Second Hand Not Second Best?
Secondhand shopping is on the rise. Or rather, it has crept into the spotlight as the solution to sustainable fashion, pioneered by Depop Queens and ...
MESS MAGAZINE ISSUE 13 AVAILABLE NOW
Mess Magazine's Issue 13 available now!
What A Mess Podcast: Q&A with Domi Perek
Back then, launching a magazine was such an abstract idea and I had no idea how to pull it off. Domi Perek
Photography: Laura Martinova
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Artist to watch: Leona Rose
"The art industry must remember, you are selling your art, not your body. Sometimes people in the industry have the idea that you are successful ...
WE CAN REMAKE THE FUTURE OF FASHION
In Conversation with the Founder of the Fashion Movement Remake, Ayesha Barenblat
Ayesha (@remakeourworld) is the Founder and CEO of Remake, p...
International Women’s Day
"International Women's Day (noun)1. A time to celebrate and reflect on progress made on woman's rights.2. A day to call for an end to gender ineq...
Janelidze Collection
Janelidze is a handbag manufacturing brand launched in 2017.
“It was not by chance that my choice fell on creating bags. After all, when it comes ...
Artist to watch: Joachim Romain
We sat down with French photographer and visual artist, Joachim Romain, to discuss the inspiration behind his multifaceted art, difficulties ...
Artist to watch: Esteban Fuertes De Maria
We sat down with Mexican artist Esteban Fuentes de Maria to discuss his inspiration, achievements, and the hardest thing to get 'right'.
How w...
ARE YOU OHNE?
Interview with the incredible women behind the sustainable period company, Ohne, providing "cycle care for babes who bleed".
The innovative period...
How to Use Social Media to Effect Positive Change
Following our recent investigation into whether social media is a genuine form of activism, we have opened the conversation up to global fashion move...
Fuego Announces New Dance Sneaker Collaboration with James “BDash” Derrick
He couldn’t find the perfect dance sneaker that fused streetwear with dancewear, both from a functionality and style perspective, so he “decided ...
Fashion for Good: In Conversation with the woman behind Ilk + Ernie
Mess Magazine has had the pleasure of interviewing Jess McCleave, the Founder and Creative-Director of the sustainable fashion brand, Ilk + Ernie. Th...
Is Social Media A Genuine Form of Activism?
This article is one of two that investigates how to use social media to necessitate change.
We have been speaking to those within the sustainabil...
How 3DLOOK’s solutions use body data to help solve the massive returns & waste problem in apparel.
Founded in 2016, 3DLOOK are digitally transforming the future of fashion. 3DLOOK is the first AI technology company that has built a mobile body scan...
Rise of rental fashion
Have you tried a rental service yet? If not, you could soon find yourself in the minority.
Renting clothes has become the ultimate solution to th...
Your Step by Step Guide to Installing a Pool in Your Garden
If you’re considering taking the plunge (quite literally) and installing a pool in your yard, there are many points you need to consider. Here is a b...
Maria Vitsa’s Unworldly Nail Designs
In my opinion, nails can showcase class, power, femininity and let’s be honest, it’s the details that make the difference
From delicate pressed fl...
Those who prioritise the planet: Interview with Jemma Finch of Stories Behind Things
I have had the pleasure of interviewing Jemma Finch, the CEO and co-founder of Stories Behind Things:
“A storytelling platform exploring sustainab...
How TikTok is Influencing Fashion
The confines of lockdown have made TikTok inescapable this past year. Whether you are on the app or not, its bite-sized videos are unavoidable and ad...
4 Financial Tips For Women In 2021
“The dreams and desires you have are usually only achievable if you have the financial capacity to make it happen.”- Bola Sokunbi
One of the best ...
Designing Fantasies into Reality: Kaiwen Shi
The times have never been bleaker. The world has been dull and lifeless ever since it came to a stand-still with the outbreak of the pandemic. Th...
Art imitates life: How the Designers of Copenhagen Fashion Week used their reality as inspiration
Copenhagen Fashion Week AW21 Digital Edition ran from the 2 - 4 February 2021
The latest coronavirus restrictions did not stop Copenhagen ...
Top Tips for Planning Your Big Solo Trip
With COVID restrictions in place, more and more people have developed the travel bug to jet off around the world and make the most of their freedom –...
Fashion Films to Watch in Lockdown
In the midst of a self-isolating and social distancing pandemic, sometimes what we need is a bit of stimulus to keep us from going insane while quara...
Quarantine Hair Perfection – How Dini Wigs is Revolutionizing Custom Wig Ordering During a Pandemic
People choose to wear wigs for many different reasons. For some, it is a creative expression of who they are and their own style. Recently Chrissy Te...
Locating the Discourse of Gender within Asian Aesthetic Culture: ‘Untitled’ Project by Yiwen Zhang
Yiwen Zhang, an aspiring journalist and photographer, launched her ‘Untitled‘ project which advocates for the fluidity of gender by exploring the...
How the designers of CPHFW are practising sustainability
Copenhagen Fashion Week AW21 Digital Edition: 2 February - 4 February
Copenhagen Fashion Week, the leading Nordic fashion week, is...
Everything You Need to Know About Fashion’s Foray into Gaming
For the fashion industry, digital media is more important than ever. The rise of social media has brought endless surprises, influencers, and collabs...
THE PERFORMING SUITS: Karen Heshi
Karen Heshi's "The Performing Suits" collection is all about being more aware and conscious about the performative function of fashion. Fashion ...
The Top Fashion Podcasts You Should Not Miss in 2021
In such unsettling times, podcasts might be needed now more than ever to provide that much-needed escapism from reality. Those on the fashion sce...
Alexander Wang, the #UsToo movement, and the silence of the fashion Industry
Anonymous accusations against Wang Images: SMM
"Why aren't more fashion news outlets reporting about Alexander Wang?" It's a question that's been ...
Clothes as Sentimental Artifacts: Daichi Tabata’s ‘Cannot Throw Away’ Collection
In this interview with fashion designer Daichi Tabata, he shares with us the genesis of his 'Cannnot Throw Away' collection and a consumer-friendly a...
Are fashion and feminism compatible?
The connection between fashion and feminism has a long and complex history that marks ambiguous compatibility between the two. We cannot endeavour to...
Can fashions favourite fabric become more sustainable?
The origin of Chinese cotton has never been more relevant as the world distances itself from supply chains with links to Uighur-picked cotton in the ...
Copenhagen Fashion Week Goes Digital
COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK AW21: 2nd - 4th February
Image https://copenhagenfashionweek.com/
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 and continual author...
“FILLING THE EMPTINESS OF LOCKDOWN WITH FANTASY, COLOUR, AND FUN”: Christoph Ritter’s SS21 ‘Al(ly)ien’ Collection
The pandemic makes it so difficult for us to stay inspired creatively. However, fashion designer Christoph Ritter uses the lockdown period as a platf...
Martine Rose Embraces Virtual Voyeurism With a Window Into People’s Homes
From Mexico City to Moscow, Seoul, and Tokyo, designer, Martine Rose takes us inside the homes of 24 of her friends that inspired her SS21 collection...
Paris Men’s and Haute Couture Fashion Weeks Canceled Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Ending the confusion over the fate of Paris Fashion Week, French fashion’s regulatory body has said that this month’s Paris men’s and haute couture s...
Netflix teams up with the British Fashion Council to create gowns inspired by Bridgerton
Netflix's lavish period drama Bridgerton, set in the world of Regency London high society and resplendent with extravagant gowns, has been a huge hit...
GUCCI X THE NORTH is here (And its everything we wished for).
Since the mighty duo announced their partnership in September via a series of mysterious trailers posted to Gucci's Instagram, everything surrounding...
Trump’s insurrection at the Capitol
“We’re not asking you to shoot them like you shoot us. We’re asking you to not shoot us like you don’t shoot them” Tye Winters
On Wednesda...
Dior’s Baroque paintings for the SS21 campaign
Out with minimalism, in with Baroque. For its Spring 2021 campaign, Dior turned to photographer Elina Kechicheva to stage a series of tableaux inspir...
Bottega Veneta Disappears from the Digital World
In an unprecedented move for a luxury fashion house, Bottega Veneta has disappeared from social media, deleting all of their social media accounts th...
Let your winter coat represent your values!
Everyone who loves fashion and getting dressed up usually has some kind of favorite season to do so. Some are obsessed with spring outfits, full of ...
How To Create A More Sustainable Wellbeing Practice
We hear the word sustainability being tossed around all the time these days. We often hear this word with environmental issues, but rarely do we hear...
Little Black Pants Club Relaunch With A Luxe Digital Lingerie Experience Like No Other
Born in London’s eclectic Brixton neighbourhood, Little Black Pants Club is the brainchild of ethical fashion designer, Alice Holloway. With the late...
Swiss Based Sustainable Brand – SANIKAI about inspiration and conscious direction for the brand
Hello Sanaz!
It’s great to follow up with you. We hear that you’re planning to launch an Agency for Corporate Innovation. What can you tel...
Q&A with fashion designer Roberto Di Stefano
Here at Mess, we are always looking outside the box over these unprecedented times for humanity to make you aware of all the talents out there who ar...
Q&A with Roni Helou: Sustainability & the Future of Fashion
Roni Helou, Creative Director & Founder
Creative Director & Founder, Roni Helou, started his own clothing collection in 201...
MESS x GFX on Instagram Live
New to our social media: an Instagram Live show in collaboration with Global Fashion Exchange!
Two professionals in the industry sit down a...
#StreetStyle and Review from GUCCI AW20.
It’s the first day of Milano Fashion Week when the most absolute crowd of the season starts entering through the walls of the colossal headquarter of...
A Review Of London Fashion Week AW20
There’s no point ignoring the dark cloud that looms over this fashion season. Corona virus has made the whole affair a little quieter than usual, how...
Copenhagen Fashion Week AW20 Review
Copenhagen may have been once known as one of Fashion Week’s
underdog cities, but in the last couple of years it’s hosted some of the
hottest designe...
The Best Ethical & Eco-Friendly Activewear Brands You Should Know About Now
From biodegradable yoga mats for all of those regular classes you attend to swimwear pieces made from recycled ocean plastic, this year expect to see...
BE IN #MESSMAGAZINE: Write for Us or Be Featured!
We are currently seeking submissions to feature in one of our upcoming print or digital issues of MESS Magazine.
We accept creative MESS in all form...
Recap: Dior’s Debut Runway Show on U.S. Soil
The vibrant aesthetic of Miami Beach was clearly the inspiration behind the Dior 2020 Men's Fall Collection runway show. The colorful event took plac...
A Year of Awakening: 10 Trends that Dominated 2019
From technology to social causes, 2019 was a year shaped by an overwhelming shift in ideology. We’ve identified some of the top fashion trends, and a...
The future of money is here: The CEO, CTO & Co-founder of Bitwala chats about its mission
Founded in 2015, Bitwala is a blockchain banking service that ensures its customers a secure, fast and easy gateway to a few selected cryptocurrencie...
The Collaborative Spirit of Marco Antonio X Rankin
English fashion and portrait photographer Rankin and make-up artist Marco Antonio have just launched a new beauty book that celebrates their collabor...
Elevating Human Creativity: Interview with 99designs CEO Patrick Llewellyn
There’s
something magical about people helping people to create their own success.
As the CEO of
99designs, Patrick Llewelyn is responsible for c...
An Inside Look into Photographer Hilde Van Mas’s Creative Process
Growing up, Hilde Van Mas was no stranger to the expression of movement. A former ballet performer, Mas found inspiration through a different craft b...
Fall in love with the Zarqua Collection
Former model Nina Zarqua launches a collection that morphes femininity, edge, and self-expression effortlessly into a contemporary brand. Based in Ge...
Interview with Bell + Ivy Co-Founder and Global Entrepreneur Cynthia Johnson
This month at Web Summit in Lisbon, we had the opportunity to interview incredibly talented entrepreneurial mindset women. Cynthia Johnson runs Bell ...
The fight for Gender Equality: Interview with UNESCO’s Saniye Gülser Corat at Web Summit 2019
When it comes to gender equality, there’s no one more experienced than Saniye Gülser Corat. Since 2004 she has been a leading force in making gender ...
Robots, science and feminism: Interview with Spanish journalist Esther Paniagua
The science and tech Spanish journalist Esther Paniagua
currently writes for renowned media such as El País (Spanish newspaper),
National Geographic,...
Interview With Melanie Perkins CEO of Canva: Websummit 2019
Here at Mess, we have had the pleasure of interviewing some incredibly talented entrepreneurs at WebSummit 2019 in Lisbon. We are so excited to be ab...
Floyd: Get your mojo back with unconventional suitcases inspired by 1970s skateboarding culture
What is the perfect suitcase? This question can be pretty tricky, but for sure the best travel cases are those that can withstand the most unexpected...
Louis Vuitton reopens its London store in the middle of a colour explosion
The next time you visit London, you will have no choice but to stop by 17-20 New Bond Street - because that's where Louis Vuitton has opened its new ...
Should your favourite fashion brand be cancelled?
By Millie Richardson
One of the many things the internet has birthed is the term ‘cancel culture’. This is when people take to social media to cal...
“Lose You To Love Me”: Selena Gomez returns to the musical scene with a heart-breaking piano ballad
The singer had been announcing her expected comeback for a week through her Instagram profile, sharing sweet childhood pictures and unconnected phras...
Art-Inspired Designs: When fashion and classic paintings merge in the catwalk
The world of fashion has been highly influenced by art
since forever. And vice versa, of course. Fashion is art. And art is fashion. At
first sight, ...
Halloween Inspiration: Create a scary costume based on your favourite pop culture icon
Let’s face it: Summer has gone for good. But the change of season does not have to be necessarily too depressing, because the most frightening pe...
Euphoria: The psychology of make-up to understand Generation Z
Euphoria has become an authentic revolution for
Generation Z, settling down as the most provocative and seductress series of
the year. Also known as ...
A Round Up Of Our Favourite Shows From London Fashion Week
Another fashion week has been and gone, as summer’s most stylish
event of the year moves from London to Milan. And what a week it was. With an
emphas...
Feature on Rising Brand Fite Fashion
What sparked your love for fashion?
I loved looking through people's closets and going to stores when I was little, along with playing dress up an...
A Quick Introduction To London’s Hottest Fashion Event
With the SS20 New York Fashion Week wrapping up, it’s finally time for the stylish mayhem to hit the streets of London, but this year the routine is ...
Venice Film Festival 2019
This past week, the 76th annual International Film Festival took in Venice. Director Lucrecia Martel was appointed as head of the film jury, and “Th...
Art and Architecture: Interview with Laura Noltemeyer
Who better to contribute to the forms and structure within fashion than an architect? After very successfully completing her master’s degree in archi...
Celebration of Art: Oslo Fushion Festival
Next weekend, a variety of exhibitions, event, talks, concerts and launch parties will take to the streets of Oslo during the 2019 Fushion Fashion Ar...
From Celebrity-Wear to Urban Styles: Rising Designer Steven Vanderyt
Steven Vanderyt is the definition of a well-educated and highly talented designer, couturier and businessman. He has an extensive background in fashi...
Jean Paul Gauliter’s Fashion Freak Show Review
For a hot – boiling should I say – minute I didn’t think it was worth going to Southbank Centre, sitting in a stuffy theatre on one of the hottest da...
Body Positivity Movement and Fashion
The now established body positive community is making waves on Instagram by challenging the narrow confines of beauty. It prioritises learning to lov...
How Influencers Affect Fashion Trends
Influencing is quickly becoming the dominating marketing model of many fashion brands, specifically those that are newer or digitally based. Wi...
A Fashion Lover’s Guide to Tokyo
Thinking about visiting Japan’s most fashion-forward city and one of the world’s leading fashion hubs? Tokyo is the perfect spot to immerse yourself ...
Making Hair and Fashion Collide: Interview with Brendan O’Sullivan
How long have you been styling hair?
Over 30 years. I trained with Sassoon in the UK and LA, and then moved through the ranks at Regis to become t...
Fashion and Photography: Interview with Sandra Semburg
What drove you to pursue photography?
I started taking pictures while I was in acting school in New York, sometime around 2000. It took me quite s...
Revolutionizing the Art Scene: Rising Designer Yayi Chen
Yayi Chen is a young designer and artist who specializes in fashion design and art collaborations. Growing up in both Spain and China, her unique upb...
An Interview With #DAMUR: Changing Labels
What was the moment or event behind the inspiration of #DAMUR?
To be honest, there was not a paid job in fashion industry in Berlin so I decided ...
A Review of Paris Fall Haute Couture Week
Last week, models hit the runway with a plethora of new trends during the fall 2019 Paris Haute Couture week. At this year’s shows, “less is more” wa...
A Fashion Lover’s Guide to Milan
Milan is one of the world's leading cities when it comes to fashion. Located in Lombardy of Northern Italy, it is a must-see for both tourists and fa...
Talent of Tomorrow: GFW 2019
Every June, 30,000 people gather throughout London to watch the Graduate Fashion Week events. The 26 shows hosted by a variety of both local and inte...
Blush: An Editorial by Stela Plaka
Stylist Stela Plaka has created a whistful and lighthearted editorial named Blush. Stela is also a fashion editor and has worked on projects for tele...
Greatest Queer Icons in Fashion
With Pride month in full swing, we would like to address those queer fashion icons who inspired the community with their bold style and their work to...
Graduate Fashion Week: Meet The Designers
With Graduate Fashion Week only a day away, there is a lot of amazing talent coming straight our way, who I’m sure are going to make some very exciti...
Cannes Best Red Carpet Moments
With Cannes festival in full swing, we have already been awestruck as a plethora of celebrities hit the red carpet donning their best. Here is a comp...
Fashion with a Purpose: Mental Health and Manchester Fashion Week
Manchester fashion week kicked off with a variety of chic styles that simultaneously spread awareness for mental health week. On a beautiful sunny ev...
A Glimpse of Rising Brand Marco Vantuti
Rising Designer Roland Thiebault has crafted a line of luxury eyeglasses under the title Marco Vantuti. The brand has an Italian influence (hence the...
Giving Back to the People: The Journey of Roopa Pemmaraju
Roopa Pemmaraju is a luxury, ethical fashion brand with Indian roots and a heritage of Australian indigenous art. Creating timeless pieces through co...
The sneaky evil in Fashion Sustainability: Greenwashing
Sustainability is the buzzword of the decade. Although fashion brands are taking big steps towards a more conscious world, sustainability is in dange...