DCfashionweek.org • 11/03/2025

The Varsity Jacket: A Staple in Streetwear | Rockstar Original

When we think of the varsity jacket — the iconic wool and leather bomber emblazoned with patches — we think of a piece of clothing that has become a timeless staple. Its enduring appeal is reinforced by its continuous evolution. Once a status symbol of pride and achievement in elite circles, it has been reinvented and repurposed over the years to represent counterculture movements. From the first Harvard jacket marked with an “H” to the oversized bombers embraced by hip-hop culture, the varsity...

All My Friends Are Models • 10/03/2025

Comfort X Style: Tracksuit Styles for Women | Rockstar Original

With the reappearance of iconic brands like Juicy Couture and the comeback of Adidas’ timeless Adibreak design, there are now countless options for tracksuit fans. Originally a male-dominated style designed for athletes, tracksuits gained popularity through movies and pop culture icons before becoming synonymous with rappers, gangsters, and football fans. Today, tracksuits are worn by almost everyone, offering the perfect balance of comfort and style — ideal for a quick corner-store run or even...

Medium • 10/03/2025

Fighting Our Monsters: Gender and Toxic Masculinity in Muay Thai

I’ve always turned to martial arts in moments of my life I felt my self-confidence wavering. The first time was at age twelve, when I traded the delicate, gentle ballet shoes for strong, brash gloves, trying to shed the label of a quiet and introverted girl. Now, more than ten years later, Muay Thai has become part of my daily routine. Every Wednesday, I find myself in a local gym with a group of women, sweating through kicks, knee strikes, elbows, and punches. As I try to process a recent abusi...

Central Florida Lifestyle • 07/03/2025

Graphic Hoodies: The One Item Everyone Needs for Year-Round Style | Rockstar Original

One of the most classic pieces in leisurewear, the hoodie has been both loved and criticized for centuries. Like many streetwear staples, this hooded sweater started as a sports garment, popular for its comfort and versatility.  From the fields to the streets, the hoodie quickly became a symbol of youth culture and rebellion, worn by skaters and music icons such like Pharrell. In more recent years, hoodies have been associated with tech professionals and popularized by entrepreneurs like Mark Zu...

Skinnedcartree • 05/03/2025

Survival Guide: The 5 Essential Elements of a Girls’ Movie Night Outfit | Rockstar Original

The never-ending debate on what to watch, the sweet-toothed friend who gets up halfway through the movie to make hot chocolate for everyone (because she…The never-ending debate on what to watch, the sweet-toothed friend who gets up halfway through the movie to make hot chocolate for everyone (because she wants some), and the inevitable discussion about whether “Love Actually” still holds up — girls’ movie night is the event of the year.

Style Vanity • 03/03/2025

Streetwear’s Dominance in US Fashion: What Drives the Look | Rockstar Original

With its roots in Californian surf culture and New York hip-hop, streetwear has now become high fashion, appearing on runways around the world. The style has entered the next stage of its evolution, becoming a true piece of cultural currency involved in a social and economic power play. Streetwear’s popularity no longer has much to do with its original countercultural meanings; instead, it is now about exclusivity, community identity, and digital influence.
Where Did the Style of the Streets Beg...

Dream & Travel • 01/03/2025

Spring Vacation: Pack the Essentials | Rockstar Original

It is almost time that we welcome the warmer days, bidding goodbye to the chilly winters. The spring days could be unpredictable in the middle. Whether you are planning a trip for spring vacation or a small weekend getaway, you have to make sure you pack accordingly to compete with the weather. It will not be pleasant if you are caught off guard by a storm on an extremely hot day.
Packing properly for a vacation needs skills. However, you can learn it in just a few steps. Prepare a list o...

The Anti-Misogyny Club • 25/02/2025

how to die on a sunny day

Walking down that street that I’ve crossed so many times before, my body moves in anxious incoordination while at every step I try to pull down my skirt that keeps coming up. God, I’m hating this skirt, I always seem to forget how uncomfortable it is. Repeatedly stretching the edge of it down, I look around hoping nobody is noticing my struggle, alert and watchful for an invasive man-stare or the judging glance of an old woman. I love walking down this street on Saturday; a man preaching, the Communists flyering, the market’s sweet scent of decay, the old grumpy women with their trolleys and kids in tow. I love it, usually, but not today. Today I feel all the eyes on me, scanning over each centimetre of my skirt riding up.

Caffè Estorick | Instagram • 19/12/2024

Instagram content x Caffè Estorick

Developed Instagram posts and stories for the café of a London museum dedicated to Italian art and culture. The campaign sought to introduce museum visitors to the café and its offer. The goal was to attract visitors and encourage them to immerse themselves further in the Italian cultural experience by enjoying the café’s menu.

LinkedIn • 10/12/2024

LinkedIn Copy x RatPark Magazine

The challange was to create a LinkedIn post to promote the latest issue of RatPark, a cultural Italian periodical magazine. The post aims to highlight the magazine's unique themes and storytelling while informing the audience about where and how to purchase or access the publication.

Body Odyssey - A Poetry Anthology by Heroica • 18/10/2024

room paralysis, sleep paralysis, life paralysis.

In 2024, I was longlisted for Heroica's Poetry Prize. I was selected along with 50 other poets from a field of 1500+ writers. "room paralysis, sleep paralysis, life paralysis." is a poem about abuse, dissociation and finding meaning.

Tribune Tribune • 10/09/2024

Stacked Jeans: Join the Streetwear Revolution | Rockstar Original

Streetwear is a fashion style of casual clothing that was popularized in the 90’s. It draws elements from hip-hop fashion, California surf culture, punk subculture, Japanese streetwear, skateboarding, and 1980s nostalgia, blending these influences into a unique and constantly evolving aesthetic.

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thistradinglife.com • 05/09/2024

Step up your outdoor style: Styling a puffer jacket | Rockstar Original

If there was a garment that you had to choose to represent our era, the puffer jacket would undoubtedly be one of them. The puffer jacket has been showcased on global runways in a variety of styles. From bold, to colourful to, to innovative designed coats.
What once was considered a purely functional piece, meant to protect against harsh winter conditions, has transformed into a staple of modern fashion. This iconic jacket continues to receive love from celebrities and fashionistas alike, with s...

Salon Prive Mag • 05/09/2024

Male Fashion: Styling Tips for Every Body Type | Rockstar Original

No matter your body shape—tall, large, skinny, or short—if your fit isn’t right, you’ll never feel truly comfortable in your own skin. Giving yourself a makeover doesn’t require restrictive diets or intense gym sessions.To love yourself and make your figure shine, you just need to make smart styling choices that suit your body and help you earn compliments from even the most reluctant admirers.Learning about your body shape may seem dull at first, but with a little knowledge, you can follow a fe...

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Scrubs Mag • 31/08/2024

The Revitalization of 90’s Fashion: The Baggy Jeans | Rockstar Original

The 90’s is back! Some may have seen this coming but to what extent could never have been guessed. When skinny jeans started gaining popularity in the early 2000s, thanks to rock bands like The Strokes and the rise of the ‘indie sleaze’ style, it seemed like they were here to stay, dominating runways, streets, and closets alike.However, thanks to Gen Z that trend has begun to whither. Due to the rise of Tiktok and their mocking of previous trending clothing and denim preferences, the baggy jean...

Word Tonic anthology. Tips please! • 23/08/2024

How to spot a hacker

In 2024, I published my short story "How to Spot a Hacker" in Tips Please!, Volume 4. This anthology is published online by WordTonic, a Gen Z copywriting community. With this story, I challenged myself to write a parody of a cybercrime podcast series. My goal was to create a fun yet informative piece that helps readers better understand how black-hat hacking works.

Sara Arbuscelli

RatPark Magazine • 20/08/2024

Makanai: Portrait of a Utopian Feminist Community

Makanai is a Limited TV series directed by Hirokazu Kore'eda, the filmmaker behind Shoplifters, and written by Mami Sunada. It’s based on the manga Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san by Aiko Koyama and debuted on Netflix in January 2023.

Michele Arena

RatPark Magazine • 06/08/2024

CULTURAL FRITTATA | Only soulless people dine in virtual restaurants

Walking along Kingsland High Street in the Haggerston district of London, I often notice the opening of new, dazzling venues that attempt their luck with trendy graphics and the promise of a new culinary experience. That's why I couldn't help but notice the opening of Co-kitchen, which appears to be a simple, colourful room with modern furnishings and full of lockers.

Samuel Shaw

RatPark Magazine • 30/07/2024

CULTURAL FRITTATA |The delicious pages of our history

When I moved to London, I didn't bring much with me: two suitcases, one carry-on and one checked, and a box that, after many adventures, I managed to have shipped from Italy. One thing that has always stayed with me through various moves is the orange Moleskine where my grandmother transcribed some of her recipes, adorned with her signature floral drawings

Calesta Ng

RatPark Magazine • 23/07/2024

CULTURAL FRITTATA | MSG: the essence of flavour

I was a kid when my dad pointed out to me the flavour of San Carlo’s popcorn. ‘Do you taste this savoury tanginess? It lingers on your tongue, slowly fades away, and leads you to grab another handful. That’s MSG.’ Then he proceeded to list all its side effects and how addictive it was, while I thought to myself, ‘Oh well, this MSG tastes good!’.

RatPark Magazine • 16/07/2024

CULTURAL FRITTATA | The humble nostalgia of gnocchi.

Aleksandra is telling me about when, as a kid, she used to cook kopytka with her family, and my memory brings me back to my grandma. She used to wake up early to make the potato gnocchi dough and, when I got up, she would start cutting them and quickly sliding them on a fork, showing me how to form ridges in the soft dough. For Aleksandra’s family, the preparation of the Polish gnocchi was an all-day party. A great quantity of pillowy dumplings was cooked and eaten in company. Aleksandra recalls her longing while waiting for the boiled potatoes to cool down and how she used to stretch her tiny fingers to secretly snag one.

Emmanuel Oguh

RatPark Magazine • 09/07/2024

CULTURAL FRITTATA | Spaghetti for Breakfast

It’s 5.30 pm, a very British dinnertime at Acton’s Grill Shack & Tiki Bar, the joyful Caribbean restaurant that has made North London its home since 2020. After a parade of delicious dishes prepared by chef Guilaine Brutus, I ask Grill Shack’s owner Wilford Marous for a recommendation on the rum. “This is the best one,” he says, pointing to the Barbancourt: “After all, it’s made in Haiti, my country.” I take the opportunity to introduce myself and Wilford remembers me immediately. “Of course! You sent me an email. The Italian girl that wants to write an article about Haitian Spaghetti!”

06/05/2024

Copywriting Spec Work | The Diamond Shack Menu

Brief: Write up a menu themed after a singer or group of your choice.

Try to match their vibe or you can pick an album they released and base your tone of voice off that.

WordTonic's Copywriting Challenge

ColorBloc Magazine • 04/04/2024

OFTEN Reveals Inspiration Behind New EP 'Bad Girls Cry' For Empowering Self-Growth

Often, the LA-based songwriter and producer, creates music to process their religious upbringing, building an intimate safe space to express themself and grow. On April 5th they're releasing the first part of a year-long project, their new EP, Bad Girls Cry. The EP is about looking inside to solve unhealthy patterns that become obstacles to personal growth.