Getting real with a glow-up

By Erica Crompton I go make-up free most days I’m home and have a lo-fi beauty regime of wash-and-go-without-the-blow! I bathe in the evening, wash my hair, then let it dry naturally over night to save on time and heat-damaged hair. It’s a low-maintenance routine that’s real and has also served me well – I’m […]

MY NON-BINARY STYLE By Lindy Giusta

I did not start expressing myself through clothing or hairstyle until my 20s. My religious upbringing meant lacy dresses on Sundays and presenting myself with delicate, long blonde hair.  When I recognized the effect of clothing style on gender expression, I gravitated towards cheap, second-hand shirts that nearly posed as vintage with their blocky scripts […]

DRESSING DOWN TO DRESSING GOWN

By Erica Crompton I used to walk from Stafford College to my parental home in Acton Trussell in spray-on Armani jeans and 5-inch heals. It took two hours and I never compromised comfort over style (if that is indeed what you’d call it in 1996 middle-England). Soon after I went to study in London, where […]