Month: January 2021

This New App Is The Deliveroo Of Clothes Repairs

This New App Is The Deliveroo Of Clothes Repairs

From spring cleans and selling sprees to charity shop drop-offs and TikTok-inspired customisation, time and space away from wearing real clothes every day (2020 had our loungewear on heavy rotation) allowed us to look at our existing wardrobe with fresh eyes. One thing we’ve been unable to do thanks to […]

It’s Time To Talk About Kamala Harris, Colourism & Who Gets To Be First

US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and I have a few things in common. To start, we are members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. — the first (and finest) historically Black sorority.  Thirty years may separate our entrance into this sisterhood (Harris joined in the Spring of 1986; and I […]

What’s Athflow? Everything To Know About 2021’s Newest Loungewear Trend

What’s Athflow? Everything To Know About 2021’s Newest Loungewear Trend

After a year that can be measured by the sheer volume of sweatpants acquired to work from home, there’s a glimmer of optimism on the horizon with vaccine rollouts now underway. But even as our most glamorous ensembles await their glorious day back in the sun, a return to some […]

How To Stop The COVID-19 “Super Strain” From Spreading

How To Stop The COVID-19 “Super Strain” From Spreading

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 20: People wear face masks at The Mall in Central Park on December 20, 2020 in New York City. The coronavirus pandemic has caused long-term repercussions throughout the tourism and entertainment industries, including temporary and permanent closures of historic and iconic venues, costing the […]

Photographing The Last Few Precious Years Of Girlhood In Rural India

Photographing The Last Few Precious Years Of Girlhood In Rural India

“As soon as those first drops of blood trickled between my thighs, my world changed,” says Indian photographer Deepti Asthana, recalling the first time she got her period. This natural sign of approaching womanhood still holds a particular shame where she’s from and so it’s with these fateful words that […]

‘I was only 24 and had no symptoms’ – read one woman’s shocking cervical cancer diagnosis

‘I was only 24 and had no symptoms’ – read one woman’s shocking cervical cancer diagnosis

This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, read Stephanie Varden’s powerful story – from chemo to seemingly having the all-clear If you weren’t aware, this week is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. The aim of the week is simple: to raise awareness and help both women and people with cervixes understand how to […]

This lockdown, women’s careers have been hit hardest: 13 expert tips for future-proofing yours

This lockdown, women’s careers have been hit hardest: 13 expert tips for future-proofing yours

‘There’s a triple burden on women at current: lockdown impacts their workload, career, and mental wellbeing disproportionately.’ We bought you news of the she-cession in November – that is, when stats showed the female unemployment rate at 17%, compared to 13% for men – and yet, new figures released last […]