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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!)"

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?

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