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MIEN Magazine presents even Charm School in 2012

Thank you for welcoming MIEN Magazine's Charm School with such warmth and enthusiasm. We have enjoyed meeting so many charming ladies and gentlemen, and look forward to many more delightful sessions with you in summer/autumn 2012. We shall be hosting a lovely selection of classes and events, and would love to keep in close contact with you so we can update you with our news. Please do watch this space and sign up to our newsletter for more updates.
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Charm School: two exclusive sessions for the festive season

The Mistress of Manners of MIEN Magazine's Charm School is pleased to announce two exclusive sessions for the festive season: The art of small talk and (for the ladies) Look like a minx without the stylist for all your festive occasions. More details...
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Charm and good manners are so much fun...and we're back!

by Dana Gornitzki, Mistress of Manners Did you think we'd forgotten about you? No such thing, we just needed a little recuperation time from our modern day Charm School. But we're back...and with the such vengeance (all politely, naturellement).
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Hello, how do you do? Charmed to meet you.

As we promised, here is our news about our newest venture to delight, to educate, and to remind us all that we still need to mind our Ps and Qs. Here are the full details we've been sending in the form of a digital missive. Please spread the word and come join us for a tea and lesson, it would please us greatly. --- On September 14th, The Charm School is popping up in a space on Exmouth Market in London.
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MIEN Magazine presents the modern-day Charm School

by Dana Gornitzki As all promises should be kept, we're sticking to our pledge of bringing back charm school. "CHARM school", you say? Why, yes, charm school. A modern-day charm school. Don't think posh finishing school, don't you dare. Very much the contrary, our polite academy is like no other: it's been designed to fit busy and fast-paced contemporary lives where both men and women need to slow down, learn and share, understand life skills, and just enjoy going back to basics...not to mention, just be charming and make a winsome impression.
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Where has the charm gone? MIEN is bringing it back...

by Dana Gornitzki Albert Camus once said: "Charm is the way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question." So very true, although it does seem that in our hurried lives not many people are using their charm. It's so simple: a smile, saying please and thank you, waiting in a queue... Have manners disappeared or are the chaos and manic pace of our modern ways the main obstacles to a happy, relaxed and more charming existence?
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MIEN Magazine's Parlour: thank you and closed (for now)

The Parlour is now closed. Thanks for making it such a huge success! Thank you to all of our lovely visitors, generous sponsors, supporters and collaborators. In case you missed the inaugural Parlour, take a peek at a few images from our photo album:
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MIEN Magazine presents The Parlour

The Parlour: nostalgic fun and civilised merriment without the modern accoutrements (This is what we're up to so we'll be offline for the most part. Regular content and photos to follow.)
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Diary Dates

Join Hendrick's Library of Delightfully Peculiar Writings for Unusual Book-worming shenaningans at the Brighton Fringe from May 17 - 27. As part of this literary residence, taxidermist Lee Paton will be hosting 'Stuffing Peter Rabbit', renowned gastronomic architects Bompas & Parr's will be creating a 'Literary Feast' and Damian Barr's now legendary Literary Salon returns.

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