The futurism of 2000s fashions: the boldness, the metallic colours, the absurd amounts of leather and latex… As a product of society’s optimism about the imminent technological developments of the new millennium, the fantastical clothing styles of the late 1990s reflected a cultural utopia that masked a bleak reality riddled...
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Celebrities of the 2000s dressed differently to those going about their everyday lives. How most people experienced the era, and dressed in it, was quite different to what we might’ve seen Britney Spears wearing on MTV. Some celebrities were more relatable than others, however. Billie Piper feels like a more...
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Late 1990s and 2000s fashions were influenced by the popular films and TV shows of their time. Many set standards, like how The Matrix mixed Gen X Soft Club tones with Y2K futurism to fit its sci-fi genre, inspiring John Galliano’s 1999 Fall Couture show for Christian Dior. Others directly...
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2000s fashions have undeniably made a comeback. Rhinestones, bold colour palettes and prints, wide belts, and prominent logos are now in vogue again… literally. Vogue has published countless articles addressing how the various trends that arose during the era are now being revived. Driven by popular films like Mean Girls,...
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It has been over four years since the Faculty of Arts Building opened its doors to its students. Since 6 December 2021 it, as acclaimed by the university’s social media, has become a “campus icon” – a deserving title for a substantial £57.5 million expense. It is safe to say...
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