Galatea Fernandez

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Yumna Al-Arashi captures the last generation of Muslim women with facial tattoos

“My Yemeni great-grandmother had tattoos on her face, which always seemed extraordinary to me. It was very common for women her age to have tattoos, but no one ever spoke about it. They would just tell me that the tattoos were from the old times,” says London-based photographer Yumna Al-Arashi. But Yumna’s curiosity was not satisfied with this vague response. Her series, _Face,_ captures the last generation of tattooed Middle Eastern women and reflects on the gradual disappearance of this age-old tradition.

“My Yemeni great-grandmother had tattoos on her face, which always seemed extraordinary to me. It was very common for women her age to have tattoos, but no one ever spoke about it. They would just tell me that the tattoos were from the old times,” says London-based photographer Yumna Al-Arashi. But Yumna’s curiosity was not satisfied with this vague response. Her series, _Face,_ captures the last generation of tattooed Middle Eastern women and reflects on the gradual disappearance of this age-old tradition.

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Isosceles - A close encounter with the male gaze during a film shoot is proof of the fine line women must walk between agency and objectification

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Drama - Director Saam Farahmand orchestrates a raucous noise performance piece first exhibited during Frieze featuring clothes by Simone Rocha

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"The work is for the people”: Hassan Hajjaj's journey from Marrakech to Madonna

For someone who makes photographs for a living, Hassan Hajjaj is remarkably shifty when the lens is turned on him. We’re gathered on the street outside his shop in Shoreditch trying to snatch seconds of sunlight from clouds overhead. “Look into the camera,” photographer Nina Manandhar says. Hassan obeys, eyes sliding hesitantly to meet the camera. He blinks, and his gaze shifts up to the flats which circle around us in red brick.

For someone who makes photographs for a living, Hassan Hajjaj is remarkably shifty when the lens is turned on him. We’re gathered on the street outside his shop in Shoreditch trying to snatch seconds of sunlight from clouds overhead. “Look into the camera,” photographer Nina Manandhar says. Hassan obeys, eyes sliding hesitantly to meet the camera. He blinks, and his gaze shifts up to the flats which circle around us in red brick.

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Where are the African Gods?

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Midori Takada _KENZO - Le Renard Bleu by Partel Oliva

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Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2019

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Maddie Wiliams <3

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Maddie Williams works with majority repurposed materials in her renewable textiles practice

London-based textiles designer Maddie Williams works as ethically and sustainably as possible, for instance using old Royal Mail sacks in her renewable designs. Her garments are mainly made up of reclaimed and repurposed materials as well as organic and ethically sourced, natural fibres. Speaking to It’s Nice That, Maddie tells us “I have a love of texture, I’m always trying to find ways to create new fabrics that make people wonder what they’re made of, or want to touch”. Maddie’s collections repurpose materials such as bicycle tyres, army surplice parachutes, tarpaulin and carpet underlay. The designer creatively finds uses for any found material which informs the structure and ideas of the beautifully, vibrant garments.

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What Do You Really Hear When Asked ‘Where Are You Really From?’

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Les portraits de Kristin-Lee Moolman, entre extravagances queer et vestiges de l’apartheid

Dans une Afrique du Sud hétéronormative qui peine à effacer les cicatrices de l’apartheid, la photographe Kristin-Lee Moolman développe une imagerie fantasque où des modèles queer redéfinissent la notion d’identité et mettent à mal l’ordre social.

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ZOhRA OPOkU

Nataal Gallery Talks

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Kali Uchis - Dead To Me (Acoustic)

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How Zohra Opoku Uses Textiles To Explore Identity and Heritage

The German-Ghanaian artist powerfully meshes photography and fabric to investigate the connections between codes of dress and culture

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(via Simran Randhawa is the sustainably minded voice fashion needs right now)

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Charlotte Wales shoots Botticelli-esque editorial for British Vogue's September issue

Fashion favourite Charlotte Wales is no stranger to the pages of British _Vogue_ but after a string of portraits, front of book and beauty stories, the September issue marks her first main fashion shoot – and she’s off with a bang. Collaborating with the publication’s senior fashion editor, Poppy Kain, the images have Charlotte’s signature high-gloss, high-octane touch. The model's porcelain skin and red hair hint at the renaissance but Poppy's styling, with elements of 20s flapper girl, 90s ruffles and noughties body-con, combined with statement make-up by Hiromi Ueda bring it firmly into the modern-day.

Fashion favourite Charlotte Wales is no stranger to the pages of British _Vogue_ but after a string of portraits, front of book and beauty stories, the September issue marks her first main fashion shoot – and she’s off with a bang. Collaborating with the publication’s senior fashion editor, Poppy Kain, the images have Charlotte’s signature high-gloss, high-octane touch. The model's porcelain skin and red hair hint at the renaissance but Poppy's styling, with elements of 20s flapper girl, 90s ruffles and noughties body-con, combined with statement make-up by Hiromi Ueda bring it firmly into the modern-day.