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Earlier this month, the luxury fashion brand Gucci withdrew its ‘balaclava jumper’ from stores after being criticised for its blatant blackface resemblance. The knit top, which was retailing at an extortionate $890, with its black pull-up neck and over-sized red-lip caricature looks uncannily like the cartoons popular in the Jim...

With eleven people joining social media every second, it is no wonder that people turn to platforms like Instagram when searching for fashion inspiration. Fashion blogs started emerging in the 2000s, but nowadays, with the never-ending increase in the accessibility of social media, self-proclaimed fashion gurus are able to...

Social media can often get in the way of how we view ourselves and although we can sit with friends and family and admit this, sometimes we need an extra reminder. If you have not already heard of the I_Weigh movement on Instagram, then it is time to check...

Hold onto your hats (literally if you are JLo – what WAS she thinking) for my round up of the best dressed at this year’s Grammys. Firstly, let us pause to shed a tear for TSwift who has mysteriously fallen of the face of the musical planet, and to...

Though we all love a man in uniform (God bless Prince Harry), Princess Diana’s iconic style revolutionised the 80s and 90s, setting new standards of dress for the royal family. From the glamour of sequin gowns to the romance of velvet and lace detailing, Princess Di’s bold style choices...

It’s a new year, it’s a new season, and it’s time for Impact to give some predictions on the fashion and beauty trends for 2019. Time will tell if we see any of these on campus this year! 1) Layering Runways were filled with designs featuring a multitude of...

Public consciousness about sustainability is rising and thank goodness! We are becoming increasingly socially aware of the damage we are doing to the environment and we have already enacted change such as the 5p plastic bag charge or the Waste Nott campaign on the UoN campus. We are taking...