Throughout history, being a creative has been associated with overcoming, misunderstanding, and difficulties. Today, young people are more concerned than even about earning a minimum wage to survive within a cost of living crisis. How can artists continue to create authentic art in the context of the current global economy? And how can artists continually …
Discussing gender stereotypes and vulnerability in the fashion industry, we explore new and well-known designers who are changing the game and breaking boundaries. “The only reason I’m in fashion is to destroy the word conformity.” A twelve-word quote that has always stuck by me and a variety of other fashion followers by the late Dame …
Let’s talk nails! Jacobs never fails to serve up his signature dose of extravagance, and this time was no exception. Just a few months ago at the Met Gala, he made his first appearance with his new obsession — overly dramatic, impossibly long manicure. His choice was emerald-encrusted nails with green rhinestones. Since then he …
The Olympics this year involves 204 countries, and, like other major sporting events, offers unparalleled commercial opportunity on a global scale. The 2008 Bejing games captivated a record television audience of 4.7 billion eyes, and so there is no surprise that this sporting format has become a coveted platform for businesses to imprint their branding …
Fashion’s Olympic Feat | Olympians Turned Influencers Read More »
Vivienne Westwood was absolutely right – it really is all nonsense. Throughout her career she addressed repeatedly the importance of creating and preserving your style and character through fashion choice, and how without this we will transform into nothing other than “anonymous clones”. Westwood, more than anyone else, understood the importance of maintaining your individuality …
Lessons from Westwood : “The last thing I am interested in is keeping up with the times” Read More »
As we approach the middle of 2024, GLITCH reflects on the prevalence of sport in our current aesthetic and consumer environment. Calling it a “cultural spark” as opposed to a trend, gives credence to the enduring change that is happening across multiple domains, affecting the way people think, behave, interact, and create. These latter few …
A Cultural Spark | Is Sport Influencing Fashion, Personality and Tech? Read More »
Professionals in the creative industry meticulously craft countless presentations brimming with innovative ideas and concepts that often never see the light of day. These presentations, often referred to as “decks,” encompass a myriad of digital and physical advertising proposals, brand collaborations, partnerships, taglines, and campaign strategies. However, the harsh reality is that a significant portion …
Styling, image-making, and wardrobe management are pockets of the fashion industry that people often neglect, or fail to give fair credit to. Considered by many as “un-technical” or something “anybody can do”, there is an unfair consensus that styling is a fundamentally unserious sector. But today, this sector has been transformed into a successfully lucrative …
Defunct & Un-Creative: The Capitalist Styling Problem Read More »
We are living in a time where self-love has become more inaccessible than ever before. As women, we have lived through body hair, loss of body hair, the corset, the BBL, the nose job, the boob job and veneers. At this point in time, with beauty standards and rules populating our media and the ever …
THE BODY CIRCUS: The body, surgery, and dysmorphia in 2024 Read More »
Stylist and Creative Director: Morgan Bienvenue Photographer: Anneka Bunnag HMUAt: Ann Gior Model: Marina Mion Lighting Tech: Eli Kravitz Photo Retouching: Prishtina Gjonaj Trends have always started the same way: with members of high society demonstrating their wealth, fame, and power by showing off how quickly they can change their looks, creating a trickle down …
