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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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Red soles, red flags: Jaden Smith and the celebrity takeover of high fashion

Smith’s appointment has raised some serious questions about the extent to which nepotism and celebrity is superseding artistic talent in the fashion industry at present.

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Remembrance, resilience, and reflection: Lubomyr Melnyk, the ‘continuous music’ pioneer

On the 23rd and 24th February, the Ukrainian composer and pianist, Lubomyr Melnyk, returns to Oxford for a performance at New College.

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Lacrosse Blues miss out on league title to Cambridge

The Women’s Blues were edged out by Cambridge in this title decider that also served as a Varsity warm-up.

One Size Doesn’t Fit All

Whether Brandy Melville is selling clothes or unobtainable ideas doesn't matter, because they only come in one size

St John’s thrash Exeter in a JCR Prem goal fest

Plenty of goals were scored in the Monday afternoon clash

A long way home

Living 10,000 miles away can be both a blessing and a curse

Cambridge edge out netball Blues

Despite the loss, there were plenty of positives for the Dark Blues to take away with them

Only two black finalists awarded firsts in 2017

Black people and women achieved a lower percentage of firsts than their white, male counterparts.

Fashion in 280 characters or fewer

Fashion has found a new, but questionable form of communication

Recipe Corner: student kitchens

Despite their size, student kitchens can develop valuable culinary skills

Why does Marc Jacobs keep messing up?

The highs and lows of Marc Jacobs: the man and the monster he has created.

The Renaissance

Cherwell Fashion reflects upon the artistic reach of the Renaissance in modern fashion.

Amadeus review – ‘Salieri cackles in a high-backed chair like a Bond villain’

Tom Graus praises a theatrical spectacle containing a masterclass in stage performance

Reimagining the Ordinary

This week, Amber Sidney- Woollett explores the work environment by restructuring dark space, whilst Georgia Heneage uses expressive brush strokes and texture to add...