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’.

Liv Burden’s latest self-portrait series tells a tale of escape and self-discovery, mirroring the story of Rapunzel and the confinement felt in her tower. The soon-to-be-published book was made during the Covid pandemic which inspires many of the series’ themes from false senses of reality to struggles between confinement and freedom.

Defined as a ‘whale tail’, the latest trend to hit the streets (thank God we’re allowed outside again) is the Y-shaped waistband of a thong being pulled up above the waistline of our favourite denim jeans and trousers, resembling none other than, you guessed it, the shape of a whale's tail.

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.

Ahead of the release of her forthcoming album, Be Your Own Boyfriend, Ry Gavin sat down with the rising star to discuss all things music, boxing, festival escapades and love, before hitting the studio and dressing up in clothes from some of London’s most exciting young designers, creatively directed by Jeffrey Thomson, photographed by Morgann Eve Russell and styled by Simone Beyene.

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.

Inspired by the resurgence of all things y2k, Antonia Louisa pulls together a shoot with enough denim, neons and DKNY for any millennial baby to go green with envy.

Boys World is the girl group with viral potential at their fingertips, an outlook they deem is overdue, and a name that strangely has nothing to do with boys. They create music that’s rooted in inclusivity, empowerment and unity, whilst also showing their followers that they’re a group of Gen Z, pimple cream wearing, TikTok creators much like the rest of us.

Inspired by moth fairies and flies, CSM first-year student, Tasnim, “became fascinated by how vivid this dream [of insects] was and wanted to explore this world and the characters in more depth. This allowed me to visualise the silhouette and shapes in a clearer way. The garment is a representation of this world and what it beholds.”

To the left there’s a Princess Peach cosplayer bitching about her ex, to the right a rosy-cheeked grandma decorating frog cakes while belting out the lyrics to UK Hun? TikTok Live is like waking up in a randomly generated world from The Sims 3 (who the fuck are these people?!); but no matter how hard you resist, these strangers and their unexpected storylines are delectably addictive.

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.”

Whilst the past couple of years has seen thrifting become the mainstream, the last year has given rise to a new cohort of young fashion-entrepreneurs selling their designs online. Through these clothes run common threads: Futuristic aesthetics that reference both the y2k renaissance and accelerating technological innovation.

For new kid on the block, 16-year-old Dylan Conrique, the internet offers a virtual stage where she can share her music, style and life with an ever-increasing fan base - all 2.4 million of them on TikTok. Ahead of her new single release, she sits down with Editor-In-Chief Jeffrey Thomson to talk all things TikTok, music and Gen Z.

Final-year fashion communication students at Central Saint Martins, George Hutton and Simone Beyene, capture London-based, Nigerian-born musician Chi Virgo around the East End of London.

After her viral TikTok hit ‘Deep End’, Fousheé has so much more she wants to say. Always writing from the heart, the singer wants to continue flipping the script and make the world a better place, one record at a time.

For emerging designer Goom Heo, it all started with grannies and grandpas. The South Korean-born Central Saint Martins graduate is in her final tenure at Fashion East and talks to Alice May Stenson about all things memes, internet trolls and futuristic fashion following her horror-fuelled AW21 collection.

“We the women are tired” shares creative director, stylist, model and writer Anesu Noelle Mande. ‘No Consent’ is a personal essay documenting the oppression towards females by the result of a voyeuristic male gaze.

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.

A cinematic epic loaded with punk energy and pure sex appeal, Nasty Cherry’s latest EP, ‘The Movie’, is a feat of masterful music-made-in-lockdown engineering. Speaking with Bailey Slater, the all-female band discuss everything from Charli XCX and music to tears, sudden exits, life in lockdown, champers by the pool and plenty of partying.

Created by 19-year-old Irish student, Thea Von Engelbrechten, TikTok account, @sylvaniandrama was inspired by cult classics including Cruel Intentions and Gossip Girl (the OG, not the remake obvs), fabricating bizarre and overly dramatic scenes, set to our favourite ‘00s bangers and emotional Taylor Swift ballads.