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Charli Cohen

People like Charli Cohen restore my faith in the fashion industry. Graduating as Womenswear Student of the Year from Kingston University, being touted as one of Britain’s hottest young designers and receiving multiple awards nominations for her high-fashion fitnesswear might make some young women diva-esque to say the least. Not Charli. She is an absolute […]

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HIIT Me Baby One More Time

Let’s face it: a typical day in the life of a woman used to go something like this: 1. Put on corset 2. Do some sewing 3. Host suitor for afternoon tea 4. Adjust corset (to avoid passing out) 5. Darn father’s socks before supper. In 2013, it’s about as far removed from that as […]

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Come rain or shine….no wait, just shine, Burberry is here

As another LFW comes to a close, what are we able to reflect on? That when Burberry jokingly commented they paid a lot of money to have the sun come out just as their show began, they probably weren’t joking? That Vivienne Westwood’s plea for us to all buy fewer clothes kind of  defeats the […]

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‘Me? Fashion/Textiles…Really?’

So after studying at Bournside School & Sixth Form Centre for what seems to be an epic amount of time, I knew it was time to think about what I really wanted to do now I’m grown up (almost). I had studied every art subject possible and loved it but wasn’t sure what field within […]

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Deliciously Dark and Oh So Fruity

When it comes to fashion trends, you can always guarantee there will be repetition. Come spring we find florals and winter is always dark, black and sprinkled with sequins. At risk of sounding ancient, it all gets a little boring. With trends, we come to expect this. They come, they go and then they come […]

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