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Do peer-to-peer shopping sites perpetuate the Fast Fashion industry?

Do peer-to-peer shopping sites perpetuate the Fast Fashion industry?

Olivia Stringer asks whether online platforms for selling second hand clothes are encouraging a wear-once mindset
Is it Art? Fashion Week

Is it Art? Fashion Week

Fashion editor Alice Porter explores the idea that the commodification of Fashion Week prevents it from being art
Alexander McQueen’s legacy: VOSS

Alexander McQueen’s legacy: VOSS

A decade after his death, Isabella Sharp shines a light on one of Alexander McQueen’s most weird and wonderful collections
How Netflix’s Sex Education explores identity politics and victim blaming through fashion

How Netflix’s Sex Education explores identity politics and victim blaming through fashion

Fashion Writer Maisie Scott argues that fashion is key to the identity formation and the trauma experienced by the characters in the popular Netflix show, Sex Education
A guy’s guide to wearing jewellery

A guy’s guide to wearing jewellery

Fashion writer Anna Jin outlines easy ways for men to wear different types of jewellery
What to wear when you’re bored of winter fashion

What to wear when you’re bored of winter fashion

Winter feels never-ending, especially in Manchester. If you’re yearning for summer dressing but the weather doesn’t allow for it, Jasmine Bennett has some ideas
ASOS’ ‘See My Fit’ tool is a step in the right direction for online shopping

ASOS’ ‘See My Fit’ tool is a step in the right direction for online shopping

Environmental and social impact make new feature a game-changer, argues Online Editor Bec Oakes
Accounting for Style #4: Winter coat investment means spending over budget

Accounting for Style #4: Winter coat investment means spending over budget

With Christmas parties and the aftermath of Black Friday sales, December can be a difficult month to stay within a reasonable budget…
Accounting for Style #3: An identity crisis haircut and a perfume shopping spree

Accounting for Style #3: An identity crisis haircut and a perfume shopping spree

A first-year Politics and International Relations student tracks all their fashion and beauty purchases for the period of a month
Opinion: A note on cultural appropriation of tattoos

Opinion: A note on cultural appropriation of tattoos

Tattoos don’t need to have a meaning for you, but a culturally appropriated symbol might have meaning to someone else
The winter coat you should buy based on your Myers – Briggs personality type

The winter coat you should buy based on your Myers – Briggs personality type

Winter coats are a big investment so you want to be sure to choose the right one. Why not pick one based on your personality type?
The best fashion podcasts

The best fashion podcasts

Fashion Editor Alice Porter shares her picks of the best fashion podcasts
Clothes you can cycle to uni in that aren’t activewear

Clothes you can cycle to uni in that aren’t activewear

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…
Realistic steps you can take to make more sustainable fashion choices

Realistic steps you can take to make more sustainable fashion choices

Online Editor Bec Oakes, discusses how to become a more sustainable consumer with very little effort or spending
Four autumn/winter wardrobe staples all students should own

Four autumn/winter wardrobe staples all students should own

The four pieces you should save up your loan to invest in this season
Opinion: Fast fashion is destroying the integrity of the fashion industry

Opinion: Fast fashion is destroying the integrity of the fashion industry

One of BBC Three’s latest documentary series, Breaking Fashion, takes viewers behind the scenes at Salford-based fast fashion company, In the Style. Company CEO, Adam Frisby, founded the business in 2013 and has since turned it into a £30 million turnover company, utilising social media influencers and celebrities to do so. The series, which is available […]
How to wear 4 key autumn/winter trends on campus

How to wear 4 key autumn/winter trends on campus

Before you start building your autumn/winter wardrobe for 2019, read this
Meet the affordable fashion guy

Meet the affordable fashion guy

We caught up with David Seed, the Manchester fashion blogger who puts together outfits on a budget
Review: Selfridges ‘State of the Arts’

Review: Selfridges ‘State of the Arts’

Lily Rosenberg reviews Selfridges latest campaign, ‘State of the Arts’, a show which attempts to make art more accessible, highlighting the link between art and fashion, yet she believes fails to execute a truly effective installation
A passion for fashion (and charity)

A passion for fashion (and charity)

The Manchester Charity Fashion Show are looking to raise money for Lifeshare whilst showcasing the best of Britain’s young design talent.