Taking place in Vienna's City Hall, The Life Ball is the biggest charity event in Europe raising money for people with HIV or AIDS. Founded by Gery Keszler's organisation AIDS LIFE in 1993,  the 26th Life Ball just happened, taking place on the 8th of June, 2019. Not only known for its fundraising efforts, The Life Ball is also known for being home to some of the most extravagant red carpet outfits.

The annual Met Gala is essentially the Super Bowl of the fashion industry. Only the best celebrities are invited to extravagantly dress up according to a theme that changes every year. The fashion is definitely over-the-top and for the fashion-lover that I am, the Met Gala is one of my favourite events of the entire year.

As a fashion marketing student, the threat of counterfeit fashion is legitimate. It’s not just about you being able to buy the latest Louis Vuitton handbag, it’s about you supporting unethical working environments, illegal businesses and threatening the luxury brands that design and create the luxury products that you want so badly. This is a serious subject that’s plaguing the fashion industry, so get ready to read a serious report about its effects.

It's not always known, but the link between gender and fashion hasn’t always existed. It's only been around for about 400 years. Even the concept of dressing baby girls in pink and baby boys in blue, a concept so widely known and overused today, originated in the 1940s by marketers and advertisers. So how did this link start? Get ready for a quick-fire lesson in the history of gender and fashion.

Think about this; why do we care so much more about what we wear when surrounded by strangers, and so little when surrounded by good friends and family?