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A symbol of anonymity and threat for many, an accessory according to Gucci. Here’s why Susan won’t be rushing to embrace the balaclava trend.
2017 was politically and emotionally exhausting. Read about how designers turned to art in the most direct way to get by.
Gilmore Girls Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s new show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is Marvelously Enlightening...Just Not In The Way You Think
When Susan read the phrase ‘Walk of Shame’ in Vogue, she wondered how and why this demeaning phrase still so commonplace?
Fashion designer, businesswoman and feminist. Or as she’s best known, that broad who sat for Gustav Klimt.
Spending time and money on beauty products can make women feel both handsome and clean. But can they help women feel feminist? One beauty culture is certainly trying and it’s now more popular than ever. Say hello to Korean Beauty.
Where did you get that blue you’re wearing? Susan looks at how an artist can influence what we wear.
When artists and fashion designers collaborate it can be what Hannah Montana was striving for; the best of both worlds. In other cases it can be a sad compromise.
Kees Van Dongen was one of the most proficient, and sought after artists in Fauvist-era Paris. We take a look at his paintings beyond the exaggerated, googly-eyed depictions of his sitters - and see how his works chart changing fashions.
Designers are starting to get more experimental, more like Dr. Frankenstein, in their approach to sustainable textiles. We take a look at the latest alternative to leather, kombucha. Yeasty.
Parachutes: the only decent Coldplay album and a surprisingly versatile and fashionable material.
What happens when contemporary milliners try to push the boundaries of their practice and produce art? We take a look at the quirky, beautiful and astonishing moments when art and headwear collide - and how history shaped their designs.
Fashion is a communicator which has been, and is being, used to challenge the political climate. We look beyond Hilary's pantsuits to the Repeal movement in Dublin, and the political history of embroidery in Palestine.
Innovations in technology are signaling a really exciting future for fashion. But fashion as depicted in recent sci-fi and dystopian films looks pretty dull (especially compared to older films of the same genre). What happened?
Zara has gone bonkers for embroidery, capitalising on one of the biggest trends of the past few seasons. From Medieval secular textiles to Gucci we see how embroidery has featured over time.
We take a look at how UK fashion brand Jaeger has gone from natural fibre long johns to sleek, contemporary pieces - and all the twists and turns along the way!
Painterly techniques for fashion? It's been done before, but Gucci have been taking it to the next level.
We live in a world where we no longer have just pretty nail polish or varnish - we have nail art. Although we're spoilt for choice, red nail polish is a staple item in cosmetics bags world wide. It's also got a history longer than you might expect...
We're celebrating the end of a long few years of skinny jean mania. Wide leg trousers are back, in nearly every shade of colour, pattern and cut imaginable. We take a look at Katharine Hepburn's slacks and how they shaped the women's fashions of today.
Looking at two very different organisations we see how textiles can be used as a really positive medium for social change and discussion.
If clothing acts as a signifier of who we are, are we identifiable beyond our influences anymore?