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Shorts – AAFW ‘The Talks’

EMPOWERING VOICES: FASHION’S CULTURAL IMPACT ON REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION Highlights: • You are so much more than the hair on your head and colour of your skin • Conversations about mental health are just as important as conversations about diversity • Supporting the industry is more than an instagram post • Ask the important questions…
Boots

It is 7:50 on a school night, I’ve just eaten a sub-par falafel salad and am now standing in my kitchen watching my Nespresso go through descaling ( a term unbeknownst to me as of Monday ), sipping on some p’ mint tea with a side of Easter eggs ( balance). I’ll spare you the…
High/Low

“We study history not to know the future but to widen our horizons, to understand that our present situation is neither natural nor inevitable, and that we consequently have many more possibilities before us than we imagine” – Sapeins: A Brief History of Humankind, pg. 269 If we are to say history repeats itself, sure…
Reminder: Eat your greens

Every year I write down my goals for the next 12 months & what my personal, physical & mental intentions are. One of the many goals this year is to achieve good skin. Since my early twenties I have battled with reoccurring acne on my cheeks, sometimes on my forehead & jawline. But what defines…
How To Pack: An Exert from my suitcase

What seems like an extreme sport is also a matter of immense joy. Packing a suitcase(s) for a domestic trip involves finding “inspiration” outfits on Instagram, finding every new piece of clothing from my wardrobe, making an extensive list to ensure only the essentials are packed & lastly overpacking to the point where you have…
Back for another decade

Okay. What seemed at first a short-lived slump, has turned into an all out distaste for shopping. Maybe its the lull of lockdown or the lack of inspiration or truth be told the fact that I can no longer find clothes in my wardrobe that are in style. With my everyday track pants rotation, switching…
Is there more or are we all tired?

I’m not sure if this concept exists but I feel Fashion Fatigue should be a new term coined in twenty-twenty-one. I speak for myself when I say I am exhausted. Not exhausted in life per say, but with finding clothes that I actually like & would need for when freedom day is announced ( I…
Thanks, it’s old.

I’m one of those people who don’t rummage through their wardrobes once every six months & do purge. Instead I keep every t-shirt, shorts & dress that I have every owned in the last ten years or so. A clear example is the Sheike canary yellow, heavily embellished satin dress I wore to my ten…
Black Blazer – Yawn?

Vintage shopping is a little like starting a new book, at first you’re browsing page by page looking for that one blazer that will change your life, then its hits you like a plot twist you won’t expecting. It was my first time shopping at a vintage online store & I was subjected to menswear-inspired…
How do you like your shorts?

“I like my shorts high-waisted, comfortable & versatile….” You don’t need a crystal ball to know that the future of fashion lies in functionality & comfort. However, function & comfort aren’t the only factors consumers out there are looking for when shopping for loungewear. Enter in: sustainability & ethical shopping, which is on a steady…