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Nancy Riley The sun is finally out, and as I walked around Bristol town centre, I felt at home amongst a sea of chunky accessories, slouched bags and smudged eyeliner. As a long-time lover of anything bohemian, I was enlightened by what seemed to be the end of the...
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Rayyah Uddin Once upon a time, you walked into your wardrobe, dodged an avalanche of hangers, before declaring: ”I have nothing to wear.” You were standing in front of enough fabric to clothe a small village- but nothing felt quite right. Behold, the beige wardrobe (and no, we don’t...
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Iona Parsons Charity shops, thrifting, and second-hand shopping now stand at the forefront of the fashion world, allowing people to purchase preloved items for a cheaper price. But one pressing question we need to answer is: What really drives the second-hand shopper? Is it for the bargain, the aesthetic...
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Lotte Hardlitschke Y2K, casual, boho-chic, street style or goth. The options of clothing styles out there are endless. But why do we choose to dress a certain way anyway? Do we do it for ourselves, for others, for neither or both? The clothes we wear, of course, depend on...
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Rayyah Uddin There’s a special kind of thrill in finding a silk blouse for £3. It’s the same flutter you get when you pull a forgotten fiver out of your coat pocket- except in Nottingham, it happens all the time. Because in Nottingham, second-hand isn’t second-best, it’s the way...
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Harriet Hobbs Those of us who have already been through it know that the first year at university can be a tough one. A tumultuous rollercoaster, which is not eased by the fact that you are often thrown into a big, new city where you know next to no...
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Making its Broadway debut in NYC in 2003, Wicked became a smash hit and is now the tenth longest running production in Broadway history, soaring past $1 billion in earnings in 2016. Now, more than 2 decades later, Director Jon M. Chu has released the musical that has made...