Jennifer Knowles

In a world where we are subject to ‘Influencing’ from left, right and centre, never has it been harder to distinguish the ‘real’ from the ‘fake’. With the influencer economy on Instagram alone valued at $1 billion by agency Mediakix, …

Body image and the fashion industry has long been a heated struggle. Along with the normal ‘does my bum look big in this?’ insecurity comes more serious and damaging issues such as Body Dysmorphia Syndrome. Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is …

“There’s a don rolling round fallow on a bike in a grey puffer jacket he’s carrying a massive knife and just tried to attack a girl outside our house. Get an uber home if you can.” An armed ‘don’ is …

On the 24th of September, a small group of local Lancastrians set off on a 10-mile walk along Morecambe Bay in blue t-shirts and high spirits. The charity walk was in aid of dementia and was supported by the Alzheimer’s …

In Manchester, current fashion trends are always at the forefront of attention and we can see this fashion nostalgia everywhere we look, especially in the fashion-conscious student community. In the 1920s when wealth and power were of the utmost importance, …

In modern day society, feminism is at the peak of interest and discussion – and with it the unstoppable empowerment of the female body. The fashion industry is doubtlessly a platform on which this has always been particularly obvious. For …

The many frequent and vast changes of everyday life are bound to have an impact on the way in which designers choose to present their collections. This year for the first time, designers such as Tom Ford, Rachel Zoe and …

The 1960s saw the beginning of a revolutionary change in the history of fashion. I visited the Gallery of Costume to view an exhibition depicting the influences of Mary Quant, the name that resonates most when we think of trends …

As it is nearing Halloween we focus on famous celebrities’ alter-egos that are designed to scare us, or at least gather our attention in a less than conventional manner. Certain celebrities create a typically loud and scandalous persona, frequently under …

Fashion magazines are the epitome of contemporary media. We look to fashion and lifestyle magazines for what to wear, how to act, and even what to eat. So the question we must ask ourselves is how some of these magazines …