Alice Porter reviews ‘How To Keep Up With The Kardashians’, a UMDS production on body image and pop culture

“The beauty industry when it’s spoken about is spoken about as if it’s one universal experience, but there’s lots of separate ideas and people [within it]. We wanted to shed light on the people who were thinking about it and talking about it and working in it but didn’t have this major clout”

Fashion Editor Alice Porter provides some advice on how to make a great first impression at this years WIM Conference

Are you the nosey friend who snoops around people’s bathrooms, looking to see what products they use? This new series by Beauty Writer Alexandra Bikard is made for you

Fashion editor Alice Porter explores the idea that the commodification of Fashion Week prevents it from being art

With approximately £140 million worth of clothing going to landfill every year, it’s clear that sustainable fashion is necessary and it doesn’t have to be expensive

Planning on buying new underwear this Valentine’s Day? Have you ever considered the environmental impact of this? Try sustainable underwear this year so you can look and feel confident

Are influencers genuinely interested in books or is it all just for the ‘aesthetic’?

The new Netflix series hosted by Alexa Chung and Tan France will see budding designers take part in challenges to win $250,000 donated by Net-A-Porter

Fashion Editor Alice Porter argues that the democratisation of fashion during the 2010s has rendered the era distinctly undefinable (apart from its consistent nostalgia)

Alice Porter attempts to de-spell the myth that books are the supreme form of popular culture, despite being a self-proclaimed book lover

Fashion Editor Alice Porter shares her picks of the best fashion podcasts

Sick and tired of wearing the same pair of leggings everyday to cycle to uni in? Here are some practical ways to mix up your bike-friendly wardrobe…

Fashion editor Alice Porter argues that the ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel prioritises plot over politics with a novel that was unnecessarily built up

Fashion Editor Alice Porter sits down with fashion blogger Onyi Moss to discuss honing in on your skills in the influencer industry, career paths and promoting sustainability as a content-creator

Fashion brands are becoming more inclusive as the social and political landscape changes, but are any of them genuinely interested in making real change?

The Man Booker Prize is being praised because a black woman, Bernadine Evaristo, has won for the first time, but what does her having to share the prize say?

Fashion editor Alice Porter, chats to the founder of UoM’s brand new Thrifting Society, Millie Nettleton

Does the thought of thrift shopping fill you with an existential dread of ‘where to start’? Fashion editor Alice Porter narrows down the best second-hand shopping Northern Quarter has to offer

If you have an overflowing wardrobe and a problem with impulse purchases, you need to consider a capsule wardrobe