Arts & Lit

Fashion is unlike any other art form; its omnipresence in popular culture seems to foster controversy. Can designers approach social taboos without causing offence? Siobhan Bahl explores the recent debate surrounding the Givenchy noose necklace and discusses how brands should tackle sensitive topics.

In celebration of Black History Month, two Exeposé contributors share their book recommendations. Catherine Stone discusses Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman and Clémence Smith reviews The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. Beware: spoilers ahead!

Texts labelled as “classics” often seem static and immovable as they maintain a firm position within literary history. A newly discovered Tennessee Williams story, however, makes us rethink this preconception. Catherine Nock explores this recent publication and how it destabilises our notion of the literary canon.