From bumbling Bojo to club-worthy Couture: this week’s pop culture round-up
This is WHAT THE F*CK!, your weekly pop culture round-up of nail-biting news, need-to-know trends and never-to-be-ignored topics. Think of it as your own personally curated list, prepped and preened with things that deserve your undivided attention or disapproving glances. Allow us to do the hard work for you (we’re your own little tattle-tale) and let us show you what to check-out and check-off this week.
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Cheers and tears: It’s a Sin
Russel T Davies at his best. A heartbreaking rendition of the ‘80s Aids crisis, the biggest sin would be not giving this Channel 4 series a watch.
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Is NYC the new home of Couture? AREA’s unforgettable debut…
AREA’s celebrity endorsed designers Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszcyzk’s leapt onto the Couture calendar with a hop, skip and a BANG. Not only did they keep their clubwear couture in New York instead of flying over to Paris (why has Couture’s seal of approval been bound by geography anyway?) they also kicked sample size casting to the curb. PRECIOUS LEE decked out in a tangerine-orange dress with more tiers than a wedding cake? I’ll have one made to order – wait let me check my overdraft…
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Uncomfortably brilliant: The White Tiger
Likened to Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite in its stark undressing of the rich/poor class divide, the trusty Twittersphere has already deemed this Netflix adaption of Aravind Adiga's novel is Oscar-worthy. “It’s the century of the brown man and the yellow man and God save everybody else,” says actor Adarsh Gourav, nominated for best male lead, at the close of the film. And with a powerful prophecy like that, how could they be wrong?
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Arlo Parks flips lockdown sunny-side up with debut album
The British singer-songwriter catapulted to superstardom with melt-in-your-mouth Indie track Eugene, now her album Collapsed in Sunbeams is sure to guarantee her name will be forever written in the stars.
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Ahem, have you not got a tooth gem?
…or even a full set of marble grills? If you’re prone to shying away from a toothy smile @lisamchlik or @londongrilliz are guaranteed to make you bare all. Get your mind out the gutter.
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When there’s still A.Wang, he’s got his way
Sexual allegations by a multitude of male and trans models against Alexander Wang surfaced a month ago, but how has the fashion industry stood up for their victims since? “There were so many people in Hollywood who tirelessly advocated for the ‘#MeToo’ movement, which was truly incredible, but these same people are now turning a blind eye to the current allegations,” stated model Owen Mooney on Instagram, who bravely spoke up first against Wang. “Is there any difference to what is happening now compared to what happened back then? No difference but the fact these assaults are against male, queer and trans people.” Wang’s barbaric behaviour can no longer be swept under the rug, nor can we give less attention to LGBTQIA+ victims of sexual abuse. Show his movement some support and hashtag #UsToo.
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Boris Johnson: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on Britain…
Need we say more?
Courtesy of Getty.
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Ghosted by Green, a sartorial saga
Unfortunately, the mantra behind Pro Green’s 2010 sell-out hit, Just Be Good To Green, doesn’t quite seem to stretch to Arcadia’s-own Sir Phillip. If ASOS manages to revive Topshop to its former glory, good for them…I guess. But it would have been nice to let the loyal staff losing their jobs in the most turbulent of times know first…before Sky News was tipped off. Dumped on live TV? Don’t be good to Green.