Milan Fashion week has been rather predictable in recent seasons. Showrooms have been crowded with fashion journalists glancing and glazing over an abundance of forgettable fur coats and dresses. But one thing is clear from […]
Menswear: Turtlenecks are back
The turtleneck may be an item more often associated with Bond villains than high fashion, but in fact this item has been featured highly on the runways for AW15. Look no further than the likes […]
Top Trends: Fashion Week Roundup
It’s not exactly easy to keep up with Fashion Week, whether it’s London or New York, there’s always something new to see. So to help you along we’ve created a quick round up. This is […]
#WMHD15: Holding on to your dignity whilst enduring a mental illness
It’s the lead-up to World Mental Health Day 2015, which is taking place this Saturday on the 10th October. Each year, the day itself and the week leading up to it will focus on a […]
Netflix and Chill?
It’s just another classic midweek evening. It’s been a long day at the Laidlaw, I haven’t even made a dent in my never-ending reading list and I’m finally in bed;but I’m feeling restless. I toss […]
Got a spare $700?
It started with “Selfish”, Kim Kardashian’s answer to a selfie bible, and next month Amber Rose is set to release hers, humbly entitled “How To Be A Bad Bitch”, but the celebrity book race has […]
MENTAL HEALTH A-Z: A is for Addiction
It’s one of the most common mental health issues. According to the NHS one in three of us has an addiction of some type. If you’re reading this in the library, look to your left. […]
Review: A Syrian Love Story
In the year that Europe has been bombarded with news of the Syrian crisis, Sean McAllister’s personal and harrowing BBC documentary ‘A Syrian Love Story’ films it’s escalation with a fresh perspective. Through the eyes […]
Rotterdam vs Amsterdam
The thing I miss most about Rotterdam is the remarkable Dutch architecture as soon as you leave the centre, positioned amongst tall luscious trees and flowers. Central Rotterdam is a beautifully-modern little metropolis, the first […]
Corbyn’s Cabinet: Putting Mental Health on the Political Agenda
Time and again, mental health is seemingly forgotten about in Westminster. The stories of patients being sent out-of-area to access vital treatment, the cuts to the number of inpatient mental health beds, and U-turns on […]
Fashion 101: Val Garland
She’s just worked on your favourite shows at London Fashion Week; from Vivienne Westwood to Erdem to Anya Hindmarch. She’s the woman behind the most original and striking looks from so many of our favourite […]
Long Distance Love
Another Academic year has commenced. Another relationship faux pas has been achieved. It may or may not be known that this time last year I did the ‘forbidden’ thing of entering into a relationship with […]