Sophie Yapp

A firm believer in the sentiment that print is not dead, Sophie is aspiring to pursue a career in film criticism. Writing her dissertation on Shane Meadows'   series 'This is England', alongside her latest project, 'Auteur', a magazine viewing cinema through a cultural lens, is indicative of both her enthusiasm for and ambition to write about film and culture.

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Life in Plastic; Not All That Fantastic

Published on With global concerns frequently at the forefront of the media, there’s no wonder we seek comfort in escapism. Now, we find ourselves faced with a moral ultimatum; to ignore or to accept.
Jeremy Scott – Moschino’s creative director – offers a preferable alternative by alluring us away from our issues and towards his collections. “You can’t turn on the TV without seeing something terrible…” Says Scott, “So I’ve always tried to make my shows an escape.” Granted, his S/S15 RTW collection does exactly that. You couldn’t get any further away from reality than by fixating your entire collection around Barbie.