Central Saint Martins

Kazna Asker is the rising designer with an activist heart

We sat down with the British-Yemeni designer to discuss her much lauded LFW show, her streetwear-influenced traditional clothing, and what immigrant storytelling really means to her

Fashion

Mar 11, 2024

Elliot Hoste

Fashion

Aries just long-lensed its models for a paparazzo-inspired shoot

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Fashion

Feb 20, 2024

Elliot Hoste

Fashion

Geezers and Lolitas mingled backstage at the Central Saint Martins show

The London uni’s latest batch of graduates served everything from workplace dystopia to girl-coded craftsmanship this AW24

Fashion

Feb 17, 2024

Elliot Hoste

Fashion

Tinker, tailor: inside Eden Tan’s DIY den

See how the designer’s zero-waste ethos shapes his creative space in the latest episode of In The Studio With…

Fashion

Dec 21, 2023

Vanessa Hsieh

Fashion

These were the Dazed Fashion team’s SS24 faves from LFW

*Cues JW Anderson’s Cher x Ethel Cain remix on repeat*

Fashion

Sep 20, 2023

Hannah Bertolino

Fashion

In the studio with Yaz XL FKA Twigs Björk Dazed 2023

Yaz XL: ‘Subverting nature is kind of what gets me off’

The artist and designer shows us around her studio of curiosities, including taxidermy ‘seahorse’ sculptures, an animatronic goat baby made for FKA Twigs, and the graduate collection dress worn by Björk

Fashion

Aug 16, 2023

Vanessa Hsieh

Fashion

Cathy Meyong is the CSM grad taking an antique tusk to colonial heirarchies

The designer’s graduate collection at CSM unpacked the demonisation of voodoo, making a spiritual offering to Amber Rose and her Cameroonian ancestors

Fashion

Jul 10, 2023

Daniel Rodgers

Fashion

What happened to the great British working-class fashion designer?

Could Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and Vivienne Westwood kickstart a career in today’s climate? And what do we lose when our most confrontational talents can’t survive the fashion system?

Fashion

Jun 16, 2023

Daniel Rodgers

Art & Photography

The new YBAs: 6 breakout British artists to put on your radar

Like the young British artists of 30 years ago, today’s crop of UK creatives are finding new ways to express dissent in a country where the vibes are off, and the future is uncertain

Art & Photography

Jun 13, 2023

Elisha Tawe

Fashion

Photos of CSM’s violent, vibration-raising graduate showcase

From Eden Tan’s ‘I’m a real boy’ rolls of fabric to Cathy Meyong’s primordial baddies, go behind-the-scenes at fashion’s weirdest launchpad

Fashion

May 26, 2023

Daniel Rodgers

Life & Culture

UK students are calling for a refund of their tuition fees

In recent years, the pandemic and lecturer strikes have severely disrupted university teaching – and now students are taking universities to court to get their money back

Life & Culture

May 26, 2023

Serena Smith

Fashion