Category: Articles
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THE STRANGE CASE OF ‘STRANGER THINGS’ NOSTALGIA
This week Cara Balen looks at the 80s trends and tropes in the Netflix series Stranger Things and explores why they are so popular amongst the show’s younger viewers. With the release date of the Season 3 of Stranger Things drawing near (July 4th on Netflix), it is almost time to jump back into the…
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GFW REVIEW: THE NEXT GENERATION
Rhiannon D’Averc reviews Graduate Fashion Week, picking out the next generation of student designers who appear to have the most potential in the their final collections. With illustrations by Joe Bailey The Old Truman Brewery is the scene of much student triumph over the course of the months following final exams. Art and photography students…
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SMARTER FASHION, GREENER OUTCOMES
Sustainability was this year’s fashion buzzword, but what does it mean in practice? Gina Gambhir examines whether smart fashion could be the answer to an industry plagued by environmental issues. The fashion industry is taking a turn for greener pastures, with brands and consumers aligning on the same front and asking the questions that really…
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The History of High Heels
Emmie Cosgrove explores the political history of high heels Watching Cinderella for the first time made heels seem so magical. She gets the life she always dreamed of due to a pair of glass slipper heels. As a child, I believed that when I got my first pair of high heels this too would happen…
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Fentyfluenced: Rihanna’s Influence Through Fashion
One of the biggest fashion icons makes one of the biggest fashion brands of the century. Explore the fashion story of the phenomenal Rihanna with Ashutosh Kukreja To describe Rihanna as merely a famous music artist would not just be perhaps the understatement of the century but a grossly inadequate definition of the absolute icon…
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STAR QUALITY: HOW JEFFREE STAR’S RISE TO FAME REFLECTS THE NEW WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA MAKEUP
This week, Cara Balen explores how Jeffree Star Cosmetics exemplifies the way that the online beauty community has led to a new generation of influencer makeup brands. The beauty industry is now, more than ever, intertwined with the online world. Reviewers and lifestyle gurus on Instagram and YouTube play a huge role in the marketing…
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Issue 41 Launch
The Summer Issue. Featuring interview with Angel Nokonoko, Orchards, Can’t Swim, and Jamie Lenman; Pure London; King Princess; the Face of London Runway 2019 Winners revealed; The Model Workshops; backstage at Graduate Fashion Week; Miss Transbeauty 2019; four gorgeous editorials; Pride; vulgarity in fashion; Hollywood’s obsession with the femme fatale; student entrepreneurs; and how to…
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WHY TRADE SHOWS ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE FASHION INDUSTRY
Rhiannon D’Averc explores a facet of the fashion industry you may not yet be aware of – and why it remains relevant in this day and age. With all the buzz about trade shows in this issue, you might be wondering how they work and why we have so many of them. Every season, a…
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THE RISE OF SUSTAINABLE TEXTILES
As brands hunt for sustainable textiles to use in their collections, there has been a movement in innovative fibres and fabrics – Judith Willis unearths these nontraditional materials, some of which come from unexpected sources. MILK Qmilch is an eco-friendly textile made from milk. The designer of the fabric, Anke Domaske, was a student studying…
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MARY JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
Dior treasures and wonders may be just metres away, but there is another exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum which is not to be missed: the retrospective dedicated to Mary Quant. It immerses us right back into the fun and light-hearted mood of swinging London and takes us behind the scenes of Mary Quant’s…
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THE DIGITAL FASHION REVOLUTION
As society continues to exhibit their lives online and concerns about sustainability keep on growing, digital clothing may have the potential to be bought as much as physical garments. Judith Willis learns more about the digital revolution. The thought might seem inexplicable, but consumers have been spending money on digital fashion items for longer than…
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KILLING THE FASHION GAME IN KILLING EVE
Olivia Jackson tracks the fashion trends by European city in ‘Killing Eve’, a BBC production which opened up the world of high fashion to a whole new audience. Its star Villanelle is the feisty female lead that we all craved who doesn’t feel the need to compromise herself and especially never her wardrobe choices. Killing…
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VINTED: THE FUTURE OF FASHION?
Rhiannon D’Averc tried out an app that is all the rage right now – and discovered whether it’s the future of fashion, or a flash in the pan. Vinted is an app which allows you to sell your old clothes to strangers, or people in your local area. It has come more to the mainstream…
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DITCH YOUR DISPOSABLES
Joanna Cunningham explores how you can reduce your carbon footprint with some eco-friendly ways to dispose of beauty products. Are you looking for new and inventive ways to save our dying planet? Well, I may have just an answer for you. Recently, I came across an advert for The New Arc —an animal rescue centre…
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Issue 40 Launch
Issue 40, our first ever double issue, is out now! Buy a print copy here! Read both volumes below… Volume A. The Menswear Issue. Featuring: Philip Brooks special interview, editorial, and live show review; Iceberg, Munn, Per Gotesson, E.Tautz, Richard Malone, Tolu Coker, ZL by Zlism, University of Westminster BA, Oliver Spencer, Fashion East, Stefan…
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LFW BEAUTY REPORT: Hair Everywhere
London Fashion Week is always the ideal time to catch up on all the trends taking over the beauty world, and this season was all about the hair. Here’s what Rachel Parker learned about the new styling crazes having their moment on the catwalk. Sculptural Styling Forget complicated millinery and accessories: the latest trend in…
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HER FACE MAY BE FUNNY, BUT HER STYLE’S DEFINITELY PRETTY
Marie Fourmeaux analyses the costumes of Funny Face, which saw the beginning of the stylish collaboration between Audrey Hepburn and Hubert de Givenchy. An outstanding runway show displaying Monsieur de Givenchy’s extraordinary genius and fashionforward vision, it is a lesson of timeless elegance but also a strong stance about the role of fashion. “I think…
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FASHION, FEARLESSNESS, FEMINISM – A CENTURY OF WOMEN FIGHTING FOR EQUALITY
Kirsty Jackson looks at feminism, how far women have come and the clothes they wore along the way. We live in a society where there are no limits to what women can wear. It is a society most of us have grown up in and have become accustomed to. For many of us, it is…
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Theatre Review: THE HUNT – 5 stars
Rhiannon D’Averc reviews The Hunt, now playing at the Almeida theatre. A woman walks onto the stage and welcomes us all to the theatre. She makes a quip about the heavy winds which are, indeed, plaguing the streets outside. This must be some kind of announcement from the theatre – a request to turn off…
