I have lost count of the hours I have spent feverishly searching the internet for the source of dresses I have seen being worn on television or on social media, only to track them down and find they are made by The Vampire’s Wife and come with a £600 price tag. The brand, presided over…
Comment
Bringing sustainable fashion into the spotlight of mainstream news
According to the Lord Ashcroft polls, climate change was the 4th biggest factor in how people decided to vote behind public services, Brexit, and the economy in 2019. Whether you agreed with the Extinction Rebellion, Greta Thunberg’s school strike for climate change, and social media activism or not – it worked. People are talking about…
Comment
‘A lot of women take the size of their clothes to heart’
The clothing brand H&M have recently come under scrutiny over their sizing system, as items prove to be smaller than the size on their label. The extensive criticism received has finally led to reform, but I don’t think the problem is resolved just yet. A Twitter post highlights the problem at hand: a woman struggled…
Fashion
Gucci guilty over jumper faux pas
Oscar Wilde once claimed that ‘Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months’. This statement rings painfully true with the luxury fashion house Gucci after recently being accused of blackface following the release of a turtleneck jumper. While the design was pulled from the brands website…
Fashion, OldVenue
Review: H&M x Balmain
If you’re a true fashion lover you’ve been dying to see the collaboration between one of the leading high street stores, H&M, and haute couture fashion house Balmain. If you hadn’t heard about it I’m going to fill you in, and trust me you’ll be queuing to get your hands on at least one piece…
Fashion, OldVenue
Fitness Fashion
It’s a new year, and a new year means a new you. At a time when many people try their hand at that little old place called ‘the gym’, it’s safe to say fitness fashion is officially a thing. The daily Instagram selfies of the likes of Miranda Kerr in cropped running leggings, Bar Rafaeli…
Fashion
Everybody Wants Some Wang
If you possess even the most fleeting of interest in the High Street, you’ll be aware that Alexander Wang (the man with the hilarious name) has designed a range for H&M. The internet has been going insane about it and people would probably rip a collection piece from your cold dead hands to have it…
Fashion, OldVenue
Alexander Wang for H&M
Helena Urquhart reports on the exciting new collaboration between Alexander Wang and H&M.
Fashion, Featured Posts
Beyonce for H&M: a success?
Shelly Hazlewood comments on H&M’s collaboration with Beyonce, and why it doesn’t live up to expectations.
Latest Comments