If you’re stuck in your jewellery ways, Caroline Ohrt is on hand to shake up your accessories game. An earring that resembles the cross section of a brain, made out of an up-cycled resin coated leaf. Another, a coated and embellished crumpled up, old Extra gum wrapper. Or a creased up supermalt label struck with a line of jewels. And that barely scratches the surface.

Safe to say after the year we’ve just experienced, we all deserve a little “daydream” in our lives. Thankfully, this is something that Wolverhampton-based alt-pop princess, Cariss Auburn, provides in spades. Ahead of her new EP release, Victoria Monari speaks to the rising star on all things music, stress and fashion.

Founded by Malaysian designers, Moto Guo and Kinder Eng, eponymous label, motoguo, is a means for the duo to engage in the exploration of gender, fashion and fluidity while sharing equal footing in the managing and creative direction of the emerging brand.

Kate Hollowell, aka Number One Popstar, doesn’t mess about. Kicking off her career as a filmmaker/creative director, the musician has never been one to shy away from the big and bold projects that have declared her as, well, a number one popstar. Her solo musical project has allowed Hollowell to make music for the masses, not take herself too seriously, and to always bring the party.

Hailing from the English countryside, Finn Askew has been working on his music since he was just 12-years-old. Although he may dress like he’s talking the hardest, his songs are gentle and moody, and wouldn’t be out of place on an A24 film soundtrack during the main character’s denouement. And don’t be fooled by his baby-face - the boy has pipes! 

Branded as the “biggest school disappointment,” a conventional approach to a design career was side-lined by Paulina and Przemysław of womenswear brand, Fal-Ash, in favour of collaborating with Brutaż, a Polish party series, showcasing techno and experimental electronic music. Eurotrash? More like Eurotreasure.

Imagine a whimsical funfair where the clouds are candyfloss, carousel horses roam free and clowns flaunt chromatic dreamcoats with oversized buttons and bulging sleeves. For Diane Gaignoux, such imagination is threaded into her design identity. Using a felt-needling method, the French designer makes emotive clothing inspired by our alter egos – with a sprinkle of circus magic.

These days masculinity gets a bad rep, but Jimmy Howe wants to change that. The CSM MA Menswear student is using his designs to subvert the toxicity of manhood and dissect what male means in 2021, all with the aim of creating “healthy menswear”.

A nineties grunge revival never goes amiss. Thankfully, the one to satiate the kinderwhore shaped hole in our hearts is NYC rock band, Pretty Sick. Fronted by Sabrina Fuentes, the band’s sound is reminiscent of the Courtney Loves and Billy Corgans from days gone by, albeit with a slick Gen-Z twist.

Instantly recognisable for their iconic ‘Swipe for Wipe’ beauty images, make-up artist and self-professed drag clown Bo Quinn is the bold, colourful and futuristic creative that we all need right about now. And with a growing fan base, it looks like everyone else feels the same way too.

In celebration of the easing of lockdown, the rambunctious, Mercury Prize nominated band, Sports Team, have dropped what is sure to be the song of the summer; an anthem of hope to lull ourselves into a (potentially false) sense that things are getting better and returning to ‘normal’.

NYC-based designer Jacob Winter is the young up-start selling viral, amorphic rugs, created as part of his sensory homeware brand, Mush. Speaking with Harry Browse, the designer talks all things carpet, TikTok and living in the Big Apple.

GRACEY is testament to girls everywhere that have small plastic microphones and big superstar dreams. At age 16 she was discovered on SoundCloud by hit record factory Xenomenia, whose production alumnus - from the Sugababes to Kylie Minogue - reads something like the playlist of your favourite primary school disco. After penning songs for pop royalty, she’s now claiming the crown for herself.

A self-declared people-watcher, Amelia Sonsino is the young photographer building a platform that captures the intimacies of the LGBTQIA+ community: ““I’ve decided it’s my job to show everyone just how many versions of being beautiful or sexy there is.”

Antwerp artist Stef Van Looveren is deconstructing the rules around our bodies. With their genital sculptures, Van Looveren is subverting society’s restrictions, celebrating identity and championing diversity.

Delilah Holliday is the North-London artist navigating ‘mind-bending’ symphony through her sound, with soothing tolls that tease at a spiritual journey, alluding to the elegant, healing qualities of mushrooms.

Daddy Bears is the 2-year-old, London-based, handmade alt-teddy bear brand - run by a person who goes by the name of Daddy. Exploring our need for physical connection, Daddy’s pieces were designed “to soak up your tears and sadness forever.”

Sun Woo Chang is the designer whose eponymous brand has quickly found its fun and joy-bringing role in the fashion world through its lively, bright and experimental designs. In conversation with Ella Bardsley, the Central Saint Martins graduate sees creativity as something to play with; a reminder of being young and toying with imagination.

Central Saint Martins graduate Johannes Warnke is the designer who has captured the attention of Grammy heavyweights, Lady Gaga and Post Malone. Committed to treating his craft and couture as an artistic process, rather than manufacturing for a consumer, the emerging designer is dedicated to sustainable production and saving the planet.

Hailing from America’s heartland, Ave is the 22-year-old’s make-up artist whose signature drag traverses every notable reference of the last century – tracking through Jean Cocteau’s hallucinatory art of the ‘30s; to 1950s old Hollywood glamour; ‘70s psychedelia; a quick pit-stop at the 1980s heavy metal bands, before landing in the present day with an added flourish of facial hair.