The future faces of fashion: The 13 CSM graduates redefining the industry
Meet Central Saint Martin’s best and brightest fashion designers, communicators and journalists from this year’s graduating class, a group of students caught in and persevering through a pandemic and global landscape that no one could have ever predicted.
From video games to manicures, CK Designed It is the tomboy pushing the boundaries of nail art
From butterflies and pearls to piercings and rubber duckies, CK is the American artist redefining our definition of nail art and turning our fingertips into more than just mere accessories.
Meet the all-female record label and radio station on a mission to take over a male-dominated industry
Powered by an all-female team, Foundation FM’s newly launched record label wants to offer the visibility and opportunities lacking for women in the industry.
#WhatdoyouZine? Sick Love is the pink, pioneering magazine championing young creatives
Launching Sick Love magazine in the height of the pandemic, Izzy Gorman-Buckley is embarking on a quest to champion creative ability while tackling issues surrounding unpaid labour and performative activism.
Queer artist Jessie Edelstein is bringing ‘ugly glamour’ to ‘hot girl summer’
Meet Jessie Edelstein, the queer artist whose “digital avatar allows me the freedom to visually express myself in a way that isn't possible yet with my human form,” as we talk about all things music, guilty pleasures and life living on the URL.
Delilah Montagu on ‘being young, having fun, and falling in love’
London’s rising star, Delilah Montagu, is living life to the max. As she releases her new single and accompanying video, ‘Coming For You’, we speak to the 23-year-old on all things music, youth, sex and love.
Rising star Anna Sofia chats saganaki, Elton John and baking your ex into a cinnamon bun
Meet the Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Anna Sofia, who describes her sound as “a modern take on influences from a range of past generations.”
Jayde Coxon on serving fierce make-up lewks and finding inspiration from motorcycle decals
From initially studying make-up as a laugh, Jayde Coxon is the beauty artist serving cheap lewks in a notoriously expensive industry. From designs inspired by motorcycle decals to out-of-this-world bleached eyebrows and heavy liner, we speak to the young creative on all things make-up and style.
How the Malaysian duo behind Ghostboy turned their hobby into a brand
Meet the Malaysian duo behind cult-brand, Ghostboy, as we discuss how they turned a hobby into a brand, the importance of music in fashion, and the hottest designers of the moment.
KOAD is on a mission to ‘make young brown kids dance and feel embraced’
KOAD is the rising signer who believes “no one’s ever made music like me…I believe my honesty and raunchiness will comfort people because I’m simply telling stories from my life and observations I’ve made.”
For upcycle designer Nicole McLaughlin, the kitchen is her dressing room
From working with Carhartt and Patagonia, Nicole McLaughlin is the up-cycling designer turning fashion on its head, creating garments and accessories out of everything from bread and French fries to toothpaste, tennis balls, bags and more.
Is South East London’s DiRRTY HARRY our next pop culture icon?
Meet South East London’s next pop culture queen, DiRRTY HARRY as we discuss everything from the Holy Trinity (aka Britney, Lindsay and Paris) and Katie Price to our favourite Big Brother moments a la Pete Burns and Nikki Grahame.
Meet our new favourite bass player, Blu DeTiger, part of Fender’s Next Class of 2021
The bass guitar queen and New York City native, Blu DeTiger has gone from playing bass at the age of seven to rocking out at the CBGBs with performances that emanate “a lot of groove and a lot of rocking out.”
How Mata Hari is to this CSM student, an inspirational ‘embodiment of power in female disguise’
Saranya Umashankar is the first-year Womenswear student at Central Saint Martins who takes inspiration for her whimsical designs from Mata Hari, who Umashankar believes to be “the embodiment of power in female disguise.”
Meet Joost Jansen, the designer pleading for more transparency and self-belief
Colours are what fascinate designer, Joost Jansen the most: “I’m trained as a trend designer, but I don’t care about seasonal trend colours or patterns. For me it’s more about finding the freshest, not the newest colour combination.”
Rising star Lola Young on music, custard creams and how much she loves Frank Ocean
Meet the London-based R&B singer and rising star, Lola Young, as we discuss everything from her new music, what she’s proud of, custard creams vs bourbons, and how much she loves Frank Ocean.
Studio Infinity explores cyber-feminism and gender fluidity through digital fashion
Studio Infinity is a platform for designers and artists creating digital fashion shows, 3D fashion design and augmented reality through gender fluidity, cyber-feminism and collaboration. “What we are doing is not replacing what is real,” says the studio’s Art Director and Curator. “3D is not an end in itself or an aesthetic, it’s a tool for creation.”
How Andrew Sutherland turns childhood drawings into knitted mask creations
Originally from Shetland, Andrew Sutherland is the mask-maker and knitter who is the very mirror of the mundane, his vivid, architectural masterpieces with their bright colour palettes, multiple textures and structural experimentation lying somewhere between the novel and the familiar.
Disrupting the algorithm: How Santa Calata is carving out a sex positive future
You can almost smell the sass pouring from Santa Calata’s nail embellished gloves. With pieces ranging from puffer corsets and mixed textured knitwear to garments that flip a middle finger to the confines of sexual expression, Santa Calata is strictly genderless. In doing so, the brand is an instrument of transgression, finding the freedom of mind, body and soul in its designs.
The Lizard Queen on reptile reverence, creative versatility and ruling her own fashion kingdom
Multi-faceted creative, The Lizard Queen, functions with a natural adaptability like a chameleon. When she’s not shooting through a wide-angle lens or editing fire looks in heatmap colours, Nancy McNulty sits on her scaled scaled throne in Cold Blooded Kingdom (CBK); her self-launched fashion brand of avant-garde clothing for everyday wear.