I've been looking into styles of magazines a little more and the two biggest mags I want to take inspiration from are Dazed and I-D. I like that the two magazines have a focus on fashion to a degree, but also largely focus on issues in culture and politics. What I like most about the …
The Rise of Protest Dressing
Notes on an article talking about the rise in protest dressing: "When the women of the US Democratic party dressed in unanimous white at President Donald Trump's recent State of the Union speech, they made a powerful statement that the status quo in Washington will be challenged.Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained that they wanted the president …
Vogue article on fashion and movements
I've been reading more into the link between activism and art/fashion, and Vogue as a really interesting article with examples of such. Below are some of the quotes I found more useful: "And that was even before the #metoo dam had burst; or British women had woken up to the news that female BBC staff are …
Political Illustration
When researching women's rights in Northern Ireland, specifically more contemporary examples, I've came across a lot of illustrations created that show how art/fashion has been used to unify people (or for political good; I may need to change my essay question to better fit this.) Below are some of my favourite examples, specifically targeting N.I. …
Editorial Writing Style
Although abortion has very recently been decriminalised in Northern Ireland, I found this Dazed article very inspiring, and the sort of message/editorial I want to write about in my zine. I love that Dazed doesn't try to be impartial, and is at times very opinionated as I think it makes for more interesting and exciting …
CONGRATS N.I.
I have to document on here that as of 21st October 2019, abortion has been decriminalised and same-sex marriage legal in Northern Ireland. Although it may seem because of this that the long fight for equality may be over, and as such the need for artists such as myself to use their platform to target …
The North Is Next
I've been looking at old and new photography of women's rights marches in Northern Ireland to find inspiration. I've also noticed to tie it into my essay question I need to look into how these women have used fashion/art in their campaigning. From what I can see, hand made banners and signs (of which their …
Women on the Margin
I've read a really good journal on the journey for women's right in Northern Ireland, which explains more in depth how it differed for women there compared to other countries, due to the economy, conflict, religious views etc of the time. Here are some quotes/information I think may be useful to me in writing my …
Women’s Movement: N.I.
I wanted to look into another area of when fashion/art has been used to unify people, and I've decided to look specifically at Northern Ireland. I've already looked into the Punk scene during the Troubles and how people used fashion to claim a new identity, and now I want to look into another very important …
Punk in Vogue
https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/from-the-archives-punk-in-vogue-photos I prefer the photos that have taken punk to the extreme/scarier side, rather than the commercial stuff. I think it has that classic shock factor punks use. I also prefer the wackier styling.
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