With Live at Leeds beginning to make its appearance around the metaphorical corner, the creators behind the award-winning festival organised a laid-back entrée event to kickstart its official launch. Held at our very own Wardrobe, […]
The Reign is Over
After 25 years, Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman steps down. Tessa Jones looks back on her career highlights… After 25 years and a day on her throne, the Queen of Vogue magazine, Alexandra Shulman, announced her resignation on 25th […]
Fashion and the First Lady
Off the back of Trump’s inauguration and the subsequent departure of the Obama’s from The White House, we could be forgiven for thinking that the release of blockbuster film Jackie, starring Natalie Portman, was timed to fuel […]
Chasing Catwalks
This Milan fashion week menswear show saw YouTubers and “social media influencers” alike not just on the elusive front row but strutting down the runway alongside models. Specifically Dolce and Gabbana invited a host of […]
Top Picks – Couture Fashion Week
I love how this look from Valentino gives feminine fluidity to a typically androgynous shape. The clean lines and intricate detailing of the mesh shirt are a fresh twist on the Grecian draping. Futuristic patterns […]
Fashion Trumps Hate
“Fashion should always be looked to in protest” Stood outside Trump Tower, on a street carpeted with placards and protest slogans, Rihanna stands in a LAPP jumper emblazoned with the words “This Pussy Grabs Back” […]
Review: Leaves of Glass – a small cast pays off
Frontline Theatre is Leeds’ newest theatre company, set up by alumnus Hugo Salter. Running this week is Leaves of Glass by Philip Ridley, an ambitious choice which deals with death, grief, love, loyalty and most […]
Preview: Yussef Kamaal @ Belgrave, 25/3/17
If you haven’t already heard the sweet sweet sounds of Yussef Kamaal, get them in your earholes quick sharp. The pair, Yussef Dayes and Kamaal Williams (a.k.a. Henry Wu) have had little formal musical training. […]
Folk Acid and Moral Ravers: The Rise and Fall of the Acid House Movement
Acid House rose to prominence in the 1960s to the 1980s from the clubs of Chicago, characterised by the ‘squelchy’ sounds of the emerging bass synthesiser, the ‘Roland TB-303 Bass Line’. By the late 1980s […]
An Interview with the man behind Bongo’s Bingo
2016 threw many unexpected things at us and one thing that no one saw coming was the resurgence of bingo. I, along with many others, thought the game was confined to the dingy bingo halls […]
Review: The Weir – unnerving tales and found friendship
A wild storm is brewing, a fire is slowly burning in a pub in the Irish countryside. Four locals spin chilling tales to a newcomer from Dublin. Connor McPherson’s play unfolds in real time and […]
The Arts Netflix Weekend Watchlist: Vol 13
So long January, we thought you’d never end. We’re now at that point in the semester where you’re trying to figure how little you can get away with contributing in seminars, and you’re not really ready […]