Lace up flats or heels are a Summer must have. While they may be fiddly to wear, once on they’re a definite game changer. Feminine chic at its best, they’re a marriage between gladiators […]
Carolina Herrera Slams The “Barely-There” Dress
Nowadays, it takes a strong and many may say ‘brave’ individual to critique an extremely popular catwalk trend; often fronted by the likes of mega stars Beyonce and Rihanna. However, known for her classic, crisp […]
Festival Essentials: Fashion and Beauty
Once again we are neck-deep into the muddy fields of festival season. We’re desperately seeking that perfect grunge-glam-hippy-chic look without appearing as if our smoky eye is from yesterday’s slept-in eyeliner and our dreadlocks grew […]
Alexander McQueen exhibition
It’s been a few weeks now since I went to the V&A to see the critically acclaimed Alexander McQueen ‘Savage Beauty’ exhibition, yet the show has been firmly imprinted in my mind. I remember being […]
Cheap Vs Chic: summer essentials
When Hyde Park is full of students revising in the sun, that’s when you know summer is just around the corner. It’s the perfect heat of spring than means you aren’t sweltering under the glare […]
Trend Alert: fashion trainer
The revolutionised trainer appeared on the Chanel Couture catwalk back in January 2014 and since then designers and sport brands have been consistently collaborating, such as Missoni and Converse and Givenchy and Nike. This is […]
Trend Alert: cowboy boots
I have never been quite so excited than for the return of the cowboy boot! It is the ultimate shoe to wear with flirty summer dresses and skirts when you want to combine ‘feminine’ and […]
That 70’s show
The easy-breezy days of the seventies are a Go-go! Flares, fringing, and crazy pasileys inject equal doses of glamour and bohemia inot this Spring’s fun-loving aesthetic. A warm, earthy palette blends with tactile materials; anything […]
All that glitters: Givenchy A/W Beauty
Victorian widow united with Latina Chola girl; two incongruous worlds were brought together in a romantic collision as Riccardo Tisci debuted his A/W 2015 collection in Paris. Tensions between eroticism and danger culminated in a fiercely […]
Caught on campus: winter to spring style
Name: Matt Dunn Age: 26 Course: I actually work here at the University in the Brotherton Library. What is your favourite high street store? Can it be a vintage store? If so, I would […]
What does a feminist look like?
Whether artists such as Bjork wearing huge headdresses, or Ellie Goulding at Glastonbury being referred to as ‘the gold bra’ on Twitter by The Guardian, fashion can be used against performers in sexist vitriol. If […]
Anna Wintour: fashion guru
Through those shielded eyes is a woman far more complex than meets the eye. She is known for her detectable style consisting of a pageboy haircut and oversized black sunglasses – used to shield her […]