For the first time in the shows seven year history, Love Island UK is ditching its fast fashion partners and teaming up with eBay as it’s main sponsor to promote buying second hand. It’s a huge positive step to making real change amongst the general British public, and a strong indication of just how much this is on the minds of todays consumers.
Read MoreThe wonderful world of Euphoria had us all mesmerised, from glittery, neon eyeshadow to badass eyeliner and rhinestone accents around the eyes. If you walk into any shop right now, you can see how the show has influenced not only fashion; colours, designs, fabrics, but also make up.
Read MoreBowie always played with looks, even when it was seemingly plain and simple, it was all thought out, all devised to create a mood and reflect the style of his music. When I was young I thought his music was all really different from one stage to the next, but now when I listen back I can hear that clear thread running through it all.
Read MoreBowie always played with looks, even when it was seemingly plain and simple, it was all thought out, all devised to create a mood and reflect the style of his music. When I was young I thought his music was all really different from one stage to the next, but now when I listen back I can hear that clear thread running through it all.
Read MoreSuppose you're familiar with Corteiz RTW. In that case, you will have come to expect a serious level of hype associated with the brand, with new releases regularly selling out in minutes. So, it's no surprise that hysteria struck the UK streetwear scene last week as the London based brand hosted 'Da Great Bolo Exchange' pop-up.
Read MoreThe controversy of ‘the dress’ comes over the significance of this gesture at an event such as the Met Gala. Critics were stressing the irony associated with AOC attending the event for the elite of the elite.
Read MoreOver the years, charity shopping has undergone a transformation to become a fashionable and sustainable way of filling your wardrobe for less (although it doesn’t come without its downsides in its role within fast fashion.
Read MoreOver the years, charity shopping has undergone a transformation to become a fashionable and sustainable way of filling your wardrobe for less (although it doesn’t come without its downsides in its role within fast fashion.
Read MoreA fashion icon has to go big or go home! Muted tones and plain fabrics are not going to stand out in the history books, so bring in the clowns! Finally, they should boldly express their individuality no matter how much controversy or backlash they receive.
Read MoreAs a businesswoman for my brand, I need updated, fun, confident and fresh photos on a regular basis. This would mean waiting around for several weeks or months for a photographer to complete a set of photos is not exactly ideal. So, here’s how I create my DIY affordable photoshoots:
Read MoreShockingly for one gym wear brand, their size L equated to a “size 10 to a small 12” whilst their medium size was an “8-10”. Again, with the UK average being a size 16, this particular brand’s ‘average’ size was half the size of the majority of women in the UK. What is a “small 12”?
Read MoreFashion is such a personal thing, but Hollywood culture makes it everyone's business. The amount of TV shows about making your outfits and being "on-trend" and lynching celebrities for wearing a certain thing or another thing truly make fashion less personal.
Read MoreOne of my favourite codes, which now survives mainly in the kink community, is the hanky code. Wearing a bandana, piece of fabric or a handkerchief in the back pocket of your jeans would signal specific sexual practices, kinks, someone's role (depending on which pocket you'd wear them in).
Read More“As a young teen I’d get a lot of incredible gems from charity shops, wonderful stuff. It was fashionable to shop 2nd hand. In the 80’s it was very common to find clothes from the 50’s and 60’s.”
Read MoreThe hot take circulating on TikTok that we shouldn't shop at charity shops unless we have to is based on myth: in the three I've worked in, we were never wanting for stock, just space to sell and store it all. The scores and scores of clothing we sent back to 'the warehouse' (just as ominous as it sounds, it turns out) was shocking.
Read MoreAs a lifelong fan of the genre and reeling ex-emo, I have appointed myself resident expert of dark dressing and alternative adornment, undoubtedly qualified for the task of tracking the history of heavy music fashion in the mainstream.
Read MoreThe pandemic has not only shifted the way we consume, but it has shifted the way stores value their space and the experience they offer while inside it.
Read MoreNowadays, we can expand the term lesbians to include all marginalised genders and sexualities; in short, presenting yourself, fashioning yourself, even, as anything other than a cisgendered, heterosexual person usually entails some kind of rejection of rigidly gendered, binary beliefs about clothing. For queer women particularly, this follows a long history of queer figures in the public eye overtly rejecting and toying with 'women's' clothing.
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