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Posted on 11th Mar 202018th Mar 2020

Are MESA households already pioneers at sustainability?

My mum feels the same way about the sustainability trend as she does about the West’s discovery of Tumeric and yoga: ‘These people are way behind. I’ve known about this…

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Posted on 10th Mar 202013th Apr 2020

Talking inflatable trousers, a dog’s vision, and Indian-heritage with Harikrishnan

In the era where anything goes, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to determine trends in the fashion industry, but Harikrishnan is the epitome of this outré trade. The panache inflatable trousers…

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Posted on 9th Mar 202013th Apr 2020

Founder of Turkish-Balinese fashion brand on sustainability, culture and more

We’ve seen countless niche brands come to life recently and Bali Sultans, a Turkish-Balinese sustainable fashion and lifestyle brand is now on the list. The fashion industry will invariably make…

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Posted on 9th Mar 202024th Oct 2020

Meet the Kurdish Gentlemen’s Club, Mr. Erbil

In the capital of Kurdistan, a group of young men have created Mr Erbil, a Kurdish gentlemen’s club and style collective. The charmingly talented and swagger-radiating former college roommates turned…

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Posted on 9th Mar 202023rd Mar 2020

India’s treatment of Muslims runs parallel to Islamophobia in Myanmar

A season of brutal anti-Muslim violence has erupted in India. Shocking scenes of mob-inspired street carnage, police brutality and vandalism have swept through the largest democracy. The scale of the…

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Posted on 3rd Mar 202018th Mar 2020

Motorways and misogyny in Morocco

I have been confused for many different types of people in my lifetime. I have been confused for sales assistants by awkward, bumbling customers in stores and my racially ambiguous…

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Posted on 23rd Feb 202018th Mar 2020

Italian-Syrian designer Efrem Damiani on fashion brand Efetishism

What happens when you combine fetishism, gender neutrality, sex, and even more sex? You get Efetishism, a fashion brand which stands out for its raunchy and raw aesthetics, tantalisingly provocative…

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Posted on 23rd Feb 202022nd May 2020

Ex and the city

Dating in a city like London can feel galvanising, chaotic, and alchemising, but most importantly, it’s unlikely that you’ll bump into that toxic ex or hauntingly bad date, right? Perhaps…

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