Livia Cockerwell explores the growth of TikTok and Instagram for small businesses navigating the challenges of staying afloat during a pandemic.
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Can Public Art Save the High Street?
Lucy Aylmer discusses the presence of public art on the high street.
Wishing for a less dodgy market
Ever find an ad for something you absolutely did not need? Wish is always the website for that, and for items that arrive seldom as expected, and too frequently of horrifying quality. But what are its other, darker sides?
Show us some silk
There are some bangin’ deals out there on lingerie at the moment, ready for you to look hot and spicy in the bedroom; whether it’s to impress that special guy or gal in your life, or just to take some fit selfies in the mirror and feel good about yourself. We have spent some time […]
Fashion: The Fast and The Furious
Whether you’re a fashion guru always repping the latest trends, someone who rolls out of bed and throws on the first top and pair of jeans they can find, or fall somewhere between these two extremes of the ‘fashion’ spectrum, the pull of the fashion industry affects us all in some way. But how often […]
Half measures be damned: Topshop’s continued exclusion of plus size women
Earlier this month, Topshop announced they would be selling jeans in half sizes; rather than the waist size of their jeans increasing in two inch increments, they will now be sold in one inch increments, almost doubling the number of sizes currently available. Women everywhere were delighted, there was celebration all over Twitter and hundreds […]
H&M: Sustainable superstar, or simply a hypocrite?
Over the past few years, it has become more and more evident that we’ve entered a new era of marketing. Suddenly, beauty brands like Lush and the Body Shop are pasting the labels ‘vegan’ and ‘cruelty-free’ on the forefront of their campaigns and disposable plastic straws are looking to become an endangered species. Another company […]
The Boat Shed
There is something truly magical about the Quay on a bright, clear evening. After winding your way down through the hustle and bustle of town, there is a certain purity of air and light which glints flirtatiously off of the quiet water, daring you to relinquish the tension and speed which the modern world demands […]
Merry Exe-mas: A Review of Exeter’s Christmas Market
As a Christmas baby, I’ve always associated the switching on of lights and wafts of cinnamon borne on the headier scent of pine with the absolutely, unquestionably, de finitively best time of the year. Mixed with a dangerous tendency towards materialism and comfort eating, this adoration of the festive season makes German markets like our own […]
‘Exeter in Style’ Fashion Show Review
Saturday morning was another cloudy, chilly October day in Exeter, but passing shoppers in Princesshay braced the cold to take peek at some of the Autumn/Winter 16 looks that the local retailers had to offer. Centred on the Exeter shopping experience, large fashion juggernauts and small independent brands alike compiled this year’s Style in Exeter […]