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.
The clean girl has become ubiquitous throughout celebrity culture, magazines, and social media in recent years. Her brand prescribes a lifestyle, a kind of idealised minimalism.
Outside the debate taking place in the Sheldonian, students have gathered to protest a motion calling for the removal of the top floor of student accommodation due to its environmental impact upon Port Meadow.