Culture
Rags to riches: unravelling the stitched up class divide in fashion
Fashion trends come and go as quickly as the seasons change, but is the UK class system still entrenched by these shifts in style? New movements in vintage fashion...
Self-Portrait of a Stranger: A Review of Frank Auerbach’s Charcoal Portraits
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, The Charcoal Heads, shows the early career of Frank Auerbach...
The Oxford Revue: A Room with Revue
'a simple and clever production which ranks as one of the most enjoyable shows I've seen all year'
Mistakes and Markers of Time
"It's very easy to criticise and cringe at old pictures of yourself, wondering how your mum ever let you leave the house in your most treasured white ripped ‘joni jeans’"
The Oxford Fashion Gala is Back!
"After an incredible sold-out 2023 show, The Oxford Fashion Gala is back for 2024, so get the date in your diary (W3 TT24!)"
St John’s thrash Exeter in a JCR Prem goal fest
Plenty of goals were scored in the Monday afternoon clash
A long way home
Living 10,000 miles away can be both a blessing and a curse
Cambridge edge out netball Blues
Despite the loss, there were plenty of positives for the Dark Blues to take away with them
Only two black finalists awarded firsts in 2017
Black people and women achieved a lower percentage of firsts than their white, male counterparts.
Fashion in 280 characters or fewer
Fashion has found a new, but questionable form of communication
Recipe Corner: student kitchens
Despite their size, student kitchens can develop valuable culinary skills
Why does Marc Jacobs keep messing up?
The highs and lows of Marc Jacobs: the man and the monster he has created.
The Renaissance
Cherwell Fashion reflects upon the artistic reach of the Renaissance in modern fashion.
Amadeus review – ‘Salieri cackles in a high-backed chair like a Bond villain’
Tom Graus praises a theatrical spectacle containing a masterclass in stage performance
Reimagining the Ordinary
This week, Amber Sidney- Woollett explores the work environment by restructuring dark space, whilst Georgia Heneage uses expressive brush strokes and texture to add...
2017: The year of Jack Antonoff
Few producers expose the emotions of female artists like the man who has come to define pop
Restaurant Review: Happy Friday Kitchen
It's worth the journey into Cowley for this vegan comfort food
Parliament Square – ‘an assemblage of half-formed thoughts’
The Bush Theatre’s production of James Fritz’s new play fails to live up to its full potential, writes John Livesey
Makeover Montage
Why are we still in love with the makeover montage despite its flaws? Shamika Tamhane gets beneath the surface