London Exhibition Guide - November 23
London is packed with exhibitions at all times, and increasingly their focus is falling on fashion. (which we love!) If all the options...
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Daisy Riley
- Oct 14
- 3 min
Fashion Crimes - Fashion's History of Legality.
Have you heard of sumptuary laws? These are real, legal, laws passed to control the clothing that people in different levels of social...
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Daisy Riley
- Apr 28
- 5 min
A few tips to unwind and relax
April is Stress Awareness Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness about the causes and consequences of living with stress. We all...
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Daisy Riley
- Feb 27
- 2 min
When Does Statement Become Stunt?
Whilst shock factor and the art of performance have always played a role in fashion (and a role we have adored too) moments and garments...
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Daisy Riley
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
New Years Resolutions That Won't Drive You Crazy
The end of 2023 is fast approaching, and we actually love the kind of 'fresh start' feeling that it brings. It can be a really rough...
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Daisy Riley
- Nov 26, 2022
- 4 min
We're in the midst of a crisis
We are officially in the midst of a greenwashing crisis. Retailers are lying to us and our industry isn't really improving. So first...
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Daisy Riley
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
Four Core Trends
What on earth is gorpcore anyway? Have you heard the suffix ‘core’ flying around fashion Instagram pages and TikTok accounts? –...
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Daisy Riley
- Oct 7, 2022
- 5 min
Fashion and BLM
It’s Black History Month, the internet has just broken over Kanye West’s baffling, and deeply harmful ‘white lives matter’ t-shirts at...
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Daisy Riley
- Sep 8, 2022
- 5 min
London Fashion Week Drop
It's LFW this month. That means new collections, runways, the descent of influencers, models and the fashion elite onto London for a...
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Daisy Riley
- May 7, 2022
- 5 min
How to Shop Ethically
Heard about ethical shopping but not sure where to start? Aware that high street brands are greenwashing the shit out of their campaigns...
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Daisy Riley
- Jan 13, 2022
- 5 min
Silence In Court
Picture it - a French royal court, full of powdered wigs, wide pastel coloured gowns - Marie Antoinette eat your heart out. If you...
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Daisy Riley
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
FASHION AND THE UNPAID INTERNSHIP
So many young people dream of joining the fashion industry when they grow up. We grow up admiring the glamorous shoots, the high-profile...
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Daisy Riley
- Dec 5, 2021
- 5 min
I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Our Ethical Christmas Guide On one hand (the theoretical hand) Christmas is a beautiful time to be with loved ones, think about the year...
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Daisy Riley
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
The Cost Of Your Clothes
We need to talk about where our clothes come from. Have you seen the Fashion Revolution campaign showing who made your clothes? Most...
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Daisy Riley
- Nov 18, 2021
- 4 min
A BOYS BEST FRIEND..
When we launched our brand, Monozygotics, in May 2020 (I know, we chose a great time to try to start a business didn’t we!) we started...
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Daisy Riley
- Oct 27, 2021
- 4 min
FASHION AND EXCESS
Our clothing consumption is out of control? Why has it gone so far and how to we reel it in?
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Daisy Riley
- Oct 4, 2021
- 4 min
TWO GIRLS STARTING A FASHION BUSINESS IN LONDON...
In May 2021 (as a crazy year of lockdown, protests and unrest began in the UK) two twin sisters on the cusp of graduating from uni...
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Daisy Riley
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
PUNK WILL NEVER DIE.
So before I get started with a mini introduction to the beautiful world of punk let me confirm – there will be more blogs about this in...
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Daisy Riley
- Aug 17, 2021
- 3 min
WHY I HATE FAST FASHION: AND NO, IT’S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE PLANET
Before I start, let me confirm that I do hate the impact fast fashion has on the planet and on garment workers. I also hate the way high...
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Daisy Riley
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
WHY HIGH-STREET ECO-EFFORTS AREN’T GOOD ENOUGH
Okay, so it looks like the high street is finally getting ‘woke’. We have brands dropping little ‘sustainable lines’ or making one shoe...
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