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Form of Freedom: Badland Caravan
Issue 4 Chloe Nicole Crispin Issue 4 Chloe Nicole Crispin

Form of Freedom: Badland Caravan

Their sound and style ritually sycnhronised, invoking the presence of a roll of film left in the sun to slowly warp and simultaneously glisten. The hypnotic and strangely intimate enigma of Badland Caravan is best encapsulated by frontman Adam Higgs himself as “an alchemical transmutation of energy”.

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History’s Secret Trendsetters: The Art of Flagging
Issue 4 Alexa Balog Issue 4 Alexa Balog

History’s Secret Trendsetters: The Art of Flagging

Fashion can only evolve when boundaries are pushed, and queer culture is often the driving force behind these transformations. Queer culture and fashion emphasise the challenging of gender norms, and celebrating these unique forms of individual expression is vital in propelling fashion in new directions.

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Form of Dance
Issue 4 Chloe Nicole Crispin and Elaine Goh Issue 4 Chloe Nicole Crispin and Elaine Goh

Form of Dance

The two figures in motion personify Yin-Yang: a symbol of balance in nature and the complementary energies of masculine and feminine. Two ends of the same spectrum – light and dark, both voids on their own – ignite a cosmos of colour in unity.

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Mindful Consumption in 2025: How-to Shop Sustainably
Issue 4 Amber Lomax Issue 4 Amber Lomax

Mindful Consumption in 2025: How-to Shop Sustainably

In a world obsessed with the constant consumer cycle, how can we maintain unique self-expression while balancing overconsumption? How do we “push the boundaries of what shape can be” in forming our visual identity and reject “what we have been told to conform to”?

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Clothing and the Physical Form (continued)
Issue 4 Alexa Balog Issue 4 Alexa Balog

Clothing and the Physical Form (continued)

Recent fashion and beauty trends have shifted from the body positivity movement toward more traditional beauty standards. This is epitomised in the return of skinniness as the physical ideal and lack of current emphasis on the body positivity movement in the face of traditional beauty standards.

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Clothing and the Physical Form
Issue 4 Rameen Sheraz Issue 4 Rameen Sheraz

Clothing and the Physical Form

Throughout history, societal beauty standards have continuously evolved, with each decade reflecting shifting cultural values, gender roles and media influences. From curvaceous silhouettes to ultra-thin frames, the ideal body type has been shaped by fashion, film and social change, leaving a lasting impact on how individuals perceive and present themselves.

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