Tag: Fashion
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Known Source, a new online marketplace founded by friends Henry McNeill-Njoku and Theo El-Kattan, is changing the way we shop second-hand. In recent years the growth of the resale industry and platforms such as Depop and ASOS Marketplace has led to sellers forgoing quality, instead just offering as many products as possible. Henry and Theo…
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From the screens of Love Island to the world of fashion, Dami Hope the 26 Nigerian-Irish microbiologist is cultivating new spaces for himself as a serious contender in the world of high fashion. Adamant to remain outside of the box and inside the creative corners of fashion, Dami is currently curating and brainstorming his high…
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Out of office is on, the first snow has fallen in London, 2022 is basically done. Before we focus on setting goals for the next year and eating a bit too much, let’s look back at the biggest fashion moments of 2022, as told to us by Eva Chen, head of fashion at Instagram. As…
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Just four weeks after Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele’s abrupt exit, the Kering-owned brand announced their return to Milan men’s fashion week for the first time in three years. Michele’s signature of blurring the lines between menswear and womenswear, made the move to a single co-ed show a logical one. Thus, this retrograding towards antiquated…
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Three months after Paris fashion week ended, Jacquemus welcomed us into a summery, Provençal chic paradise for their Spring/Summer 2023 collection – Le Raphia. As the name suggests, this collection was all about the straw-like woven fabric. From raffia rain that cascaded down onto guests and models alike, to oversized sun hats and exaggerated raffia…
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Many of us exist through the chaos of life without giving ourselves opportunities to stop and interrogate who we are and what exactly that means. For most people, adulting is part of a very uncomfortable procedure of self-discovery and setting boundaries to ultimately define who you are. But it almost feels as though we arrive…
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There were so many creative hairstyles at the GUAP Gala. The fairytale & folklore theme meant that there were lots of tiaras, top hats and crowns, but that wasn’t all. We had a floor length feathery durag, a crystallised moon-and-stars head piece and beautiful, elaborate structures created using hair. Take a look at some of…
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![Best Makeup at the GUAP Gala 2022 [@ashleyverse @h4y44t @kwajohousing @wsa195]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot-2022-10-14-at-12.18.23.png)
With fairytale and folklore as the theme for the GUAP Gala this year, guests had a lot to play with when it came to makeup. We saw butterfly tooth gems, diamanté eye lashes, golden beards and real flowers stuck on cheekbones. Here are some of our favourite makeup looks. Which do you like best? Want…
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The world is on fire. Natural disasters are on the rise and the fashion industry is responsible for more carbon dioxide emissions than international flights and shipping combined. Increasingly, people are starting to think about sustainability, environmental preservation and up-cycling with the outfit choices they make. We were on the lookout for the best sustainable…
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![GUAP Gala 2022: Best Interpretation of the Theme [@SHAUNSKY_]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG_8249.jpg)
What comes to mind when you hear the words fairytale & folklore? The 2022 GUAP Gala on Friday saw guests interpret the theme in a variety of ways. A lot of people invented their own characters for the night, whilst others took on existing personas such as Princess Tiana from Princess and the frog, or…