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A perfect fit: inside a course on lingerie making

First hand insight into the labouring task of lingerie manufacturing and design.

London Fashion Week Highlights

Coverage of new and up-and-coming shows by designers at London Fashion Week

Mary Quant: a fashion revolution

A 1960s reverse escapism from the catwalk to the real world

Time to tilt the lens- part 2: which inclusive approaches make sense in fashion?

Inclusivity in fashion is more than just visibility: accessibility of shopping spaces and the actual products are just as important

“Oh, what a beautiful claw!”

Why male designers are fascinated by 'deformed' women

Time to tilt the lens – why is the fashion industry ignoring disability?

Part 1 of a two-part series With crammed shops, an almost complete absence of disabled people on catwalks and a lack of inclusive products, the...

Sustainable Summer: the best eco-friendly swimwear

As summer rolls around and the days get (mildly) sunnier, it’s easy to get sucked back into the culture of buying a whole new...

Hybridity and gendered versatility are the way forward in fashion

I think it’s uncontroversial to claim that gender has been integral to fashion since it’s very creation. Garments have historically been essential expressions of ‘masculinity’ and...

What retailers are actually looking for is offering the right kind of new experience, something that doesn’t make the consumer feel uncool; something that offers them something truly different to what they can get online.

Hanging by Thread: Vintage Fashion

"It is a funny little irony that conservators and vintage dealers are struggling to preserve a few pieces while we are desperately looking for a solution to free ourselves of the insane amounts of contemporary fashion that is thrown out every year."

Power Up

This week we celebrate the power of androgynous fashion and its capacity to reshape workwear.

Flattering fashion: fiction or reality?

Are fashion rules completely damaging, or do they have their uses?

Simply the breast: fashion frees the nipple

Fashion is an undeniable driver of the movement to free the nipple. But what are the darker implications of this?

How Victoria’s Secret Lost Its Sparkle

It’s still the same old fantasy, oozing sex appeal but boring by contemporary standards.

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