Opinion: The problem with soft girl culture

Opinion: The problem with soft girl culture

From #softlife aesthetics to “sad girl” pop, softness is everywhere… but only when it’s coming from women. Is this emotional empowerment, or just passivity in prettier packaging? Open TikTok and it’s all there: girls in linen dresses, doing slow morning routines,...
Thin is in, again.

Thin is in, again.

As the fashion industry pivots away from inclusivity and back to size zero ideals, Unglossed unpacks how this trend reflects deeper systems of power. With insights from rising fashion voice Anya Anako, we explore how TikTok and the remnants of 2000s toxic diet culture...
Ozempic and the inequality epidemic

Ozempic and the inequality epidemic

Once a diabetes medication, Ozempic has rapidly transformed into a weight-loss phenomenon, and now, a symbol of privilege. As the drug dominates headlines and vanishes from pharmacy shelves, Tara Nagra investigates what its rise really reveals about class, healthcare,...
Love Island and the racial politics of pretty privilege

Love Island and the racial politics of pretty privilege

In the Love Island villa, beauty isn’t just skin deep, it’s currency. Here, we unpack how race, body type, and Eurocentric beauty ideals shape who gets desired, protected, and rejected on-screen, and what that teaches viewers about desirability in real...