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.

“The world [will] be so polluted at some point that we’ll find plastic even in our fruits,” admits London College of Fashion womenswear student, Alesia.

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. 

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.

This week’s pop culture round-up includes everything from a blonde bombshell Billie Eilish, a devastating split for our favourite Cock Destroyers to a new Selfridges Rental service (yes, please!).

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.

For 29-year-old musician and visual artist, Deena Lynch (otherwise known as Jaguar Jonze), a career as a rock star was never on the cards, but now the Brisbane-based recording artist is celebrated for her eclectic mix of vulnerability and sheer sensuality in sound.

One thing that strikes me about Dentata is her incredibly rich bounty of musical references, as well as her ability to excel at anything she puts her mind to. Like a cat with nine lives, she can add model, metal singer, stripper, rapper and the first female artist to be signed to Roadrunner Records to her noteworthy resumé. A one-trick pony Ms. Dentata certainly is not.

With “a collection inspired by forgotten roots and research focusing on traditional Irish textiles,” CSM Knitwear student, Patrick Garvey, transforms folk garments into modern day shapes bursting with colour and energy.

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! 

Music's best kept hell-raiser, Ashnikko, is the shape-shifting, genre-bending artist of our generation. Ahead of her mixtape livestream, the TikTok mega-star talks sex, blood and the dark side of the internet with Check-Out's very own Contributing Editor, Alice May Stenson.

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.

Following a successful debut album, All The Ways We Are Together is Nashville-based, cowboy-turned-popstar Dreamer Boy’s second record exploring his intimate, personal and sprawling visions of love.