Grimes – An Insight into Women within the Music Industry

By Emily Jade Ricalton Professionally known as Grimes, a female artist paving the way for the world of weird in music, Claire Elise Boucher, in more recent years has been classified and defined by her personal relationships rather than her career as a talented musician – something typical of female artists within the music industry. Releasing her first album, Geidi Primes, back in 2010, Boucher … Continue reading Grimes – An Insight into Women within the Music Industry

‘Heroin Chic’: A Movement that Changed the Appearance of Fashion

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

The Architect of Louis Vuitton

By Emily Jade Ricalton Known for their extravagant designs and luxurious leather goods, Louis Vuitton has been paving the value of the fashion industry ever since it was founded in 1854 by the French malletier, Louis Vuitton (of course). With their most expensive calfskin leather handbag from the SS20 Cruise Collection pricing at just ┬ú5,000.00, it is obvious to see that Louis Vuitton has an … Continue reading The Architect of Louis Vuitton

London Fashion Week SS20: An Interview with VIN+OMI

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

Personal Tattoo Stories – Top Boy Tattoo, Brighton and Hove

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

ÔÇÿKurt Was HereÔÇÖ ÔÇô A Review of the Kurt Cobain-Inspired Clothing Line

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

Tattoos, Body Art and Female Domination (Print Issue 174)

By Emily Jade Ricalton The definition of the phrase ÔÇÿbody artÔÇÖ is one of a unique nature ÔÇô ÔÇÿan artistic genreÔǪ in which the actual body of the artist or model is integral to the workÔÇÖ. Well, this is what the dictionary defines it as anyway. As a reader, you could also recite this definition as artwork that has in fact been embedded into the … Continue reading Tattoos, Body Art and Female Domination (Print Issue 174)

Tattoos, Body Art and Female Domination

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

Festival Fashion – Truck Festival

Introduction by Sophie Coombs As we are in the full swing of festival season, here at Quench Fashion we are sharing your festival fashion looks throughout the month of August. Our very own section editor, Emily, is starting off our miniseries with her looks from Truck Festival (26th-28th July, 2019). By Emily Ricalton Day One – Friday 26th July For this day, obviously, I had … Continue reading Festival Fashion – Truck Festival