The sociology of fashion: both an idea and ideal

Fashion that can be defined initially as the social systemic production, consumption and institutionalization of novelty is a cultural...

Mohamad Hafez: Telling the Story of Millions of Silenced Voices

‘Architecture has the unique ability to illustrate the narrative of its occupants’– Mohamad Hafez Mohamad Hafez’s work aims to raise...

Sustainable Innovations that Disrupt: Part 2

The concept of fashion has remained stagnant for decades, only styles have changed. However fashion is changing behind the scenes,...

Sustainable Innovations that Disrupt: Part 1

Naturally sustainable fashion solutions... I recently watched a short film by AEG titled ‘The Next Black’, a film focusing on the future...

Studio Too Good: Set Design meets Visual Merchandising

My lecture yesterday introduced us to set design/conceptual websites. 'Faye Too Good' or 'Studio too Good' in particular caught my...

Mona Hatoum & 'Messy Identities'

'routes for the rootless' - Antoni, Janine. Interview with Mona Hatoum. BOMB. Hatoum was born in Lebanon to Palestinian parents exiled...

Eartha Kitt: An icon never to be forgotten

Herstory: C’est Si Bon Eartha Mae Kitt was born on a cotton plantation farm in South Carolina in 1927. She born out of wedlock to her...

Visual Analysis of ‘Le Smoking’

Helmut Newton’s ‘Le Smoking’ features two women entwined by the side of an empty Parisian street; one nude apart from court heels and a...

Chen Man: Rise & Shine, Whatever the Weather

Chen Man's ‘Whatever the Weather’ photoshoot series is one of my favourite fashion editorials, featured in i-D's issue no. 137,...

Nipple Politics : the Contradictions of Contemporary Culture

‘NOWNESS’ recently released a provocative short film on ‘Nipple Politics’ as part of their #DefineBeauty series. The visual essay...

The Importance of Branding through Web Design

Website design is crucial to successful communication of a brand, it gives consumers an insight into the quality, tone of voice, and...

Interactive Marketing, Connecting with Consumers

Yesterday we had a guest speaker talk to us about the creative process of marketing to consumers; he specifically focused on interactive...

ERDEM x H&M: 'The Secret Life of A Flower'

The ERDEM X H&M Collection An unexpected partnership has been forged between fashion house Erdem and high-street brand H&M, brimmed full...

Can big corporations be trusted with our data?

Recently I watched 'Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World' a BBC 2 documentary about the emergence of a 'cashless society'...

Words & Image: re-contexualising promotion

When it comes to any form of visual communication, the relationship between words and image is imperative to the impact the publication...

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