One of the many things I picked up during my MA course at London College of Fashion was a love of archives, so being introduced to fascinating places to undertake research now comes reasonably high up my list of Awesome Things. Therefore, you can imagine my joy when I opened up an email from a... Continue Reading →
A brief history of the LGBT flag
When I visited San Francisco this summer, I was thrilled to be there over Pride weekend. I expected the parade and a whole lot of other fabulous goings on, but what I didn't expect was to find an LGBT history lesson in a department store. Hanging in the atrium of Bloomingdales was a gigantic flag... Continue Reading →
Ms Wanda’s Fashion Mob says “Let’s fix fashion!”
I analysed the contents of my wardrobe yesterday. Well, just what's hanging up (there's a bit more that's folded up in drawers), but it is an interesting collection. Out of a total of 41 garments: 16 were vintage, 8 were reproduction vintage, 13 came from independent brands, 9 were from the high street and 4... Continue Reading →
Feminism Friday: Nineties Woman
This week's Feminism Friday post is about an award winning comedian's new show - the intriguingly titled "Nineties Woman: from activism to relative apathy". Rosie Wilby has been busily tracking down the collective of women she produced a feminist newspaper with at York University in the 1990s, and she has created a show all about... Continue Reading →