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Recently, Kat Von D took to Instagram to scorn Makeup Revolution by posting an image (below) showing her ‘Shade & Light Eye Contour Palette’ above Makeup Revolution’s ‘Ultra Eye Contour – Light and Shade Palette’. The caption accused Makeup Revolution of copying her design, using hashtags including ‘#bootleg’ and...

Appearing in March’s issue of Vanity Fair, Emma Watson’s ‘topless’ shoot prompted controversy over what it means to be a feminist. It made me question if an individual’s clothing and style choices impact how seriously they are taken? Maturing from Hermione to Belle in @beautyandthebeast is a true coming-of-age...

I am sure most of you have seen the news by now; proclaimed animal activist (and all-round icon) Stella McCartney unveiled her ‘skin-free-skin’ at the recent Paris Fashion Week. Her catwalk consisted primarily of luxuriously minimalist nude and tan outfits, which drew focus to the aesthetics of the materials...

Scrolling through my Instagram feed, all I see is the same thing. Picture after picture of pretty girls, and boys, with flawless makeup. Most young women, and some men, show an expressive interest in makeup and many people own professional standard makeup brands such as Urban Decay, Nars and...

Not many designers can claim they influence contemporary youth culture in the same manner that Virgil Abloh can. Other than heading the LVMH Prize-nominated label Off-White, Abloh’s talents and accolades range from him being the creative director for Kanye West, to being Grammy-nominated for the album packaging of West...

French Vogue has announced that it will feature Valentina Sampaio, a Brazilian transgender model, on its cover this March. This is a first for Vogue, and the first time a transgender model has ever appeared on the cover of a French magazine. In the pages of the issue, the...

Over the last century, the ideal body type for women has changed roughly every decade. Influenced by music, celebrities and the socio-political context of the time, women have felt pressured to conform to an “ideal” body type, instead of loving and taking care of their bodies. The recent fitness...