The British Fashion Council’s Inaugural Institute of Positive Fashion Forum: The Key Takeaways Alexandra Wagner June 24, 2021 Community, Fashion Weeks, History, MESSFashion, News, Shows, Society, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion Last June 10th, the British Fashion Council (BFC) celebrated its long-awaited Intitute of Positive Fashion Forum (IPF Forum), in which the fashion industry’s greatest leaders all gather to discuss and come up ...
Veganism Could Save the Planet, But is it Realistic? Bethany Chandler June 14, 2021 Community, Lifestyle, MESSHealth, MESSsubmissions, Nutrition, Society, Sustainability, Top News Veganism is a hot topic right now. With ‘Veganuary’, and an ever-increasing array of animal-free products becoming available in shops and restaurants across the world; it is fast becoming an accessible, sustainable diet. How truly accessible is it though?
Chatting With XFEMINADESIGNS: The Small Business Starting Its Own Sustainable Fashion Revolution Bethany Chandler June 8, 2021 Artists, Community, Creativity, Designers, Designers, Features, Fresh Mess, Interview, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSsubmissions, News, Stories, Style, Sustainability, Sustainablefashion, Trends, Women "Positive representation and love for colour is my inspiration. Growing up a plus sized, mixed race girl in Britain, I felt out of place. I never wore bright colours or patterns in fear of being called out, and assumed that fashion like that wasn't meant for me. I mean, where do you see chubby brown girls in cool clothes in the 90's fashion scene?"
Eco-Anxiety: The Psychological Impact of Climate Change Bethany Chandler June 6, 2021 Be Featured, Community, Features, Lifestyle, MESSFashion, MESSFeature, MESSHealth, MESSMedia, Sustainability It’s a common phenomenon now, particularly when the news bombards us with soul-crushing statistics and images of the climate emergency. That helpless feeling of wanting help change the world for the better, yet having no idea where to even start.
Impostor Syndrome: The Fear of Being Inadequate Bethany Chandler June 2, 2021 Community, Fresh Mess, International Women's Day, Lifestyle, MESSFeature, MESSHealth, Women If you’ve ever started a new job, club, or met a new group of people you can probably relate to that sense of feeling out of place. That out-of-body experience of being painfully aware of everything you do or say in a certain situation. But why does this happen? Does everyone experience this?
EP 4 WHAT A MESS with Creative Director of Material Experience Center, Eva de Laat Lily Bell May 24, 2021 Community, Designers, Interview, MESSFashion https://open.spotify.com/episode/5SxM7yGj9KJusJ05c240dZ?si=vEzODHr1SQGKcfAG_j8Etg Eva de Laat is the co founder and creative director of Material Experience Centre (MEC) in Shanghai powered by Santoni, Fo...
3 Mental Health Apps that Continue to Help us since the Pandemic Alexandra Wagner May 22, 2021 Community, Lifestyle, MESSHealth, Society For longer than a year now, it has been imperative to start making an introspective journey and take better care of our mind and body. Mental health is just as important as physical health, but this fact is of...
Expert Tips On Planning The Perfect Holiday Lily Bell May 19, 2021 Community, Lifestyle, Travel After almost 12 months of worldwide travel restrictions due to the pandemic, everyone is looking forward to their first actual holiday just to get away from it all. The stresses of being kept indoors or within...
The Facets of Art Activism in Today’s social media Sabrine Tabet May 8, 2021 Artists, Community, Creativity, Fresh Mess, Interview, Society It will take a moment for the skeptics to realize the vital impact of the social media on the global political scene. We can forever argue that arts activism on social media does not bring real changes and tha...