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...

A beginner’s guide to… The Mechanisms

The Mechanisms are utterly unique. Each of their albums feature sci-fi re-imaginings of classic folklore, from Grimm’s fairy tales to Arthurian myth, perfectly capturing...

JCRs in favour of NUS referendum

Numerous JCRs have mandated their OUSU reps to vote for the NUS referendum motion being discussed at OUSU Council tonight

Interview: Hannah Sykes and Daniel Pascal Tanner at the Oxford Fashion Week

Jordan Greenwood chats with the designers Hannah Sykes and Daniel Pascal Tanner about their collections at the latest Oxford Fashion Week

Nordic Blues

This week Cherwell travels to Finland to capture the essence of Nordic simplicity

Interview: Emmakaisa Soisalo on Nordic fashion

Aini Putkonen interviews Emmakaisa Soisalo from Marimekko to figure out what Nordic fashion is really about

Interview: Emmakaisa Soisalo on Nordic fashion

  Aini Putkonen interviews Emmakaisa Soisalo from Marimekko to gure out what NWordic fashion is really about when thinking about Finnish fashion, un- doubtedly, Marimekko...

Obituary: Prince 1958-2016

Daniel Curtis pays tribute to the pop icon who died today (Thursday April 21)

How to: A wrap detailed t-shirt

Aini Putkonen instructs how to upgrade a plain t-shirt

Extravaganza Eleganza

Photoshoot exploring drag style in collaboration with LGBTQ soc

Oxford Colleges OxPops

Francesca Nicholls gets the low down on students' views on the Oxford collegiate system and college stereotypes.

OxFoods: Market Madness at Gloucester Green

A Nordic man hunts for the best flavours in Oxford.

Art Decadence

A taste of Elegance and Extravagance

Street Sport

When sportswear and street-wear become one

What’s next for Dior?

Alice Demurtas examines the legacy of Raf Simons as Dior transitions after the retirement of their creative director.

2016: Sportswear Society

Aini Putkonen examines the incorporation of sportswear into the everyday ensemble.

Diego Marani Interview

Rachel Evans interviews novelist and EU policy officer Diego Marani on the release of his new book, The Interpreter.

Cherworld: Keyboard war, what is it good for?

Are students wasting their time changing profile pictures when they should be changing the world?

Il faut souffrir pour être belle

Alice Baldock discusses the pressures of public perception of modern-day beauty

Space Odyssey

Our fantastical predictions for what the future holds

Ashmolean Live Friday: Heroes and Villains

Rachel Evans checks out the Heroes and Villains Live Friday event in the Ashmolean after hours.

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