Something old…
Oxford is blessed with a wealth of perfectly quaint vintage stores: from the formidable Unicorn on Ship Street to The Ballroom Emporium just over Magdalen bridge, Oxford is full of…
The real drug in fashion
Armed with a credit card and a mirror, a waiflike silhouette crouches next to a lavatory biting on her lip as she concentrates on carefully crafting a heap of white powder…
My Sartorial Life
Recently I have been panicking about what to wear to my cousins wedding this weekend. Outfits for weddings are a big deal. There’s no way around this scorching fact. Being…
The limits of ‘Real Beauty’: are they only skin deep?
The monumental success of Dove’s most recent ‘Real Beauty’ campaign echoes that of previous campaigns by the Unilever-owned toiletries brand. These adverts aim to provide an alternative image of beauty…
A girl’s world: Fashion’s hidden bias
On 25th January, Vogue posted a teaser for their new publication, Miss Vogue, to be launched 6th May. “Way to exclude men even further from fashion”, commented a frustrated viewer.…
My Sartorial Life
This week, I was faced with one of the great mysteries of life: what does one wear on May Day? As much as I would love to write a column…
Goth hate: a crime against fashion?
Fashion is many things: the ‘birth-child of art’, a medium of self-expression and identification, and an instrument of provocation. To provoke is a powerful thing. The suffragettes provoked change whilst…
My Sartorial Life 001
I found myself layering my dad’s shirt with my granddad’s cardigan the other day. Not only was it itchy and garish but I was wearing the dusty clothes of aged…
