Gucci Guilty Elixir De Parfum

Today I am feeling youthful, confident, individual and charming courtesy of Gucci Guilty Elixir De Parfum for Women. Have you smelt it yet?

Let me start by saying they got the name right! It is truly called Elixir for a reason! The second time I tried this perfume was at the Paris Gucci flagship store during Paris Fashion Week. I was so enchanted by it I knew I had to find a time to review it properly.

The smell is a magnificent Alice in Wonderland experience that will leave you feeling as though you can take on the world.

Also isn't the violet glass flacon a beauty? Not only is it a reflection of the Violet Accord key ingredient but in my opinion the colour violet says 'sophistication' and 'confidence' which as I mentioned this fragrance exudes. Gucci is such a great colorist. 

Other key ingredients of note in my estimation are the Wisteria Accord, Vanilla Absolute and Tonka Beans. 

I will be replacing my signature scent which happens to be Gucci Bloom Intense with this Elixir because one's beauty experience should be as aspirational as one's fashion experience. 

Gucci Guilty Elixir De Parfum retails for £126 at Gucci here.

Perfume courtesy of Coty UK. Thank you Coty UK.

ASOS IN REAL LIFE

Photo: Me outside the ASOS In Real Life pop-up.

Last week I visited the ASOS In Real Life pop-up at London’s Rathbone Place. That is me outside the store with the ASOS crew who are wearing garments that have the same print as ASOS’s iconic order parcel ‘white-noise’ packaging.

ASOS launched their first bricks and mortar store in London. The pop-up as described as akin to walking through a fashion search engine or an online fashion catalog was a fun mix of fashion, beauty, social media, talksa and more.

The curated edited of Autumn/Winter 2023 collections included designs from ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, Collusion, Dr Martens, Nike, Topshop, Topman and more which were available to buy. In addition to the fashion there was a hair and beauty bar with free mini beauty treatments by Charlotte Tilbury and hair styling by Drybar (both pre-booked or walk-ins), freebies, hot beverages from an ASOS Cafe, panel talks with LuxeGen, New Balance and The Ordinary. There was also an Augmented Reality (AR) catwalk show via the Snapchat app as a result of an ASOS partnership with Snapchat.

‘ASOS In Real Life’, ASOS first shop in London was all I could have imagined a physical ASOS store to be. I look forward to the next one.

Portrait of Britain Award

Photo: Lauren by Zuzu Valla. Model: Lauren Hilaire

It is important that we see a representation of ourselves n our society and world at large. I have dedicated my work to the cause of improving representation, diversity and inclusion.

I am honoured to share that this photo that I worked on as part of a representation and inclusion Womanpowerfashioninclusion project by Eleonora Bernardi Zizola has been shortlisted for a British Journal of Photography Portrait of Britain volume 6 award.

It will be featured alongside 200 talented photographers Bluecoat Press book coming out next year by JCDecaux UK.

Thank you to the British Journal of Photography.

Photo team credits:
Photographer: @zuzu.valla
Photo assistant: @pip.director
Video: @danieladuhur
Model: @laurenhilaire_zebedee @zebedeetalent
Artistic direction and styling team: myself
Brand: @dolcegabbana
Makeup artist: @makeupbyanna_lumsden
Hairstylist: @michaelabodden_
Project: @womanpowerfashioninclusion by @eleonorabernardizizola .

London Fashion Week Day Three

I have a love of the beautiful.

Beauty in nature, design, fashion items and etc.

I wore this full @vidi.blak (minus ear cuffs, sunglasses and footwear) because I think its designer Aneta is able to create the most beautiful pieces. Hers is a knack of knowing exactly what to use each fabric from. She only uses deadstock bales of fabric and works each design around whatever fabric she has.

Here is to Aneta @vidi.blak and her beautiful designs that seek to push responsibility.

Here is to another day at fashion week @londonfashionweek .

Photography by the incredible @seleen.saleh who I owe a million thanks.

London Fashion Week Day One: Dreaming Wide Awake

I was asked what my inspiration for this look was. I said 'glamour'.

I believe fashion should make you dream.

Wearing @anyoldiron by Andrew Clancey suit and @mervebayindirofficial headpiece.

According to Andrew the incredible fabric is a one of a kind found in Japan and he only had enough room in his suitcase for 4 meters.

I love headpieces for as long as I remember and this one by Merve is sheer joy.

London Fashion Week Spring Summer 2023 day one.

Photo by @seleen.saleh

Venice Film Festival

80th Venice Film Festival.

Being able to see a reflection of yourself on major red carpets matters.

A @womanpowerfashioninclusion by @eleonorabernardizizola project. Thank you to @labiennale for supporting this project and having us grace your red carpet.

Kind thanks to @labiennale and sponsors @excessvenicehotel @ateliereme @ateliereme.treviso

Mind presents Mind Shop Series: An evening of styling and fashion with Marian Kwei

It was an honour to partner with MIND Charity at their MIND Carnaby Charity Store on a styling and shopping event.

There was a special edited rail which was curated by myself and the store team (pictured with me in the second photo). The rail has beautiful garments and accessories running the gamut of designer vintage to present day pieces.

On evening there was shopping tips and styling available by myself.

Shopping at MIND Charity Shops helps MIND the leading mental health charity in England and Wales support the one in four of us that will experience a mental health problem in a year.

MIND will not stop till everyone experiencing a mental health problem receives support and respect.

On the evening night I was honored to be wearing custom Vidi Blak courtesy of the brand. The brand strives to be as sustainable as possible and the kimono like all its designs was made from deadstock fabric. This piece was made in a couple of days.

Special thanks to Aneta of Vidi Blak.

Special thanks to actress and producer Ama K Abebrese and singer Hamzaa for their support and attending.

Special thanks to Rebecca the MIND Carnaby store manager and Phill and Kirsteen of MIND.

Special thanks to Glenn Osei-Gyimah who these images were courtesy of. Discover his work here at his site and on Instagram.

Learn more about MIND. Visit a MIND Charity Store here.

Inspiration / Eleonora Bernardi Zizola

Eleonora Bernardi Zizola is an Italian inclusion and diversity activist and tall fashion blogger who inspires. Formerly a pro basketball player, Eleonora suffered from bulimia and bullying. These battles led to her interest in inclusion and diversity activism because she realised the importance of self esteem and representation. She works through Womanpower.it to campaign for better representation, inclusion and diversity in fashion; on the catwalk and in editorials.

Aside from her activism, she is a blogger who shares her personal style on Instagram.

Her work and style have led to multiple magazine covers such as Grazia Bulgaria. Some of these covers have been shared with disabled profiles. She is using her platform and influence to further the fight for all body types and true representation. Her work is inspiring. I was thus was pleased to have the opportunity to interview her today. Please read our conversation below.

1. You are a blogger and activist. Tell us how did you get started as a blogger? You are also gorgeous and interesting. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your background? My career as a Fashion Tall Blogger and high fashion inclusion activist began while I was playing professional basketball for the last few years. I wanted to transform my life experience in sport into something useful for all women.

2. What is a tall blogger? I try to give advice to women on how to enhance their physical forms through new fashion trends and I try to make stylists aware of all types of physicality including all types of diversity. Currently in the world of fashion any physique different from the usual standards is considered diversity. I fight for this diversity to become normality.

3. You have a huge following on Instagram. What does social media mean to you? They mean a lot because it's the medium I use to spread the womanpower.it project, and I'm happy and honored to be in partnership with FB, IG and Pinterest.

4. You are very active as an activist with disabled talent magazine covers. What led you to become an activist? During my pro basketball years, I suffered from bulimia and depression from bullying. Through WomanPower.it I wanted to give a voice to all people through editorial projects in High Fashion because it is our superpower that is needed to have self-esteem and to feel represented in the world of fashion both during Fashion Weeks and beautiful advertising campaigns.

5. What changes are you trying to make? What changes are you trying to make within the fashion industry? We have been working hard for many years to make Haute Couture inclusive.

6. As a magazine cover girl and social media icon what have been your biggest accomplishments so far? I feel very proud and lucky because I've had several awards, but I've worked hard to get them nothing has been given to me.

The biggest successes so far Seeing Girls within the Fashion Diversity Voice project of woman power. It launched last September, ending up in Fashion global advertising campaigns or being included in other Covers.

7. What inspires you and what projects are you working on? My inspiration is all Power Women. We are now working hard for the next project in London, it will be something wonderful, we can't wait to show you!

8. You wear beautiful clothes and accessories. You can share a tip on how to get a great style? My advice is try to enhance your figure and your strong points.

9. How can we all help with your activism? Spread WomanPower.it and support our mass media we will be truly grateful.

I want to thank Eleonora for the interview. Please discover more on her and her work at her Instagram page here.

Photo: Image courtesy of Eleonora Bernardi Zizola.

Inspiration / Zuzu Valla

Zuzu Valla as pictured in the first photo is an inspirational Slovakian UK based photographer. Her work inspires so I was honored to speak to her about her photography career and what she has achieved thus far. Particularly inspiring is her point of view, heart and eye.

Her start in photography began when she moved to London from Slovakia and had a desire to take  pictures to share with loved ones in Slovakia. At this point she was using a phone camera to take photos but found that she kept having to change the phones for better picture quality
She then bought a camera after her sister suggested that she should. This led to her waking up at 4am to take photos of the sunset. She started to figure out what niche of photography she preferred. She experimented with landscape and animal photography to see what she preferred.

Then she tried taking photos of her friend in the bath and liked it. She realised that she liked the female form though she had never felt womanly herself. She found out that she likes bodies that are unique and thinks that different body types are inspiring.

She has photographed those with disabilities for high fashion and this interest started as a result of her school teacher not liking her art. The affect it had on her was it gave her dissatisfaction about her work and this paired with her realisation that most celebrate the same ideal of body perfection (and beauty) made her realise that disabled models have been forgotten and overlooked because no one wants to see someone who is disabled as it raises certain feelings within. Zuzu has found that she wants to explore the feelings her work invokes in her. She doesn’t understand why we can’t show the young generation that disability is a part of life. She would like to wake up to a world where it is normal to see disability in magazines . She would like to see it being depicted as a normal part of life.

From the beginning of her 12 year career till now she has always chosen different types of models with reference to their body types and abilities. She dislikes that there are some who only shoot disabled models only when it is in trend.

Her greatest achievement is a piece of work for Vogue Portugal (which saw the editor give her free reign). Also she cites a mock Vogue cover (see image two above) by her as chosen by Edward Enninful in a Vogue cover challenge competition as one of her greatest achievements. The five winning proposed cover images as picked by the British Vogue editor-in-chief were shared by him on his personal Instagram page.

These wins taught her that her art teacher from school had been wrong. This boosted her confidence.

Her inspiration for her photography is people. She is inspired by hairstylists: big hair and different hairstyles. She has also found that she is continually inspired when in London.

With reference to her plans work wise for the near future she wants to work with more disabled people. In addition to this, she also wants to work more with more fashion designers and shoot things like lookbooks. If she could shoot any brand campaign it would be Moschino under the helm of Jeremy Scott was there. Despite his departure from the fashion house, she thinks it is the brand that she most identifies. Another brand she loves is Bora Aksu. She thinks his clothes are so romantic.

Her ultimate dreams are to change the world and to shoot a Vogue cover because Vogue is the leader that others follow.

Although she believes there are some social media accounts that have a bad influence, she likens her social media to a big portfolio that you can use to promote your work. With reference to fashion photography in magazines she likes the diversity and is hoping that it stays.

Her pictures are her therapy. She shares that there is a sadness about her work that she tries to cover. Her childhood wasn’t very easy and she tries to cover the sadness with reference to that with colours.

Zuzu Valla inspires and her work is worth keeping track of.

Follow her at @zuzu.valla.

Images courtesy of Zuzu Valla.

Inspiration / By Sara Christie

As a stylist it is always a joy to find a brand with a difference. One that has a unique point of view, one also offering premium product, one that is making a difference too.

By Sara Christie a British brand that offers fashionable bags (made per order) and jewellery is my find of the year. You can imagine my excitement to have the opportunity to speak to her about her eponymously named brand.

Sara who trained to be a fashion designer then got into the sector of being of designing the embellishment (embroidery and beading) on product in India. This led to the opportunity of become an assistant designer for bags and accessories. She then became a design manager. In 2017 due to manufacturers being driven by the high street to lower their prices and lessen their profit margins, Sara decided to leave the high street. The high street was incessantly demanding newness at rock bottom prices, the 6 season per year trend meant that the pace of fashion at this time was getting faster and faster.

Sara set up a consultancy and had the time to think of designing her own accessories and handbags. She thought that her designs would be seasonless designs that were marked by simplicity, style and versatility.

Over lockdown in 2020 a search for a chain necklace that was of good quality but below a certain price point led Sara to designing her own. She had designed the perfect chain necklace! The ‘Boss’ chain necklace (seen in image two). She made some for herself and friends and shared it on Instagram. Her followers started requesting them and when she had more made up for them, they sold out.

Sara wanted her designs to be of quality but at accessible prices. Her ‘Boss’ necklace for instance retails for £89 whereas many other brands might sell a similar piece for over £300.

As a person, Sara is special and inspiring. Her reasons for what she does stays with you and so does her work and her warm ethos. Her jewellery and bags have her personal story weaved into their collection names and design. Take her ‘Duchess’ (see image three) range for example. This jewellery collection is a play on a beloved family member’s pearls. The name of the ‘Boss’ chain necklace and bracelet  as conceived during lockdown connotes being self assured and seeks to boost self esteem. Sara shared how she very saw the need to design accessories to be worn above the waist during the Zoom necessitated lockdown. 

Sara’s brand encourages slow fashion. Her bags for example are made as per order. Also interesting to note is the fact that she welcomes custom orders. There is soul in her work with her wanting to keep her brand accessible (it is primarily sold on her site) with regards to who stocks it and her price points.

I love her work and ethos and thus invite you to experience By Sara Christie here.

Images courtesy of Sara Christie.

Signature Lip

My signature lip is a red one. I recently was looking for a red lipstick that was classic in hue that had staying power. I discovered Maybelline’s ‘Color Sensational Made For All’ in ‘382 Red For Me’. To my delight I can attest that this is a great vibrant but sophisticated red with staying power. The hue of this matte lipstick is great and the price tag at £7.99 (Superdrug) is affordable.

I have worn pinks, oranges, violet and even a black lip in one style blog post years ago.

Red is a classic mainstay that I think brings a sophistication to a look. My penchant for vintage and the 70’s means that I love the Studio 54 glamour of the time. Think Bianca Jagger in her white tailored wedding outfit or Jerry Hall circa the same era.

I love red lipstck because it adds polish and refinement to an outfit and personhood.

What is your go to shade of red lipstick?

If you are looking for to try a new one, try my favourite here.

Please note it is not the shade seen on me in the image above.

Lisa Folawiyo Style Icon

Creative Director & Fashion Designer Lisa Folawiyo knows style. Image after image on her Instagram feed speaks of a prowess with reference to putting garments and accessories together, an understanding of structure, colour and shape. Founder of the Lisa Folawiyo and Jewel by Lisa brands, Folawiyo crafts outfits like none other. Her ability to put looks together is clever. From Schiaparelli to Valentino, she wears it all and has a knack for mixing ‘it’ pieces with lesser known garments and accessories which are just as remarkable. She also might have the coolest collection of denim yet. Her outfits inspire. I think she might be her own best brand ambassador too, employing her own designs into memorable looks time after time. Lisa Folawiyo is a style icon. Follow her here.

Marian Wears The Japanese Shop

For the Steve Vyse & Gaia Wise Mad Love Pink Ribbon Foundation charity show I wore a vintage kimono and obi belt courtesy of The Japanese Shop with a headpiece, cuffs and vintage Bally heels.

I now have a soft spot for vintage kimonos. For as long as I have known I have loved Bally. These shoes were a bargain from Ebay. They look great with a black pair of tights, dressing everything up.

What are you wearing lately?

Photo by Matthew Hinchliffe.

Diana Vreeland Red

I want to live in a red house. Where everything from my couch to my bedding and curtains are read. I never realised that I found the colour red so inspiring. It is good to surround yourself with what inspires you. I am looking to move home this year and the plan is to buy red everything. It might be a lot for some but if I had my way, my home would be as red as the late Diana Vreeland’s red living room. Decorated by the incredible Billy Baldwin, just seeing photos of the space makes me happy.

As a creative I have seen the power of surrounding yourself with that which makes you dream and achieve. So I am really looking forward putting to putting together my new place. I’m thinking lots of floral reds (curtain, couch, bedding, cushions etc) layered on each other.

Borrowing from Diana Vreeland I will refer to my future home as a red garden (Vreeland famously referred to her living room as ‘a garden in hell’).

Image: Diana Vreeland Estate

No Soft Life

Whatever you do in life is going to take hard work. I am here to say there is no ‘soft life’. There is a new consensus on social media that you can attain a life that has no real challenges. The dictionary online states that ‘soft life’ means a lifestyle of comfort and relaxation with minimal challenges or stress. According to articles the ‘soft life’ is not a rejection of work but simply setting boundaries on how much stress a person is going to permit themselves go under in pursuit of success or money. This attempt to minimise stress is good for ones mental health wise. However aside from this I have an issue with the ‘soft life’ ideal that millenials are selling. A life filled with only ‘enjoyment’ (meaning a having a good time) and dealing with nothing challenging sounds great but in reality how is this possible and what damage are social media influencers who are promoting this lifestyle causing? Are the people being influenced by them aware that most things in life take preparation, work and persistance to attain? Yes by all means project your mental and emotional wellbeing but how are people going to ‘make it’ as it were if they are trying to live this ‘soft life’ and thus not allowing themselves to undertake anything too challenging? There is nothing in life which does not entail some sort of tension.

Life is not a walk in the park.

Take what I do for example. Styling. Be that for the red carpet or for fashion publication. It is no joke work wise. I swim in emails (you have to email press offices and contacts to borrow the pieces you see the celebrities wear on the red carpet or that you see the models dressed in on those editorial pages) and a lot of them come with brands saying no for whatever their reasons are. So you email some more. There are a lot of emails. Then when you finally get the pieces you need per look (imagine working on multiple projects at the same time) there are always the returns at the end of the project. Yes the fun part is the returns. This is the taking the bits back to the various labels, pr companies and brands. If you bump into me with suitcases, I am most likely in the throes of that process. Yes even working in fashion is not a walk in the park. The tear-sheet at the top of this post features an image of actress Nazanin Boniadi as shot by Ruven Afanador. It is my work as an assistant stylist as published on Vogue India. That might sound glorious but it took days of work. I was an assistant stylist to Cheryl Konteh. Over a few days the shoot saw the female cast of Prime Video’s ‘The Rings Of Power’ shot by Afanador and Jason Bell. The final result was images published also by Vogue Spain, GQ Spain and others but it took full days of work.

What is my point?

That life is not easy.

That there is no ‘soft life’.

Don’t buy the ‘soft life’ approach to life. No such thing exists. Ignore the vanilla trend, the one selling you the ideal that you can achieve something worthwhile in this life that takes no real work.

A lot of the people purporting this have had to work incredibly hard to get to where they are now.

Life is 90% of hard graft and 10% glamour. Anything worthwhile takes work. You can make it, just have a plan and keep your eye on the ball. I wish you the best.

Japan

I want to collect kimonos. Vintage and antique kimonos. This one is courtesy of The Japanese Shop. It is antique and I am wearing an obi belt from them too.

Wearing a kimono forces you to stand a certain way, walk a certain way. Here I am wearing this one with a pair of vintage Bally shoes. The headpiece was from Ebay. It always gets a lot of compliments. It feels a little Geisha here with the kimono.

Have you ever worn a kimono? What are your thoughts? Japan is on my list of to visit countries. The culture, the people, the country.

When i was growing up there was ‘Oshin’ on the TV. I did not finish watching the series. Are you familiar with it? I remember the strength of character that ‘Oshin’ the lead character had. I need to find it and watch it.

I will keep you updated on my kimono adventures. Speak soon.

Photo by Zuzu Valla.

Modes and More Vintage

I have been a vintage fan for many a year. More recently I committed to buying only vintage and pre-loved fashion. It is my bid on becoming more ecofriendly.

The plan is to buying only beautiful and well made vintage and pre-loved fashion. Cue Modes and More a boutique that sells designer, couture and rare vintage. I have to share this find with you. It is a boutique (with a studio in London and an online site. They also have a store on 1st Dibs). Owned by Susie Nelson, the garments which are handpicked and sourced from around the world date from the 1920s to the 90’s. With rare pieces by fashion houses such as Halston, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior and Chanel, Modes and More have been featured by the likes of The Sunday Telegraph. Celebrities such as Laura Whitmore and Mollie King have worn pieces from the boutique.

Why am I excited about this boutique? The rarity of the pieces, the price points and the quality and the range of designer brand & couture house available makes this vintage boutique very special.

In the photo above I am wearing a piece from their inventory courtesy of the boutique. It is a Susan Small of London evening dress. The beauty and quality of it delights. There are many vintage boutiques but not many have an inventory with rare pieces like this. I plan to build a wardrobe of superb vintage from eras that bring me joy for the uniqueness and because they do not make clothes like they used to. Why spend your money on present day designer and couture when you can source vintage designer and couture that not everyone will be wearing?

If you love designer, couture and rare vintage or are seeking something special visit Modes and More on their site here or on 1st Dibs here.

Jane Dashley Art

The work of Jane Dashley is going to be collectible one day. The naivety it speaks off. The characters that she brings to life. The choice of composition. The palette and this delightful way with colour. The charm of her work might hide the dark tones within if you did not look closely. If you have been following Jane from the start then you would know she started as a superblogger who captured the imagination of many with her blog ‘Sea of Shoes’. Even then it was apparent that Jane was innately an artist. She would share artwork here and there and I was always interested to see it.

She has become one of my favourite artists. Her instagram page dedicated to her work delights me to no end. Follow her feed here.

What art is inspiring you lately. Is art not wonderful in that it causes us to dream? I loved art in secondary school. I haven’t sketched in years and think I might have lost the ability to. It is a joy for me to see Jane create art and one can tell that she enjoys it.

Who is your favourite artist?

Moncler Art of Genius

There are not many brands doing anything interesting. I find Moncler is always on the cusp of genius. I am looking forward to their ‘Art of Genius’ showing at London’s Olympia on the 20th of February. There will be an exploration of genius through performance, originality and design. The Moncler shows have come to be an examination of this.

This is their first London Fashion Week show. The guestlist of 10,000 is going to be determined by whoever registers online to attend. I find this democracy to be innovative, a democracy not usually found in an industry that is notoriously hard to crack.

Even more interesting? That Jay-Z, Pharrell and Alicia Keys and involved in this on a collaborative front. The designer Rick Owens is billed to have a standalone presented collection too at the event.

Always wanted to attend a high fashion show? Want to attend one that is rightfully billed as ‘monumental’? This one if for you then. Register here.

Do come back after the show to leave your thoughts on it. Enjoy.

Deinfluencing Trend

I have loved social media since its inception. From 2009-2013 I authored an award nominated site eponymously named Mariankihogo.com. When I started to blog, I found I could not stop blogging. I had a great desire to share a point of view and to hear the point of view of others. What I liked about blogging in its early days was that every blogger had their own perspective and voice. It was a joy for me to share my thoughts on fashion, my personal style, art, catwalk, events, design and more. I would write multiple posts a day and this did not feel like a chore. This led to award nominations (Lucky Magazine’s ‘best fashion voice’, Cosmopolitan Magazine’s ‘best fashion blog’), magazine features (a lineup of social media icons including me graced the cover of Company Magazine’s January 2013 issue. This was the first mainstream magazine cover to star bloggers), being listed in best blog lists (The Guardian, The Evening Standard, Essence Magazine etc), garnering untold digital press and feature (from varying platforms, boards, blogs and more) and paving the way for the shape that blogging took.

When I look back on it all, my blog did well because I loved the medium of blogging. I simply wanted to share my thoughts on things and was intrigued to hear what others thought.

Fast forward to 2023 and platforms such as TikTok have changed the way we communicate. The reels and transitions of our times has birthed the ‘influencer’ and he and she seek that you buy into the brands and products that they are being sponsored to promote. We have gone from super bloggers to super influencers and the latter pair technical know-how and a current era where the mainstream (which was led by the main fashion houses) as been replaced with whatever the Y2K generation think is hip. The masses no longer look to central fashion powers for inspiration nor for what to buy.

More recently the deinfluencing trend which sees people share what people should not buy and what to get instead. This is an interesting trend as though they might be decrying buying one, given that they are recommending an alternative, they still are influencing. I would like to see people simply enjoy the products and brands that they genuinely enjoy and that they share that if they want to.

I see my blogging as an attempt to undo this notion that we all have to wear the exact shoe designer having a moment, carry the same designer handbag or that we all have to have the same walk in closet within a home with minimalist design (how many on Instagram have been inspired to decorate their places of abode in this style?). I would like to see individuality. I would like to see the back of fashion trends (such as the brights trend, the sportswear inspired trend and the streetstyle inspired look) and beauty trends such as (like the lace front wigs, the perfect ‘beat’ and other).

I would like to see individuality. I would like to see influencers who are unique. I would like to see social media begin to start conversation again.

What is your favourite social media platform? What are your thoughts on deinfluencing? How are you using your social media accounts? Have you ever bought something because it was recommended by a social media profile? What are your thoughts?

Image: Photography by Phill Taylor for Refinery 29.