Abby Roberts, a professional makeup artist, beauty promoter and social media influencer, rose to fame after sharing her creative makeup looks on Instagram and Tiktok. Her popularity has given her huge recognition within the industry, appearing as a guest judge on BBC’s glow up series, and regularly granting her access to high profile events. SheContinue reading “Abby Roberts”
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Lady Gaga
When thinking of grunge icons within the main stream media across the most rent years, one of the first people that comes to mind is Lady Gaga. The fact she refers to herself as mother monster, and her followers, little monsters, speaks for itself. Not only has she been known to follow a punk rock,Continue reading “Lady Gaga”
Rolling Stone
Similar to vogue, which I explored in my previous post, the Rolling Stone is an American made, monthly published, magazine. However, this magazine focuses more on music, politics, and current popular culture. Founded in San Francisco, California, by John Wenner and, music critic, Ralph J Gleason, in 1967, the magazine was first known for itsContinue reading “Rolling Stone”
Vogue
Vogue is an American made, monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine, that covers topics across couture, fashion, beauty, culture, styling and the runway. First issued in 1892, founded on December 17th of the same year, Vogue is now published world wide, and is known as one of the biggest publishers in the world. Vogue magazines areContinue reading “Vogue”
Marc Jacobs AW16
During New York Fashion Weeks; Mark Jacobs Autumn Winter show in 2016, the brand showcased 65 heavily embellished, layered, dark, grunge inspired looks. Using a combination of iconic supermodels, and grunge icons such as Lady Gaga, the brand showcased a collection of familiar, but new styles – recreating old styles in a new black andContinue reading “Marc Jacobs AW16”
Balenciaga; Mud runway
During Paris fashion week, for the SS23 collections, Balenciaga delivered a runway performance like no other. In true Balenciaga spirit, they created a performance that shocked viewers around the world. Talking inspiration from a fashion exhibition at the groups Paris, Rue De Sevres head qaurters, which contained art from the pinault collection, and a diveContinue reading “Balenciaga; Mud runway”
Dior
In this post I have explored two recent Dior campaigns, and their imagery. Dior SS23 During their spring/summer 2023 collection, Dior created a collection that celebrated femininity, power, and grace, with campaign imagery by the legendary Brigitte Niedermair, working under creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. For this campaign, Maria’s ideas were hugely influenced by theContinue reading “Dior”
Marc Jacobs Grunge Collection
Marc Jacobs is now known as one of the most famous high end designers in the world. However, he faced huge controversy, which almost ended his career, when designing his historic Grunge collection for Perry Ellis SS93, in 1992. Although this collection now sees him as one of the founding members of grunge fashion inContinue reading “Marc Jacobs Grunge Collection”
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
In this post, I have explored the causes, effects, symptoms and treatments of OCD. Some of the subjects explored in this post may be triggering for some readers, please proceed with caution. OCD is used to describe a condition that causes Obsessive thoughts and/or Compulsive behaviors. These thoughts and behaviors can be extremely distressing, andContinue reading “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)”
Body Dysmorphia
In this post I have explored the causes, effects, treatments, and symptoms of Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Some of the subjects explored in this post may be distressing to some readers, please progress with caution. Body Dysmophic disorder, is used to describe a person who spends a long time worrying about flaws in there appearance evenContinue reading “Body Dysmorphia”