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Meet Desoire the designer removing labels.
Writer Bernadetta interviews Neha Sikder, founder of genderless fashion brand Desoire about her journey removing conventional gendering from her design story.
Girls, Guns, and Gore: Sapphic Subversions in Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding
Millie O’Brien explores the subversive style of queer cult film: Love Lies Bleeding.
The Blue Eyeshadow Effect: The Metamorphosis of The Madwoman
Writer Zeinab explored the deep, gendered story behind representations of the ‘mad woman’ on screen and the beauty that she wears.
When Did Beauty Discover Gender?
Professional Makeup Artist Tina Khatri muses on the moments that beauty fell into gender roles for issue one of The Grey.
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!
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.
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.
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’.
DEFINING FASHION: The Atelier
Discover the history, and borrowed meaning of the fashion term ‘Atelier’
The White Shirt: A Blank Canvas
Simple staple, uniform item, blank canvas.. the history and breadth of the humble white shirt.
Maxed Out: Looksmaxxing, Bone Smashing and Male Beauty Standards
A deep dive into the murky depths of male beauty standards on tiktok: looksmaxxing, bone smashing, rating each other, prepare yourselves.
5 Fashion Critics You Should Know
Learn 5 must-know names that have shaped our perceptions of taste.
Look After Yourself This Fashion Week
It’s coming… here are a few quick, cheap, do-anywhere ways to take back control if it al becomes too much.