Category: Fashion Think Pieces
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Congratulations, you made it to 2022! How many of the clothes you purchased in 2021 made it into the new year with you? We all want our clothes to last forever but, undoubtedly, after a couple washes your favourite piece loses its super soft texture, or the colour begins to fade, or a thread is…
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Season two of Emily in Paris was anticipated by many, either because of a love for the show or a love for hating on the dreadful fashion choices of its main character. No matter what Emily Cooper, played by Lily Collins, is doing, she’s sure to be seen doing it. The midwestern American sticks out…
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Whether your aesthetic skews classic, minimalist, sporty, feminine, or ebbs and flows depending on your mood, there’s a platform shoe that can totally work for you. More modern interpretations of the platform include new takes on preppy styles; the loafer, brouges, and tennis shoe to name a few.
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Whether you want to simply look elegant while you unwrap what’s under the tree, or you’re toying with the idea of leaving the warmth and comfort of your home on the big day(what’s wrong with you?), how do we strike a balance between looking chic and feeling snug?
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The Christmas party theme is also an opportunity to play up elements like your jewellery and accessories. Accessories are often vastly cheaper than clothes and, if you’re at a complete loss with the idea of festive clothing, your choice of jewellery can bring an overall jolly, holiday feel to an otherwise un-festive fit.
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By Suzannah Gabriel Black Hurts is an exploration of double consciousness and liminality amongst black British youths in the UK by Photographer Suzannah Gabriel. Black Hurts touches on the Black Lives Matter movement and the Mark Duggan murder whilst touching on the representation of the hoodie, and the London riots. Gabriel also explores the phrase…
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From the 50’s, Levi’s found themselves continually adopted as the de-facto uniform for radical, non-conformist groups; musicians, poets, greasers, hippies. All chose the functionality and ‘dangerous label attached to denim to personify their ideals.
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Last month, the Arab Fashion Council kicked off the country’s Fashion Week, hosting their first ever in-person Fashion Icon Awards. Barbie absolutely dominated the event, winning 2021’s Fashion Icon of the Year with Moschino’s Jeremy Scott showcasing the brand’s Barbie inspired archive collection. Further cementing Barbie as the so-called icon of 2021, Lebanese star Maya…
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Fans have adopted fashion as a show of appreciation and love towards the artist and their music. These clothes mean something to them. This isn’t an unusual phenomenon within the world of music, fashion and music are entirely synonymous. Music is a huge part of people’s lives and connecting with it in more ways than…
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What people wear reflects how they feel, or want to feel, and this varies from person to person on a vast scale. But in times of collective tragedy, clothing goes beyond looks, goes beyond personal emotion, and becomes a depiction of society’s collective feelings. The way the most recent collective tragedy, and subsequently the collective…