Bodycon: The delirious club night deconstructing beauty on the dancefloor

Follow the thump of Kylie remixes down Kingsland High Street on a Thursday night and you’ll find yourself at Dalston Superstore. The air is heavy with Lambrini and spilt tequila. On the pavement outside, queens smoke in tiaras, partygoers pick sequins from their wigs, and someone’s cradling a birthday balloon. Welcome to Bodycon – you’re…

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What went down at the Dazed Club x Mason & Fifth private view

Material Conversations, curated by Hanna Ten Meulen, marked the culmination of the Dazed Club x Mason & Fifth artist residency, which launched this summer. Eight artists from across the UK, France, Lebanon, and Mexico – Daniel Santangelo, Deniz Bedir, Ignacio Maximiliano Ruelas Lopez, Meenakashi Ghadial, Susan Kellaway, Tonique Sewell, Yahvi Duggal, and Yasmina Hilla –…

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TikTok’s ā€˜LA 10’ trend shows how class and beauty are intrinsically linked

If you’ve been on TikTok recently, you’ve likely seen influencers and make-up artists transforming themselves into an ā€˜LA 10’, ā€˜London 10’, or ā€˜New York 10’ while lip-syncing to Foxy Brown’s earworm Candy. The trend was started by Lottie Starrs (@lottiestarrs), who posted a tongue-in-cheek video captioned, ā€œWhen I get bored one night and decide to…

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