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Nailed it! The evolution of nail art at our fingertips.

Nail art has truly taken the world by storm. With over 233 million people sharing their designs with #nails on Instagram, it is clear that this is not just...

Rags to riches: unravelling the stitched up class divide in fashion

Fashion trends come and go as quickly as the seasons change, but is the...

Frank Auerbach’s Charcoal Portraits review: Self-Portrait of a Stranger

The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, The Charcoal Heads, shows the early career of Frank Auerbach...

The Oxford Revue: A Room with Revue

'a simple and clever production which ranks as one of the most enjoyable shows I've seen all year'

Mistakes and Markers of Time

"It's very easy to criticise and cringe at old pictures of yourself, wondering how your mum ever let you leave the house in your most treasured white ripped ‘joni jeans’"

Cherworld: Doth the student protest too much?

Student protest is the topic, as Cherworld reflects on another term of activism

When Fashion and Art Converge

Ciara Downey discusses the parallels betwen art and the fashion industry

Will You Look At Her?

Harry Sampson discusses the misunderstanding and ill-founded cultural interpretation of the Burka

A Cinderella Story

Lydia Felty ponders the problems of a white-tie dress code.

Initiation

Yuletide black tie meets macabre woodland fantasy — hold on to your heads

Gant: Change the world, not the shirt

Cherwell Fashion collaborates with GANT for the Michaelmas fashion supplement

Mondrian, the Abstract and Fashion

Emmanuelle Soffe delves into Mondrian abstract philosophy in the work of fashion desginers Yves Saint Laurent and Bandini

Cher(ch)world: Religion in Oxford

Looking at a recent Cherwell investigation, we discuss the status of religion in Oxford

Shopping for perfection

Alice Baldock discusses the eschewing of Photoshopping and how it may not be enough

The Way We Wore

Olivia Sung discusses how her wardrobe and attitude have changed from first year to third

Interview: Alice McGennis-Destro

Emmanuelle Soffe talks to L'Oreal fashion journalist and Instagram blogger Alice McGennis-Destro

When the World is Not Enough

Emily Pritchard explores the evolution of celebrity endorsement in fashion.

Canal Coating

There's Nothing Quite Like Messing Around on the Water

Mental Health at Oxford – with Filmmaker Alexander Darby

Cherwell sits down with Alexander Darby to discuss his latest film 'In Our Own World'–which focuses on student mental health at Oxford.

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