On the 5th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1,138 people and injured many more in 2013, Fashion Revolution are encouraging millions of people across the world to ask their favourite fashion brands #whomademyclothes and demand greater transparency in the fashion supply chain. There are many ways to get involved - including... Continue Reading →
Brief history of the bra: a short video for The Pool
Pretty much everyone who knows me is now aware that, a few years ago, I did an MA part-time alongside my job and my Master's dissertation was on technology and the bra in the twentieth century. Since then, I have been looking for ways to share this research as I love talking about the things... Continue Reading →
Fashion history with William Vintage
Founder of the ultimate vintage boutique, William Vintage, there must be very little that William Banks-Blaney doesn't know about twentieth century fashion history. Christened "The Vintage King' by British Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and The New York Times, William travels the globe for the ultimate in vintage and hand-picks every single William Vintage piece. Now an... Continue Reading →
Sleaze, decadence, excess and… Miss Morphic
This week, you may have noticed me tweeting a link to a video of last month's Rarely Wears Lipstick Awards ceremony. Let me take a moment now to introduce the woman behind the camera. Miss Ana Morphic is a creative videographer with a naughty edge. One of the Barelesque Minxes, she has videoed enough complicated... Continue Reading →
Sex Positive: Laci Green
Today I want to introduce you all to someone quite fantastic. While others are posting videos of cats and people falling over on YouTube, Laci Green is using her channel to educate people about sex. Laci runs a sex positive education project called Sex+ which consists of a biweekly video series, a weekly live show,... Continue Reading →