I don’t like the idea of the ’10 wardrobe essentials’ posts. The basic black jeans and blazer may work for most people, but I very rarely reach for them. They’re just not my style. As a person who wears colourful items pretty much every day, I find the idea of shopping for basics utterly boring. Well, that was until I…
When I was recently invited to go to Hong Kong for three weeks, I almost screamed ‘yessss’ to my laptop screen. Okay, it was for an academic conference to present my new PhD, but besides the few days of the conference, I was going to have complete control over my timetable. The best part: all expenses, including flights, hotel and…
I’m all about second-hand shopping, mostly because it’s affordable and doesn’t require any new resources. However, if all of a sudden we all became avid thrifters, where would the clothes come from? Indeed, boycotting fast fashion can be done by choosing second hand, but it can also be done in another way: by buying new, ethical and sustainably made clothes.…
Graduations can be a scary thing, or at least that’s how the media wants us to think. We’ve all seen the pictures of a graduate holding that damn diploma and shaking his head, saying ‘I have no idea what to do with my life’. The final step of our education turns into a huge amount of stress. Should I look…
I just turned 23 a couple of days ago, and even though it may seem a perfectly ‘adult’ age, I still feel 18. However, it’s been 5 years since I turned 18, and I’ve grown a little. There were some lessons I picked up on the way, and I wanted to share with you 23 random things I learned by…
