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FASHION MAGAZINE FOR INTELLECTUAL GIRLS
Sund ay Girl MAGAZINE // 06
THIS SUNDAY GIRL BELONGS TO .......................................
COVER IMAGE EARRING: VICKI SARGE DRESS: VIVETTA PHOTOGRAPHER: MONTANA LOWERY STYLIST: RACHEL WILLIAMS MUA: JUSTINE JENKINS USING BURT’S BEES HAIR: LOUIS BYRNE @ THE LONDON STYLE AGENCY
Sunday Girl
MAGAZINE
Intellectual Talk and Fashion for Girls who Don’t Follow The crowd
ISSUE 6
EDITOR | ABIGAIL DENNISON PHOTOGRAPHERS | MONTANA LOWERY, POLLY HANRAHAN, ROSSI&BLAKE, MORA DORREGO, ROMY KLOKKERS STYLISTS | RACHEL WILLIAMS, ROBERTA SKAI, ROSSI&BLAKE, JULIA BLAMEY, MEIKE FLESKENS HAIR STYLISTS AND MUAS | JUSTINE JENKINS, LOUIS BYRNE, ANGELA LOWERY, EMILY DHANJAL, DAISY DEN HERDER, JENNIE ROBERTS, RAQUEL PINTADO, HANAN CHAHID MODELS | ADAMA @MODELSROCKAGENCY, MARU HOURMI @ K-MGMT & JUANI BITLOCH @ MODEL TALKING, RABIA BY MODELS ROCK AGENCY WRITERS | ABIGAIL DENNISON, MAISEY BROWN, CHARLOTTE EVANS, NATALIE BLAINE, LAREESE CRAIG, CHLOE TAYLOR, LAUREN PINNINGTON, FALLON SEYMON, SOPHIE WILSON, CHARLOTTE BLACK, JESSICA HYTNER MAGAZINE LAYOUT AND GRAPHIC DESIGN | ABIGAIL DENNISON
CONTENTS S o n g b i r d , R a e M o r r i s , Pa g e 6 Ye a r o f G i r l E m p o w e r m e n t , Pa g e 1 7 Co v e r g i r l Te s s Wa r d , Pa g e 1 8 A Pi e c e b y L a r e e s e , Pa g e 2 8 R o s s i & B l a ke p r e s e n t A d a m a , Pa g e 3 4 H o l l y w o o d b o u n d , G e o r g i n a Ca m p b e l l , Pa g e 4 8 W h y i t ’s O k a y t o g o t o t h e M o v i e s A l o n e , Pa g e 5 6 N o t A b o u t t h a t C l u b b i n g L i f e , Pa g e 5 8 I Le ft M y H e a r t i n A m s t e r d a m , Pa g e 7 2 Fe m a l e Fr o n t e d B a n d s , Pa g e 8 0 A n I n t e r v i e w : S o p h i e C u l l - Ca n d y, Pa g e 8 2
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PHOTOGRAPHY: MONTTANA LOWERY, STYLING: ROBERTA SKAI, HAIR: ANGELA LOWERY, MUA: EMILY DHANJAL
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Rae Morris is a 25 year old northern pop artist, killing us with her positive, upbeat contempory vibes that we need more of in 2018. Anyone feeling blue, listen to any track on her brand new album, Someone Out There and we guarantee it’s a muscial version of a hug. Be prepared to fall for this gal, we talked all things quirky style and her views on equal opportunities in the music industry. Since your hit debut album, do you feel a little less pressure with this one?
about things I find that I get really cold so they help so much. Then a big fluffy coat and a scarf.
I still feel the pressure but this time round it feels like it’s my own. I’m an ambitious person and a bit of a perfectionist so I set goals for myself that can be difficult to live up to! But yes, it feels like there is less external pressure and I can just get on with making and creating things that I love.
Which show was your favourite at Fashion Week?
Your vibe is so fun, contemporary and youthful, what're the feels you want your listeners to get from this album? The biggest thing is that happiness is a good thing. It’s hard to find and can absolutely come and go, but particularly in music, there’s a celebration of sadness that I have always struggled to get behind. I think the best creations come from people when they’re in a healthy, happy space. This album is colourful and energetic. It’s about being fully powered by life and everything that may come your way - the good and the bad! We LOVE your style, what's your favourite pieces in your wardrobe at the moment? Thank you guys! In the summer last year I bought some amazing Balenciaga red leather slippers that have a square toe! I love them so much but haven’t been able to wear them outdoors for months. They’re very strange but they make me feel like a magician. What favourite piece of clothing/ footwear of yours can you style with everything? My Hogan platform trainers that I wore in the Atletico video go with absolutely everything. They give me that little bit of height but still are mega comfortable and just very me. I’m not good with heels. When you're on the road - what's your everyday uniform? At the moment I wear Puma tracksuit bottoms pretty much everyday with a turtle neck or big jumper of some sort. I’ve got a stripy Supreme turtle neck that I live in. Trainers always. Long johns are my new secret which is changing life this winter. When I’m nervous
I only went along to the Henry Holland and Shrimps because I’m genuinely a big fan of both of them. It’s super important to me to actually love what they make and feel like I can wear the pieces myself. The Shrimps presentation was really beautiful. What do you like to do to give yourself a break from all the work and pressures of your career? I like to paint! I’m not great at it but I find it so relaxing and love to listen to an audiobook or a record that I’ve not had chance to properly enjoy. I also love the countryside in the North and am trying to get home to see my family more this year. What’s your relationship like with social media? We know it can get super heavy, how do you balance it all? It took me a little while to get into a good place but I think I’ve found my vibe now. I love Instagram. I find a lot of visual inspiration there from creative friends and people that I follow. It’s definitely my favourite ‘platform’ and I love talking to fans through messages and comments. But it is tough. You can get a little lost and forget what you’re about. It’s important to not be on it ALL day. Not good for the brain. The gender equality conversation is a huge topic for industries all over the world, how do you feel it's changing (or not changing) in the music industry? All of the conversations were having are helping people be aware of their actions. They may not have even realised that the way they were thinking about it wasn’t quite right. I’d still love to see a change in the amount of female technicians and stage crew at festivals etc. There are still many presumptions made about the roles played in the actual making of the music. We’re making slow but positive progress.
“I’d still love to see a change in the amount of female technicians and stage crew at festivals etc. There are still many presumptions made about the roles played in the actual making of the music. We’re making slow but positive p r o g r e s s .” RAE MORRIS
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I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST
I Always Knew I Was A Feminist. It’s not really a word or a label I have ever had to put on myself. There wasn’t a shining, light bulb going off moment when I thought, ‘yup that’s it I’m a feminist now!’ My parents brought me up in a feminist way and I’m not even sure they knew that’s what they were doing either; I just consider them good people with good values. They certainly made me believe that I was capable of doing anything I set my mind to and that I was no different to any man or woman. But then out in the real world, that’s not always what I found. I’ve found that this social construct that we call patriarchy is so entrenched in peoples minds it can really get in the way and feel incredibly sharp, painful and nasty to be on the receiving end of sometimes. Chances are that most people reading this piece will know what I’m referring to through first hand experience at some point in their lives. Whenever I have used the word feminism in discussions before, (it’s not a word I’m afraid to use and I don’t think anybody should be) it certainly provokes a certain reaction in some cases. Some people just really don’t like the word, some people think they know what it means and they really don’t and the word makes them feel they immediately have to get on defensive. I am sure it has been said a fair few million perhaps billion times but feminism = equality nothing more and nothing less. So yes, we want to take your patriarchy away from you but only to make society fairer for everyone in it. I mean surely that’s ok with everyone right? However being female and identifying as a feminist I have found these ‘beliefs’ often have placed me in a position where many men and women have wanted to debate this topic with me and sort of ‘prove me wrong.’ I am happy to have healthy discussion but in some cases I have found it rather difficult to get my point across and heard and I have found that I want something in my armoury. Something to back up my arguments, more than just centuries of oppression and patriarchal society, I mean perhaps I’m just making that up right!? I find that often people respond well to facts, cold, hard, undisputable facts. Even science. I mean almost everyone agrees that science just states the facts right!? Wrong. It seems that the latest research, in Angela Saina’s incredible book Inferior- How science got women wrong and new research that’s rewriting the story, suggests that women have been screwed over by science in more ways than one. I don’t want to give away the plot and this isn’t an advertisement for her work, I just browsed the local bookstore one day and came across it by chance. This is perhaps more of a PSA for women and girls to say that everyone should have this kind of weapon in their armoury. No we’re are not crazy, hysterical and just making it up. This really has been violently oppressive and happening to us for years and years and no, sadly the Womens Rights Movement didn’t just sort all that out for us. I feel that in 2018 with more information, education and powerful tools of communication than we’ve ever had in our lives, we really can start to make a huge sea change so girls, arm yourselves.
I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST I ALWAYS KNEW I WAS A FEMINIST WORDS BY CHARLOTTE EVANS
2018: THE YEAR OF GIRL EMPOWERMENT I don’t mean to sound like the speech by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in the Beyoncé song, Flawless, but girls have always been taught to compete with each other when we should be lifting and helping each other climb to the top. Now more than ever, us girls need to stick together and the only way we are going to succeed and be the best we can be, is through girl empowerment. Recently in London and New York there have been women’s marches protesting for equality for all sexes and gender identities, and looking through social media and seeing women stand together fighting for something so passionately, is what we need more of in 2018. With platforms on the Internet, it is easy to find inspirational people and brands whose ethos involve, ‘by girls, about girls, for girls’. What better way to start the year than to get rid of the people who make you feel shitty when scrolling through your feeds, and instead replacing them with people who are here to empower and spread a positive message. First up is Gurls Talk - a movement created by 2017’s model of the year, Adwoa Aboah. They strive to create a platform where girls can openly share their experiences in a safe and trusted environment. Their website is a space where issues are addressed and shared about what it means to be a girl in the 21st century. Girls can submit articles, stories, poems and illustrations, expressing and embodying empowerment in society. In 2016 Adwoa made a set of documentaries, using her experiences from depression and addiction to get girls around the world talking about mental health, body image and sexuality. The three-part documentary was filmed in America and talks to women who are trying to break down the boundaries that society has put in place for us as females. The stories involved the ‘free the nipple’ movement; stigmas attached to being a stripper; a female biker group invading a ‘mans world’; and how menstruating should no longer be kept a secret. By sharing stories like this, they have gotten huge recognition and have ultimately created a place where girls from the newer generations can educate themselves to become more inclusive, outspoken, confident and equal in the world we live in today. Gurls Talk sets a good example for younger generations of the future within women’s culture. Another platform bringing girls together is creative agency, Baby Face. By using the tool of networking, founders Claire Burman and Nellie Eden created a website to showcase undiscovered, talented women. Baby Face started in 2014 and the females’ work ranges from music, art, fashion, journalism, activism, DJ-ing, make-up, photography, creative directing and more. By bringing these female creatives all together, they are able to collaborate and support one another within their industries, making it an all-inclusive space where women are able to work as one and create wonderful stuff together. So far they have worked with brands such as Urban Outfitters, River Island, Hello Kitty, Nike and Dr. Martens. After finding the female talent and the support of brands like these, they produce everything from look books, zines, exercise classes, video content and even have a regular podcast on NTS Radio. Their goal is to find as many women as possible to share their ideas and work and inspire other females to reach the goals they want to within their creative spaces. One fashion brand that stands for equality and oozes feminist qualities, from their choice of seamstresses to the models they choose to for advertisements, is Birdsong. They are an online fashion brand set up by Sophie Slater and Sarah Beckett in London. Their tagline is, ‘no sweatshop, no photoshop’, making sure every part of the design process is fair and equal. Their ethos is all about making a change for the women that work in the design processes within the fashion and textile industry, particularly working with women who have been treated unfairly in the past. All of the clothes featured on the website are made by various women’s groups, including migrants and old women who have rare skills, giving them a platform to showcase their talent and work. What makes this brand even more so empowering is their choice to not photoshop or edit any of their images. This gives the brand’s consumers a more truthful and real portrayal of beauty for the modern generation of girls and women to look up to and admire. Beauty standards and fair trade within the fashion industry is constantly being criticized, and it’s refreshing to finally see brands like Birdsong responding to these problems in a positive and successful way. Another female creative spreading awareness of women’s issues, through the form of imagery, is founder of Cheer Up Luv, Eliza Hatch. This personal project was created in 2017 and was inspired by an experience she had when a man in the street told her to ‘cheer up’ – something she got told frequently to do by strangers. The photojournalism series shares women’s stories of street harassment along with a photo of them at the location of where the street harassment took place. With the claims and stories coming to light within the media about sexual harassment, Cheer Up Luv has huge relevance towards women’s issues in modern culture. Recently Eliza has been on BBC News to talk about her project, spreading awareness and breaking down the stigma about this very common and relatable matter that has been somewhat normalised for women to endure in the streets when it should be stopped. Wolf whistling and harassment in the streets is something that young girls and women have always had to put up with but is rarely spoken about, but thanks to Cheer Up Luv, brave women now have a place to share their stories and spread awareness world wide. All of these platforms and women involved have used a different part of the creative industry to react to the issues within women’s culture, responding to negative aspects and creating a space for awareness to turn into positivity. Historically women haven’t been given the same opportunities and visibility as men but 2018 is the year where feminism and girl empowerment grows stronger, making sure we as women are educating ourselves in the best way, buying clothes that are supportive of other women, and aiming to be apart of industries where girls can help each other out instead of compete against each other.
WORDS BY NATALIE BLAIN
ACE IS IN THE L P S ’ RES AN M IST O W AN A CE
TESS WARD
Tess Ward is a 28-year-old chef, food blogger, writer and this issue’s cover. Not only is she Cordon Bleu-trained, she’s also the newest fashion and style icon! Hailed as “cooking’s new golden girl” by fans, we caught up with Tess to chat about her career, styles, plans and advice to budding foodies!
Hi Tess! Why did you decide to pursue good food and cooking as your career?!
Very kind, I’m not sure I would agree! To be honest, I wear what I feel good in on that day and I’m certainly not a 'planner'. Good style is infinitely more valuable than fashion and you can make a simple outfit exciting with a great coat, belt or bling. I love a good silk shirt, a pair of high waited jeans and a fun pair of heels.
I always wanted to work doing something creative that could benefit other people - for me cooking food is not only enjoyable but a catalyst for social connection. In a world where independence is so highly valued, I feel we need more of this. What’s next for you? (Your own TV cooking show we hope!) You brought out The Naked Diet a couple of years ago, are you working on anything else that you can tell us about? At the moment I am focussing on the retreats I am going to be running in the UK and abroad, they’re taking up most of my time. I will be announcing dates for those soon on my website!
What’s your absolute favourite item in your wardrobe?
Exciting! We know you’re big into food nourishing a healthy mind, body and soul. Can you tell us a little bit about how you grew into this mind set?
Hmmmm probably at the moment a black hugo boss polo neck or one of my many pairs of sweaty betty leggings - I have too much sportswear to know what to do with
It’s not the easiest thing to maintain a health balance in any area of life all the time but I find eating energising foods that taste good are important for everyone whether they enjoy cooking or not. At the very least so we can function at our best and be healthy in our bodies.
Your career has been incredible, has there been any, “pinch me” moments?
Wise words! We’d love to know how you keep the balance of a hectic social life with staying healthy and strong?
Earring: Vicki Sarge | Top: Vivetta | Jeans: Vintage
Certainly gonna keep making video content for you all. Its always fun cooking on camera, but in terms of TV, I would be much more interested in some investigative travel angle - I feel there is a lot of interesting things to explore around food, out of the kitchen!
I am certainly sensitive and realise I have little to no sense of body cues when I am hungover or over-tired so I have to be mindful. I think the biggest thing is trying to make the decisions that feel right at the time and not berate yourself after! You’re considered as a style icon to many, what’s your favourite trend and what trends do you tend to stay away from?
Everyday is interesting and I feel very lucky for all the opportunities that come my way but I am not one to rest on my laurels and be content with what is but to look towards what I can do, make and change for the better. What’s your advice to anyone looking to follow your footsteps? I would say keep asking yourself what you can do for everyone else to make them feel inspired and creative rather than just for yourself. It is important to share recipes that are accessible and possible for busy people.
PHOTOGRAPHER: MONTANA LOWERY STYLIST: RACHEL WILLIAMS MUA: JUSTINE JENKINS USING BURTS BEES HAIR: LOUIS BYRNE @ THE LONDON STYLE AGENCY INTERVIEW BY ABIGAIL DENNISON
Knitwear: Bella Freud | Trouser: Theo Vii | Shoes: Kim Kwang | Earring: Vicki Sarge
EARRING: VICKI SARGE | DRESS: VIVETTA
Jacket: Anna Gray | Knitwear: Bella Freud | Skirt: Anna Gray
Earring: Sacets | Blazer: Teatum Jones
Knitwear: Bella Freud | Earrings: Sacets | Trouser: Nicola Brindle | Bag: Ming Ray
Earrings: Flora Lucy | Jumpsuit: Flora Lucy
Earring: Vicki Sarge | Top: Vivetta | Jeans: Vintage
Shoes: Ashleigh Chambers | Skirt & Jacket: Baum Und Pferdgarten
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WHY WE NEED TO DROP THE “HE’S TOO NICE” STUFF “You likes nice guys,” my friends both asserted one night as we sat, swollen with cheese, tiger bread and love – naturally. And I agree. I do. Zero shame over here.
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- GEORGE BAILEY, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
The kind of guy that would walk into a room full of dangerous dogs and have them all roll on their bellies and wagging their tails, just by looking at them. The things I value in my relationship are the very same things I value in my friendships and there’s something to be said for that. Friendship teaches you how to love and it teaches you the foundations of a great and lasting bond: respect, trust, forgiveness, limits and laughter. And, truth be told, you’ll always find the best of friends in the good guy. Your happiness is his happiness. Sh*t, it’s more than his own happiness. And if something is important to you, he’ll make sure it’s important to him, too. Whether it’s missing the football so you can watch Beauty & The Beast for the 209th time or having to leave his boys’ night prematurely because you’ve, ahem, peaked too soon on the ol’ gin front. Translation: you’ve broken the toilet seat and are currently wearing it as a necklace. He’ll never fail to be the person you can count on. He’ll also lend you his shoes when you’re too drunk to walk in yours. Side note – size 11 trainers are just as hazardous as heels when you’re a size 7 and no longer in control of your limbs. He’s got your back and then some. He’s the scaffolding to your very own wobbly tower block and he’ll sooner boil his own balls before he sees you fall to rubble. He sees all of you. Everything that makes you your unique self - he adores it, he champions it and he’ll always endeavor to make you understand your own worth. Where you see imperfection, he sees a reason to love you harder. He believes in you unconditionally, even if you don’t. For every negative thing you say about yourself; every doubt, every criticism – he’ll make it his business to take it personally. He’ll bear the weight of your insults on his shoulders because he’s fiercely protective of your wellbeing. When you’re thriving, he’s there with pizza and prosecco but when you’re not, he’s there more than ever, ready to be the sucky-in pants your life needs. He lifts you up - better than Geri Halliwell circa 1999. He really listens. And not just to you but to everyone. You begin to understand, he’s not just your good guy but he’s the good guy. He’s the one everyone turns to for support because he doesn’t just make your life better, he makes life better. He’s the good egg. The one that will never crack - even at boiling point - or go grey on you. Ya see, in a standard box there will be a good few stragglers. Some will even have a few feathers on them but wait it out and your Burford Brown will hatch out of nowhere. You’ll see. And when he does, poach him up and throw some avocado on him, hun. You deserve this.
WORDS BY LAREESE CRAIG
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Art means different things to different people. Some artists I know take photographs, some draw, some sing and some paint – some with great intent, others purely for the process. The truest essence of art is created without purpose, price or approval. When we create art, we exhibit our sensitivity, vulnerability, experience and pain. For many, explaining art is painfully personal and can make us feel naked, for others discussion is therapeutic and liberating. Either way, I believe that understanding somebody's art is the closest gateway to experiencing the tumult of their soul. Expression comprises of the many aspects that a person can chose to exhibit. I define art as the most sincere and subtle form of exhibition as it can often reveal more than intended – the endearing magic to expressive art. I am head over heels with the winding world of private illustration and those who express themselves through art, this is why I like to ask people about why and what they create. Photographer Marie Harkness states that before entering the creative industry she defined herself as an introvert, finding it especially hard to voice her feelings. Fashion photography enabled her to express her personality, vision and creativity through the art of editorial shooting, exhibiting elements of expression throughout her models. “At this point it’s not even about writing songs, it’s about writing as a process. It’s cathartic and a total release. There’ll be sometimes when I don’t really know how exactly I’m feeling until I write. It allows me to get to know myself, to intertwine what I’ve learned and what I’m learning.” Songwriter and musician Brooke Bentham continues by stating that writing music aids her growth as a human being and allows her to gain a deeper insight of how her mind works, permitting personal progress to takes place. Everybody needs an outlet, Pablo Picasso explained that the purpose of art is to wash the dust of daily life off our souls. Art can be an antidote or a diversion and whether it be writers, photographers or music makers, expression is undeniably what connects us to one and other – and indeed ourselves.
Words By Chloe Taylor
S E T O N IPHONE & S E T O D I T AN
If writers were defined by their notorious ability to cram every inch of their life into their iPhone notes, I’d undoubtedly be the next J. K. Rowling. Romantically, hopelessly, consistently and authentically - I write everything and everyone. Expression for the incessantly enigmatic can feel unbearably transparent and, while putting pen to paper helps me visit the deepest place inside myself, I write mostly in secret.
THE OYSTER BOYS
We heard them before we saw them. Rhythmic cadence of guys bantering back and forth emulated from behind an eager group of tourists who had gathered at an unremarkable looking spot along the boardwalk. “Who would like a shot of vodka with their seafood - it’s free and it’s good for you!” one of the male voices said. “Only one of those statements is true,” came a second voice. Ushering me up to the front, my Mother pushed money discreetly into my palm and whispered “let’s have a fun little pre-dinner drink out here where the entertainment is.” She was in her rare let’s be best friends mood. I waited until the crowd had thinned out and approached a makeshift hatch within a battered old shack. Types of oysters and names of wines were written in clumsy white chalk on a blackboard at the back and I craned my neck trying to decide what my parents might prefer. “What does the G stand for?” One of the boys who had been making the noisy quips shouted in my direction, gesturing to the initial that languished at my clavicle on a delicate chain. He was wearing a dirty apron with The Oyster Shack stitched at the bottom and looked like a redundant member of whichever indie band my sister Kate currently favoured. “Gorgeous, surely?” the other boy, his colleague and apparent second member of their double act said. This one was taller and minus an apron. His fingernails were short and scorched with a black residue and amusement danced permanently across sinuous lips. I bristled but couldn’t look away. “Hate to disappoint but it stands for Grace.” I said, smoothing non-existent creases from my dress. “Could I trouble you for a bottle of Viognier. Three glasses and some water?” “Sure.” The taller one said. He tossed a sticky bottle of Tabasco sauce deftly into the other boy’s hand like they were working at a gimmicky cocktail bar. He then came closer and ran his eyes down the length of my body and I swear I felt a tingle at the tips of my toes. “Great colour,” he continued and it
took me a minute to understand he meant what I was wearing. “It’s rose gold,” my voice was tepid and girlish but he had already started chatting up the artsy looking couple in their fifties hovering to my right. “Mr. and Mrs. Webber, so glad to see you both. Are you staying in the pink house again this year?” I was aware that more patrons had descended around me and the first boy spoke up with a toothy grin, “Ladies and gentlemen thank you for choosing us to shuck your oysters and pour your expensive drinks into small plastic cups. My name is Jim and this fine specimen of Britishness right here is Milo.” “Everyone calls me M.,” the tall one countered and I wondered who ‘everyone’ was. Then they got to work extracting clumps of oysters from their icy beds, both wielding medieval looking contraptions sharp enough to draw blood. Deliberate and careful, I carried our tray of drinks over to the picnic bench where my parents were waiting and perched with my back to the hatch as a preventative measure. Later, when we went inside the restaurant we were seated at a round table in an open bay window and I could see Milo and Jim huddled together with a couple of girls down on the pebble beach. The ocean whirred and blinked at them as they flicked cigarette butts into the water. A couple of times between the starter and main course, Milo’s gaze challenged mine. I was glad that my Mother wanted to peruse the homeware that was for sale in a room near the bar on our way out as the longer we were inside the more likely it was that Milo and his group would have dispersed. She bought a tiny candle in an amber jar made from soy wax that cost more than her crab linguine had. I bought a highball glass the label said was from the 1950s and envisioned being showered with compliments on it in my new flatshare, the one that would be a reasonable distance from LAMDA. The next time I saw Milo was when he appeared at my side as I padded through the marina. I had been walking around all morning collecting postcards and seaside knickknacks from whimsically named shops barely big enough to fit more than five people inside at one time. The sun was large and oppressive and my shoulders and knees hummed with the beginnings of unforgiving burns. The curls in my hair I had meticulously twisted around my Mother’s hot irons back at the rental cottage were almost lost completely, casualties of the humidity. “You’re always alone.” he said. He was wearing sunglasses that belonged in an old sci-fi film and his facial hair was darker and more unkempt than I remembered from the night before. “I prefer it that way.” I said simply and took a deep breath of that delicious, bitter sea air. “How was dinner with the parents last night?” he asked and cocked an eyebrow in a way that made my cheeks flush. “More low key than your evening looked.” I couldn’t help myself. He snorted and pushed his hair out of his eyes. “Do you go to uni?” he asked. It almost sounded patronising. “I did, I was studying History with English. But I’m quitting. I’m going to be an actress.” It was the first time I would say it. “What about you?” “I’ll probably end up being a plumber or something now that I’m finished with school. But the Oyster Shack gig is okay for the season. This is my third summer in a row.” He tilted his head and I couldn’t tell if he was looking at
my face. “Do you want to come to a show tonight?” “What kind of show?” “Oh you know, people playing instruments, singing occasionally for no money in front of an audience of townies and wayward city transplant types like yourself. The venue is great, it doubles as a Slimming World weigh in point.” “Sounds good.” I said and perhaps he thought I was being sarcastic. “Meet me at nine outside the building next to the record shop.” I knew exactly where that was as I had been inside to score Kate a tote bag emblazoned with the shop’s logo an hour previously. Milo fingered the strap of my halter top and told me I had ‘the look’ of an actress before turning and wading off in the opposite direction. He hadn’t given me his phone number. By 9:30pm, one gin and tonic and a £2 cover charge down, I felt decidedly foolish enough to begin the amble back through town in my special occasion heels to rejoin my parents. They had been engaged in a romantic evening out on the decking when I left. Surreptitiously planned by my mother no doubt, down to the catnip port she would ply my father with after dessert. It was useless to feel upset. I didn’t even know him. I bought a notecard with an illustration of Audrey Hepburn on it at a used clothing boutique at the corner of the high street the next day. Inside in thick black marker I wrote my phone number and email address with the words ‘You were right about the venue.’ Without pause, I delivered myself and the card tucked inside a nondescript envelope to the hatch at the Oyster Shack. They weren’t open yet but there were a couple of people busying themselves inside. The whole place smelled like cheap tobacco and lemon juice. “Hey Jim.” I said. Jim looked at me for a while before the gentlest wave of recognition lapped across his pimpled face. “You’re the actress.” he said and waited for me to respond as though I’d just been complimented. “Give this to your friend would you?” I handed him the envelope. The first text message didn’t arrive until our train was creeping back into London. Some coarse apology I think, I didn’t really read it. I wondered if he would recognise me when he sees me in a film.
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I took the seat next to the window and kept my cheek pressed against it for the duration of the train journey. I could see my parents in the reflection of the glass, him engrossed in a broadsheet and her typing away on the serious phone that was too big for her hand. We arrived from London into Whitstable, jewel in the Kent coast, during the civilised pre-commuting hours on a late summer afternoon. The station was small and groups of fellow urbanites followed in convoy down a quiet residential street towards the main stretch of the town. Hand painted signage advertised ice cream and shellfish in retro scrawl and each building was a different dreamy pastel hue from the one next door. I liked the place immediately. My mother held my father’s hand as I dawdled behind, if this was going to be the mini break that would mend the breakdown of communication in their marriage then it was going well so far. Why disrupt their efforts, I thought and relieved myself of the pressure to tell them that I had decided I wasn’t going back to University in October. That it was breaking me. That I had already consulted with my faculty adviser and begun the dropping out process. That I had been obsessively researching drama schools and even thinking I might apply to a few. It could all wait. “Are you hungry darling?” my Mother said. “I am ready for a filling meal of oysters.” I said and my father made a big show of scowling. In the last few years he had taken to looking at me as though I were a stranger, his wet eyes searching my face for someone else, someone who wasn’t there.
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Brands are appealing to nostalgic millennials and Generation Z who are seeking for fashion and technological products from decades past. The waves of the retro and nostalgia cycles, which usually come about every 40 years, are now getting much shorter. Recently, this has brought a desire for the 1970s with Polaroid cameras and vinyl records being at the top of any millennial girls’ shopping list. Now it seems the cycle of revival has lowered to 20 years, hence our newfound love for the 1990s by todays’ Generation Z, reliving our glitter and crop-top wearing childhoods. The 70s was a decade of authenticity and outlook whereas the 90s was future facing and full of positivity, both of which are aspects we are seeking in our lives today. In turn this has caused an increase in lusted after retro products and resulted in brands having to re-launch fashion and technological items from these eras. But hey we aren’t complaining! Looking to the past as a means of inspiration in our everyday lives gives us the comfort of previous and somewhat securer years. Despite the amazing changes and attitudes we have in our society and how our belief systems have moved on way into the future, we still have a strong yearning for nostalgia. The growing concern with issues within our economy, along with the never-ending worry of the rise in youth unemployment, has caused a longing for a more positive life, which is conveyed through our entertainment as a form of escapism. It’s also portrayed through our aesthetics as we want the conformation that everything is going to be ok, whether we get that from wearing flared jeans rather than reluctantly purchasing a pair of skinnies or whether its by sticking to our love for vinyl rather than succumbing to downloading music from the deep dark web.
such as Champion and Fila are appealing to their original brand fan base of Generation-X’s, to make their products work with the nostalgia trend. Despite the controversy that people are bored of creatives looking at the past for fashion inspiration and would rather collections be the epitome of futurism, designers are still looking at the 70s and 90s to inspire their brands. Gucci’s collections constantly reference the 70s but more recently items such as the white leather trainers with rainbow glitter stripes are more a nod to the 90s. Specifically brands are looking at 90s pop culture to inspire them from pastel colours, combat trousers, scrunchies, and metallic make up which are ultimate trends for SS18.
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We have the older generation to thank for keeping retro alive and influencing our desire for everything wonderfully garish and archaic. As parents to millennial’s, Generation X seeks to consume products and brands that were apart of their lives growing up. They look to fulfil their millennial children’s adolescence with everything that they lacked in their own youths. As a result, nostalgia for Generation X’s childhood in the late 70s, 80s and early 90s has become an obvious influence on todays’ contemporary culture and resulted in us being prone to seek nostalgia.
As a generation of millennials and Generation Z’s who inevitably consume experiences over objects, are finding security and comfort in the past by gravitating towards familiar childhood brands and product reboots. Despite there being more digital technology available to consume, some of us are scar-mongered into becoming passive consumers and choose to watch culture rather than create it. As we live in a world of uncertainty and fear, we hide away from our problems choosing the easier and safer options in life. Cleverly, retro brands such as Fiorucci and Juicy Couture are making a modern come back by evolving to fit into this nostalgia market of worried youths and uplift our yearning souls. They are re-branding their products, creating warm feeling of memories, to sell to today’s reminiscent generations. The revival of iconic 70s and late 90s brands has brought a memorable buzz and adoration for the established labels. However, even innovative brands
Authentic technological products such as Polaroid cameras were in their heyday in the 70s and by popular demand they have re-launched their One Step 2 camera. By collaborating with photographer, Ryan McGinley, they gave 5 new-gen photographers the chance to create their own original white-framed images with the retro camera. This shows how modern day photography is reviving nostalgic products whilst giving millennials the opportunity to work with an infamous brand. For millennials, an instant Polaroid captures the moment and allows you to look back on memorable experiences. Ironically modern technology is used as a means to communicate our current lust for archaic items. Instagram, with its vintage Polaroid style, is an online platform that has seen magazines and zines appeal to millennial’s by tapping into nostalgia by popular demand of the cultural Zeitgeist of its readers. Publishers post iconic movie and TV references such as Sex and the City, Clueless or F.R.I.E.N.D.S and use the quotes to relate to current situations and issues we face today.
Popular culture has also seen the likes of Netflix rebooting past series’ such as That 70s Show and the 90s sitcoms’ F.R.I.E.N.D.S and Will and Grace, which has confirmed our love for the iconic style and trends of both decades. Also even though downloading and streaming music is at its’ most tangible, old school music fans are all about purchasing retro vinyl albums and this is seen with lifestyle stores like Urban Outfitter’s stocking modern albums on vinyl to appeal to their nostalgic audience. Us millennials and Generation Z are so busy curating our lives that we aren’t living them. We seek to look back on fond memories of the past and spend our time creating experiences that we can capture with our modernised retro products. The wonderful thing about nostalgia is that if it is done authentically it creates a vision of the past that comforts us during uncertain times. However, the sad part is that we look to the aspirations of previous decades and how they were future thinking rather than just doing it ourselves. So despite us Sunday Girls loving the iconic trends and products from our favourite inspirational decades, it’s hard not to feel deflated by our reasoning to referring to the cosy blanketed past within our everyday lives. Words by Maisey Brown
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DEAR CALI (fornia) Dear You, You are Peg Entwistle, beautiful and blonde, desperate and scared jumping from the Hollywoodland ‘H’.
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You are hedonism at The Garden of Allah hotel. Notoriety at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub. Unearthly women with their names on movie house marquees in opera gloves and men in suits smoking cigarettes, effervescent with a forgotten masculinity. You are Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts falling in and out of love on realistic mansion sets and depictions of the types of party I’ll never attend. You are quintessential cool girl Bethany Cosentino, with that achingly pure voice. Singing about love and anxiety. Friendships and heartbreak and everything that could be lifted directly from my very English life. You are surfing and the Wilson brothers. The tragedy and the triumph of that Beach Boys sound which whirs in my psyche like a theremin. You are the studio system and cigar chomping movie moguls with whisky decanters parked in corners of mahogany paneled offices. You are Bette Davis and Olivia de Havilland campaigning for better roles at a time when gender equality was fanciful and uncommon. You are the East Bay and the punk rock scene of the 80s and 90s. Fervent excitement and militant dedication. Sweat and graffiti at 924 Gilman Street and feeling like I should have been there. You are the ridiculous joy of watching Brandon Walsh serve as cabana boy at the Beverly Hills Beach Club and Kelly Taylor making us wish we all could be California girls. You are The Hills on MTV and how desperately I wanted to work for a fashion magazine in Los Angeles, wear oversized sunglasses outside trendy cafes and fight with my friends whilst curated pop music played in the background. You are the hotels I feel like I’ve visited. My feet in expensive sand at Shutters on the Beach and eavesdropping out on the Chateau Marmont terrace. You are music I adore and venues I long to tick off my list. DIY nonchalance at The Smell and sticky seediness at the Whisky. You are wide lanes and winding hillside roads nestled with secrets and flanked by glorious palms. You are the high schools I never attended with their arches and Spanish styling. Student parking lots, the gravitas of sports and nonsensical standardized tests. You are tan lines and possibility beneath a steadfast sun. You are part of my soul and what has always defined me. You occupy a piece of my heart and I have never seen you. I hope we meet soon.
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Georgina Campbell has been the young british actress to watch for the last few years. She shot to fame after winning the BAFTA for Best Leading Actress in 2015 for her incredible performance in Murdered by My Boyfriend, beating the likes of Sheridan Smith! Since then she’s been the talk of the nation for her role in Netflix’s Black Mirror and soon to capture the hearts of the USA for her role in brand new American TV series, Krypton! We already want to be her best mate and she’s the ultimate Sunday Girl. Read our chat with her below... Congratulations on all your success on your career! Can you She’s a Zod, who we all know in the future is Superman’s greatest tell you one of the stand-out ‘pinch me’ moments? enemy, but we meet her at a time where she doesn’t quite live up to the Zod name. Yet… Thank you! I would say the BAFTA was definitely a pinch me moment! For everyone I knew it was just so unexpected, the women I Krypton has such a hype around the release, do you feel was up against are such incredible actresses with such strong careers any pressure? it was just a mad year to be recognised. I’d also say getting cast in Black Mirror as I’ve loved the series since the first episode aired on I feel like I want the show to do well! I’ve enjoyed making it, the Channel 4! I’ve been so desperate to get on the show, so that’s a big people involved are passionate and hard working; you always want tick off the list. whatever you work on to go down well with the audience. I don’t feel too much pressure though, you make things and then you have Having already won a Bafta, can you tell us some of your to let them go and let the audience take it. If you let that pressure next goals? get to you on every job you’d go mad! I don’t like to think too much in goals, I think that sets you up to fail. I didn’t do Murdered by my Boyfriend to get an award, the awards weren’t anywhere near my mind, I just loved that project. The people I worked with and the subject matter were very important to me. In that vein I just want to work on things that excite and challenge me; be that television, film or theatre. I would really like to dip my toe a little further into theatre, I’ve only done one play and the vibe and energy is so different to filming. It’s electric.
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We absolutely loved you in the Black Mirror ep, how did you feel when you were told you got the part? I felt ecstatic! I’d been doing quite a few chemistry reads and hadn’t actually got the full nod yet, so I kept travelling over to Twickenham just praying the next chemistry read would be the one! Once we found Joe it all clicked into place. When I first read the script I felt a lot for Amy, I felt like I knew her and that I could do her story justice so I’m just glad they gave me the chance! You’re now filming Krypton in the US can you tell us a little bit about the character your portraying? I’m playing Lyta Zod, she’s in the military so she’s pretty badass, she can definitely handle herself! But she’s stuck in a world where she doesn’t exactly agree with the politics of the society, she wants things to be equal and fair amongst the civilians in Krypton. I feel like it reflects a lot of young people today and how we feel, she’s frustrated by the system but can’t quite figure how to break out of it. She’s in a romantic relationship with the Seg El (Superman’s Grandfather) but it’s a forbidden love, it’s very much star-crossed lovers.
As a young woman you’ve done amazingly well, what’s your advice to others wanting to follow your footsteps? I would say just be patient, work hard on every job you get, however small! Don’t beat yourself up too much on the ones you don’t get because it’s all leading to the things you do get. It’s as much about the no’s and the failures as it is about the yeses. Be proactive, watch as many films and television shows and plays as possible to see what people are doing. Write and create your own content if you can, get involved with short films and music videos even if you don’t get paid. It’s all experience and you’ll be helping other people make their way in the industry too. If you could bag any role in film history, which character would you pick and why? I really loved Katherine Hepburn’s role in Stage Door, she’s so quick witted and smart, the role is just brilliant. Her and Ginger Rogers together is the ultimate combination. If I could slip into her shoes in that role I could imagine it being a lot of fun. I’d also take a crack at Choi Min-Sik’s role in Oldboy, the movie is INCREDIBLE and his performance is amazing, the range is just insane. I would need to learn Korean though… Can you tell us about anything that’s in the pipeline for you? I’ve just got home from filming in Belfast for 6 months and I’m back to auditioning. There are a few possibilities knocking around though, so who knows!
“I don’t like to think too much in goals, I think that sets you up to fail. I didn’t do Murdered by my Boyfriend to get an award, the awards weren’t anywhere near my mind, I just loved that project. “
*GEORGINA CAMPBELL*
WHY IT’S TOTALLY OKAY TO GO TO SEE A MOVIE ALONE I'm all over those post-breakup self-care tips the blogs go on about. Hit the gym! Practice your positive self-talk! Do something you love! There's only so many nights in with a good book and a glass of wine a girl can handle before she starts to feel old and sorry for herself again. The blogs don't tell you that. I'd just broken out the invitations to my pity party when I saw my favorite pop-punk band from back in the high school days were playing a local venue later that night. No really, the last time I saw them play live I'd seen the show advertised on a MySpace bulletin. In my most empowering, f*** your societal standards moment in this pathetic post-breakup era, I bought the ticket. I left my house when I felt like it. I bantered with the baby-faced security guard who checked my ID "Are you sure you're 21? When's your birthday?" "When's YOUR birthday?" I batted my overly mascarad eye lashes. I bought myself a few drinks and had a smoke with a stranger. Then I enjoyed the show with the rest of the people in the pit who were re-living their high school days. I jumped and screamed the lyrics and cried and generally made an ass of myself and the only witnesses were the other people who were there for the same exact reason. I had the best time. Regardless of how good a time I had I still, even now, have an urge to defend my singledom. "It was a total last minute thing and nobody could go." "I was supposed to meet my girlfriend but something came up at the last minute." "I have friends, I swear!" Who came up with the notion that we always have to do an activity with somebody else? What's so taboo about going to a movie alone? You already have something in common with everyone in the theatre. The voices you hear judging you for being alone are in your head. And if they're not, who cares? You'll never see these people again. It's about time to go outside without a security blanket.
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My self-care tip? Forget about everyone else, then brag about your ability to forget everyone else to anyone who will listen. Love your choice but most importantly live your choice to the fullest.
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Today’s club culture hasn’t got me feeling any kinds of Saturday Night Fever. Whether it’s the over priced drinks, guys thinking they can take advantage or the constant Snapchat selfies which puts me off but I HATE todays bland club culture. Whilst drinking endless cups of peppermint tea and binge watching That 70s Show is my kinda night in, I love a boogie and a night out getting down and funky. My circle of friends are far more quality than quantity when it comes to nights out and prefer to buy a ticket for an event at Bussey Building, a few weeks in advance, then have infinite nights out at our horrific local nightclub. My aim for a night out is to have a break away from stress at uni, get groovy on the dance floor and in the early hours of the morning manage to request an Uber with blurred vision. However, a night out never pans out the way you expect, whether some girl ends up crying to you in the toilets or some guy thinks it’s appropriate to grab your crotch, a crappy night out really isn’t worth going into my overdraft for or spending the next day feeling hungover. Despite the night tube allowing an easier option for getting home from your evening antics, there has been a decline of London culture and far less people are heading out for a wild night in the city. The past five years has seen half of the central nightclubs closing with many millennials choosing to spend their weekends watching Netflix and Amazon T, lounging about in their pjs. However those brave enough, who are venturing out from beneath their crumb-ridden duvets, only seem to be doing so to ensure their social media gives off a fun out-going vibe. From what I have witnessed, people have got too caught up in ensuring they curate their night out through Snapchat and Instagram and have lost the actual ability to have fun and let loose. What nightclubs and the club-goers lack today, in the words of Ru Paul, are “charisma, uniqueness and talent.” As someone who admittedly is far too content to a night in watching a classic like Saturday Night Fever, it’s hard to not contemplate what a night out was like before social media came along to ruin the buzz of a crazy night of dancing. And whilst its pointless yearning for decades’ past, as you’re never gonna see John Travolta in a white flared suit busting moves on a disco dance floor today, it’s interesting to think how night life has evolved from the 1970s to the current day. The success of Saturday Night Fever brought disco music into the mainstream and was a major influence in the golden era of inspiration, style and collaboration. What’s apparent today is the absence of a strong relationship between fashion and music, which was evident in nightclubs back then. They weren’t just places to dance to vinyl spinning DJ’s (the dream), they were breeding grounds of fashion and club collaboration. People used the cultural phenomenon of the disco as an opportunity for networking and talent spotting. Together fashion and clubs emerged as one and as a result legendary collaborations took place before any form of media had the chance to steal ideas from club-goers personalised disco attire. Full of diversity and creativity many designer collections originated from individuals style from their nights out. The exclusivity that once occurred within the secret and cool hangouts way back when is also missing within today’s night scene. In Saturday Night Fever, it shows how the mass culture were able to experience fame for a short while as they grooved in the middle of the light up dance floor. However, what is similar to today’s and 70s club culture is its usage as a means of escapism. People in the 70s had lost all faith in the government and youth unemployment was at a high, sound familiar? The current state we are in now emulates that of the 70s and we too use the chance to cover ourselves in glitter and get groovy as a getaway from the world we live in for a few hours. Maybe that’s why today with the use of social media; club-goers use this escape from reality to create their own virtual reality at their fingertips. The 70s set the bar for the ultimate disco dancing club experience and despite people eye rolling at those who endeavour for this style of clubbing today its hard not to dream of groovier times. Of course there are still underground clubs unbeknown to your average girl, but it’s a shame this exclusivity and exciting mix of collaborations are falling short because with social media they are finding fame before they have even got started. While my inner disco diva is saddened by the lack of creativity in nightclubs, it’s apparent that today’s dance floors will never mirror those of the past.
WORDS BY MAISEY BROWN
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Fear of missing out (FOMO) has always existed, but social media has made it basically unavoidable. Whilst it may be unavoidable, there are productive ways to cope with it. If, like me, you feel the effects of FOMO particularly strongly then the worst thing you could do is keep refreshing your Instagram feed, waiting for someone to show you what you’re missing out on. It’s all too tempting, considering that we spend most of our time on our phones anyway, but it is possible to resist. So, here’s a list of ways to deal with FOMO; whether you’re missing out on a night out or a holiday, by choice or not by choice. FOMO is a time-consuming emotion, but it can be channelled into something more positive. Delete social media apps off your phone for 24 hours Or until you have enough perspective for it to not hurt as much to see photos of the event you missed out on. There is no way Instagram of Facebook are going to make you feel better about missing out. It is tempting to search for photos of the event you missed just to wallow in the FOMO, but the only way you can get over it more quickly is by deleting social media for a while. Avoid checking any group chats that might increase FOMO and Facebook/Instagram stalking people to see how much fun everyone else is having is also a bad idea. You could even try having a digital detox for a few days each month to remind yourself of the importance of living life without sharing it online. Have a blue kind of fun When I missed out on a night out I was looking forward to a few months ago, a friend told me to try and have a blue kind of fun instead. All my other friends were going out and I wanted to be there, but I found I could still have fun on my own, just a different, blue kind of fun. Sometimes when you are feeling sad, it can be a good idea to acknowledge that. Avoid wallowing or ruminating, but be in touch with your emotions. Having a blue kind of fun can mean watching a favourite film, listening to a record or rereading your favourite book or poem. It is possible to have fun on your own; just a different kind of fun. You don’t have to be doing what everyone else is doing all the time. Give yourself permission to treat yourself and relax. Doing this also teaches you the importance of your own company. It sounds cliché, but the only person you can really rely on is yourself. It’s essential that you can enjoy spending time on your own, sometimes without the reassurance of social media. Each time you do so will make you stronger and better at dealing with FOMO. There is no time limit on having the best time of your life Missing a night out in your twenties might feel like the worst thing ever, but you have the rest of your life to go out if you feel like it. Don’t put time limits on doing things. You will never be able to go back and experience what you missed out on, but there are so many more opportunities ahead of you. Don’t discredit things that have never happened yet. There is so much to see and do in the future. Appreciate small experiences By only looking forward to big events, we build them up too much. We place value on events based on their monetary value, but there is no direct correlation between the value of a ticket and the value of an experience. Learn to appreciate little things, like tasty food, nice candles and sitting outside. Appreciate things that don’t necessarily look good on social media, but make you feel good anyway. An exciting Instagram feed doesn’t always mean an enjoyable life. Alternatively, do something productive If there is a task you have been planning to tick off your to do list for ages, then now is the time to do it. You wouldn’t have been able to do this if you had gone to the event you’re missing. Do your laundry, make a plan for the week, catch up on a show you have been meaning to watch. Use your time valuably and maybe you won’t feel as bad about missing out on a social event. The more you introduce these habits into your life, the more bearable FOMO will become. You might even reach a point where you feel perfectly content spending the evening digital detoxing at home on your own.
WORDS BY SOPHIE WILSON
DEALING WITH
F OM O (THE FEAR OF MISSING OUT)
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HAS SOCIAL MEDIA BEEN A BACKWARDS STEP FOR DIVERSITY IN FASHION? Let’s go back in time to 2007 when fashion blogging was first taking off. The movement was the start of an online community where everyone could have their say on the latest collections and industry trends, express their personal style and show an outsider’s perspective on fashion. Some established editors scorned these newcomers. Others praised them for democratising fashion. This was pre- Instagram and, you could argue, before our obsession with followers swept across the globe. Bloggers like Leandra Medine and Susie Lau used their witty writing and unique personal style to rise to the top. A decade later and Instagram has surpassed fashion blogging, with the most successful blogs turning into business-driven websites. The outsiders have become the insiders. The slowed momentum of fashion blogs and the rise of Instagram has created a culture of influencers who are disproportionately thin, white and rich. Social media was initially celebrated for its diversity. However, Instagram is such a visual platform that it favours those who fit traditional beauty standards. Not only are the less conventionally attractive excluded, people with less of an accessible online presence may have to work twice as hard to get noticed. An Instagram following is of increasing importance to get ahead in the fashion industry. Instagram is an essential source for scouting new talent so we are seeing the same sort of faces everywhere and it is becoming more difficult for people who don’t fit this demographic to break into the industry. Essentially, little has changed. Social media is undoubtedly revolutionary, but it has not transformed the industry in the way we first hoped it would. What started as a democratic combination of unique voices, has become all about a pretty face, ‘perfect body’ and the latest clothes on a phone screen. Commentary isn’t even necessary anymore as long as you pick the write hashtags and emojis. A new career has emerged: The Influencer. An influencer is someone with a large following who brands pay to advertise their products. Influencers have come under fire for advertising products without clearly stating that it is a paid advert. The paid per post system favours brands over individuality. You would have to be in a very privileged position to be really picky about what brands you can work with. Individuals with famous families or lots of wealth are disproportionately more likely to build a large following, become influencers and rise to the top of the fashion industry. Influencers are not as untouchable as celebrities. They are people ‘just like us’, or what we could be if we just lost some weight, had more expendable income to spend on clothes and an expensive juicer. No wonder this is breeding unhappiness, low self-esteem and poor body image. Social media still allows more people to have an opinion, but how much bearing does that have if a large following isn’t there too? Instagram can be inspiring, but it is also the app most responsible for mental illnesses like depression and anxiety amongst young people. It is easy to look through Instagram and feel as though you are not good enough. Of course, this has always been an issue with mainstream women’s magazines as well, but before the rise of social media individuals were judged based on their portfolio and personality, not just a number on a screen. The value of followers makes every industry increasingly competitive. The fashion industry is being hit hardest because it is such a visual industry. Like Instagram, it relies on beautiful people wearing beautiful clothes. However, unlike print magazines, social media allows us to curate our own feeds. No one is forcing us to follow all the top models and influencers. We can unfollow any accounts that make us insecure and instead choose to follow people who promote positive body image and a healthy, happy lifestyle. Plus-size models and activists use their following to create positive change. Fashion talks a lot about the importance of diversity, but often only looks at a very small sample of people to recruit into the industry. The recent moves towards casting more models of colour and plus-size models could be a result of the social justice side of social media. Designers must be more careful not to culturally appropriate or only use white models because they know that people will not put up with it. Some influencers are even fighting back against brands they do not agree with. American singer and influencer, Raury, recently staged a protest against Dolce & Gabbana whilst walking in one of their shows. More influencers need to stand up to fashion brands instead of blindly accepting their free gifts. Elitism has always existed in fashion and social media has undoubtedly shaken things up a bit. In 2017, however, it feels like one step forward and two steps back. Our generation can utilise social media for positive change, but influencers need to stop being ruled by brands and we need to be conscious of who and what we are giving attention to.
WORDS BY SOPHIE WILSON
Fashion needs to value more than just numbers on a screen. In February 2018, Burberry turned up the volume on the LGBTQ+ conversation rather than focussing on the faces on the ‘FROW’. AMEN.
AMSTERDAM
Top - Sepehr Maghsoudi, Trousers - J-ANT, Earrings - H&M
PHOTOGRAPHER: ROMY KLOKKERS STYLIST: MEIKE FLESKENS MAKE-UP ARTIST: HANAN CHAHID MODEL RABIA BY MODELS ROCK AGENCY
Jumpsuit - Atelier, Jacket - J-ANT, Jacket - Sophia Benton opposite: clothes - Atelier, shoes - H&M
Jacket : J-ANT Opposite: Jacket and Jumpsuit - Atelier
Keep yo-self well whilst chasing the ultimate creative dream | Written by a songstress who’s learning to conquer The Stress To all the creative, dreamy, determined and passionate females eager to chase their dreams whilst keeping their mental health in its best possible condition, you have stumbled upon the right article. Ladies, creative ladies, songwriting ladies, artistic ladies, ALL LADIES who are chasing that ultimate goal you’ve been dreaming of since you were a little girl LISTEN UP because before I start, its beyond important that you all know that whatever it is that you want, YOU CAN HAVE IT! Regardless of what you are telling YOURSELF and what those around you are telling you. I know that sometimes our goals can seem almost impossible, especially when it seems that almost anyone and everyone is chasing a similar dream. I have been guilty of, and sometimes still can be guilty of, putting an incredible amount of pressure on myself to be roaringly successful in a small period of time, without forgetting being happy and healthy, investing in good relationships, drinking herbal tea and doing 6am yoga every morning. I can put terrible amounts of pressure on myself to be perfect in all aspects of my life, let alone in my creative career. However I have spent a great deal of time working on myself and how I can be a badass hard worker without all this unnecessary unkindness that I seem to dollop onto myself daily. I’m going to share with you all some little things that have reignited my love for creativity, kept me back from awful self compression and that have motivated me to actually go for what I have always dreamt of. I can’t guarantee that these steps will be helpful for everyone, however I can promise that they have really worked for me and may just do the trick for you. INSTAGRAM
KEEP KNOCKING ON CLOSED DOORS
As much as we LOVE Instagram and as much as our careers can sometimes heavily rely on it, It can be a dangerous place for our wellbeing and self love levels. Who else is guilty of scrolling through who we call our ‘creative competition’ on Instagram only to come off feeling deflated and down about ourselves? Some of us check up on how well other people are doing daily, however all it does is make us feel that we’re not doing enough. What I have learnt is that Instagram is by no means an accurate representation of anyone’s life and can be very far from the truth. I have been making a conscious effort to check less and do more. Every time I want to have a cheeky scroll to see what everyone else is doing with their day I try and turn that urge into an incentive to do something to better myself. I also tend to unfollow the accounts that don’t make me feel good about myself, which means there’s less content in front of me to compare myself to.
Don’t be disheartened by the number of doors that are closed on you because one day you WILL be drinking coffee inside the building. We’re creatives, not everyone is going to love what we do all of the time, and unfortunately many of the ventures we choose to take will be shut down. This is normal, this is routine and we ALL experience it. It’s natural to put your work out on the table to come home feeling totally disheartened and wanting to quit. Sometimes it genuinely gets the better of us and makes us feel awful which is totally okay. The way I deal with these circumstances is to remind myself of my worth, to know deep down that not everyone will like what I create and to channel any negative energy into creating something else. Remember that just because one company, person, or brand doesn’t like what you do, that doesn’t mean that no one else will! It takes patience, perseverance and a WHOLE LOTTA SELF LOVE.
FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH YOUR CRAFT Sometimes we can get so caught up in success that we forget why we love what we do in the first place. Songwriting is my favourite thing to do in the entire world as it’s the one task that can completely remove me from feelings of stress and anxiety. However, when I put pressure on it because I want it to be valued and recognised by someone higher up in the system, I tend to loose the ‘love’ I have for it. I end up doing it because I know I like it rather than because I like it. Take a few days out of your high pressure zone and do what you love just for the sake of it, nobody has to see/hear/read what you have created, but I can guarantee that taking the pressure off will trigger a new sense of purpose and you may end up creating even more. I’ve recently found myself writing 3-4 songs a week because I LOVE IT, not for any other reason and my songs are definitely improving each week. REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE BRAVE Why? Because you have gone against what happens to be the social norm of getting a normal job that will keep your parents happy. You have ventured on an incredible journey doing what makes you feel most alive and you deserve to be praised for that. You are letting your dreams dictate your reality and although it can be really, really beyond tough and challenging you are still miles ahead of those who haven’t had the courage to even begin.
MAKE MEASURABLE GOALS. We can all get side tracked when we’re goal setting, making insurmountable lists and setting goals that are achievable in the longterm but not beneficial to moving forward in the short term. I start by creating lists, short lists of things I believe I can achieve in the next week or month. I begin with really simple tasks like answering all my emails, contacting people I’d like to collaborate with, organising writing sessions and planning new social media posts. These are all things I can achieve in the short term that will absolutely set me up for my long term goals. I used to get buried beneath my long term goals feeling like they would never happen because they were SO BIG; this actually delayed my creativity and motivation because every goal I set myself seemed insurmountable. I now achieve my small term goals weekly and feel fantastic because I have taught myself to be focussed on all the little pieces of my bigger dream. KEEP ON BEING A SUPER FOX, create what you love, and most importantly love what you do. Love from the songstress who’s learning to conquer The Stress. @charlotteblackmusic WORDS BY CHARLOTTE BLACK GRAPHICS BY JAKE LOWES
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I T P X E M A listen to the grungey pop punk sounds of these female-fronted bands.
1. MAKTHAVERSKAN - ASLEEP 2. CAYETANA - DIRTY LAUNDRY 3. DADDY ISSUES - IN YOUR HEAD 4. CHASTITY BELT - LYDIA 5. CHERRY GLAZERR - HAXEL PRINCESS 6. CAMP COPE - KEEP GROWING 7. GIRLPOOL - CHERRY PICKING 8. HOP ALONG - WAITRESS 9. BULLY - TRYING 10. WARPAINT - UNDERTOW 11. DIET CIG - SIXTEEN 12. NO DITCHING - SONG FOR SHELLEY 13. ALL DOGS - THAT KIND OF GIRL 14. WAXAHATCHEE - CATFISH
Song selection by Jessica Hytner
AN INTERVIEW WITH
SOPHIE CULL-CANDY
BRITISH WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER Sophie Cull-Candy is one of our favourite young designers and is a total Sunday Girl. We have the honour of exclusively publishing this exciting brand’s A/W 18 collection look book and we also grabbed a chat with the main girl herself about all things girl boss/girl power. You’re welcome! Your new collection is beautiful, can you tell us a little bit about the inspiration behind it? AW18 was inspired by the gardening glove, I became sort of fixated on the idea of adorning everything with red silk gloves and from there came the idea that the collection could make you look ‘busy’ – as if you’d just been interrupted gardening had to the fling the glove over your shoulder or stuff it in your pocket and rush off. Who would you love to dress? Such a hard question! There’s a series of women I’d love to see wearing Sophie Cull-Candy, one probably being Rihanna, because who wouldn’t want that, Kaia Gerber would also be another fun one, then there’s also Frances McDormand – I’ve loved her since Fargo and she’s just gone from strength to strength. How did you start this wonderful business? I graduated in 2014 and while doing a series of internships I started selling some of my Perspex glitter earrings, which quickly became popular so I decided to do and AW15 collection to go alongside them. I’ve actually only just stopped producing the glitter earrings, they’ve become quite synonymous with the label, but I decided it was time to introduce some new ones! What's next for the brand? The collections between AW15 to AW18 have been really fun to experiment with and produce, but I’m changing things up slightly come SS19 – I’m going to introduce some classic pieces that I will do each season in a different colour or print. I’m really keen to develop some more pieces that are instantly identifiable as Sophie Cull-Candy, and as I’ve been quite vocal about in the past I’m very anti waste, I make quite a lot of my accessories from offcuts, but moving forward the collections will be more capsule with more focus on careful production. You're a Girl Boss! What's the best thing about running your own brand? It’s just so exciting! Really hard work, but I love seeing my designs featured in magazines and seeing how different people respond and create with your garment in mind. It’s also incredibly rewarding seeing women wearing the clothes or earrings – my boyfriend actually went away last summer and saw a woman wearing a pair of the earrings!
What did you do before hand? Getting the label started was something I actually fell into quite quickly after graduating, I’d been doing internships and working for other people for free but then I actually got bitten by a dog and it temporarily damaged my hand so I had to take some time out, all very dramatic! But this gave me time to reflect that I should be doing all this hard work for myself and towards the brand. Can you give us any advice for girls wanting to follow your footsteps? Just do it anyway you can, there’s literally nothing stopping you – financing yourself is the hardest thing, but you can do it slowly over time and build up, I’ve been running the label for 4 years but very slowly and doing small production runs, I’m really giving it its biggest push now. It’s also important to remember that people love to collaborate; there will always be someone that likes your work and will be generous enough to model for you or photograph it. Which designer do you really vibe from? I always love a bit of Mimi Wade, but my biggest long time love has been with Miu Miu - don’t think they’ve ever made anything I haven’t been excited by. How important do you feel social media is whilst running a business? Its possibly one of the most important things – I actually wouldn’t consider myself that good at it, I struggle with how much of myself I should put out versus just images of the collections but I’m becoming more comfortable with it. The more you use something like instagram the more you understand your customer as well – the fact you can instantly interact with them and get their opinion on things in invaluable. We get super 'girl power' vibes from ALL of your collections and shoots, can you tell us a little bit about that? Thanks! I really love strong women; I want to capture them happy, natural and empowered. I get a lot of inspiration from the natural landscape and I think it looks so powerful when you put a woman in that setting and she just completely owns it - she is the main focus. I try and make all my collections and fun and wearable as possible because I want the Sophie Cull-Candy woman to feel confident and beautiful.
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