When I was thirteen, I read the Y/A novel “Uglies” by Scott Westerfield. It was about a dystopian future where everyone is considered ugly until they are turned “pretty” through government-enforced cosmetic surgeries at the age of sixteen. While I enjoyed the book, I had always found the premise a bit silly. The concept of […]
Fashion sustainability is now synonymous with thrifting, charity shops and buying from slow fashion brands. While these are all crucial parts of ethical consumption in the West, we often forget that this particular understanding is not universal. When it comes to the Global South, definitions and practices of fashion sustainability differ across communities and geographies. […]
“When I was younger, I was forced to wear clothes considered feminine to church. At university, my faculty had a strict dress code for women. I always felt out of place in those clothes, and I hated the discomfort that came with wearing them.” These are the words of Tim, a legal practitioner and writer. […]
ASOS have recently teamed up with LGBTQ+ youth charity, Exist Loudly to launch a limited-edition collection through their exclusive COLLUSION brand. This is the first global brand partnership for Exist Loudly, which was founded by Tanya Compas. As a youth worker, content creator and champion of queer, Black communities, Tanya wanted to create an organisation […]
Style is a kind of speech. Long before I open my (loud) mouth, my physicality speaks volumes. So much of this is outside of my control, with much being dictated to the viewer by thousands of micro messages transmitted down the years. My Blackness reads mammy and savage. My fatness reads misery and gluttony. My […]
Last year, with the launch of the wildly successful Nike Pro Hijab, Nike positioned themselves as forerunners in global sportswear brands explicitly considering and creating apparel with their female Muslim women customer base in mind. Come February 1st 2020, this streak continues with the launch of Nike’s ‘Victory Swim’ collection, a true game-changer in its […]
What can I say about Mzz Kimberley! She is a star in her own right and has always aimed to spread the message, ‘love yourself for who you are!’. From creating ionic photoshoots, joining the cast of new American sitcom, The Finellis to performing at Brighton pride and The Glory this year, Mzz Kimberley is […]
Born in London, Sri Lankan designer Amesh Wijesekera, studied BA Honours in Fashion and Textiles at the academy of design in Colombo, Sri Lanka. After bringing Sri Lanka to the forefront of the fashion world at Graduate Fashion week in London, Amesh was chosen to represent Sri Lanka at the International Fashion Showcase 2019. Working […]
“OPPALANNNNNCE, YOU OWN EVERYTHINGGGGG” Every season on RuPaul’s Drag Race, there’s that one queen that wows us with an iconic catchphrase and this season, it came courtesy from the queen of opulence herself…Miss Mercedes Iman Diamond. Truly one of a kind, this East African beauty is the FIRST Muslim queen on RuPaul’s Drag Race hailing all the […]
