Representing the creative future

Opinion  –  Jul 2022

Am I a failure if I don’t intern during the summer?

Have summer work placements become the new trading currency of fashion education and can one suceed without them?

Opinion  –  Jul 2022

Uncovering a creative's toxic relationship with resting

A deep dive into what makes it so hard for creatives to take breaks

Opinion  –  Jun 2022

Lots of likes but no cash: Can young avant-garde designers pay the rent?

Fashion loves an artistic showpiece, but is the sudden online exposure harming young designers?

Opinion  –  Jun 2022

How can we create a better future for Ukrainian creative talent?

We speak to Ukrainian stylist and creative director Julie Pelipas about why businesses need to not only help but hire Ukrainian creatives

Opinion  –  Jun 2022

Instagram’s prudeness is ruining my art

Social media reinforces oppressive conformity and censors creative self-expression

Opinion  –  May 2022

Is fashion education really trying to decolonise itself?

Fashion students and Academics open up about the act of decolonising in a system built on race, class and privilege

Opinion  –  Apr 2022

Looking into the political significance of the hijab

Muslim students protest for their religious rights in response to the hijab ban in Indian schools. Why is the hijab more than a piece of fabric?

Opinion  –  Apr 2022

Fashion school: Empty bank accounts and a taste of luxury

Fashion students open up about how the pressure to dress a certain way in art school affects their wallet

Opinion  –  Apr 2022

The toxic relationship between your impostor syndrome and your creativity

What is the impostor syndrome and how can creatives fight it?

Opinion  –  Mar 2022

A guide through the e-commerce maze for emerging designers

Understanding online shopping for fashion in 2022

Opinion  –  Feb 2022

Do your parents hate your creative career too?

If your family looks down on your professional choices, you are not alone

Opinion  –  Feb 2022

Resisting the neoliberal utopia that is fashion

A conversation with Sophie Fellay on how practices of care can make fashion a better place