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Easter escapes
Italy, being perhaps one of the countries most visited during the summer season, is admittedly bursting with tourists from afar locations hoping to soak up the Italian sunshine.
However, the same cannot be said for the winter and spring months. Upon my visit to Milan during early Spring, it was nothing like your jam-packed holiday destination. With the streets being admired by a handful of American and Canadian gap year students, European citizens, and Italian school trips, it was astonishingly quiet. But, with less people, a more authentic experience awaited me, making Italy the perfect spot for a mid-summative season break.
However, the same cannot be said for the winter and spring months. Upon my visit to Milan during early Spring, it was nothing like your jam-packed holiday destination. With the streets being admired by a handful of American and Canadian gap year students, European citizens, and Italian school trips, it was astonishingly quiet. But, with less people, a more authentic experience awaited me, making Italy the perfect spot for a mid-summative season break.
A look back on Zendaya’s most iconic looks
Back in November, the annual CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) awards made their in-person return, to honour prominent figures within American fashion and celebrate “the best of American creativity”.
The awards are sometimes dubbed “the Oscars of fashion” and are run as a fundraising event in New York City annually. With Zendaya accepting the ‘Fashion Icon Award’ and becoming the youngest ever CFDA recipient at twenty-five. Perhaps unsurprising given her fashion darling status…
The awards are sometimes dubbed “the Oscars of fashion” and are run as a fundraising event in New York City annually. With Zendaya accepting the ‘Fashion Icon Award’ and becoming the youngest ever CFDA recipient at twenty-five. Perhaps unsurprising given her fashion darling status…
Emily In Paris' loud wardrobe is a symbol of her non-Parisian status
If you’re anything like me, you probably found yourself guiltily watching the second season of Netflix and Sex and the City writer Darren Star’s series Emily in Paris this festive season, released December 22nd to arguably better press than when the series premiered in 2020. Although perhaps a feat that was not hard to do considering the large-scale backlash the series received upon release for outdated French stereotypes and...
A tribute to Virgil Abloh, 21st-century fashion’s groundbreaker
Everyone has experienced a celebrity death that deeply affects them, a death so unexpected, it takes you aback. I first experienced this with Mac Miller in 2018 and again recently with Virgil Abloh, a man no short of a groundbreaker – a disrupter in the fashion world.
On the 28th of November 2021, Virgil Abloh sadly died, after a two-year-long private battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was just 41. Abloh was best known as Louis Vuitton’s menswear’s artistic…
On the 28th of November 2021, Virgil Abloh sadly died, after a two-year-long private battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was just 41. Abloh was best known as Louis Vuitton’s menswear’s artistic…
Ten essential capsule wardrobe pieces
In the era of sustainable fashion, the ‘capsule wardrobe’ has surged in popularity. The idea behind the capsule wardrobe is owning a set number of clothes, usually, basic staples that can be easily mixed and matched to create chic outfits, making day to day styling easier, decreasing overconsumption, and saving the individual money over time. Capsule wardrobes in particular are known for fitting the minimalist yet timelessly chic Parisian and Copenhagener aesthetics because of their absence….
Met Gala 2021: the first Monday in September?
On September 13th fashion’s biggest event The Met Gala finally made its long-awaited return following cancellation in 2020 and postponement in 2021 – The Met Gala famously known for falling upon the first Monday in May but, instead in this disrupted timeline - September. This year’s Gala was also a much smaller, intimate affair, the guestlist a third of its usual size...
Track Review: Spicy // CL
On August 24, K-pop veteran CL made her highly anticipated comeback with ‘Spicy’, after a turbulent few years following a clash with her former label—who she asks not to be named alongside.
Her departure from the Korean ‘big 3’ agency led to the release of the 2019 EP In The Name Of Love as an independent artist. It was a thank you to the fans that stuck with her during that difficult period in her career, in which no music was released.
This was followed by two successful singles last autumn
Her departure from the Korean ‘big 3’ agency led to the release of the 2019 EP In The Name Of Love as an independent artist. It was a thank you to the fans that stuck with her during that difficult period in her career, in which no music was released.
This was followed by two successful singles last autumn
EP Review: fever // Against The Current
Pop-rock trio Against The Current dropped their latest EP fever on 23 July, their first release since their 2018 sophomore album. However, fever couldn’t stray further from Past Lives and marks an impressive return to their roots, after the pop-sounding Past Lives sometimes felt distanced from the music fans had initially fallen in love with.
The new EP’s success can be attributed to the band’s return to their rockier roots, in conjunction with emotive and rebellious lyrics that speak to every…
The new EP’s success can be attributed to the band’s return to their rockier roots, in conjunction with emotive and rebellious lyrics that speak to every…
Lessons from a solo traveller
Lately, I’ve been feeling particularly reminiscent. Lockdown three certainly hit hard, leaving me free to daydream in my own memories, which I certainly don’t believe is something I’ve been alone in during these trying times.
In such a nostalgic time, I dove into my memories of summer 2019 in which I travelled across Europe for around six weeks, solo and self-funded.
However, as I look back upon my travel memories today I see them differently from how I experienced them at the time. They hold
In such a nostalgic time, I dove into my memories of summer 2019 in which I travelled across Europe for around six weeks, solo and self-funded.
However, as I look back upon my travel memories today I see them differently from how I experienced them at the time. They hold
Album Review: Euphories // Videoclub
In late January, Nantes duo Adèle Castillon and Matthieu Reynaud, better known as Videoclub, released their debut album Euphories, following several successful singles including viral hit ‘Amour Plastique’. The album looks to follow up on a number of 80’s inspired, poetic electro-pop singles with the titular Euphories, Enfance 80, En Nuit and Roi.
The latest record is a cohesive collection of 80’s inspired, throwback European electronics, youthful and charming, reminiscent of childhood, coming of age...
The latest record is a cohesive collection of 80’s inspired, throwback European electronics, youthful and charming, reminiscent of childhood, coming of age...
Europe’s most sustainable city: European Green Capital 2021 – Lahti, Finland
Lahti, Finland’s 9th largest city with a 120,000 population situated around 60 miles north of Helsinki, a city that aims to be completely carbon neutral by 2025 and has recently been voted the European Green Capital of 2021. With Finnish Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas a native of the city, acting as their ambassador saying “…Lahti is a forerunner in environmental issues in many ways, and Finnish solutions are good enough for the world stage.” A duathlon event planned for 2021 in his name with aims of carbon neutrality and highlighting “the role of year-round environmental actions, both large and small”.
Songs that bring back travel memories
There are two songs in particular which take me back to Summer 2019 in which I travelled across Europe, beginning in Paris and ending in Copenhagen. The first song is ‘I Like The Way’ by Against the Current, a band I have supported since I was fifteen, meeting numerous times across the years. ‘I Like The Way’ stuck with me after a sweaty Milan club show in the early June sun. An anthem of summer and youthful freedom, this quickly became a backdrop for my summer of new experiences...
A Love Letter To Live Music
“Sleepless night, bloodshot morning, runway lights, London calling”: Against The Current’s ‘Young & Relentless’ opens, with many fans certainly coming from sleepless nights; the band’s second album was released just one day earlier and many fans lined up outside the Kentish Town venue from early morning.
Against The Current brought people together that night. International friendship groups united by the band, linked hand by hand, arm by arm, flying flags, crying, smiling, screaming and dancing...
Against The Current brought people together that night. International friendship groups united by the band, linked hand by hand, arm by arm, flying flags, crying, smiling, screaming and dancing...
Review: ‘I Would Leave Me If I Could’, a collection of poetry by Halsey
On November 10th the anticipated collection of poetry entitled I Would Leave Me If I Could by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Halsey (Ashley Frangipane) was released by Simon & Schuster.
Halsey’s poetry collection was particularly awaited by fans due to her background in poetry. Unknown to many, she had an extremely popular poetry blog on Tumblr before her debut as a musician. It posted raw, expressive pieces, many of which went viral. One poem obtained over 820,000 re-blogs, and many of her...
Halsey’s poetry collection was particularly awaited by fans due to her background in poetry. Unknown to many, she had an extremely popular poetry blog on Tumblr before her debut as a musician. It posted raw, expressive pieces, many of which went viral. One poem obtained over 820,000 re-blogs, and many of her...
Letter to my January 1st self
It is safe to say that 2020 has looked very different to how any of us imagined. In this series of letters, students write to their January 1st selves to take time to reflect on what their year has looked like, how expectations have shifted and the lessons they have learned so far.
The next few months are very different from the way you are living right now. A set of new and unexpected challenges are upcoming but, I know you are prepared. Spend as much time as you can with your friends at the...
The next few months are very different from the way you are living right now. A set of new and unexpected challenges are upcoming but, I know you are prepared. Spend as much time as you can with your friends at the...
To Shop Ethically is a Privilege Many Cannot Afford
As a result of growing environmental awareness around the harmful effects of fast fashion, the idea of shopping sustainably and ethically has grown exponentially in recent years.
Fast fashion is cheap, accessible, readily available clothing on the high street, often copying emerging styles from previous fashion weeks and seasons, taking high fashion trends to a widely accessible platform.
Unfortunately, this has devastating environmental and human impacts. As indicated by the word ‘fast’, these...
Fast fashion is cheap, accessible, readily available clothing on the high street, often copying emerging styles from previous fashion weeks and seasons, taking high fashion trends to a widely accessible platform.
Unfortunately, this has devastating environmental and human impacts. As indicated by the word ‘fast’, these...
