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!)"
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.
