Fashion

Nov 18, 2020
5 min

Instagram’s made-to-order brands: the beginning of the end of fast fashion

I wasn't putting my money where my mouth was, so I had no choice but to find alternatives. I started looking for solutions where I initi

Copyright and creativity in fashion—where to draw the line?

Sara Forgaciu

Aug 3, 2020
5 min

Copyright and creativity in fashion—where to draw the line?

While knockoffs are illegal in the eyes of the Guatemalan government, they are fully accepted by the locals. They are inferior in quality an

Luxury In Lockdown: The Role of Fashion in a Pandemic

Emma Short

Jul 17, 2020
4 min

Luxury In Lockdown: The Role of Fashion in a Pandemic

Image: Flaunter During lockdown, our lives were stripped back to the basics. We left the house only when necessary. We stockpiled food an...

Hill & Friends 'Happy Factory From Home' Digital Presentation at London Fashion Week AW2

Olivia Kim

Jul 8, 2020
2 min

Hill & Friends 'Happy Factory From Home' Digital Presentation at London Fashion Week AW2

The British Fashion Council has transformed the iconic London Fashion Week into a digital platform. Hill & Friends – a British luxury ac

XU ZHI AW20 ‘Prelude’ collection at London Fashion Week

Olivia Kim

Jul 4, 2020
3 min

XU ZHI AW20 ‘Prelude’ collection at London Fashion Week

XU ZHI revealed its latest Autumn/Winter 2020 collection called ‘Prelude’ in a video presentation that captured a series of modern and glamo

Liza Mikhaleva

Jun 3, 2020
9 min

Russian-Kurdish designer Lorin Mai talks about her brand Vertigo, childhood spent in Syria and comin

A self-proclaimed 'Syrian spice'—fashion designer Lorin Mai—doesn't only have good taste in metaphors but also has an understand

Hackney Mask: A Fashion Designer’s Answer to the Pandemic

Halim Kim

May 13, 2020
4 min

Hackney Mask: A Fashion Designer’s Answer to the Pandemic

Like many UK residents, Korean fashion designer Jackie JS Lee watched in horror as COVID19 swept through China, South Korea and Italy in ...

Garments inspired by vintage London and sportswear from recycled bottles – Katie Ann McGuigan AW20 a

Olivia Kim

Feb 24, 2020
2 min

Garments inspired by vintage London and sportswear from recycled bottles – Katie Ann McGuigan AW20 a

The AW20 collection displayed Katie Ann McGuigan’s inspiration from Tom Woods – an Irish-born photographer who records the ordinary lives of

Power and practicality of womenswear in an artificial airport – EFTYCHIA AW20 at LFW

Olivia Kim

Feb 24, 2020
2 min

Power and practicality of womenswear in an artificial airport – EFTYCHIA AW20 at LFW

Set in airport scenery ('AVIOPOLIS'), EFTYCHIA AW20 collection was accompanied by faint noises that one might typically encounter in

An Homage to my Grandmothers – How they Inspired a Style Fusion

Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar

Feb 7, 2020
2 min

An Homage to my Grandmothers – How they Inspired a Style Fusion

Fashion should challenge the conventional and merge materials, whilst creating a space for multi-cultural experimentation. For me, combin...

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Instagram’s made-to-order brands: the beginning of the end of fast fashion

Copyright and creativity in fashion—where to draw the line?

Luxury In Lockdown: The Role of Fashion in a Pandemic

Hill & Friends 'Happy Factory From Home' Digital Presentation at London Fashion Week AW2

XU ZHI AW20 ‘Prelude’ collection at London Fashion Week

Russian-Kurdish designer Lorin Mai talks about her brand Vertigo, childhood spent in Syria and comin

Hackney Mask: A Fashion Designer’s Answer to the Pandemic

Garments inspired by vintage London and sportswear from recycled bottles – Katie Ann McGuigan AW20 a

Power and practicality of womenswear in an artificial airport – EFTYCHIA AW20 at LFW

An Homage to my Grandmothers – How they Inspired a Style Fusion

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