A quarter of the UK have made the decision to mark themselves for life with a tattoo, showing to the world their personality in a permanent way. A lot is often said of people with tattoos, of “you might not like that in 30 years”, or “it doesn’t mean anything so why get it”. Yes, tattoos are a big commitment, they are on your body forever (unless you shell out thousands to get them removed), and if they are not for you they are not for you, I’m not saying you have to get one

On a rainy Thursday in East London, you are certain to spot at least four young creatives wearing Detroit-built canvas jackets designed in 1889 for railroad workers. The double-knee Carhartt pants and steel-toe silhouettes are flooding contemporary street style. These garments were never meant for coffee shops or design studios; they were built for heavy labour. This isn’t just a passing trend; it’s a wardrobe statement about how younger people dress in practical workwear lik

I see so many fashion influencers admiring Fashion Week, but the profound outfits are not just present at Fashion Week. There is street style, and it is a better environment for analysis and making observations. The unrehearsed, unchoreographed nature of the outdoors and the everyday is anything but ordinary: it enables people to project aura and persona. Meme Ranch, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Street style is projected by people who are in their element; they are themselves.

Photo by Sunlili2003, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The biggest rumour in fashion On the 8th of September, the highly trusted fashion news page, BoringNotCom, posted two unforeseen bombshells. ‘Anthony Vaccarello out at Saint Laurent.’ ‘Chemena Kamali is the new creative director of Saint Laurent.’ As of right now the rumours remain speculative, yet upon inspection, it appears the possibility of this happening is more logical than fantasy. Kering has a well-established desire

Style gives us meaning. I asked Shoreditch’s patron saints of partying, drunk20-something-year-old women, to describe their style in one word. Micro-trendor self-expression? Trend categories have always existed and continue to shape prevailing trends. I’ll give a brief history lesson: The 1960s-1970s saw a youthful, bohemian rebellion in clothing, a response to post-war optimism. The launch of MTV meant music was now a visual medium, so the eccentric children of the 80s loved

I've never understood the idea that your nicest underwear should be saved for a date or a Friday night. If anything, those are the pieces I want to wear most often. Whether it’s a nice new bra or some pretty underwear, the items we love are meant to be worn and enjoyed. Here are some of my favourite brands for beautiful pieces you’ll want to wear all throughout the week. Simone Pérèle If you also saw actress Ella Bright wearing Simone Pérèle while playing Hannah in Off Cam

And no, I don't want help I've always loved fashion. I was that teenage girl who spent her summer job money on copies of Vogue, spent hours on Pinterest, and, it's safe to say, probably wore at least three different outfits a day. Fast forward a few years, and, as we do in our early twenties, we start to find the style that makes us feel like ourselves. I found Tom Ford’s Gucci. The obsession started with the bags, specifically black canvas. I'd hunt for hours upon hours on V

It is never easy becoming the creative director of a fashion house, especially when that fashion house is one as well respected, highly esteemed and as embedded into fashion culture and history as Chanel. Matthieu Blazy, however, is off to an incredibly strong start. His Maxi Flap Bag, which debuted on the runway last September, has quickly become a staple in the wardrobes of many and on the wishlists of even more. I first saw this bag whilst scrolling on TikTok, and not to

Pat McGrath is a pioneer in the artistry of makeup. Pat McGrath, Dame Patricia Ann McGrath, was born in 1970 in Northampton, England, where she was raised by her mother, a Jehovah's Witness and dressmaker. Her mother, Jean, would become an early source of major artistic inspiration for a young Pat. Together they would watch old Hollywood films, analysing the looks. Mixing pigments. Experimenting with different products and techniques. “My mother was obsessed with makeup,” s

Anthony Bourdain. Photo by Carter Sterling, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 (CC BY-SA 2.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/. "If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody. Open your mind, get up off the couch, move."

Supernatural’s early seasons are a perfect example of when television still had that nostalgic sense of realism. Shot on 35 mm film with Panavision cameras and lenses, those first few years had a look that has become almost mythical. Grainy, dark and atmospheric, every frame felt heavy with mood. There was a gothic atmosphere, misty and dirty, with a sense of antiquity, almost of found footage. It carried that same tension and beauty you find in Lynch’s work, that sense of so

Wearing something off the shoulder is always sexy and seductive without ever becoming too revealing. The fabric naturally slouches off one side, exposing a single shoulder, and the slight asymmetry is exciting, dramatic, and almost draped. It works on almost anything, whether the outfit is tight, loose, structured, or completely relaxed. A T-shirt cut more messily to fall off the shoulder is my favourite example and one of the easiest ways to transform a basic piece you might

Monica Bellucci, Women's World Awards 2009. Photo by Manfred Werner (Tsui), via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. Beautiful, timeless, chic, mysterious and sexy. That’s just Monica. Let’s talk about her clothes. Monica Bellucci is, in my opinion, criminally underrated as a fashion icon. Her style, her amazing style, is one we should all look to as an example of impecca

Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Meryl Streep from The Devil Wears Prada 25 September 2006. Photo by spaceodissey, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (CC BY 2.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/. “Fashion fades, style is eternal.” — Yves Saint Laurent Once, the devil wore Prada. Today, she wears whatever the algorithm tells her to. In an era governed by the velocity of trend cycles, the fragmentation of aesthetic identity and t

Second hand fashion has become the quiet rebellion of our time. What once belonged to necessity, the last stop before payday, now defines how a generation dresses. Through Vinted, France’s biggest fashion retailer, we are watching a new order take shape built on class awareness, climate guilt and disillusionment with capitalism’s false promises. The shift is not only about affordability. It is about fatigue. For years, fast fashion sold the idea of transformation. New season,