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You probably have a drawer full of T-shirts. They’re comfy, easy to style, cheap and ubiquitous. But the T-shirt is anything but basic. For 70 years, they’ve been worn as a tool for self-expression, rebellion and protest. And in 2025, the slogan T-shirt is as powerful as it has ever…

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5 women who changed fashion that you should know about

In honour of International Women’s Day, we look at five instrumental women who have changed the fashion industry…

The Independent UK

Frankie Bridge, Deborah Meaden and Katharine Hamnett strut the secondhand runway at LFW

Celebrities kicked off London Fashion Week with a charity runway.

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London Fashion Week is 40 years old - we look back at some of the most iconic moments

A highlight reel

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40 years of London Fashion Week: A look back at its legacy

Fashion historians explore the legacy of London Fashion Week as it marks its 40th year.

The Independent UK

Anish Kapoor among artists featuring in youth vote billboard campaign

Exclusive: Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler also contributes drawing encouraging young people to vote

The Guardian - UK

“I was summoned to have tea with the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. We talked about the philosophy of punk.” In 1980, when Britain's royal family wanted “to see what a punk rocker looks like” they invited Toyah Willcox to St James’s Palace

Toyah recalls the day she talked punk rock with royalty

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‘Stay angry as hell with our politicians’: Katharine Hamnett on politics, the planet and slogan T-shirts

The pioneering designer and activist has been making waves for decades. Now she’s back with an urgent message – and this time she won’t take no for an answer…

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London Fashion Week rounds off its 40th birthday with Akshata Murty at Downing Street

The style set took tea and champagne with Akshata Murty at a Downing Street reception for London Fashion Week’s 40th birthday

Evening Standard

Women Dressing Women review: it felt like a screening of the Barbie movie

Metropolitan Museum of Art’s survey of more than 70 female designers celebrates overlooked brilliance. It is long overdue – but still won me over

The Guardian - US

40 outrageous photos that changed fashion, from teenage Kate Moss to Twiggy in a mini and Lady Gaga’s meat dress

Leigh Bowery provoked, Dior’s elegant New Look inspired, Katharine Hamnett’s slogan T-shirts challenged: these are the shots that made the world see clothes differently

The Guardian - UK

‘We managed to draw quite a crowd’: a brief history of protest at fashion weeks

This year activists demonstrated against the use of cashmere and leather, but fashion is fertile ground for protests, as Katharine Hamnett proved 40 years ago when she shocked Margaret Thatcher with an anti-cruise missile T-shirt

The Guardian - UK

Why the eighties was the decade with ALL the style statements

The 1980s birthed more fashion icons than any other decade, hands down.

Marie Claire

‘Your workout is my warm-up’: How did the slogan T-shirt become so basic?

Every woman in Disney Plus’s adaptation of ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ seems to wear a slogan tee. Katie Rosseinsky explores how this once political garment was taken over by passive-aggressive statements and a passion for gin or cardio

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‘Hate landlords’: slogan baseball caps turn heads on social media

Socially conscious young people are snapping up political merchandise that sums up mood of frustration

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Staying alive in 85: looking back on a fascinating end-of-year roundup

Katharine Hamnett, Clive Sinclair, Ronald Reagan… 1985 was a year packed with incident, as reflected in the Observer’s review of the past 12 months

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