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Greening the Met Gala through Oxford fashion

With Anna Wintour trotting around New York and cosying up with Lauren Sanchez Bezos, it is no surprise that the 2026 Met Gala is hitting highly controversial seas. The...

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Set to bloom: The return of the floral print

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Stitching the world together: GFC’s London Fashion Week show

A few weeks ago we, the Cherwell fashion editors, were lucky enough to be extended an invite by the Global Fashion Collective to their London Fashion Week show.

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Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

Lighthouse Productions' 'Things I Know to Be True' had high expectations to meet. Put frankly, they nailed it.

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“Hide the babies” – Review: Girls and Dolls

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"More than half of the outfits could have been worn for any other red carpet or film premiere that year."

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“Outside, in drag, covered in glitter”: Little Shop of Horrors comes to Oxford

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“Student drama done right” – Review: Much Ado About Nothing

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The Afterlife of a Ballgown

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Greening the Met Gala through Oxford fashion

Set to bloom: The return of the floral print

Stitching the world together: GFC’s London Fashion Week show

Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

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