Read The Grey online… Becoming Patient Z, with Zlata
Meet Zlata, the designer behind Patient Z, as we discuss self expression, soviet folklore, expeditions to the arctic and the battle for sustainable fashion choices.
Fashion History 101: Mad as a Hatter
The history of the phrase ‘mad as a hatter’ and its origins in fashion production.
The Writer Who Wore a Packed Lunch
Writer Anmarie takes us away with a piece of fashion fiction to explore our protagonists relationship with stains and sandwiches.
EDITORIAL: Torn in Two
An editorial exploring duality and balance in life, for issue 2 of The Grey.
Stitching Freedom: Incarceration and Embroidery with Isabella Rosner.
We spoke to embroidery historian Isabella about her studies into embroidery and incarceration, and her zine collating phenomenal stories of stitching for freedom even under the most terrifying forces.
The Monsters Mate: Depictions of Bridal Costume in Frankenstein.
How to style a Frankenstein bride.
The Defiance of Silly, Sexy Fun -With Aimless Gallery Latex
Meet Amy, founder of latex wear brand Aimless Gallery as we talk about fashion, politics, joy, art and inspiration.
Students Stand Up
Meet the design students bringing disruptive energy to an industry, owned by corporations, that has gotten comfortable playing dumb.
DEFINING FASHION: Patterns
What do dressmakers and designers mean when they say ‘Pattern’ (and no, it isn’t spots or stripes)
A Dirty Look, in a Dirty Mirror
After exploring ‘Dirty Looks’ at the Barbican, we dove headfirst into the mucky world of bodily function, decay and fear that fashion constantly tries to disguise.
Complicit Conformity: The Banal Evil in our Clothes
Unpacking the banality of evil, in a fashion context to understand how we consume, conform and ultimately become complicit in the mundane evils that surround us every day.
Fashion Criticism 101: The Language of Fashion.
Understand the semiotics of fashion to unpack everything our clothing really means.
G(end)er Swap with Santi: clothes, community and self expression.
Meet Santi, the founder of G(end)er Swap CIC, bringing Trans+ people in London an inclusive education in fashion as activism, expression and self love.
Finding balance, power and bravery through fashion, with M.I Woman.
Meet Alisa and hear about how she founded her own unapologetic brand.
Welcome to the Museum of Transology
Daisy speaks to Kosma, curator and archivist at the Museum of Transology about the importance of fashion in the museum collections.
DEFINING FASHION: Social Media Terms
How to get to grips with your instagram analytics, and post strategically.