Inside the Glasgow Charity Fashion Show Theme Reveal
A lot can happen when a team of passionate, creative students joins forces for a great cause, and even the dreich Glasgow rain couldn’t keep guests away from the iconic Barras Market, where the Barras Art and Design (BAaD) venue played host to one of the city’s most exciting student-led cultural moments: The Glasgow Charity Fashion Show (GCFS) theme reveal.
This yearly event draws in crowds of students, creatives, designers, and supporters under the glass roof of BAaD to celebrate another year of fashion and charity. Guests were drawn into the space by live DJ sets, meaningful connections, and, bias acknowledged, the best tequila, courtesy of event sponsor CILLÍ: TEQUILA PICANTE.
There is something underrated about student-led, volunteer-run events going off without a hitch, but the team behind GCFS approaches their work seriously and with purpose. There is a real sense of pride at these events; they do themselves and the creative scene in Glasgow proud. The event was set up to encourage communication and connection, with long tables running the length of the hall, encouraging students to connect with designers, photographers with stylists, an event that truly valued community and charity over ego or status.
Behind The Runway: The Collective Vision Behind ‘Roots & Rebirth’ and Aberdeen’s Fashion Revival
As models paraded down the runway on Halloween night, clad in bold hues, vibrant patterns, and unique craftsmanship, October 31st marked a fashion revival for Aberdeen with the unveiling of a collection titled Roots & Rebirth. The night signalled the emergence of a dynamic, daring, and creative fashion chapter for the often creatively overlooked granite city. Nigerian-born designer Joy Kelikume Oziomaaka, the visionary behind the London Fashion Week success Kelikume Fashion and Styling, aims to bring the concept of a Fashion Week to Scotland and open opportunities for young people pursuing careers in the fashion industry—preventing them from taking their talents elsewhere.
The brand was founded by Kelly (as she is affectionately known) two years ago after working for 15 years at Chevron. Her pivot from the energy sector to fashion stemmed from a personal love for the industry, describing fashion as “the only language I enjoy speaking.”
It’s Not Me it’s You: Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ Album Review
Mainstream British artist, Lily Allen has been thrust into the media limelight with her divorce from sci-fi series Stranger Things actor David Harbour, of which she shines a harsh light on in her second album “West End Girl”. Allen, married to Harbour for four years, wrote and recorded the entire album in ten days, delivering a real-time account of the breakdown of their relationship.
Describing herself as a “modern wife” in ‘Relapse’, Allen gives a first-hand detailing of the toll her marriage took on her, and the guilt she felt trying to be a role model for her daughters amid her weary choice to agree to an open relationship. ‘Relapse’ is an album-defining track and an honest account of Allen’s unsteady relationship with alcohol, having been sober since 2019.
Where Girls Aloud meets Fiona Apple: Medb - Glasgow’s new rising star
Glasgow’s music scene has a new star on the rise: Medb, a singer-songwriter whose unique blend of pop, post-punk, and experimental sounds has been turning heads across the UK. From her early days in Belfast to her current life in Glasgow, Medb’s journey has been defined by resilience, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to her artistic vision
Music was in Medb’s blood from the very beginning. Both of her parents were recording musicians, regularly played on local radio, and introduced her to the thrill of performing from a young age. Alongside her brothers, who also formed their own band, Medb grew up immersed in music, singing into tape recorders and experimenting on a second-hand Yamaha keyboard. By her mid-teens, she was writing original songs, setting the foundation for the career she is pursuing today.
You Can’t Take The Girl Out of Belfast: Emma Neill
At 27, Belfast-born creator and podcast host Emma Neill has crafted a space online that feels equal parts soft and sharp. One moment she’s talking about hard hitting topics and societal conditioning; the next she’s laughing about drinking cactus jacks in the local park as a teen. Her online presence may appear effortless, but her grounding is unmistakably Northern Irish; rooted in humour, resilience and a refusal to take herself too seriously.
The Loneliness of Visibility: Crowded but Unseen
We live in an age of constant exposure. Every scrolling thumb, every tap, every share carries the unspoken promise of being seen. Yet somehow, being seen has become its own kind of invisibility. The feed never ends, the lights never dim. Still, we keep performing, hoping the algorithm looks back.
Our world is built to be watched. We document our trips, our opinions, our outrage. We measure our relevance by the model of our iPhone, as if the upgrade also upgrades us. But attention, as it turns out, is a weak substitute for connection. We are surrounded by images of ourselves and others, but feel increasingly unseen. Real understanding doesn’t come from visibility — it comes from community, from the slow work of being known by others over time. Building that kind of closeness takes effort, and in a culture trained for instant validation, patience feels like a lost art.
Saint, Sinner, Seamstress: ‘Play Filthy’ Threads its Own Path
In the heart of Glasgow’s growing creative scene, Cara Jarvis has been steadily building her fashion label Play Filthy; a brand as bold and uncompromising as the designer herself. Raw, subversive, and rooted in her personal narrative, Play Filthy has already dressed performers, had its own runway, collaborated with global stars like SZA, and carved out a place in Glasgow’s vibrant queer fashion community.
Progeny & Power: Designer Tarika Kinney Weaves Her Matriarchal Lineage Into Living Garments
Belfast-born designer Tarika Kinney doesn’t just make clothes; she resurrects memory. Her graduate collection Progeny, unveiled at Glasgow School of Art is less a debut than a declaration. Across translucent knitwear, cast surfaces and fraying edges preserved like relics, Kinney constructs a personal archive of womanhood, ancestry and renewal.
Comforting Autumn Film Recommendations Without the Scares
To me, autumn offers one of the most cinematic seasons in film. The rich hues, golden-hour light, and crisp outdoor backdrops evoke change, nostalgia, and the perfect atmosphere for character transformation. Whether it signals a fresh start or a pivotal turning point, autumn on screen feels both familiar and full of possibility.
When I was putting this list together, I thought about not just the visual setting and use of colour, but also the way autumn influences the story’s tone and setting – how it underscores themes of growth, reflection, and renewal.
‘Mo Chridhe’: Katie Forbes on sharing the Gaelic Language with Modern Scotland
Katie Forbes sits down with Antagonizine to discuss her art, her love for the Gaelic Language and the family that inspired it.
What does Gaelic look like splashed across the walls of Glasgow?
Inspired by her stepfather's late mother – who she refers to as Granny Annie – and her native language, mural artist, Katie Forbes, brings the language to life with vivid colours and eye-catching designs, along with phonetic spellings to truly reach and include anybody. Katie felt drawn to learning Gaelic and truly embraced the rural Scottish side to her artistic ideas.
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the Closest Thing America Has to a Royal Wedding
When Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got engaged, the news didn’t just land as a pop star marrying a football player; it was treated like history. Headlines declared it “the closest thing to an American royal wedding,” as though an engagement could double as a coronation. People magazine even called it “our answer to a royal wedding,” complete with balcony-kiss comparisons to Charles and Diana. TikToks flooded timelines, NFL dads shrugged in amusement, Swifties wept, and for one surreal moment, America behaved as if it finally had royals.
The Great Lock In: 2025’s Reset Trend For Self-Improvement
This phenomenon has taken the world by storm and interested not just the health fanatics, but another wave of Gen-Zs who want to buy into the latest craze. From 5 a.m morning routines, to breathing exercises, to extravagant facials, self-improvement and wellness trends have given people an outlet to de-stress and feel invigorated. “Locking-in” is another Gen-Z trend which has taken the internet by storm. Cue the thousands of TikTok videos all about it. Just in time for the autumn season, we’re buying planners and new stationery, beginning the ascent to achieving our own goals. Mass consumerism, an occurring trend many of us buy into like clockwork each year, seeks to perpetuate these high standards of “goal-achieving”. Perhaps we should make an effort to reduce our consumerist habits, especially in an age of climate change and the cost of living crisis. We don’t need to be buying expensive notebooks and planners. Vision boards, early mornings, and feel-good routines that work for us make it easier to “lock in” and be productive in this new phase of the year.
Simone Rocha SS26: The Next Chapter of Girlhood
Simone Rocha has spent over 15 years quietly reshaping what femininity can look like on the runway. Recently, we’ve been on a journey of femininity and girlhood with Rocha’s collections. Last season, Rocha gave us a full-on nostalgia trip full of childhood memories, messy adolescence, that space between play and reality. This time, she’s clearly taking us on a journey through the early years of girlhood. Spring/Summer ‘26 felt like chapter two of her coming-of-age story. Think secret diaries and sleepovers, all filtered through Rocha's narrative-driven, subversive flair
A love letter to the ‘weird girls’: Chopova Lowena, London Fashion Week SS26 review
Chopova Lowena is a brand synonymous with chaotic energy, and Cheerlore might just be their most chaotic show yet. Staged in a West London sports hall, they kicked off their Spring/Summer ’26 season with a full-on spectacle. The runway itself was impressive. But throw in some foam fingers, popcorn, and mascots greeting guests to their seats, and suddenly it’s less of a runway and more of an experience.
(Don’t) Stop Filming me Courtney: Paul Black on Virality, Class, and all things Glasgow
When Paul Black speaks, it’s as if Glasgow itself has picked up the mic: fast, self-aware, and never quite willing to take itself too seriously. He’s the kind of performer whose offhand catchphrases end up tattooed on fans, whose earliest “punk edits” on Tumblr made him internet-famous before he even showed his face, and whose Glaswegian humour now pulls in thousands who see their own lives reflected in his work. In conversation, Black moves between razor-sharp wit and moments of sincerity, weighing the chaos of viral fame against the realities of being a working-class artist from his home city.
Critical Thinking Is Dying and ChatGPT Is Holding the Knife
For generations, education has prided itself on more than just memorising facts, but also the ability to think critically, to ask questions, to weigh arguments, and to sit with uncertainty. That habit is now slipping away, and the culprit is not ignorance, but convenience.
ChatGPT and similar tools offer a sense of quick clarity on demand. They generate paragraphs that flow, essays that read well, and convincing arguments. But fluency is not the same as thought. By outsourcing our thoughts to a machine, we risk losing the very skill education was meant to protect: critical thinking.
“What You See Is What You Get”: Kira McCaffery on Growing Up, Going Viral and Staying Real
There’s a certain type of warmth that some people carry with them, a brightness that doesn’t beg for attention, but draws it anyway. Kira McCaffery, content creator and self-described “centre of attention Leo”, is exactly that kind of person. You hear it in the Glaswegian lilt of her laugh, the way she names her childhood teddy “Sharpay” after High School Musical’s finest diva, or how she tells you, quite frankly, that being on telly just felt right.
Ethel Cain: Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You - Album Review
Have you ever heard of Cancer Alley?
In Louisiana, there is a stretch of land, about 140km, with a massive concentration of America’s petrol refineries. In this naturally stunning area of the United States that stretches out into the Gulf of Mexico, residents are 95% more likely to be diagnosed with cancer. This image of an area in the marshy south of the United States, radiating with carcinogens is one that I could not escape when listening to Ethel Cain’s new album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You.
Hayden Anhedönia, performing as the character Ethel Cain, has always had this element of tortured southern gothic tone to her music. Her debut album, Preacher’s Daughter, rides a fine line between Bible-Belt nostalgia and post-modern doomerism. Her recent follow up Perverts dives head first into the doom, with an industrial ambient album that was far removed from the almost-pop music of before; the drones of the album would almost be more fitting with the sound of a geiger counter clicking in the background.
The Far-Right’s New Muse: Sydney Sweeney and her “great genes”
Well, so much of Sydney Sweeney’s public image as it existed before was her straddling herself between the two camps. She has had several appearances on the left-wing comedy show SNL, while a surprise party she threw for her mum's 60th birthday drew attention when photos were shared of guests wearing MAGA-style hats and “Blue Lives Matter” shirts. Whenever her public appearances garner attention from the right wing, she never comments on where she stands or condemns the attention.
Love Island 2025: Society on Steroids - Power, Race, and Gender Dynamics
UK Love Island Season 12 is a revealing microcosm of society’s persistent tensions around patriarchy, misogyny, and racial bias. As the contestants navigate love, friendship, and conflict under the relentless spotlight, we witness a condensed performance of social codes and power struggles that shape everyday life. The Majorcan villa becomes a pressure cooker, intensifying the complex intersections of gender, race, and power in ways that are uncomfortable, captivating, and all too familiar.