• What do I wear now? All the essentials you need to dress for mid-temperature weather.

    You wake up. It's a chilly autumn morning, you put on your wooliest hat and gloves and your warmest winter jacket, only to walk to university or work and arrive at your destination sweating in 20-degree heat and infuriated at your earlier fashion choices. October so far has seen...
  • Are Viral TikTok Beauty Trends the Newest Form of Capitalism?

    Have you ever fallen into the deep trap of the hottest TikTok Beauty trends influenced by Instagrams top models? How long did they last? Sana Pethurupillai reveals how you fell into that trap and will bring you back to your senses....
  • How Barbie Has Impacted Women’s Beauty Standards and Identity

    Alice Thébault Barbie (2023) by Greta Gerwig has been commended for its feminist themes, including the notable scene in which America Ferrera’s character, Gloria, discusses the societal pressure for women to always look and be perfect. However, Barbie as a brand and a toy hasn’t always been so body-positive...
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    The Corset: Fashion, Freedom and Feminism

    Corsets have been around for a very long time and they were very common for a long time and yet there are so many misconceptions about them. Adaora Elliott works to clear up some of those misconceptions and talk about the true history of the corset....
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    Uon’s Fashion Society: A Beautiful Take on Escapism

    Rooted in self-expression and breaking barriers, Uon’s Creative House embodied the imagined concept of escapism in their incredible display of innovation and sustainability portraying complex themes, cultures and attitudes through this exquisite demonstration of fashion, music and emotion. Led by Joshua Nqo Jerenyama and Sara Coombe, the talented team...
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    Karl Lagerfeld: Is the Met Gala Honouring Fashion Prestige or a Tainted Legacy?

    Vivika Sahajpal The famous first Monday of May, a glorious accumulation of insane levels of wealth, ostentation and magnificence, always sparks conversation, scrutiny and dissection from reviews of the guests’ attire to celebrity-centred conspiracy theories. The 2023 Met Gala theme was in honour of the late Karl Lagerfeld titled...
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    Dare to Rewear

    Alice Bennett  Have you ever felt embarrassed when you realise that you’re wearing the same clothes that you wore to the same lecture the week before? What will your classmates think? Will they think you only own one outfit? It might seem silly, and we all know that it’s...