Flo Bellinger

Senior Remote Writer Brighton, UK

I’m Flo, (She/Her) a Senior Remote Writer at Thred. I recently completed a Masters in Visual Anthropology, and seek to interrogate the ways digital spaces can amplify marginalised voices in the arts and cultural sectors. Follow me on LinkedIn or ping me some feedback via email.

Hi, I’m Flo. I recently completed my Masters in visual, material, and museum anthropology, where I learnt about the many economies and communities that are woven together through consumption. I’ve always been creative at heart, and love painting in my spare time.

You can also find me deep in a book, or listening to the latest self-help podcast. As a fashion junkie with a penchant for inconveniently tiny bags, I am drawn to the ways social media amplifies marginalised voices within the industry.

I always enjoy clueing up on the latest ways our clothing shapes who we are.

My interests led me to team Thred, where I enjoy writing about arts, fashion, and literature from social change perspectives.

Latest Stories from Flo

UK women less likely to receive CPR than men

UK women less likely to receive CPR than men

A new study suggests a lack of CPR dummies modeled on women’s bodies is to blame. By all accounts, cardiac arrest is a condition that demands swift and decisive action. Every second counts. But for women who collapse in public, the timeline moves slower. A new study has built on existing evidence that determines women are significantly less likely than men to receive life-saving CPR from bystanders because people ‘worry...

By Brighton, UK
How to navigate family politics this festive season

How to navigate family politics this festive season

For many of us, awkward conversations have become a mainstay of winter gatherings.  The festive period promises a lot: turkey, tinsel, and a soundtrack of perennial arguments. For a large portion of us, the season has become something other than a celebratory get-together and more of an endurance test, especially in recent years marred by political polarisation. So how do you survive these annual interactions without severing ties or weaponizing a...

By Brighton, UK
Why Miss Universe has triggered a ‘wokeness’ debate

Why Miss Universe has triggered a ‘wokeness’ debate

The beauty pageant is being hailed as the death of wokeness, and the result of the ‘Trump effect’.  Victoria Kjær Theilvig, a 21-year-old Danish woman, is Miss Universe 2024. She’s blonde, blue-eyed, and undeniably beautiful – a fact that should been met with applause and little more. Instead, her win has ignited a cultural skirmish on social media, where far-right commentators have seized the moment to proclaim the supposed ‘end of...

By Brighton, UK
The case for real versus artificial Christmas trees

The case for real versus artificial Christmas trees

It’s the festive debate to end all festive debates. But which tree really is better for the planet?  For decades, the debate over real versus artificial Christmas trees has been the festive equivalent of pineapple on pizza. It’s divisive, personal, and a little exhausting.  You might choose artificial trees for their convenience, cost-effectiveness, or the promise of a consistent aesthetic.  Or, you may insist a real tree, with its scent and imperfections,...

By Brighton, UK
What’s up with people hiring witches on Etsy?

What’s up with people hiring witches on Etsy?

The phenomenon isn’t as uncommon as you might think.  Like many individuals, Riley Wenckus felt distraught and disempowered in the aftermath of Trump’s re-election. Wenckus was particularly furious at Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, and the key role he’d played in Trump's victory. So she turned to an unconventional solution: Wenckus paid $7.99 to an Etsy witch to curse Musk. In a viral TikTok, she shouted, ‘Elon motherf***ing...

By Brighton, UK
Gen Z’s latest accessory? Ear plugs

Gen Z’s latest accessory? Ear plugs

The unlikely trend has made ear safety stylish. What’s the harm?  The soundtrack of your teens and twenties usually involves crowded festivals, loud nightclubs, and headphones dialled up to high-volume. But Gen Z are starting to reject this cacophony with help from an unlikely accessory: the earplug. Studies have shown that for many young people, noise exposure poses a serious risk to the health of the ears and can even lead...

By Brighton, UK
Everything you need to know about Bluesky

Everything you need to know about Bluesky

Does Jack Dorsey’s new Twitter-alternative mark the end of Musk’s X? The word ‘Bluesky’ first popped into the public consciousness when Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey launched the app last summer. But as Twitter (now X) becomes increasingly inundated with far-right rhetoric, and Donald Trump’s election launches X owner Elon Musk into the political limelight, a mass exodus of the social media app has given Bluesky its proverbial moment in the sun. For...

By Brighton, UK
New California law requires companies to recycle unwanted clothing

New California law requires companies to recycle unwanted clothing

The legislation intends to reduce the amount of textile waste going to landfill.  California is widely considered a harbinger of progressive legislation, leading the charge in areas from emissions control to consumer privacy. The state’s latest step is a decisive push against textile waste. Under a new law, manufacturers of clothing, footwear and textiles sold in California will be required to take back and recycle unwanted items at no cost...

By Brighton, UK
Are brands crossing a line in the pursuit of relevance?

Are brands crossing a line in the pursuit of relevance?

The widespread mocking of Gary Barlow’s son proves that virality alone should not equate marketability.  Oh boy, does the internet love a spectacle. Over the past week, a photograph of Gary Barlow’s son, Daniel, towering above his dad, went viral. The memes arrived shortly after, and overnight Daniel became a punchline feeding the algorithm’s endless appetite. Like most social media trends nowadays, viral content is a bit of an open season...

By Brighton, UK