Global brand H&M has recently updated its clothes sizing following feedback of them being irregularly small. With other stores following suit, are we seeing a move in the right direction for commercial understanding of body image issues?
It’s not unusual for popstars to venture beyond just singles but Rihanna’s recent entrance into the fashion realm proves she actually knows what she is doing
As the academic year starts again and we take the journey back to the city that we love, we have a special edition of our Fashion Player of the Week. This week we feature our favourite Mancunion men who have re-defined the very DNA of Manchester’s style all in their own unique way. Liam Gallagher – an […]
Framing the human face, eyebrows have always been a powerful makeup statement. Yet, the last decade has seen a colossal shift in the way we use makeup. At the very forefront of this makeup revolution is the brand Anastasia Beverly Hills (ABH). Arguably, they have single-handedly reinvented the ‘brow-game’ forever. ABH now have retailers in […]
Following the death of the founder of Maison Givenchy, Alice Reynolds looks at how he revolutionised the fashion industry
Deputy Fashion & Beauty Editor Amy Nguyen says goodbye in the way she knows best — through her fantastic sense of style
The Kamani’s fashion empire is a true rags-to-riches story, and it all started in Manchester
The major fashion brand missed an opportunity to improve representation, and instead opted for cultural appropriation
Kitty Mitchell-Turner gives her top tips for achieving fabulously healthy hair
The Mancunion speaks to “the biggest eyelash brand in Europe”
It is of no debate that Manchester students have a definite sense of style. Your typical Fallowfield get-up is more likely to be made up of vintage styling and smaller independent labels than your average high-street brands, opting for clothes with greater character and individuality. Yet when shopping for these more one-off pieces, it seems […]
You know their names. Baby, Sporty, Scary, Ginger and Posh. But do your know their fashion? The SpiceUp exhibition featuring their most iconic outfits proves their influence has probably seeped into your style either way
How would you describe your own personal style? Sports teacher X Courtney Love (with a sprinkling of The Simple Life Paris Hilton). Who is your biggest style and fashion icon and why? Freja Wewer. She’s a Danish blogger, sashaying her way across Copenhagen in collaboration sports-wear and a cloud of Marlboro Red smoke. Her entire […]
Rona McCann gives a roundup of the couture seen on the red carpet at last week’s Oscars
Talia Lee-Skudder, Fashion and Beauty Editor, shares her fashion thoughts for the last issue of The Mancunion
What will this mean for the brand’s appeal to ‘Britishness’?
Lacoste join the emerging group of brands seeking to raise awareness of environmental issues
It is time that retailers innovated to be more inclusive of those who do not identify with normative gender binaries
