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Fashion around Oxford: India Matthews

India Matthews, president of the Oxford Fashion Society, shares her style secrets and where she’s shopping right now. Cherwell’s style inspiration of the week is India Matthews, a third-year English...

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Styling by the book: Oxford’s secret fashion rules

It often feels as if the so-called ‘Oxford bubble’ is full of binaries: commoners...

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Cultural fashion at the Queen’s confluence dinner

Not often do I get to break out the Middle Eastern kaftan hanging idle...

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Common threads: Historical fashion and its lessons for our time

When we think of historical fashion, images of towering wigs, tight-laced corsets, heavy brocades...

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Pantone

Inspired by PANTONE's 2016 picks, the editorial for Week 4 Michaelmas 2016 featured swatch-like compositions inspired by our favourite colours of the season.

Futuristic costumes for Romeo and Juliet

Lara Drew and Jasmin Yang-Spooner interview Hattie Morrison, clothing designer for RxJ, discussing avocado skins and subverting gender roles

Mirror synesthesia

Verity Crane examines the unusual phenomenon of suffering from too much empathy

Cherwell is recruiting – HT17

We are now recruiting for editorial positions for Hilary Term 2017 — DEADLINE EXTENDED: send us your applications 8pm Monday 28th Nov

Debate: Should the Union have hosted Corey Lewandowski?

Felix Pope and Freddy Potts debate whether or not the Oxford Union were right to have hosted Donald Trump's controversial former campaign manager

Cyclist dies following attack on Oxford’s High Street

Thames Valley Police are investigating into the cyclist's death from the head injuries he suffered when being kicked off his bicycle

Hundreds rally for post-election unity at Broad Street demonstration

Yesterday afternoon, hundreds gathered outside the Clarendon Building for a 'Love Rally', in response to recent political events

Letter from abroad: Yaroslavl

Emma Helm praises public transport in the Russian city of Yaroslavl

Statement Pieces: Beth Kidd’s Mouse Bracelet

For Beth Kidd, a charm bracelet brings back memories of a trying time in childhood

Clothes with a conscience

The Just Love campaign advocates for ethical fashion.

Statement Pieces: Oli Williams’ tattoos

In our second Statement Pieces of Michaelmas, Oli Williams discusses the validity of preferring aestheticism over 'deeper meaning' by relating the experience of choosing his own tattoos.

OFW: the Complexities of Cultural Appropriation

"I think it’s a mistake to think that we can give a definition of cultural appropriation in terms of necessary and sufficient conditions… morality is just far more complex than that."

Encapsulating 2016: an interview with the founder of Light Work

"We know we’re not going to change the world or anything with a t-shirt. But it is all about spreading ideas and reflecting on things that are happening around us."

News summary – 1st week

The first instalment in our new series in which we summarise the most important news in Oxford each week. It has never been so...

An OFW imposter

With Oxford Fashion Week upon us, Ebere Nweze weighs in on how to be an imposter in a room full of style experts

Statement Pieces: Caroline Ritchie’s Corduroy Jacket

A $69 jacket from a Melbourne charity shop gives Caroline Ritchie more trouble than she bargained for...

My summer at GQ

Christina Bianchi discusses and demystifies her internships at Condé Nast

The two faces of short film: potential to inspire, potential to bore

Visiting the Athens International Film Festival, Ellie Siora ponders on the power of the short film.

A Short History of the Cherwell

Preface This series of articles is written in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the Cherwell newspaper or, as it was first published in 1920,...

Cherwell History Pt 6 – A Near Death Experience

A series of unfortunate events threatens the paper’s survival

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Culture

Fashion around Oxford: India Matthews

Styling by the book: Oxford’s secret fashion rules

Cultural fashion at the Queen’s confluence dinner

Common threads: Historical fashion and its lessons for our time

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