Opinion – Nike’s Olympic kits are an emblem of sports sexism
The sporting giant has come under fire over its women’s Track and Field kits. The backlash is long overdue. With the Paris Olympics just months away, major sporting brands are revealing their Olympic kits for the first time. But Nike got more than it bargained for this week when it shared...
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Almost 1 in 10 teenagers have used harmful weight-loss products
According to a new study, around 9 per cent of adolescents – especially girls – have used non-prescribed diet pills, laxatives, and diuretics in their lifetime. As remarked by one of the authors, this is a ‘pretty big public health concern’ for young people around the world. In 2023, social...
Opinion – Clothes should not be a legal issue in 2023
A new Wisconsin Bill marks a milestone for Indigenous students. But we should be questioning why legal intervention is necessary in the first place. Under new Assembly Bill 210, students in Wisconsin will now (legally) be allowed to wear tribal regalia – like beadwork and eagle feathers – to their...
Muscle dysmorphia is fuelling a silent male mental health crisis
As social media and the lucrative, unregulated supplements industry continues to promote unrealistic beauty standards, more boys and young men today are becoming obsessed with body image and bulking up to the point of risking their overall wellbeing. For as long as I’m able to remember, women have been the...
Boody launches creative campaign highlighting underwear discomfort
It’s estimated that women spend a cumulative 27 years experiencing discomfort from underwear that digs, rubs, and leaves deep impressions on the skin. Offering their organic bamboo-based products as a solution, the B Corp certified brand is confronting this silent burden. ‘The best impression your underwear can make, is no...
Why Pinterest is booming among Gen Z
The platform just saw its best user growth in two years, with young people leading the charge. This is due to recently introduced shoppable content, which has transformed the social media site into a go-to fashion destination for the style-obsessed demographic. According to Pinterest’s CEO, the platform – designed to...
What is a ‘girl dinner’ and why has it sparked controversy?
The phenomenon is based around celebrating the low-effort meals a woman might cobble together and enjoy alone, but with eating disorder content still rife on TikTok – where the latest food trend has taken off – many have raised concerns over its ties to diet culture.
If you’ve spent any time on TikTok as of late, then you’ll know that new food trends are as commonplace as GRWM’s, the 
Weight-loss jab investigated for suicide risk
Despite being a diabetes medication, people without the health condition have been buying Ozempic due to its appetite curbing side-effects, which led to global shortages earlier this year. Now, it’s being reviewed by European regulators over a possible connection to thoughts of self-harm among users. Earlier this year, discourse about weight-loss drugs spread like wildfire online, thought to be influenced by suspected reports...
Opinion – Stop body shaming women in the public eye
Recent online commentary negatively targeting Bebe Rexha’s weight gain proves that discourse around female celebrity’s appearance is still rife on social media. Retiring this inherently toxic form of trolling is long overdue. You’d think we’d have grown tired of obsessing over women’s bodies by now, especially within industries that significantly influence how we perceive ourselves. I’m referring, of course, to the contradictory nature of modern celebrity culture. Many brands and influencers...
The rise of the ‘no-wash’ revolution
A growing cohort of people have joined the ‘no-wash’ movement, opting to cut back on doing laundry to reduce their environmental impact and help their clothes last longer.
Resale, rental, regeneration – you name it. In 2023, there’s no shortage of ways for the style-obsessed to ensure we’re being as conscious with our consumerism as possible.
However, as planet positive as these options are, the world is still
