Student Fashion

This week, Rachel, our student fashion editor and writer of blog These Stylish Streets, questioned where Tumblr sits within the world of fashion and discusses the effects it is having on personal style. Are the advances in social media and a blogger’s thirst for recognition in fact killing style? [...]

Any regular readers here at Young Academic will be well aware that we are not in the business of soulless advertising, but we have been made aware of some scintillating offers from ASOS that could well be ideal for fashion minded students this winter/spring. It doesn't matter if you're a male or female either - [...]

In October of last year, Jessica Minh Anh made history in the fashion world after she hosted a fashion runway show on London’s Tower Bridge. 44 metres above the Thames, models and designers gathered for the J Autumn fashion show. On 19th March, the global fashion show organiser will host yet another fashion [...]

Upon the big smoke this week fell skyscraper heels, skinny silhouettes and some crazy fashion designs. London Fashion Week, so far and as expected, has been a roaring success. Models for some of the biggest names in high fashion have strutted their stuff down the catwalks, showcasing some of the hottest looks for [...]

Known as The Face of the 60s and The Symbol of Swinging London, Jean Shrimpton was one of the world’s first supermodels. A week before new television programme, We’ll Take Manhattan, which explores the love affair between the Sixties model and photographer, David Bailey, is launched, a number of unseen shots of the star [...]

With reports of snow coming in thick and fast, it is no wonder we’re all reaching for our winter woollies this month. Christmas is just around the corner so here at Young Academic HQ, we’ve put together a guide to this season’s fashion trends so you get it bang on trend for every Christmas [...]

Prada is the latest firm to come under fire for its use of child models just weeks after the Marc Jacobs Oh Lola! advert was banned for sexualising 16 year old Dakota Fanning. The latest Miu Miu campaign which features Oscar nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld has been deemed ‘irresponsible’ because it apparently suggests teen [...]

After last week’s report that his advert was banned comes yet more bad news for Marc Jacobs. On Thursday of last week, the much anticipated Spring Summer 2012 Collection was stolen on its way from Paris to London. There was much speculation over what had happened to the pieces which were worth around [...]

This week came reports of yet more complaints against the model industry. With the rise in eating disorders and the worry of poor body image amongst youngsters, MPs are investigating diet firms and cosmetic surgeons for their part. Young Academic reports on what looks like the youth mirroring the image and style of [...]

This morning saw the launch of the new Versace for collection for H&M. With a 400-strong queue outside the flagship store and the online site down, was it worth the wait and did everyone get what they wanted? Young Academic brings you the latest student fashion news on today’s launch. [...]