Tag: madeleine oakley
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Madeleine’s Fashion Show Overviews
By Madeleine Oakley during LFW Sept 2019. For show galleries, check out our online issues! FJU Talents at Fashion Scout Yu-Mei HuangThe knitwear designer showcased oversized slouchy knits in an array of candy colours. There were stripes and Aztec designs covering the garments. Plenty of texture and fabric manipulation added to the collection’s playful, beachy […]
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SHOULD WE BOYCOTT FASHION WEEK?
This week, Madeleine Oakley explores the environmental issues and subsequent human reactions to London Fashion Week. Let’s be blunt. The fashion industry is damaging the environment. London Fashion Week is not helping. The biannual event showcases hundreds of elaborate garments, made from globally sourced materials. A wealth of fossil fuels is used for fabric production, […]
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S URVIVING FASHION WEEK
London Fashion Week is hectic, chaotic, confusing, thrilling, pell-mell, and exciting. Our team take you with them as they attend shows, rush across London from one venue to another, and generally figure out how to survive fashion week… Illustrations by Lauren Rowley RHIANNON D’AVERC – CHIEF EDITOR This season, I was determined not to succumb […]
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IS PLUS SIZE REALLY PLUS SIZED?
This week, Madeleine Oakley explores the complex issues surrounding the labelling of models as plus size. We are a generation of label rejecters. We embrace fluidity regarding categorisation more than ever before. We might check before assuming someone’s gender pronoun or may find ourselves on a spectrum when it comes to our sexuality. If this […]
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Flannels Offers Antidote to Sterile Online Shopping
News by Madeleine Oakley Michael Murray, head of elevation at British store Flannels, is convinced that their new London shop will be a success. Apparently, the key is to make the shopping experience more “creative” and intimate. Flannels has carefully considered the location of their new shop, opting for East Oxford Street, an area which […]