The Journal — Fashion

#beHUMAN - It's Time for a Change

April 18, 2020 • Behind The Seams • Charity • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Slow Fashion

It is and always has been a great honour of ours to work with designers who are doing the "right thing" in the industry. Our designers are not only changing the way we work in fashion but also the consciousness of the industry as a whole. One of the latest examples is Saša Maksimiljanovic, the brains and creativity behind the brand MAKS. Below, you can read about her latest project, HUMAN. -The situation we are all in these days is difficult and worrying, but it has given us time to stop and think about everything and hopefully become better people. People...

Intersectional Inclusivity in Fashion

February 20, 2020 • Editorial • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Fashion Week • Opinion

I recently read a piece by model and activist Felicity Hayward in the London Evening Standard about why she boycotted London Fashion Week. Here is how I think she can take it up a notch.

Why we don't really do Black Friday

November 27, 2019 • EcoFashion • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Slow Fashion

It's the time of year where everyone is trying to get you to buy the newest gadgets and the latest trends, and here is why we don't play that game.

Erebus Collective, Edition #03

September 24, 2018 • Avant-Garde • EcoFashion • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Pop Up Shop • Slow Fashion

The latest edition of the Erebus Collective, a series of pop up shops supporting and highlighting innovative sustainable brands, is coming soon!

Editorial: Dhenze Kollection 03

July 30, 2018 • Agender Fashion • Avant-Garde • Editorial • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Slow Fashion

Delve into the dark dystopian future where sensuality and style transcend gender with this editorial for Kollection #03, the latest from Dhenze.

Graduate Fashion Week 2018: Ravensbourne

July 05, 2018 • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Fashion Week • Graduate Fashion Week

Ravensbourne is always something to look forward to during Graduate Fashion Week. The students here are not afraid to push the boundaries, and the sculpted pieces throughout the show this year are no exception. Fatima Miñana Fatima's designs were an interesting mis of fabrics, something traditional with something more technical. She even thought about the styling, all the way down to the fabric wrapped booties. Isabel Hibbert Isabel's menswear pieces were a modern take on a Japanese inspired urban dandy. Karolina Dastikaite This collection was full of almost wearable pieces with some bold silhouettes. Isabella Peace The juxtaposition of utilitarian...

The Evolution of a Dark Universe

May 07, 2018 • Avant-Garde • Behind The Seams • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Fashion Week • Slow Fashion • Womenswear

The CLON8 Dark Universe is going through a transformation. AristoKRATkA is the evolution of the CLON8 signature appeal for this upcoming Autumn Winter 2018 season.

Into Into [self-reproach] SS18 [NSFW]

December 15, 2017 • Accessories • Avant-Garde • Editorial • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Slow Fashion

|Self-reproach| for ss|18 compilation of different collections and projects by avant-garde artist and designer into|into, combined into one theme.
So this season into|into decided to illustrate the moments of self-recrimination we might experience on daily basis.

Androgyny in Fashion

October 02, 2017 • Agender Fashion • Avant-Garde • Fashion

The blending of gender lines in fashion is picking up the pace from the time Coco Chanel arguably started the "trend" in the 1920's.

Can Anyone Afford to Study Fashion?

October 02, 2017 • Education • Fashion

A look at the challenges facing those wanting to get into creative fields, such as fashion design, and other higher education in the United Kingdom.

Graduate Fashion Week 2017: International Catwalk Show

June 30, 2017 • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Graduate Fashion Week

It was great to see how the best of the best beyond our shores translated their trends and cultures into their craft at the Swarovski International Catwalk Show at GFW17.

Graduate Fashion Week 2017: Arts University Bournemouth

June 30, 2017 • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Graduate Fashion Week

The grads from this year's show for Arts University Bournemouth at Graduate Fashion Week really knew how to accessorise to complement their collections.

Graduate Fashion Week 2017: Kingston University

June 29, 2017 • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Graduate Fashion Week

Kingston University is usually the school with the strongest menswear collections, which consisted of half of their show this year. See what they've accomplished.

Graduate Fashion Week 2017: University of Brighton

June 28, 2017 • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Graduate Fashion Week

As always, there was a lot of strong talent coming from the University of Brighton this year, from totally wearable collections to some more inspired, conceptual designs.

Graduate Fashion Week 2017: Norwich University of Arts

June 23, 2017 • Emerging Designers • Fashion • Fashion Design • Graduate Fashion Week

This was the first year I sat for the Norwich University of Arts show and was pleasantly surprised to see such amazing and commercial talent coming from this school.