Category: Fashion
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![Your round-up of the latest releases ft [@designsbymisemi], [@mcq], [@calvinklein] + more](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/saturdaysteez-header-1-180x180.jpg)
#SaturdaySteez is your round-up of the latest fashion and beauty releases that you should know about. MCQ Eyewear MCQ is a brand focused on community, launched by fashion house Alexander McQueen in September 2020, offering free creative reign to a roster of collaborators. In the last couple of weeks, the brand released an eyewear collection.…
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Named after the founder’s Great Great Uncle – Lionel Green, founder of iconic Britishbrand Windsmoor, LIONEL is a new luxury streetwear label honouring his legacy bydesigning well-crafted, high-quality, premium designs to spread their message about the psychology of fashion and branding. LIONEL is instantly recognisable by their signature green stitch and satirical slogans.“Fashion for us…
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Words by Jason Kwame The news that Priya Ahluwalia won the Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design last week topped off what was a successful – virtual, yet successful – London Fashion Week. It’s a no-brainer Ahluwalia is well deserving of the award. Being a Brit, of Nigerian, Indian and Caribbean descent, her background has…
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Founded by Dumbuya in 2014, Labrum was born out of a passion for British tailoring and West African design. By telling the untold stories of West Africa, Labrum aims to bridge the gap between Western and West African culture. An undercurrent to the brand is the desire to reposition the discussion around immigrants in the…
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Inspired by the aesthetic of alternative R&B singer/songwriter JiuLing, photographer Angela Ogunfojuri captures the singer styled in leopard prints, furs and candy pinks reminiscent of 90s RnB style. Set against the iconic brutalist Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate, the fits feature upcoming Black designers such as Khula and Deborah Nzebele. Hailing from South East London, JiuLing…
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Goddesses and Vixens takes inspiration from the influential Black women stylist Marc Biakath says he has seen around him all his life. From his family and friends, to female artists and LGBTQIA+ icons, this editorial aims to capture the power and glory of Black women, emulating female icons like Rihanna, Lil Kim and Naomi Campbell.…
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Words by Anna Chauri Phillips November’s Google tribute to Victorian model Fanny Eaton illustrates a growing phenomenon in contemporary culture: the Pre-Raphaelite Renaissance. 2020 not only saw a burgeoning interest in Pre-Raphaelitism but a reworking of its ideas, with the fashion industry an active participant. From magazine shoots to new releases from Beyoncé herself, fashion…
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![Join the final talk on mental wellbeing with Never Fade Factory and [@_Colechi] on Clubhouse – Here’s what you may have missed…](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/never-fade-factory-180x180.jpg)
Over the weekend, we’ve had some great conversations and heard from a professionals who work in the field of mental health as well as designers, editors on more on how they keep on top of their mental wellbeing. On Saturday, we talked about staying sane and finding yourself as a creative during lockdown on IG…
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Words by Lauren Junestrand In January this year, the British Fashion Council announced that London Fashion Week for the Fall 2021 season, running from the 19th to 23rd of February would be entirely digital. This is on trend with other fashion weeks this year such as Paris, Copenhagen and New York, all of which have…
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Words Adekemi Savage With an upsurge of global restrictions and countless acts of oppression on minorities, the feeling of freedom may feel unattainable for many. Jevon Smith and Max Greenberg-Thompson, owners of New York-based jewelry brand, CREATEFREEDOM; are revealing hope through their pieces with bold engravings that carry long-lasting messages. In 2017, what started as…