You might’ve heard of Avant-Garde: ideas and styles that are radically innovative and experimental. To be Avant-Garde is not simply being ahead of the trends, but outside of them entirely. Basic, then, is the total opposite. It’s often used as an insult, as if to say: “you are the exact...
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Since we’ve done downtown girl, it’s time to do its antithesis: the Uptown Girl. It also originated in New York, but that’s where the similarities end. Where the Downtown Girl aesthetic leans into a baggy, casual style, the Uptown Girl focuses on being fashionable in a classy way. In fact,...
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It is a running joke among Warwick students that our campus is situated in the middle of nowhere. However, if you would like to pretend that we are in fact in the middle of a bustling city, let me introduce you to the Downtown aesthetic. It started in the US...
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I think there comes a point in many student’s academic careers when, as a coping mechanism, they start romanticising their degree. If you are one such student, then I have great news for you: there are many academic-inspired aesthetics to help you with this quest. Now, if you’ve been on...
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If you’re into fashion at all, you’ll know that the Western style has been back for a while now. This is the great thing about fashion being circular – there is something exciting and playful about bringing a style back into fashion, like picking up a piece of jewellery that...
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‘Choose your aesthetic’ is a caption you have probably seen on many Buzzfeed quizzes, TikToks, and Instagram posts. It’s a word – and concept – that is becoming increasingly well-known these days. In terms of definitions, the noun and modifier has been on quite a journey despite its relatively short...
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With a dress code such as ‘Fashion is Art’, this year’s Met Gala is begging us to consider the boundaries of fashion. The Metropolitan Museum of Art declared its Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition way back in November as ‘Costume art’. Separated into a series of body types, objects in...
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We’re all guilty of it: mindlessly scrolling through our phones, consuming content which is no more than a minute long. In fact, this is so common that the use of the word ‘brain rot’ has become part of everyday language. Oxford’s 2024 word of the year, ‘brain rot’ is defined...
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I think it’s safe to say that, as students, the ability to focus is something that we struggle with from time to time during the course of our university experience. This is not surprising, as many things vie for our attention, from course readings, to answering messages, extracurricular commitments, and...
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It seems that some plants are overeager for spring to arrive, with hundreds of plants blooming in winter instead. A study conducted in 2022 by Cambridge University found that the UK’s flowers are blooming one month earlier than they used to, including daffodils and various species of flowering trees. More recently, a Met Office study of data found...
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Maybe it’s a bit late to be talking about New Year’s resolutions, but it’s never too late in the year to be making a new goal. Often, when we consider new goals, we might try to think about goals for ourselves. These can help us create healthier habits, but another...
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Have you ever wanted to make your arguments in a debate just that little bit more persuasive? It makes sense to focus on what we’re saying, but perhaps we need to put more focus on what we’re doing with our hands. A recent study, published in the Journal of Marketing...
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Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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