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Dressing for the Male Gaze vs Female Gaze: How a feminist theory took the internet by storm.
Reenad dives into the origins and implications of the ‘dressing for the female gaze’ trend that took over Tiktok.
Understanding Aesthetics with CARI Institute
We chatted with the Sofi & Evan from the research institute dedicated to identifying and defining aesthetic trends, about their work, how trend cycles work and where they come from in the first place!
Defining Fashion: Getting to Know Fabric
Learn the meanings of ‘warp and weft’, ‘selvage’ and ‘grain arrow’ and find your confidence making your own clothing.
Labubus and the Curation of Personality.
Contributor to Issue 1 of The Grey, Neena, takes to the keyboard again to delve into the real psychology of our Labubu obsession, and what it symbolises for our identities.
Full Cringe, in Lieu of a Personality
Why graphic tees are the saving grace for the personality-less, and why they make our editor, Daisy, want to be your friend.
Sans Culottes: Why Today’s Baggy Trousers are Rooted in Protest.
How the Sans-Culottes of the French Revolution reclaimed loose trousers.
DEFINING FASHION: Couture VS Haute Couture
Learn the difference between Couture and Haute Couture!
Black Dandyism and the Duplicity of the Met Gala
The powerful origins of the Black Dandy, and why everyone always gets so angry when cameras turn to the Met Gala steps…
Anarchist Calisthenics: Rehearsing to Revolt
Learn how to practice everyday acts of resistance with your fashion choices.
Perfect Your Elevator Pitch
Learn how to pitch yourself whilst networking or meeting prospective clients, in under 1 minute.
Knitboy! The unseen history of Knitting and Female Exploitation.
Meet the all female team using knitting to showcase a hidden domestic sphere of women’s craft activism, and the power of generational knowledge.
Painting Black Stripes, with Ieva Li
Meet Leva, the bold, rebellious artist, fashion reworker and founder of Black Stripes as we talk community, reclamation and sustainability.
Luxury Fashion, made for Sharing - Meet Rentierre
Learn what it takes to set up a fashion rental platform and why with a little bit of trust, this could be the fashion model of the future.
Good News Round Up: April 2025
The most uplifting Fashion News from the first 3 months of 2025, to keep you fuelled on your activism journey.
DEFINITING FASHION: Toile
A Toile is something that every fashion designer has made. But what is it?
Making Jewellery, De-influencing Ourselves and Celebrating Craft.
We spoke with Pei, founder of Barcelona-based Crush Jewel about the slow, sustainable passion behind the brand.
TRɅSH by O
Meet Moscow-based designer Olga, and learn about the mind-body-clothing connection behind the collection ‘accident’.