Melanie Ward: Remembering the trailblazing stylist in her own words

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. On the evening of Wednesday, October 22, the family of Melanie Ward announced that the British fashion icon had passed away after “a brave battle with cancer”. Remembered for her trailblazing career as a fashion editor…

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What went down at KrakĂłw’s Unsound Festival 2025

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. In an age where music is often filtered, optimised, and enshittified, Unsound remains one of the few festivals committed to probing the tangled threads of contemporary culture. Its 2025 discourse programme, WEB, explores these sticky intersections…

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SP5DER’s ‘Sweet Tooth Rodeo’ was a love letter to Black cowboy culture

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. From Dior’s 2023 show at the Great Pyramids of Giza to Chanel’s 2016 resort show on the streets of Havana, Cuba, fashion brands have, over the years, travelled to far-flung locales to debut their new collections….

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How to stay authentic online, according to Instagram Rings creators

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. To some, being authentic and having an online presence may sound like paradoxical concepts. Those who have found success on the internet, however, know that showing up as your true, unfiltered self is often one of…

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Intimate portraits of artists and the jewellery that matters to them

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Earlier this year, Raven Row Gallery presented Eyes Open in the Dark, a haunting retrospective of the work of Peter Hujar. The American photographer, who was a central figure in New York’s downtown scene in the…

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The waitress who disrupted the British Museum’s ball shares her story

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Billed as London’s answer to the Met Gala, the British Museum hosted its first ever fundraising ball on Saturday night (October 18). The theme was tied to the museum’s current exhibition Ancient India: living traditions and…

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How do you stand out online? We asked two Instagram Rings judges

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Last week, Instagram announced its 2025 Rings winners, a new award that celebrates creators’ commitment to pushing creative boundaries and sharing content that’s true to themselves. The 25 winners, including Gabriel Moses, Golloria,hellip; read more raquo;…

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