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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Is Rihanna’s use of religious fashion as problematic as people think?
Never shy of causing a stir, global superstar Rihanna has drawn criticism after dressing up as a nun in her latest cover shoot for Interview Magazine – but some argue that the offended are missing the point. Celebrities have been using religious symbolism in their work for decades and –...
Explaining the rise of sleep tourism
Fast becoming one of the biggest trends in the wellness industry, more and more travellers are foregoing itineraries jam-packed with activities in favour of pillow menus and an early night. A holiday can be many things; for some, it involves exploration, adventure, and trying local cuisine. For others, it’s an...
Copenhagen introduces ban on exotic skins at Fashion Week
Just two years after it prohibited animal fur, Copenhagen has announced exotic animal skins and feathers will also be banned from its fashion week runways. Shows full of animal feathers and skins at fashion week? Groundbreaking. That’s the stance organisers of Copenhagen Fashion Week have taken as of late, announcing...
This beauty company sells discounted cosmetics destined for landfill
Each year in the UK, around 90 million beauty products are discarded before they even hit store shelves. One women-owned retailer is selling them for a fraction of the price online with the ultimate goal of cutting down on cosmetic waste. Beauty companies may have concealed their wasteful practices for...
Why are we still criticising women for sharing their fertility struggles?
Anne Hathaway revealed she suffered a miscarriage while playing a pregnant woman in 2015. The response proves taboos around womens’ health are still rife in 2024. In a new Vanity Fair interview, actor Anne Hathaway candidly revealed she had suffered a miscarriage in 2015 whilst playing a pregnant woman. The role,...
Is microdosing at work about to become the new norm?
For most of recent history, people have viewed drugs as dangerous and counterproductive to humanity’s success. With some of the world’s most successful people admitting to microdosing at work, could that change? For years, there have been whispers of employees of Silicon Valley taking psychedelics to come up with new features for our favourite bits of technology including smartphones, tablets, and computers. Even Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, attributed...
Opinion – Chioma Nnadi signals a changing media landscape
The journalist has become the first Black woman to hold British Vogue’s prestigious editor-in-chief position. Following in the footsteps of Edward Enninful, himself the first Black person to head up British Vogue, Chioma Nnadi has revealed her first issue of the magazine as editor-in-chief. She has already admitted Edward’s are big shoes to fill. Enninful was head of British Vogue for just over six years, after his promotion was announced...
Swedish retailer bans children from buying anti-ageing skincare
In a bid to protect young people from being influenced by beauty trends online, a popular pharmacy in Sweden has decided to ban under 16s from purchasing anti-ageing skincare products. While the societal pressure to be perfect has never been more intense, no natural human process has been vilified in recent times quite like ageing. Across the internet, beauty gurus and unqualified content creators are constantly sharing endless (and often...
Is ‘gimmick’ fashion sustainable?
Novelty and gimmick fashion is taking the internet by storm. But are these hyped products any good for the planet? Coperni may be a popular clothing brand, but the Parisian company tends to make headlines for its marketing gimmicks and technological innovations more than its clothes. I’m sure you’ve all seen that video of Bella Hadid’s spray painted dress. Well, that was the brainchild of Coperni’s design duo Arnauld Vaillant and...
