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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...
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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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    Because You’re Worth It: Make-Up For Men

    Each day, we are exposed to countless makeup advertisements, from beauty gurus promoting their favourite products on social media, to L’Oreal telling us we’re worth it through our television screens. But how often do we consider makeup without deviating from the feminine concept? After all, it’s the ‘Clean Girl’...
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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...