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In his famous allegory of the cave Plato suggests that there are a group of people, prisoners, facing a wall, unable to direct their vision at anything else. Behind them lies reality, which has its true form projected onto the wall the prisoners are doomed to watch indefinitely. The prisoners only see the shadows and […]
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When you hear the words ‘fashion week,’ typically the first image to pop into your head is one of the long catwalks of New York, London, Paris and Milan, featuring beautiful, tall, and thin women dressed exquisitely in the newest designs. For the most part, this image is true. In recent decades, fashion has been […]
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At last month’s New York Fashion Week young women wearing Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and Adam Selman shimmered their way down the catwalk in mirage effect, high shine dresses. Velvet fabrics shaped plush, flowing silhouettes in the Alberta Ferretti and Giorgio Armani shows. Extra-long sleeves defined the movement and motion of the clothes […]
Continue ReadingModels (left to right): Chris Pike, Cynthia Otote, Imo Watson, Kenny Dada. Photographer: Richard Wakefield Photography Concept/Styling: Beth Kume-Holland
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Certain models can be seen to symbolise different eras in fashion; Twiggy epitomises sixties mod, Iman established herself as a supermodel in the 1980s, for the nineties it was the chique gaunt Kate Moss and for the noughties the glowing Gisele. Today there is a band of young, influential models climbing the fashion ranks. Kendall […]
Continue ReadingTake a look in the mirror. What does the outfit you’re wearing say about your ideology? Nothing, you may think – except perhaps that you woke up before a lecture with 10 minutes to spare. In fact, the fashion world is having a crisis of conscience. No longer is it enough for brands to simply […]
Continue ReadingThe Oxford Student Fashion Team bring you interviews, discussions and debates on the latest trends. Ranging from silly fads to tried-and-true wardrobe staples, they’ll cover it all so you can cover yourself in style.
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