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By Rebecca Marjoribanks, BA Social Anthropology and East Asian Studies Charity shops, Ebay, Depop, and Vinted are among some of the ways you can buy clothing second-hand. Most people are influenced by the low prices, the chance to find rare and fashionable items, and the large influence of social media.
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By Carlotta Busetto, BA Chinese Spring Summer Haute Couture this year started like quite no other. From life-like animal heads emerging from evening dresses by Schiaparelli to Viktor&Rolf’s upside down gowns, it is needless to say that the extravaganza underpinning haute couture is finally back, after the
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By Sarah Cotte, BSc Politics, Philosophy and Economics er then-partner Malcolm Mclaren. The shop sold rock-and-roll-inspired fetish wear, supplying London’s underground, sexually deviant punk scene with provocative pieces designed to make the conformist masses shudder. Westwood also created clothing for the punk-rock band Sex Pistols, furthering her visibility. As
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By: Carlotta Rose Busetto, BA International Relations and Chinese More and more Korean designers have been showing at the major fashion weeks and many celebrities, like Rihanna, have been seen sporting their pieces. It’s fair to say that Western audiences are starting to show a significant interest in what
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Hyunkyung Lee, BA International Studies The Dior Exhibition at London’s V&A Museum is the largest Dior exhibition to hit the UK. Titled “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams”, it begins with the personal history of Christian Dior, followed by the origin of the House of Dior and the
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Francis “My favourite item that I’m wearing is this coat because it as affordable.” Roza “I really like trench coats – I fell in love with this one because it’s thick, raw denim, and it’s really structured. I like how this denim coat has body to it – the
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Maliha Shoaib, BA English and World Philosophies When pushing the restart button for the New Year, we often feel pressured to give our lives a makeover – from a new hobby, to a new diet, to new clothes to fit an improved self. Yet, if our clothes reflect our identities, shouldn’
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Kay Lee, LLB Law On a sunny day in February, I entered a room laying out the timeline of Vogue and its defining issues from every era since its creation. Each period had its own section, demonstrating the shift in creative journalism, photography and overall vision. Art has always been
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Sophia Moghal, BA History and Southeast Asian Studies Deciding to click on the following headline on a news site led me to discover Mango’s newest campaign. The title: “Kendall Jenner’s New Mango Campaign Shows A Side We’re Not Used To Seeing”. “Tribal Spirit”; is apparently the side
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Kay Lee, LLB Law Rooms come alive with the story of Gabrielle, as her devout readers find themselves in a story set in a Saatchi Gallery-esque Chanel flagship store, trying to glide as effortlessly as Coco would’ve done past the impeccable white walls with black piping and across wood