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WAGs At War: How Coleen & Rebekah’s Feud Led To The Internet’s ...

The Problem With RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

Style Obituary: Paul’s Boutique. For A Hot Minute Being On Trend Allowed ...

We’re Obsessed With FaceApp Because Ageing Is A Privilege In A Wo...

It’s July and, despite banning plastic straws, we are that little bit closer to the seemingly inevitable end of the world, so we've… all becom

by Tom Rasmussen

What It Feels Like Going To Uni If You’re Working Class

by Tom Rasmussen

Vibrant Colours, Buzzcuts & Freedom: This Is Non-Binary Hair In A...

As non-binary people, appearance is such an omnipresent part of our lives. For us, it is often a gateway into understanding our gender identities: what we?

by Tom Rasmussen

An Ode To Kookaï, For Those Who Wanted A Slice Of Paris In Plymouth

Welcome to Style Obituary, in which we look back affectionately on beloved brands of the '90s and '00s and wonder: What the hell were we thinking

by Tom Rasmussen

London Fashion Week

JW Anderson Brings Back This Achingly Lame Trend (& It Looks Magn...

London has forever been obsessed with JW Anderson, at least since he came on the scene in 2008, declaring gender dead — an idea that’s since spread lik

by Tom Rasmussen

Subtle Nods To Sex & Fetishism In Supriya Lele's London Fashion W...

“The doctor will see you now” was perhaps Supriya Lele’s first thought for her AW19 collection. Inspired, as ever, by her family, Supriya too

by Tom Rasmussen

London Fashion Week

A Show Full Of Feeling & Full-On Feathers: Mary Katrantzou At LFW

Behold: the Coutts Bank building! A giant piece of prime real estate on London's Strand, about half the size of Charing Cross Station, reserved for th

by Tom Rasmussen

London Fashion Week

Modern Magic: Matty Bovan's London Fashion Week Show Felt Like A ...

A Matty Bovan show always feels like a real moment: a moment which celebrates craft and detail and ritual, as well as that much overused word, 'punk&#

by Tom Rasmussen

London Fashion Week

My (Very Glam) London Fashion Week Diary

Being a size double zero, fashion week is actually really glam and easy for me. I’ve been going to shows since I was a wee bairn — nineteen — where I

by Tom Rasmussen

The Icon Behind The Drag Queen Money Diary Interviews Their Drag ...

Tom Rasmussen is the non-binary writer and author of 'Diary Of A Drag Queen' behind the 108-year-old drag superstar, Crystal. To say that Tom and

by Tom Rasmussen

Lonely Girls' Club

How To Tackle Loneliness If You're LGBTQIA+

There are few parts of the human condition as misunderstood as loneliness. People find it hard to talk about, and harder to hear. By definition, loneliness

by Tom Rasmussen

Dear FCUK T-Shirts, You May Be Dead & Gone But Thanks For The Mem...

The slogan tee — so rich in its history, so radical in its potential for political statement. Remember when Katharine Hamnett met Maggie Thatcher? Rememb

by Tom Rasmussen

Trying & Failing To Marie Kondo My Flat

It started the way everything does: with socks. You know the ones — snapped elastic, a little too short, ride down your ankle and round the crook of your

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What Your Leopard Print Says About You

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Style Obituary: Von Dutch, You Went Where No Brand Could Go

Listen, I am incredibly anti-neoliberalism. If you’re reading this and you aren’t, please get off this page and go and read some more Ayn Rand. That At

by Tom Rasmussen

Changing Rooms Is The Most Iconic TV Show In British His...

Medium-density fibreboard. Oranges and Blues. Broken teapots. Floppy Cuffs. What do all these things have in common? Yes, you guessed it: they are all slan

by Tom Rasmussen

Remembering The Noughties – That Never-Ending Season Of Bad Taste

The year: 1999. The date: 31st December. The colour of my 10-year-old vomit: a stunning pastel pink after a night of drinking not one but two (!) pink fizz

by Tom Rasmussen

Style Obituary: Bench.

In my hometown, Lancaster, there was this shop called Reef. I don’t know if it was a chain, and I don’t wish to. For so many of us regional residents i

by Tom Rasmussen

Style Obituary: Punkyfish, Forever In Our Hearts

Welcome to Style Obituary, in which we look back affectionately on beloved brands of the '90s and '00s and wonder: 'What the hell were we th

by Tom Rasmussen

Style Obituary: Miss Sixty, Gone But Never Forgotten

Welcome to Style Obituary, in which we look back affectionately on beloved brands of the '90s and '00s and wonder: 'What the hell were we th

by Tom Rasmussen

Style Obituary: Tammy Girl

Tammy Girl: the younger sister of Etam, the pre-teen treasure trove where glitter glue and teeny-tiny butterfly clips and stretchy chokers and those cargo

by Tom Rasmussen

Style Obituary: Jane Norman

Welcome to Style Obituary, in which we look back affectionately on beloved brands of the '90s and '00s and wonder: 'What the hell were we th

by Tom Rasmussen

Everything I Wish I’d Learned About Gay Sex In High School

When I was fourteen I had gay sex for the first time. There, on his Star Wars sheets, we had an hour between the school bell and his parents getting home f

by Tom Rasmussen

At Last, Authentic Stock Images Of The Trans Community's Diversity

The old saying “A picture paints a thousand words” is a thorny one for minority communities. So often, images supposed to represent us are misinterpret

by Tom Rasmussen

An Ode To The Women Formerly Known As 'Fag Hags'

I remember when I met my best friend; let’s call her Emily. I was a Northern Gay Boy from a pretty rough state school and had been branded a faggot since

by Tom Rasmussen

Explaining My 'They' Pronoun To My Parents

“We’ll try really hard, but we might get it wrong.” Last week, my parents arrived in London to watch my drag show. I’ve been out of the closet as a

by Tom Rasmussen

Child Stars, Baby Kardashian & Woody Allen. It's Been A Strange W...

Welcome to Famous Last Words, our weekly column on what's been going on in the world of pop culture. This week we speculate on names for the new Karda

by Tom Rasmussen