Category: Think Pieces
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Dubbed the fastest growing app on the planet, TikTok has changed the game of online discovery. From boomers to Gen Z, we all, at one point, found ourselves infinitely scrolling on the video-sharing app; I mean, how else are we supposed to spend our free time? However, while the world has been taken by storm,…
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Originality isn’t something fast fashion is known for. The high street is churning out runway dupes quicker and cheaper than ever, but who and where the original designs come from has a huge impact on the public’s opinion of this plagiarism.
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The Formula One grid is not where you would expect to find the most fashion-forward people. Drivers are quite functional in their choice of clothes, but while it’s still early doors, we can comfortably say Lewis Hamilton has been serving fits this F1 season.
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Nostalgia and fashion have always gone hand in hand. Trends from 10 years ago find their way back to public affection after a cycle of regret and shame; and thanks to influencer and celebrity culture, items we collectively agreed to keep in the past, re-emerge with new life. But beyond trends from the past, celebrities…
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Although it’s still uncharted territory, in its complexity, the metaverse has become a selling point for the forward-looking. With a global fashion industry that’s coming off a difficult couple of years thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, the convergence of the digital world and our physical lives may be an answer to some of fashion’s most…
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If we’re being brutally honest, since the Air Yeezy, we haven’t seen a good Nike collaboration since the Riccardo Tisci AF1, the collaboration with Sacai’s Chitose Abe and Virgil Abloh’s The 10. As a result, adidas has been able to capitalise. Although there’s still a lot of empty noise around adidas, mainly due to the…
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While there are a plethora of footballers trying their hand at luxury fashion, there’s only a select few that possess enough panache to have the fashionistas giving them their just dues when it comes to style. So who are these footballers?
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So, baby bangs are a dividing topic. Despite this, they’re on track to become the defining hair trend of 2022. Sure, Zoë Kravitz is our main muse as she is shaping up to be the ultimate it-girl of 2022. But looking back over the past few months, the micro-fringe (a.k.a. baby bangs, mini fringe, etc.)…
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The first painting of Bethany Collins’ work I came across was her piece, “Well, They Just Don’t Match Up” II, from her series titled Noise. It was an undoubtedly alluring visual of white spatters of chalk, layered over seemingly construed white text, that was partially erased across the canvas. I recall the strong feeling of confusion that…
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To grease or not to grease. That is the question. In 2017, I stopped getting my braids done professionally and doing my own natural hair and protective styles. Between then and now, I’ve probably tried every single natural hair product you can think of. Mixed every possible ingredient concoction:: gelatine, avocado, banana baby food, flaxseed,…