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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...
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    How to Switch Up Your Style on a Student Budget

    With the immersive culture of TikTok and Instagram reels, it can sometimes feel like we’re being left behind in last week's trends. We simply don’t have the brand deals or the bank accounts of the style icons and influencers all over social media. Yet if we think strategically, Katie...
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    Daylight Robbery: A Fast Fashion Epidemic

    Let’s set the scene: you’re lying on your bed scrolling on Shein, getting ready to add to your spring closet. Something catches your eye. A pair of trousers, with a unique cut on the waistline. It’s well designed, you can sense there was some thought behind the design, it...
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    The Balenciaga Scandal: What Now?

    In November of 2022, Balenciaga released their holiday ad campaign, and it featured children styled with bears wearing bondage gear, empty wine glasses, and other disturbing objects.  The brand came under scrutiny as the gear seemed inappropriate and paedophilic, as well as other pieces in the background being spotted...
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    The Hemline Index: Fashion Theory or Farcical?

    The Hemline Index was a theory proposed in the book ‘The Economics of Fashion’ (1928) by Paul Nystrom. This western spectacle suggests that stock prices move in the same direction as the hemlines of women’s dresses, getting shorter in times of economic prosperity and longer in times of recession....
  • Buying and Selling Online: How to Make (Most) of Your Money Back

    Nowadays, most people are familiar with online resale platforms such as Vinted, but how do people use these platforms successfully? Selling items for the best prices and finding bargains? Welcome to Zoe Waite's how-to guide for shopping and selling online. From eBay to DEPOP this is all you need...
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    Defining Decades: Why 60s Fashion Is So Iconic

    When we think of iconic fashion eras, a lot of us are quick to mention the 70s that give us the much-loved flares, and the bold fashion of the 80s. Or perhaps its the y2k looks that we see all over Instagram, reminiscent of the early 2000s. According to...