For those lucky enough to have avoided the chokehold of the Irish TikTok scene, the phrase “love a curry on a Saturday night” will probably go in one ear and out the other, but for those of us who are … Continue reading Nasti: Dublin’s Resident Spice Bag Expert
“TikTok is uniquely designed to build parasocial relationships with people all over the world. People with normal lives can be suddenly launched into niche-celebrity status overnight, purely based off the fact that they connect with a particular audience.” A … Continue reading ‘One-Hit Wonders’ are dead and TikTok killed them
A spectre is haunting the four corners of our phones- the spectre of the ideal self. It is no breaking news to say that people tend to portray an amped-up version of themselves online. On social media, there is an … Continue reading Our Want to be Watched in the Epoch of Fitzroy Garage Sesh Living for the camera
“The Clean Girl has overtaken my social media feeds. She is everywhere: from countless ‘Day in the Life’ reels to ‘Clean Girl Amazon must-have’ infographics. The Clean Girl lurks behind every scroll, reminding you that it is two in the … Continue reading Cracking the Clean Girl Code Aesthetic or Lifestyle Choice?
A force in indie pop since the debut of their critically acclaimed album French Exit in 2014, TV Girl has found a new fan base due to the popularity of soundbites of their songs on the app TikTok. You can … Continue reading Sitting Down with TV Girl An interview with the acclaimed American Indie Pop Band’s drummer, Wyatt Harmon
Photo from Francois Le Nguyen on Unsplash. From the moment I succumb to the daily temptation to open TikTok and scroll through the app’s never-ending ‘For You Page’, until I finally muster up the strength to snap myself out of … Continue reading How TikTok’s ‘For You Page’ Fuels Fast Fashion The impact of short-form videos on short-term trends
Barbie is back. Whilst minimalist and maximalist trends have battled for this season’s crown, the emergence of Barbiecore has proved naysayers wrong; pink is in. In the contemporary fashion world, jewel toned shades have been consigned to fashion hell (in … Continue reading The Rise of ‘Barbiecore’
Originally published in print March 2021. Grace: So, Catherine, you started a small business during Covid-19 as a creative outlet, called Wonky Trinkets. What is Wonky Trinkets? Catherine: Ok, I think it’s very nice that you go as far … Continue reading Creativity, Clay and Catherine Forristal
Originally published in print February 2021. Last month, Olivia Rodrigo released her debut single, ‘driver’s licence’. The song dominated the charts, topping the Billboard 100, and breaking the Spotify record for the most single-day streams on its fourth day of … Continue reading ‘driver’s license’ and the Drama that has Dominated the Internet
Originally published in print February 2021. Like everyone else for the past month, I have also been obsessed with Bridgerton, not only for the steamy scenes and the extravagant balls but also for the amazing costumes. Bridgerton-Esque corsets have also … Continue reading Bridgerton and the Rise of Regency Fashion
Almost four years after the death of Vine (R.I.P), TikTok has taken over. While Vine offers you mere seconds to record your video, TikTok allows you to post clips up to 60 seconds long. In a world of excessive content … Continue reading Have we been TikToked?
Illustration by Lola Fleming. Originally published in print November 2020. Halloween lockdown, with its Zoom costume party quizzes and movie marathons, has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop dressing up like our favourite characters. … Continue reading Channeling fictional character energy through fashion