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Editor’s Letter Summer is upon us and it would only make sense if we did an issue based on the theme of travel. Whether that means transportation or holiday, we’ve packed our opinions into one huge bag of essentials as well as a few luxuries to give you our third issue of TheHashtag Magazine! With more submissions and contributors involved, we are excited to have this out. Expect the usual: themed editorials, music advice, beauty needs and fashion news. When I thought of travel, the idea of immigration suddenly came to mind as the first flight that I ecountered was when I was moving to England at the age of eight, not knowing what will happen when I land on new, fresh green. It was a rather exhilirating yet unpredictable experience and I’ll be talking a bit about it here. We also have more features on designers and a travel blogger so what are you waiting for? Start flicking through! We hope you have an enjoyable read. Priscilla Aroean Editor-in-Chief
Bareia Ahmad (University for the Creative Arts, Epsom) Taken by Tano Lam
On Music and Travel…
by Grace Twaddell
We have an entire world open to us, for our discovery, and we always bring music with us. Here’s an iconic movie scene: asphalt, white street lines, and a sidewalk. We’re outside as the camera pans so we can see a teenager, with his characteristic boombox thrown over his shoulder. In the 21st century, consumers won’t consider anything to be portable unless it can be charged overnight, and fit in the pocket of our hoodies. Yet, at almost 20lbs, and requiring 8 batteries, it’s a testament to 80s teens that boomboxes were ever considered “portable.” When we travel, we ache to learn about the world, to see something new, to discover a new meaning, and despite all the world has to offer, something always brings you back home. That sense of purpose and belonging, or the comfort in familiarity. No matter the reason, everyone can identify with the aforementioned, having these two facets of our own dynamic personalities. Whether a 5 minute walk down the street with a boombox, or a 2 hour train ride with a Walkman, or a 7 hour flight with an iPod, we use music to anchor us in our homes. Flip through the radio; stations are dedicated to past eras: the 60s, the 70s, the 80s. More often than not, it is our parents listening to this music that will expose us to it. They relish the days when they were teenagers and everything was new. After long work days and years of change, they turn on these stations and we listen together, and can travel back to the world they once lived in. While music can bring us home, it is also music that can take us on a journey somewhere entirely new. Maybe it wasn’t as revolutionary a transformation as you’d expect, but everyone has a song that gripped their minds, and overwhelmed you with meaning. Like a good book that will leave you living in another character’s world- music can make you feel someone else’s struggles, and open you to her life. For me, it was the song “Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?” by The Offspring. The first time I heard it, I shut my eyes and cried. In that moment I was not myself, but someone I had never met. And yet, I felt like I had known this girl for years, like I had been her best friend through everything she experienced, like I was living through her diary. It was the lyrics like, “A rose that won’t bloom/ Winter’s kept you” that opened my mind to the innocence that was stripped from this young girl. Then as the song continues on with “And I should have spoke out/ And I’m so sorry now/ I didn’t know/ ‘Cause we
were so young.” I remember feeling as though I had become responsible for her, or that I should have spoken it. It evoked a feeling in me that I will never forget. I had forgotten who I was for those three minutes and forty seconds. When I shifted back to reality, I knew I had just learned a lesson I would never forget. Music is amazing in that it can make us someone new, or return us to our old selves. It’s these qualities that connect us to song. In the face of tragedy, it is classic songs that comfort us. At tributes for victims, we play “Imagine” by John Lennon or “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera. At riots and rallies, we write our own anthems, and create strength in the words that represent our desire for change. All music has a purpose. It can change you, define you, comfort you, or push you outside of that comfort zone. Close your eyes and listen. Allow the lyrics to wander in your head, and travel into the artist’s thoughts. Where will music take you?
Exploring the South
Photographed by Katy Sims Poetry by R. Edward Armstead
Where We Go Let’s chase the sun in winter, then toast the harvest moon Let’s Kiss the breakfast breezes, and stay supine til noon Let’s hope for new tomorrows’, then plan someone else’s day Let’s catch a cab at midnight, and make no plans to stay
Let’s climb the highest mountain, then brave the coolest chill Let’s see time in still the making , then investigate the thrill Of hearing words that have no meaning, and wondering where to go Of seeing things that once were mysteries, then being in the know Let’s show a lover all our secrets, the ones we used to keep Let’s find out where the world went wrong, while we were still asleep Can distance still excite us, when we take it for a ride? Does the lure of mother nature still make us want to hide?
Can you hear the sound of meaning, when it comes into your life? Can you see the truth before you, when separated from the strife? Of a world that has forgotten, how much there is to see Of a time that can’t remember who we were meant to be
Let’s chase the sun in winter, then toast the harvest moon Let’s Kiss the breakfast breezes, then stay supine til noon Let’s hope for new tomorrows’, as we plan someone else’s day Then catch a cab at midnight, and make new plans to stay.
Travel Take a long walk in the sunshine Let the world know that you’re there Where ever the winds will take you You could soon be walking on air Find moonlight still in the making To Surprise Lilies well after dark A secret garden at midnight Is best found on a lark. Take a stroll with a happy stranger Say words you’ve never said before
When every path is undiscovered There’s no need to ask for more Be your best in the midst of freedom By finding the fastest way down We’ll never regret special moments We’ll never forget get what we found Take a long walk in the sunshine Let the world know you were there Whenever the winds will take you It feels like you’re walking on air - R. Edward Armstead ‘16
Designer Feature: Laura Plumstead
We interviewed Laura Plumstead, a fashion student whose work was related to the theme of this issue. Here we ask her what inspires her as a designer and the starting point of this particular project as well as what her goals are for the future. Hi Laura, can you tell us where and what you’re studying? I am studying Fashion Design at Norwich University Of The Arts. What made you choose fashion as a career? I have always been into art and sewing, but my love grew for fashion design when I started a Level 3 BTEC in Fashion and Clothing at a local college. It really allowed my creativity to grow and it was here that I discovered my passion for design. Seeing initial ideas and sketches turning into real garments is something I have always found fascinating. I am pursuing a career in the fashion industry because it is something I really love. I am continually learning about so many different aspects of that fashion industry and I know it sounds cliche, but I want to be doing a job I love and enjoy; and nothing has ever captivated my interest more than fashion. Can you tell us more about this project? What was the inspiration behind it and what you found difficult during the journey? The brief for this project was to push the boundaries of tailoring, whilst using traditional tailoring techniques. My inspiration for this garment was Moroccan surface pattern and architecture, contrasting with traditional British garments, such as the trench coat. Following a visit to Morocco in the summer, I was mesmerised by the rich colours and beautiful patterns Morocco’s architecture has to offer, and was particular inspired by tiles. I am also really interested in using technology within my work, which was why I wanted to ex-
periment with the laser cutter. What did you find the most challenging in this project? How did you overcome it? Getting used to using the laser cutter was a big hurdle for me, especially when I chose to cut the pattern pieces out in the laser cutter and had to engineer the print on to each different piece. This took a lot of time and work, as I had to learn how to replicate a paper pattern piece in Adobe Illustrator, and then place the print carefully, leaving seam allowance etc. I was so passionate about laser cutting the whole garment, and the thought of the final piece drove me to overcome these hurdles. The fact that no other fashion student at my university had ever used laser cutting this extensively in their work before, so I had to use a lot of trial and error to achieve what I wanted to as technical staff weren’t sure how to help me; it was a learning curve for everyone. This project taught me a lot, practically and mentally. I am now more confident in myself and know that if I believe in my vision and ideas enough, I can achieve them. What are your plans after you graduate? There are so many areas of the fashion industry that fascinate me, and I would love to experience various different roles. When I graduate, I think my heart lies in design, but I am very open when it comes to jobs. I have interned for small and large companies, such as PAPER London and Ted Baker, and loved my time with both for different reasons; I’m going to see what I really enjoy in third year and go from there. What have you learnt so far in studying fashion? Studying Fashion Design at University level has allowed me to be creative every day, and has really pushed my design sensibility and open up my mind. When i started University, I was unaware of the workload a creative degree demands,
Photographed by Hannah Crystal Hair and Make-up by Micaa Guttridge Modelled by Annabella King from Sandra Reynolds Agency
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On their Own: B Migrants
24 October 2015 – 12 Jun
A Victoria and Albert
Bound for Fairbridge Molong, 1938 Reproduced courtesy Molong Historic Society
Britain’s Child
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Museum Exhibition
The publicity photographs show children smiling into the camera and waving from the decks of ocean liners bound for new homes thousands of miles away, but their subsequent stories tell of lonely, isolated and brutal childhoods that were a shattering consequence of Britain’s child migration schemes. Between 1869 and 1970 an estimated 100,000 British children were sent to Canada, Australia and other Commonwealth countries as child migrants, some as young as four years old. These initiatives were run by a partnership of charities, religious organisations and governments, and claimed to offer boys and girls the opportunity of a better life in Britain’s Empire overseas. Most never saw their homes, or their families, again. On Their Own: Britain’s child migrants told the heart-breaking true stories of child migrants and how the schemes changed their lives. Having brought this exhibition to a major London museum for the first time, the V&A Museum of Childhood also explored the complex moral backdrop to these schemes. Gordon Lynch, Michael Ramsey Professor of Modern Theology at the University of Kent and contributing curator, says: “ The history of the British child
migration schemes pr ovides a compelling insight into how humanitarian schemes have the potential to harm tho se they claim to help. Whilst some child migrants went on to see their experiences positively, for many th eir lives were shaped irrevocably by a terrible lack of proper care and, in some cases, truly horrendous abuse.” Children were placed in child migration schemes when their family lives were disrupted through poverty, parental death or illness. Single parents also placed their children in care, often unaware that their children would be sent overseas. Their fate depended on how the schemes were run in each country, and whilst some experienced good care with new families others faced isolation and institutional brutality. Many migrants tried to find comfort between these extremes, and some found opportunities in a new life overseas, but all felt the pain of separation from family and home. On Their Own: Britain’s child migrants featured detailed first-hand stories, photography and personal items which belonged to child migrants, in addition to video and audio packages which recount this period of history. There was also a series of specially commissioned folk songs by leading British musicians including John McCusker, Julie Matthews and Boo Hewerdine that capture the reality of child migrants’ lives. Gordon Lynch continues: “What is most striking is how long child migration continued after the Second World War given that fundamental problems in these scheme s were well known to the British Government. Many issues remain unresolved for former child migrants today and we hope the exhibition will be another st ep in the process of public understanding of their experiences.” More than a million people in Canada alone are believed to be descendants of child migrants, and about 2,000 former British child migrants are still alive today across all the Commonwealth countries involved. For those whose lives were touched by these migration schemes, this is not a distant past but a living history. The longstanding work of the Child Migrants Trust, in particular, has brought some comfort to former child migrants, many of whom have found their families and reunited with surviving members.
Diary of Maureen Mullins’ journey to Fairbridge Molong, 1952 Lent by Maureen Murray
Building construction at Bindoon Boys Town, 1952 Reproduced courtesy of State Library of Western Australia,
the Battye Library
First group of post-war child migrants from Reproduced courtesy State Library of Wes
Asturias arrive in Fremantle,1947 stern Australia, The Battye Library
The first time I saw this exhibition at the Childhood Museum, I was rather surprised. I knew that sometime in the World Wars children had to be evacutated but only to the countrysides of the “safe” cities and not overseas. Putting myself into their situations and reading their diaries and stories made me think back to the time when I moved to England at the age of eight. Coming from a country where only a percentage can live well off, it was to bridge the gap between the differences of the poor and the rich. My family were always looking for ways to support those who had less, financially and in terms of quality of living. It was a small contribution to a wider problem that is trying to be solved by the government in Indonesia. Much of the poverty was a result of corruption and now that the presidency of the country, as well as the political party leading it, has been tackling this ongoing crisis, I’d like to think that both poverty and corruption are decreasing. But I can never know the hidden lies and occurrences that are being kept from the public; the hidden evil that is being entwined, the eyes that only see money instead of compassion. England was quite nice to start off with; my school days were filled with lots of fun activities and lessons. The strange thing was that I felt more of a chld than I was back in Indonesia. I grew up too fast thinking that education was all there was to life, that you will inevitably get your arse kicked if you don’t get the grades (we, like France and a few others, do that thing where if you don’t pass a year, it has to be retaken) and life will be a failure. You will end up on the streets and a disgrace to the family. Harsh, much? Yeah. There wasn’t a lot of opportunities and part of the reason why my family and I migrated was for my brother and I to have a better education, to have more opportunities that weren’t available back home. I truly thank God when I say that I am blessed with what this country gave me. Of course not everything is perfect, nothing ever is, but I know that it allowed me to creatively seek my passion and keep on trying. Britain has its ways when it comes to awarding everyone in the team for good effort and participation just to make them feel a part of something, feel like a winner. Yes, I’m talking about those “good effort” badges and certificates.
I recently watched a film called Oranges and Sunshine, which is based on the genesis of The Child Migrants Trust. I only just realised that it was about this exhibition shown at the V&A Museum of Childhood. The title is inspired by one of the adults, a former child migrant, who was promised that they would be placed somewhere with plenty of sunshine and eat oranges that you can pick fresh from the trees. If you’re a visual person and love learning history through films based on a true story, like me, then I recommend you see this. It portrays the difficulty and emotions between the founder of the Trust and those she came to help.
Child migrants picking peas at Fairbridge Farm School at Molong, NSW Reproduced courtesy of National Archives of Australia
Stewart Lee on SS Strathnaver, 1955 Reproduced courtesy Sydney Lee
University, Travelling and Other Pursuits
I talked with Jennifer about her as a traveller and blogger, her desires and why she pursues travelling. I met her through a Facebook group called Girls vs Globe which is a group to connect female wanderers from all over the world to support each other, give advice and help each other out in their journeys.
Are you in Norway now? Yeah I’m in Borgund. Just arrived yesterday. So you mentioned about dropping out of college and you wanted to do work experience after that? Well it used to be like a working holiday visa. It’s about ten years. It’s quite a while ago now so they used to have one for Americans but it wasn’t called a working holiday. It was like a work exchange so I tended to just go and do the six months or so and then go back to uni but it just never happened. Were you sure that this is what you wanted to do? Not really. I always planned to go back - for a really long time I planned to go back to school basically I spent six months in the UK and then I ended up getting a similar visa for Ireland for 3 months. Then I met an Australian guy and ended up going to Australia but when I was in Australia, the visa I had meant that I had to be an international student and pay triple the fees so I kept putting it off and after a while it didn’t feel necessary so I started working. How did you family take it? I was pretty lucky. My mum is, she’s pretty easy going. By the time I told I’d be moving to Australia, like not going back to university was not the biggest surprise. But when I first went to go and took a break from university to go travelling, my family was okay but people at work was telling me I was making the biggest mistake of my life. That I would always regret it, that if I left I’d never go back, which was true but I’ve never regretted it. That’s good! And what are you doing now? Well, right before, I worked for a major transport company in Australia and I do auditing and book keeping type stuff. It’s a really big company so I had to quit my job back in June and just have a bit more flexibility so now I just temp through them. Every time I go back I can just pick up a bit of work whenever it’s available and I can call off again if I want. I guess you’re in a happier state now? Yeah definitely! I mean I guess when I was in university, I think if I had finished my degree, I wouldn’t be travelling now. When I was travelling and I knew I couldn’t go back, I signed up for one of these online courses, I think it was university of Phoenix, one of these distant learning and it was really expensive. It was a huge mistake and I did it for not even a year but it wasn’t really
for the course. It was more just so I didn’t feel guilty ‘cause I felt ingrained that I had to go to university. What made you want to stay in Australia? Originally I went for a guy but that didn’t work out but that wasn’t really a problem. I love Australia. That’s where I would call my home now. I guess compared to where I came from, it’s much more laid back like you don’t feel as much pressure. Obviously not everybody is travelling; there’s lots of people with regular jobs but in general, I find it much more acceptable. I’m 34 now. I’ve lived in Australia since I was 24 so nearly 10 years so my whole adult life has been in Australia. When you come from a place like America and you come to places that have things like sick leave, annual leave or free medical care, it’s pretty hard to let go. What’s the hardest culture shock that you had to adjust to? I didn’t have a lot of culture shock. I spent some time when I was living in the UK living with Australians, maybe that helped a bit but probably the hardest thing would be getting used to the guilt and leaving your family. Adapting to Australia wasn’t very difficult for me. I travelled for about two years before I settled in Australia so I guess my life was uprooted and when I left America, I was still a student and I haven’t done any adulty things like buying a house or even looking for a proper job (I was waitressing in America) so I learned to do those things in Australia. What would you tell yourself to the 24 year-old that you were back then? The biggest regret that I have with it all is wasting so much time and money trying to do things that weren’t things that I really wanted, like student loans. I spent a lot of time, after I realised that it wasn’t what I wanted to do, but I kept pursuing it as I felt like everyone would be mad at me or I’d feel really guilty if I didn’t finish university. And not to say that finishing university is bad but I just realised at that time it wasn’t right for me but I kept trying to do it anyway because I just wanted to do what I thought everyone else would want from me. I guess trying not to please everyone – you’ve got to be a little bit selfish and not to worry so much about what other people think. What would you say to the young people who are considering wanting to travel and leave university? You have to look at what your real long term goals are. You’ve got to be honest with yourself if you know you’re going to be the type of person who’s going to be really upset if down the road you have to drive a crappy car and not have a big wardrobe –‘cause some people are then it’s not the best idea to leave university. It’s just knowing about what you really want. Travel
and making money and finding for it, it’s not as hard as you think. If you really want to travel, you’ve got to give something else up, like money-wise and time-wise. And it’s never too late; you can walk away and you can always go back. When I was younger, I always say, “Finish your degree, work, money then travel” but it doesn’t work that way. Also things change like places, even places I’ve been to recently that I’ve been to 10 years ago they’re not as good, they’re more expensive. Things change and they’re not going to be like it is at that time. Just take the punt, have faith in yourself! What is it like financially? Are you able to save money as you go? I didn’t have much saved like I pretty much maxed my credit cards and go then worked things and paid things off. I think as long as you’re being a bit careful, it’s not the worst thing to go into a little bit of debt when you’re young, if you know that you have a plan to pay it off. But don’t go too crazy with that. You just have to find the balance and give up things. If I was 22, I’d take a summer to really give up things that you don’t really need, learn not to shop too much, not to spend too much on things that don’t really make you happy. The money will come if you really want it. What would you say is the worst thing about traveling and what’s the best thing about it? The best thing, definitely, is the freedom to wake up each day and pretty much do what you want. You can just change your plans and go off and do something. That’s a really great feeling to do that and you feel like your time is your own. The worst thing… I guess, especially when you’re younger, I travel by myself a lot and that was definitely scary sometimes. It’s a good, little personal journey and you have to push yourself to do things that make you feel uncomfortable. There’s not a lot of really bad things about it. Have you ever had any barriers with countries that are really violent? Some of the places that I’ve heard would be. I spent a lot of time in Guatemala and I really loved it there and I’ve been told to be a bit wary. After a day or two, foreigners in a backpacker’s were saying that a bus load of volunteers, who had been volunteering in the area bus was hijacked and they were all tied up in the forest and robbed their money. No one was hurt but they robbed like £4.5k. But in general, places like, surprisingly, never live up to the hype, like in the danger hype. For the most part I think they usually prove to be more good than bad. I’ve felt more unsafe sometimes in places like American cities or you don’t want to be in places that you don’t really think are dangerous but they are. I actually find, when I travel by myself, more off to being side tracked [by the locals] I feel less scared than when I feel like if I’m in a big group of people or a bit more touristy because then you tend to
get harassed a lot more. What’s the best place you’ve ever travelled to? Maybe one that you can think of right now? If it’s a one-off city, I loved Cappadocia in Turkey. I really like getting out into nature, it’s really good for hiking. It wasn’t a huge cultural destination like going to Guatemala or even parts of Asia where there were much more of a cultural merge. In terms of travelling as a bigger experience… Laos, I love Laos! Like northern Thailand, you can really feel like you’re away from everything for a really long time. Central America is really good for that as well. What would be the five things you’d have as essentials for travelling? This is going to sound kind of bad but my iPhone just because now you can use it as a computer and you can use free Wi-Fi everywhere. So definitely my iPhone! This is going to sound silly but I can’t live without coconut oil. I used to have really bad skin and once I used coconut oil, it all cleared up. I was in Morocco recently and I ran out and I couldn’t get any for a week and I had the biggest breakout, it was a huge disaster so it was funny as it just happened so I was like no! I always travel with a pair of really lightweight trousers. Pretty much anywhere you go you need a pair. Always a sarong. People bring a travel towel but I don’t, I just use a sarong. I can use that as a scarf and use it in a million different ways. And probably, number five… I always travel with tank tops and built-in bras because I’m lazy and they’re comfortable.
Designer Profile: Room of Bamboo - Overbury
y Road
What made you start a clothing brand? Did you know each other beforehand? How did it all come together? Does your background in dancing inspire any of your collections? Or within the brand at all? Dancing is the reason why we travel around the world which is the core concept of our brand. This is the reason why we first meet as two showgirls in the crazy Paris show Macau with a Mutual love for fashion . Also when we shoot we like to Incooperate dancing into the way we as models. We both understand how to move our body’s. How did you find the process of starting the company? Did you have any difficulties, problems, etc? Was there a lot of planning and research involved before starting up? There wasn’t particularly a process We always went with our gut instinct and all the things that inspired us around us in the back streets of China. Also. our love for eccentric fashion is what guided through each step of our journey. That’s what influenced to create our brand in the first place, We always have so many ideas between us that sometimes it’s hard to rain them in. Also we are both creatives and not business heads, therefore organising that sidebar the brand didn’t come as natural to us and designing our garments. Are the roles equally spread between you two? Or do you have specific roles for each other and maybe other people involved? Who does what? No there are no particularly roles as we are both are equal in the way that we think and create. However we both have different strength that we bring to rob . Jan is a perfecting and has a good eye for things. She will do the finishing touches and is very clever with arty things. Ami is good at the marketing social media aspect and had good ideas about getting us out there. What kind of person do you hope to see wearing your clothes? The type of people we want to see wearing our clothes are those who aren’t afraid to be different and express themselves and there individuality. Whatever they wear even if it’s a plastic bag they have to wear with confident and completely rock it out there own way. What are your hopes and goals for the brand? Our goal is to be that brand that keeps headings turning and surprising people. We want people to remember us whilst Any exciting news that we should keep a look out? We have a brand new collection coming out overbury road. This time we have returned from Hk, and ready to take on LDN. We also have some very exciting collaborations coming up in London, Barcelona and st tropez. Keep
up to date on our social media and website where we list blogs and weekly updates of rob on the road. Any advice to those who want to start a brand? Our advice would be if you love and are passionate about something so much then you WILL make it happen Do what you love, love what you do. Don’t over think anything and just go along for the ride. Always put yourself out there and don’t be afraid to ask for what you want
Photographed by Nesta Lloyd Photography Styled by Room of Bamboo Sunglasses from For Art Sake Popcorn accessories (dressing gown hat) Paula Qingyuan
Tips for Travel
by Helena Sergeant
Off travelling or heading to a stunning destination this summer? Check out these helpful beauty tips from professional makeup artist, Helena Sergeant. Preparation is key! Before you jet off I highly recommend you head to your local beauty salon and get a LVL lash treatment. LVL treats your natural lashes giving them Lift, Volume and Length as well as a tint. You won’t need to worry about waterproof mascara or any mascara for that matter and they last up to eight weeks! A perfect pre-holiday treatment! Whilst you’re at the salon, a Gel polish manicure is a must! The gel polish is really durable and lasts two to three weeks. Another must is to exfoliate your body, you don’t want to be tanning dead skin cells. Get ahead of your bronzing by applying fake tan after exfoliation. Moisturise your skin well before applying your fake tan paying more attention to elbows, knees and ankles. Try to avoid facial hair removal creams. The chemicals can discolour the skin and UV rays can darken the discolouration further. The environment on the plane is very drying to your skin. Take a small pot of moisturiser, hydrating mist and a lip balm to hydrate your skin during the flight. You’re allowed to take up to 100ml in your hand luggage and your containers must be in a small plastic bag that you can get at the departure gate. Remember to pack a good sunscreen, the higher the spf the better. Cover yourself when you get out the shower so you’re protected as soon as you head outside. This also allows the cream to fully bind into the skin before sun exposure and minimises the chance of missing bits if you’re applying it around your bikini on the beach. Harmful UVA and UVB rays from the sun penetrate deep into the dermis of the skin causing damage that causes pigmentation later in life, premature ageing and we all know the risks of skin cancer if you’re not careful in the sun. Make sure to reapply your sunscreen every two hours and don’t forget your ears! Pack travel size bottles filled with your hair and skin products. They are a great way of reducing weight and saving space in your luggage. Nothing wrecks your hair more than sun, sea, sand and chlorine. Pack a sun protection spray for your hair. It will protect your hair from dehydration and damage while the UV filter will help to protect your hair from colour fading.
With your beautiful bronzed skin and stunning eye lashes you won’t need much makeup in the evening. Use a moisturiser with a SPF to protect your skin before sundown, a mineral lightweight foundation and bronzer to give you an extra glow. Finish with a nourishing lip tint and quick spritz of setting spray. So.. what are you waiting for? Get packing! LVL Lash Treatment around £45 Gel Polish application around £25 Bioderma Hydrabio Eau de Soin Hydrating Mist £9 St Tropez Exfoliant Body Polish £10 St Tropez Bronzing Mousse Travel Mini £10 Phyto Phytoplage Protective Sun Veil for hair £15 Eve Taylor Moisturising Solar Shield SPF25 £11.59 Bobbi Brown Extra Lip Tint £25 Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray travel size £9
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What Will Be 2016’s Song of the Summer? by Starr Brown
One of the best parts of summer is the ability to just hop into the car on a hot summer day with some of your best friends, turn on the car radio and jam out with all of your friends while you sing your heart out. Summer is the time for travel; to the beach, to go camping with friends, being on a boat all day soaking up the sun; the possibilities are endless! One of the top goals today in pop music when summer rolls around is to have the “song of the summer”. While there is no official award or anything for having claimed that title, the song that goes on to be the song of the summer is that song you hear on the radio pretty much every hour, you know all the words to it and you always end up singing along no matter what you are doing. As the current summer quickly approaches, the race is on as to what song will be this summer’s anthem. There are so many contenders as different artists keep releasing more and more new singles and albums, which are all amazing! It’s hard to call what the song of the summer will be for 2016; here are some top picks as to what could be this summer’s song and some great songs to add to your summer 2016 playlists! Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman With the recent release of her third studio album, the single for which the album is titled after is a strong contender. The single peaked at number eight on the US charts. This pop and R&B song lyrically explores a theme of relationships on how someone can bring out a different side of a women, in particular the confident and empowered side, and it is hard to not sing along every time you hear it on the radio. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home This single features Ty Dolla Sign and has a very chilled out vibe. The chorus, usually is the hype part of a single, is slowed it down giving the song a feel of waiting for what’s to come. This song makes listeners want to get up and dance, even if you can’t, to the chorus’ repetitive ‘work, work, work’ to very melodic rhythm. This song is also featured on the girl group’s second studio album 7/27, which released late
May of this year. Flo Rida - My House This song sets the tone for this summer, and all summers to come. The chilled out single off of Flo Rida’s album My House takes listeners to the house party of the summer. With lyrics that suggest a summer filled with parties filled with close friends and a long, eventful night, the song could very well be the summer party anthem of 2016 and that song you play for summers to come because it’s just a hit! Justin Timberlake - Can’t Stop The Feeling This song that was written for the upcoming Trolls Movie Soundtrack, and has charted number one in several countries. Billboard, Rolling Stone, USA Today, and The New York Times all believe this is the song that’s going to take the crown of 2016’s song of the summer as it’s such a feel good and happy song. Many critics are calling it the next ‘Happy’ (the Pharrell Williams song featured in Despicable Me 2). No matter how hard you try, this song makes you want to sing along and dance because you ‘can’t stop the feeling’, thanks JT. The Sound - The 1975 If you loved ‘Chocolate’ and you haven’t heard this song yet, then you’re missing out on The 1975’s latest hit. Though this song has a much more pop vibe than previous The 1975 songs have been, it’s hard not to want to sing along to the catchy lyrics, especially in the chorus. The band’s single off their sophomore album I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of it (yes, that’s the album’s title) is very juxtaposed as to what much of the album’s sound is. Hailee Steinfeld (ft. DNCE) - Rock Bottom If you didn’t fall in love with Hailee after ‘Love Myself’ then hopefully ‘Rock Bottom’ captures your heart like the 19 year old has for so many pop fans. Though she’s only released one EP towards the end of 2015 it showcases all of what the young and budding pop star has to offer. As the third single off her EP Haiz, it features DNCE who has taken pop music by storm with their hit single ‘Cake by the Ocean’.
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FIVE PEOPLE, MUTUAL PASSION AND TWO SUCCESFUL FASHION SHOWS ON THEIR AC ION NEWTORK BRINGS THE NEW YORK FASHION VIBES INTO BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSI AND WINS THE HEART OF THE AUDIENCE. MARTA KASPRZAK MEETS WITH THE FOUNDE DENT OF THE FASHION NETWORK, ALEXANDRA PEHAKO. Could you tell me something more about the background of the Fashion Network?
I have created the BU Fashion Network on my first year of University. I lead our sessio rest of the team. My co-chair is Marta Kasprzak and we work together to design the for our weekly meetings. The whole idea of creating this society came to me two ye ter,when to my surprise, I found out there’s no fashion society in BU. That just seeme because so many people these days are crazy about fashion and are dying to disc like-minded individuals. So I thought to myself – why not create this space for all of u together and have a chat about the latest and greatest! Besides the two of us, the 10 other members within the society who actively attend our meetings and work wi
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ent projects. Who are the members of the fashion society? In a nutshell, the Fashion Network comprises a group of BU students who share the same passion and enthusiasm for the fashion industry. I myself am a Fashion design graduate so I know a thing or two about how stuff works in the industry. Most of our members are not specifically associated with it or studying related subjects – that’s what makes it so exciting as hearing all the different perspectives and opinions make our meetings worthwile. You just showcased the Gossip Girl inspired collection on your Second Annual Bournemouth University Fashion Show. What kind of feedback did you get on the collection? The show was a smashing success; from start to finish, our guests were immersed in the GG (Gossip Girl) atmosphere with flowers and drinks, and the show itself was just a cherry on top. I’ve heard some wonderful reviews saying that people reckognised the White Party and Masquerade scenes which, to me, was a great success as the show was all about recreating and sustaining the Gossip Girl feel.
You have choosen Gossip Girl as the main theme of the Fashion Show. Why did you choose this particular series as the leading motive of the show? When we first got together to talk about the concept for the show, we had multiple ideas, however this one stood out from the get-go. The wonderful thing about Gossip Girl is that most people have heard of the show at some point in their lives – it might be their favourite series or they’ve just seen tiny bits but almost everyone has a pre-existing knowledge of it. Besides, Gossip Girl is almost like a lookbook for incredible fashion moments so why not celebrate that! It just seemed like such a perfect fit all around. Not to mention it being a nice follow-up to last year’s NY themed runway show. Everything from models casting to the fizz of the refreshments was planned, organized and performed by Fashion Newtwork. How did you balance the restricted budget with your New York Fashion Show aspirations? I believe having a clear vision and a somewhat tight grip on the budget was essential to making this work. Getting the main stuff out of the way first, such as printing the posters and tickets, was important as we’d be nowhere without these things. Once we knew what we needed in terms of decorations, props and stylistic elements, we sourced for various partnerships that, in turn, helped us with different aspects of the show. Our photo booth, for example, was a result of a successful collaboration with Disco Diva events, who kindly provided us with the booth and appropriate staffing for it. Just things like that – collaborating with others and keeping on top of the budget at all times – were key to making this work financially.
You have been styling second-hand clothes. Did you find that challenging to create ensembles that would be consistent with the current trends? I think Julia’s House was very generous in that regard so most of the pieces we found there and later showcased were incredibly fashionable. Although we did our best to make the show as current as possible, its main influence remained Gossip Girl and the characters within the show. Therefore it was just as much about what’s hot now as about what was the show like and the outfits that these characters would wear. Besides that, to me fashion is a form of self-expression so if these bits and pieces are styled in a way that’s creative and unique to the person showcasing it, that’s already a big win. What do you consider as the most important facets in the process of fashion show preparation?
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Do you feel there’s a significant interest in fashion in Bournemouth at the moment? I think fashion is an important element of our lives in one way or another so I would say so, yes. Especially within the student community – the campus can sometimes become a wonderful lookbook for what’s on trend right now.
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Road Trip Playlist
By Crystal Livesay
It’s that time of year. The time of year where people are travelling here and there. Visiting friends they haven’t seen in ages. Seeing family after a long year...or even years apart. Taking the family or friends to the beach to enjoy some surf and sand. The possibilities of a Summer road trip are endless and so exciting! No matter where you are headed, you might be spending a lot of time in the car. That can be so joyous or also super mundane. The only way to make it bearable is with some awesome tunes to sing along to or get lost in. Road trip music is definitely subjective depending on what generation you are from, but here are my personal top picks I would be turning on if I was in the car right at this moment. Some of these will get you energized and some will be perfect for slowing it down a wee bit. So roll down the windows and crank up the volume and have a safe and smooth drive! Rome by Phoenix Adventure of a Lifetime by Coldplay Drive by Halsey Mountain Sound by Of Monsters and Men Love Runs Out by One Republic Land or Sea by Sleeping at Last Flowers in Your Hair by The Lumineers The Cave by Mumford and Sons Lost and Found by Ellie Goulding Best Day of My Life by American Authors Take a Walk by Passion Pit Slow Life by Of Monsters and Men Ship to Wreck by Florence + The Machine Cherry Wine by Hozier Morning Song by The Avett Brothers Out of My League by Fitz and the Tantrums Rivers and Roads by The Head and the Heart Closer by Teagan and Sara Simple Song by The Shins Title and Registration by Death Cab for Cutie Take it From Me by The Kongos Forget Me Now by Against The Current Sleep on the Floor by The Lumineers Directions (feat. Joseph) by Hoka Keeping Your Head Up by Birdy Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People
Dear Daughter by Halestorm Let You Go by Holly Williams Spirits by the Strumbellas Coco by Foy Vance PS: As of the day I finished this list, these were all available for streaming on Prime.
Graduate Fashion Week
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Madia Bostan (University of Northampton)
Kelsey Lea (Arts University Bournemouth)
Roslyne McQuillan (Northumbria University)
Jonathan Preston-Moore (Edinburgh College of Art)
Quiwei Jiang Winner of M&S Womenswear Award (University for the Creative Arts, Epsom)
Hazel Symons Winner of Oracle Gold and Creative Catwalk Awards (De Montfort University)
Songs To Add To Your Summer Travel Playlist!
By Jared Myers
One of the most important things to bring along with you on a long summer road trip, besides your friends, is a playlist that makes the escape as happy and joyful as possible! Life is a journey all on its own if you make the best of it and nothing puts you in the mood better than the right playlist! These are some of my top picks for a summer travel playlist. All of them were chosen because they have a catchy tune, but mainly because they send a positive message which is basically everything that anyone would want to listen to on a long summer road trip! Imagine Dragons - On Top Of The World This song emphasizes how you really want to feel at the end of the day. It’s about getting through the tough times in your life and coming out successful, or on top of the world. It really makes you appreciate the good times in life while you still have them. It has got a really catchy tune and a great message to share! Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away With lyrics such as ‘I want to get away, I want to fly away’, this song represents a man that feels tied down by something in his life. We never figure out what it is that makes him feel this way, but many of us teenagers who are stuck in school can relate to this feeling and makes us look forward to the free time that we have every summer. Iron Maiden - Wasted Years This song is about enjoying every single moment that you can while you still have it. A major emphasis in this Iron Maiden classic is placed on traveling across the world while enjoying every second of it. Life, much like summer, is very short and many people waste too much time worrying about the past. The upbeat instrumentals just gives you a
Rascal Flatts - Life Is A Highway This song is about taking chances and just going with the flow. You can never control what happens around you, but you still have to keep going despite the good times and the bad times. Most of the song is upbeat and positive and just puts you in a Alice Cooper - School’s Out This song should bring joy to just about anyone getting out of school for the summer. The lyrics focus on the feeling of freedom and lack of worry in one’s life. No one ever wants summer to end and that is somewhat stated in the lyrics of this song. Bon Jovi - It’s My Life This song is about living in the moment. Life is too short to care about what everyone else tells you to do. Live up to your expectations rather than everyone else’s expectations for you. People are constantly worrying about how society will judge them as a person rather than just living in the moment and having a great time. Have fun, enjoy it, and make as many lasting memories as you can while you still can!
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