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"An activist is about being an impatient person, with a lot of patience," Annie Lennox tells me over the phone. She sounds pleased at the end of the

It’s taken me far too long to reach this point, but at 31, I think I’m finally done trying on crop tops in Topshop and making myself feel bad because

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Miss Africa Great Britain is a beauty pageant that takes place every year in a grand venue in east London. Founded in 2011, its mission is to “give

If you’ve worked in the fashion industry, you’ve either heard stories, or have some of your own. Interns working for free in full-time positions.

On Saturday evening, Christopher Bailey serenaded London Fashion Week with his swan song for Burberry after 17 years at the helm. His final message was

When South African photographer Alice Mann moved to drizzly gray London, she was blown away by the distinctive, brightly colored outfits spilling onto the

At some point or another, most of us living in big cities have applied makeup while riding public transit. Some men, and women, feel this behavior is

Hair covers almost all of the human body, except for the palms of our hands, soles of our feet, lips, that sort of thing. In that sense, none of these

As Canadian author Charlotte Gray once said: "You can kid the world, but not your sister." It's true; even the tiniest lies you tell about yourself (and

On Tuesday evening, ActionAid put on a fashion show in East London that was so fantastic, the entire audience got up and started dancing down the runway

Editor's note: This story was amended on October 9. Certain quotes from the photographer pertaining to the subjects in the photos were removed. Renell

It’s been 15 years since the Burberry check got its bad reputation. Referred to by the BBC in 2005 as “the Chav issue," the beige, red, black, and

We can pore over collection recaps and runway images, but our educated guesses about what the must-have items from any particular season will be are

There ain't no party like a Topshop party — and this latest Topshop bash was pretty freaking fun. Referencing Danny Boyle’s The Beach, Ibiza,

For being a simple piece of clothing, hoodies have quite the contentious history. They've become a symbol of countless subsets — street culture, hip-hop

I've reached that time in my life when the jeans I’ve had since I was 18 — despite stretching ever-so-politely over the years — are now, undeniably,

I’ve been dithering on and on about dyeing my hair blue — a light metallic shade, in particular — for about five years now, but having heard one too

In 1796, German writer Jean Paul introduced the idea of the doppelgänger: someone who looks just like you, living somewhere on this Earth, whom you’ll

After the models stormed the catwalk, '80s super style, for the finale of the Topshop Unique show, editors, buyers, and A-listers shuffled toward the door

Looking good at a music festival is 90% about just having a good time, because who wants to wear an outfit that's so put-together you can't actually dance

Gucci's new campaign video is getting a lot of heat in the U.K.: Britain's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned an ad for the brand's 2016

It was the music video that stopped the world in its tracks. Beyoncé proved the span of her power in releasing “Formation” as an unlisted Youtube

For years, the fashion industry has despaired at the senseless speed of having to do it all. The demand for collection after collection — spring,

On Sunday evening, Sarah Burton brought her fall/winter 2016 collection for Alexander McQueen back to the brand’s home, London, where the brand is

Either your mom let you wear a French Connection T-shirt saying "FCUK OFF" in huge letters across your triple-A-battery sized boobs when you were 12, or

There’s Bella and Gigi, Kendall and Kylie, and Kyra and Evie – the redheaded sisters from South Wales with gold star quality. Sisters are

This article was originally published on December 22, 2015. Approximately 50 to 70 million adults in the U.S. report some sort of insomnia. Mine is due

Junior doctors in the UK have been threatening to strike since last summer, when a new contract was presented to the Doctors Trade Union by the government