I’m an editor and writer exploring all things fashion, beauty, technology, pop culture, and internet trends. Bylines in The Guardian, GQ, Dazed, Fashionista, i-D, BBC, and more.
The designer making clothes with wool from gay sheep
A couple of hours outside Berlin, near Cologne, there’s a farm where 35 gay sheep live in quiet, improbable peace. It reads like the opening line of a queer fairytale, and in some ways, it is.
The sinister rise of the ‘skinny BBL’
Somewhere between the voluptuous bodies of 2016 and the heroin chic redux of the 2020s, a new beauty ideal has emerged – and it’s all about being undetectable. It started off in the face, as the technology behind surgical procedures hit new advancements, and now it’s migrated down to the rest of the body. “POV: my doctor gave me the best BBL because you wouldn’t have known if I didn’t tell you,” one user writes on TikTok. The post, tagged with #skinnybbl, is part of a growing trend where peop...
Are Over-50 Influencers Brands' Next Big Marketing Opportunity?
As the "silver economy" grows, brands would be wise to incorporate more age diversity into their marketing. Otherwise, experts say, "they will be left behind."
Partying Early Aughts Fashion Style With Calvin Klein
Past the cobblestone streets of NoHo, a crowd of people dressed in all black have stood outside New York hotspot Indochine. By day it’s a sceney French-Vietnamese restaurant, but on September 12, it became the backdrop for Calvin Klein’s legendary afterparty.
By Letting AI Shop For Us, How Much of Ourselves Are We Giving Up?
AI-powered hyper-personalization is already changing the way we shop.
Can Scent-Generating AI Technology Democratize the Notoriously Exclusive Fragrance Industry?
First came lab-grown diamonds; then there were "bio-leather" alternatives to the traditional material. Now, there's technology-generated fragrance. Meet Generation by Osmo, a company on a mission to "digitize scent" and democratize the famously opaque and lengthy fragrance development process.
Inside Doja Cat and Tyla’s Met Gala Afterparty
It’s 12:21 AM and a heaving crowd of people are frantically swarming the doors of Casa Cipriani. Uptown, the 77th annual Met Gala wrapped, setting the stage for the annual after parity pilgrimage.
Phenol peels: The truth about the dangerous beauty procedure
Phenol peels are known as the strongest peel on the market. Yielding results that far surpass any other at-home or in-office peel, they can give you the skin of your dreams, wiping away wrinkles, blemishes, UV damage and scars. There’s just one catch: you could die.
Danial Aitouganov and Imruh Asha Bend the Rules at Zomer
The designers behind Zomer—the Paris-based brand known for its bold colors and inventive silhouettes—aren’t afraid to break conventions with a lot of quirk along the way.
To fur or not to fur? 3 fashion writers go head-to-head
The AW25 men’s runways were awash with imitation animal hide – but is faux fur really the solution? Or is vintage fur the more sustainable option? Or is it all bad?
Spotify x Dazed on Instagram
Contributing Writer Kish's dark and moody playlist using @spotify's latest cover art tool 🔗#spotify"
TikTok for Spotify
A video I created for Dazed and Spotify for the rollout of their new cover art generator tool.
Is sunscreen bad? 7 myths about SPF, debunked
With online misinformation about SPF getting out of hand, we spoke to experts to find the truth.
Will being ‘ugly’ be aspirational one day?
As cosmetic enhancements become more accessible, some people predict that ‘ugliness’ and natural ‘imperfections’ may become status symbols.
Unpacking the Social Media-Fueled Skin-Care Gadget Boom
TikTok and other platforms are driving major sales in the high-tech beauty-tool category — but do these devices really work?