About a month ago, I sent a message to Twitter user @pughatory asking if she would be willing to answer a couple questions about the High Fashion Twitter Met Gala (HFTMG). She responded quickly and we chatted for a bit about what the HFTMG is, but I never got around to writing a blog post …
Quarantine Book Club
On Thursday, Kaia Gerber announced that she was going to be leading a book club of sorts to encourage people to read over the quarantine period. As someone who loves reading but almost never has the motivation to sit and focus on a book, this was all I needed to pick up a book and …
Managing Together
When it feels like the end of the world, there is some comfort in knowing you are not the only one dealing with significant changes to your circumstances. Though I know most people in my course have returned home and are dealing with the changes in their own way, sometimes it hasn’t entirely felt like …
Traveling in Extraordinary Circumstances
The past couple of weeks have been stressful. As the coronavirus began to spread around Europe and into the UK, I found myself dealing with crippling stress and anxiety as I constantly feared getting the virus and worried about what actions NTU was going to take as the spread continued exponentially. I wasn’t afraid of …
The Power of the Poster (FCP Tuesday Task 1)
Is the visual powerful? Yes, the visual has an energy that is welcoming and makes the viewer feel comforted and as though someone is there Will it attract the right attention? As our target demographic (residents of Greater Nottingham and Derbyshire over the age of 60) likely has at least one cup of tea a …
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Fashion Week is Not Sustainable
Every year there are two months that excite me more than any others: February and September, the fashion months. With massive runway shows taking place at the fashion capitals of the world (New York, London, Milan, and Paris), I am always itching to see what the big thing of the upcoming season is going to be and …
Social Media’s Latest Viral Sensation
On Monday the 17th of February, a snippet of a video taken by Kevin Freshwater of a seemingly random woman finishing the lyrics to Lady Gaga’s “Shallow” was posted by LadyGagaMonsterBlog (@LGMonsterBlog) on Twitter. The woman singing was, in a word, incredible, and her singing caught the attention of Anthony | Lady Gaga News (@antpats2) who …
Expanding My Passions
Despite a plethora of ideas running through my head and multiple movies, tv shows, and books to pull inspiration from, I am left feeling uninspired. Halfway through fashion month with dozens of shows down, and very few have actually sparked a relevant reaction. Right now, I just feel dull and a bit lifeless. Without anything …
Schiaparelli Continues to Set the Bar for Couture
When Bertrand Guyon announced his departure from Schiaparelli, I was initially very upset. During his four year term as design director, Guyon brought to life some absolutely stunning articles of clothing. His couture collections were pure art and very well received among the fashion industry with Look 25 of his Autumn 2018-2019 collection appearing as …
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Is TikTok the Future of Marketing?
Noen Eubanks for Celine, photographed by Hedi Slimane. Early in December, Celine announced the new face of their brand: 18 year old, TikTok sensation Noen Eubanks. At first, this announcement caught me off guard. Young teens, who make up the majority of Eubanks fanbase, do not strike me as the typical target audience for the …
Mia Leff 