Wednesday 27th May 2026

Culture

Glamour and gossip: Oxford Fashion Society’s ‘Women in Fashion’

Is there hope for young journalists in the midst of an unemployment crisis, funding cuts to arts-based degrees, and the unknowns of AI? Yes, Julia and Daisy think, but it is by far the hardest time to be a new fashion journalist.

Galliano for the masses (on the Zara sale rack)

The fashion world is mourning the loss of John Galliano. Not a literal death, but something closer to a fall from grace.

Greening the Met Gala through Oxford fashion

With Anna Wintour trotting around New York and cosying up with Lauren Sanchez Bezos,...

Set to bloom: The return of the floral print

“Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.” So speaks the withering sarcasm of Miranda Priestly in The...

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

Cherwell History Pt 5 – Office Space

The paper becomes embroiled in scandal and loses its home

Cherwell History Pt 4 – ‘The Cherwell Renaissance’

A struggling publication is resurrected in a new form

Cherwell History Pt 3 – The Early Paper

A fledgling paper defends its independence in the chaos of the interwar years

Cherwell History Pt 2 – Two Rivers, Two Publications

Nearly a century of rivalry begins between the Cherwell and The Isis

Cherwell History Pt 1 – The Founders

From the trenches of the First World War to the quads of Oxford

Cherwells aplenty at London Fashion Week

I work at Cherwell, I row down the Cherwell, I live by the Cherwell, and now I could also own a Cherwell. Theoretically speaking. Could Kate Moss boast as much?

4 Ways to Celebrate Organic Beauty Week

Although Organic Beauty Week began on 19th September, there's still plenty of time to explore what's on offer. Cherwell Fashion explores the possibilities.

Danilo Venturi: “Not caring about fashion is like not voting”

Alice Demurtas discusses the politics of fashion with Danilo Venturi, the dean of Polimoda, one of the world's most famous fashion schools.

Scent and Sense

Oli Williams, the blogger behind www.filmfoodfragrance.wordpress.com, explores the effect of smell and perfume on the human psyche.

What’s The Big Issue: The Best Fashion Magazines of October 2016

As part of a new series, Ebere Nweze reviews Britain’s most popular monthly fashion magazines to find out which are worth sacrificing a trip to Hassan’s for and which should stay firmly on the shelf. This month, she reviews the October issues* of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Glamour.

Keep off the Grass: Clubbing in Oxford

Oxford's independent fresher's guide takes you round the city's best clubs

Active Oxford

Cherwell speaks to campaigners from student activist groups from all over Oxford to see what items are on the social justice agenda. Edited and Directed...

Cherworld: Episode 2 – NUS Yes or Mess?

Cat Bean, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Joe Inwood discuss the decision made by Oxford students to remain affiliated with the National Union of Students.

“It’s as though I’m being watched”

Cressida Peever’s mystery explores the eery blankness of receiving anonymous postcards

To sell your face

Last summer, as fashion journalists covering the London Emerging Designer Awards, my co-editor and I thought that the halfway drinks reception would be the...

A Moment of Enchantment

The Sheldonian Theatre and its surroundings serve as perfect backdrop for Cherwell's take on formal wear for the upcoming balls

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