Sunday 15th March 2026

Culture

Stitching the world together: GFC’s London Fashion Week show

A few weeks ago we, the Cherwell fashion editors, were lucky enough to be extended an invite by the Global Fashion Collective to their London Fashion Week show.

Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

Lighthouse Productions' 'Things I Know to Be True' had high expectations to meet. Put frankly, they nailed it.

Red soles, red flags: Jaden Smith and the celebrity takeover of high fashion

Smith’s appointment has raised some serious questions about the extent to which nepotism and celebrity is superseding artistic talent in the fashion industry at present.

Remembrance, resilience, and reflection: Lubomyr Melnyk, the ‘continuous music’ pioneer

On the 23rd and 24th February, the Ukrainian composer and pianist, Lubomyr Melnyk, returns to Oxford for a performance at New College.

Love Oxland: “She was tall, friendly and dolled up – though sadly this wasn’t for me.”

Juliet Flamank is disappointed by Jack Beadsworth’s lack of agricultural ambition

Smoking area chic

With the debate over smoking around Oxford heating up, Chloe Dootson-Graube pays tribute to one fashion institution caught in the crossfire

Police evacuate Summertown street over ‘chemical hazard’

Over 60 residents evacuated from street near Oxford college accommodation

Oxford University and colleges used offshore funds to invest in oil extraction

Paradise papers leak reveals tens of millions of pounds were placed in offshore tax havens

Three Alternatives to Popcorn

Malak Khalil reflects on the best snacking options to pair with a film

Is high fashion more accessible than ever?

Chloe Dootson-Graube writes that her experience at London Fashion Week shows that fashion is becoming more accessible

Tarot adds witchcraft and mystery to feminist fashion

Viveka Herzum pays tribute to the power and beauty of tarot as a fashion statement

Crete’s mountain musician of mystery

Jonathan Egid sheds light on one of Crete's most intriguing characters

Skater fashion rules Supreme

The fashion world is obsessed with skate culture, but is this the start of a long-term relationship or just another short-lived flirtation?

Anger over Exeter’s plan to ban smoking in college

Students have expressed anger over Exeter's move to prohibit smoking anywhere on its Turl Street site

Correction and clarification: Cherwell 20 October 2017

Correction and clarification (21/10/17)

Instagram’s self-sabotage

Daisy Chandley asks why Instagram keeps trying to fix what isn't broken

Life Divided: Matriculation

Rachel Craig-McFeely and Anna Elliott discuss the highs and lows of Matriculation

Ignore the naysayers, opera is for everyone

Many have dismissed opera as unaffordable and elitist – they are missing out, writes Jack Pepper

Tommy x Gigi – an outdated vanity project?

There is no denying that the new Gigi Hadid collection's glossy take on grunge is cool, but it ultimately fails to surprise or entertain Viveka Herzum

‘Caesar’ at the Keble O’Reilly – preview

Miranda K. Gleaves previews 'Caesar', a hot new reinterpretation of a classic Shakespeare play from Cosmic Arts

Christ Church’s hall changes set a dangerous precedent

In the runup to 0th Week of Michaelmas term, Oxford is surprisingly quiet while most students try to suck up the last days of...

Boredom in High Places

Chloe Dootson-Graube explores Meadham Kirschoff's dissatisfaction with a creativity-starved industry and whether his comments ring true

Who is Edward Enninful?

Nicole Rayment takes a look at British Vogue's new helmsman and the potential for change he brings with him

Town versus Gown: queer culture in Oxford and Northern Ireland

Eimer McAuley celebrates the vibrancy of LGBTQ+ culture in Oxford after her childhood in Northern Ireland

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