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Elle Banstead-Salim
Mother’s Day Special! - MakeBox & Co.

Mother’s Day Special!

An Interview with 3 Generations of Wonderful Women  To celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday 27th March, I sat down with MakeBox’s Creative Director Hannah, her lovely 2 year old daughter Posey and her mum Stephanie to chat about all things motherhood, female empowerment and childhood memories. There really is something special about having 3 generations of women all in the same room and at different stages in life and I couldn’t wait to ask them lots of questions! So let’s get into it. Firstly, I’d love to start with you Stephanie and ask what you love about being both a...

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Elle Banstead-Salim
The Body Positivity Interviews - MakeBox & Co.

The Body Positivity Interviews

With three new female inspired embroideries being released, all part of The Body Positivity Range, what better way to celebrate than a fantastic interview with 6 wonderful and unique women, chatting all about their bodies, self confidence, challenges, motherhood and much more.  We sat down with these lovely ladies in our London studio with the aim to create a safe space in which we could all talk about our bodies openly and honestly, sharing our personal stories and feelings we have about ourselves, in a positive empowering way.  Jean 76, a mother of 2, Nanna of 6 and Great-Grandmother of 2. She is...

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Talking Body Positivity Video - MakeBox & Co.

Talking Body Positivity Video

I am so excited to share this video I have recently directed. With International Women's Day coming up, I was inspired to interview a diverse collection of women ranging from 76 year old Jean to 19 year old Izzy, asking them the same questions about body positivity, motherhood and what it’s like to be a woman in today's society. They all had surprisingly different answers… Shop the Body Positivity collection here.

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