Colour Palettes and Google’s AI
Top image credit: Josh Boddington Main image credit: Page 25, The Oxford Student
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Sick girls dress bad
Top image credit: Abigail Hodges Main image credit: Page 24, The Oxford Student
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People make the best subjects
Image description: A man sleeps in a chair on a beach in front of three propped-up small boats Photographing people is a tricky task. One might take the easy option, and take photos of those they know, who are comfortable on camera, easy to pose and easy to approach. Or, one might take the more […]
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Uniform Society
Image description: A sepia image of four nurses playing nurses in a hospital room When interviewing people about ‘fashion identity’ it became apparent that fashion choices are not of equalling concern to all. My pointed questions of whether or not people felt they expressed themselves through their everyday attire took for granted the privileged standpoint […]
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Where have all the colours gone?
Image description: A man in brown trousers wear brightly coloured Nike shoes and stands one-foot hanging over the edge of a concrete block It is safe to say that England’s favourite colour is blue, or more specifically, navy blue. If you don’t have something navy in your wardrobe, you haven’t looked hard enough. Dark, plain, […]
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“He’s an oggsford man” – Channeling Gatsby in a Modern Context
Image description: Janelle Monae sings into her microphone at the 2019 launch of the Ralph Lauren Purple Label Fall Collection “They were smart and sophisticated, with an air of independence about them, and so casual about their looks and clothes and manners as to be almost slapdash. I don’t know if I realized as soon […]
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r/malefashionadvice
Image description: Various items from a man’s wardrobe, shoes, a jacket and tie, a scarf, a watch and trousers placed together If you are not familiar with Reddit, this is an online forum platform where users can make posts and share images and articles from across the web. The platform is divided in terms of […]
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Experiments in Film: Photographs of Oxford
Top Image Credit: Near University Parks, Alex Haveron-Jones Main Image Credit: Page 24, The Oxford Student
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NO PHOTOSHOOT PRODUCTION WAS REQUIRED IN THE MAKING OF THIS ARTICLE
Image description: Two of the artworks presented in the January issue of Vogue Italia Vogue Italia has shaken the fashion world to its unsustainable core with the release of its new 2020 issue. This special issue, that came to newsstands on January 7th, features “zero editorial shoots” as a reaction against the ever-growing carbon footprint […]
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The latest in men’s fashion
Image description: A lineup of Gucci’s fall 2020 clothing range The past two weeks have seen men’s fashion shows in both Milan and Paris with standout brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Dior making bold statements that challenge archetypal masculinity and style in men’s fashion, while others like Dolce and Gabbana produced a sartorial twist […]
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‘Fashion permanence’ – an interview with Julia Mervis
Image description: Julia’s tattoo of a Tillering on her left forearm In the modern world, a culture of fast-fashion has changed our perceptions in regard to permanence and stability in design. In an interview with Julia Mervis, we look at the Philosophy behind a form of artwork that is beyond trends and consumerism — a […]
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Stylish, sustainable – and second-hand
Image description: Three items of clothing, a shirt, polo shirt and quarter-zip jumper, purchased for a fraction of retail price on second-hand websites. It’s January, post-Christmas, and of course, the sales are still on (did they ever end?). If like me, you live somewhere that isn’t a city and isn’t very exciting, Westgate is probably […]
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Visions of Oxford: Film Swatches
Top Image Credit: The Radcliffe Camera, Alex Haveron-Jones Main Image Credit: Page 25, The Oxford Student
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Review: Andrei Diaconu’s ‘Jericho’
Top Image Credit: Photograph taken in Jericho, Andrei Diaconu Main Image Credit: Page 24, The Oxford Student
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What Is It About Hair? The Idealisation of Long Hair in Western Culture
Image Credit: Bennie Lukas Bester-Description: A Woman with long hair Hair wasn’t something I paid much attention to as a child. I often got annoyed when my mum brushed it before school or friend’s birthday parties. It was nice to style, when I could be bothered (which wasn’t often). I never truly appreciated those thousands […]
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The culture of tourism – the importance of sightseeing and how to be a stylish tourist
When in Rome… do you dress like the Romans used to? Of course not, but just like the ancient Romans are easily recognisable through togas, the culture of tourism has led to a homogeneous style that is all too familiar and easy to spot in our historic streets. Having had the opportunity to visit Rome […]
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Always smoking
“He strains too hard to convince the world he is hand-and-hand and eye-to-eye with the very young” was New York Times writer Gloria Emerson’s biting critique of Yves Saint Laurent’s “Pop Art” collection of 1966. The pop art Warhol dresses, called “lumpy” at the time, are now fully recognised as an iconic fusion of art […]
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I’m a Blackstar: the fashion of Bowie’s farewell
It speaks to the particular genius of David Bowie that he approached his death as, first and foremost, an artistic opportunity. The man who created, adopted, and eventually outgrown Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane and the Thin White Duke – icons that have spoken to generations of music lovers and fashion followers alike – found himself […]
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Fashion resolutions
For many of us, the New Year is a time to reflect on the previous one and make some changes in the hope that, if we stick to them, they will help us to enjoy a better year ahead. Fashion resolutions can appear trickier to achieve, perhaps because they don’t receive the same media attention […]
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