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 […]
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 […]
What does it mean to present yourself to the world as non-binary? It’s a question I ask myself on a daily basis. My relationship with the mirror is complicated enough. Doing the homework on what it means to be genderqueer adds another huge layer of “complicated” to the mix. I was assigned male at birth […]
Before the New Year I met up with Brendon Mayanja, a Zimbabwean student currently living in Florida for his studies. We spoke about his style inspirations, issues within the LGBT+ community and other experiences. What are your style inspirations? When I first got into fashion, I found that the people I was looking up to […]
London Queer Fashion Show is a showcase of fashion, identity and expression. LQFS exhibits the greatest new talent, the people who know that gender exists beyond the binary, that clothing does not exist in male and female forms. The designers who are moving fashion forward to inspire and empower our city and society. LQFS gives […]
Last week I had the pleasure of meeting with Nemar Parchment, full-time model and London College of Fashion Alumni. We talked about his journey; how he ended up working for Fashion e-commerce powerhouse ASOS; how he’s currently making a living from modelling full-time and the experiences that linked it all together! Where did you grow […]
Our skies may be grey literally and figuratively at the moment, but this years fashion trends will give us the pop of colour we so desperately need! Here are some trends from some amazing BME designers that are running through the majority of collections at the moment. These trends will almost definitely reach our high streets, […]
As we all know, the mainstream fashion industry is not the most diverse place in the world. But if you look hard and long enough you can find a few people that stand out from the majority. We have listed below 10 amazing looks from London Fashion Week SS17, all modelled by people of colour. Designer: […]
My favourite and not so favourite highlights! Rihanna opened the show and performed 4 times, dropping medleys charting her entire career and literally brought the dancehall to the awards during one of them! She closed with an amazing performance of Stay, Diamonds and Love on the Brain. Dress wise, Riri can rock a thigh high boot like no other! […]
With the weather starting to perk up in the UK, the A.Z Team have been brainstorming some looks for the summer. Recently, we teamed up with Fridge4Fashion (F4), a London based online store, which specialises in ‘unique statement and street wear accessories’. F4 doubles as a personal stylist and retailer all in one and we […]
