TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains and discusses themes related to eating disorders. For any help or advice, please refer to Cardiff University’s advice page, or to the UK eating disorder charity, BEAT. By Emily Jade Ricalton The nineties were a time of change, difference and experimentation. From Britpop to Grunge, the decade was definitely full of excitement ÔÇô something that allowed young, repressed teens to … Continue reading ‘Heroin Chic’: A Movement that Changed the Appearance of Fashion

By Emily Jade Ricalton After Quench FashionÔÇÖs exploration of London Fashion Week SS20, the award-winning fashion duo, VIN+OMI, caught our creative attention and made us increasingly aware of our interests surrounding sustainable fashion. The multi-media designers were awarded a NESTA accreditation due to their dedication to sustainable approaches, focusing upon all sectors and processes of the fashion industry, including both business factors and textiles design. … Continue reading London Fashion Week SS20: An Interview with VIN+OMI

By Emily Jade Ricalton After the passing of my Great Uncle last year, this September I decided to get a tattoo that would always remind me of him; a homage to the respect I built for him throughout my younger years. Having had three more previously, IÔÇÖd say I am pretty educated in the world of tattoos ÔÇô from knowing the best artists and studios, … Continue reading Personal Tattoo Stories – Top Boy Tattoo, Brighton and Hove

By Emily Jade Ricalton After the world woke up to the shocking news of Kurt CobainÔÇÖs successful suicide in 1994, April 5th, to be exact, there has been an ever-longing within the music industry, and creative world as a whole, to pay homage to the leader of Grunge.  And this is exactly what weÔÇÖve seen in the 25 years since CobainÔÇÖs death. In 2015, the … Continue reading ÔÇÿKurt Was HereÔÇÖ ÔÇô A Review of the Kurt Cobain-Inspired Clothing Line

Cardiff Artist ÔÇô Naomi Hoang By Emily Ricalton Introduction As a section, Quench Fashion has decided to create a series piece all about the tattoo industry, with a special focus upon women within this industry. Due to the huge popularity of this series, we decided to expand both our pieces online and in print issues of Quench Fashion. In this online article, Quench Fashion look … Continue reading Tattoos, Body Art and Female Domination