because you know that you won't hit lucky, she says. In the end the compromise was reached that I could wear my own dress but I had to pretend to wear the size five shoes oh god like the ugly sisters yeah She goes on to talk about her relationship with social media: "The seeds of the whole Instagram culture there"
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