my pandemic body-how Covid-related anxiety, social isolation and restrictions have redefined my relationship with food and my body.
Issy Stephenson discusses the unexpected effects the Covid-19 pandemic has had upon her self-image and her attitude to food, from the perspective of someone who had not struggled with negative body image prior to the first lockdown. She writes how social isolation and disordered eating are interrelated, and argues that it is crucial we open up a dialogue about the ways in which our mental health has been impacted by the pandemic. (image: Josie Devine)
TITS ‘n’ TALES
a new editorial and artistic project that wants to re-appropriate the ‘censored female nipples symbol’ by giving it new value.
the confessions (and concessions) of someone who wears flares
Thea Nawal considers how taste and style dually operate to intimate or emulate social privilege. She explores the implicit classism behind the facetious claim that skinny jeans are ‘uncool’, aiming to highlight her own complicity in endorsing class stratification during her time at university