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Celebrating uniqueness Recently, I've noticed how often everything online is starting to look the same. People's faces, bodies, micro trends that get snapped up so quick and everyone's style is merging into one. Is this just people following trends, or maybe something a bit deeper? When you scroll on social media, it becomes so hard to differentiate and even recall what you have just seen because nothing stands out anymore. The Rise Of The 'Same' Aesthetic The 'clean girl' a

As trends for the upcoming season come into full force, it's always so tempting to buy into every single one of them. Both fast fashion brands and luxury fashion houses will push the most up to date trends with their newest collections for the spring and summer of 2026. High street stores are currently full of all the micro and bigger (macro) trends which is overwhelming - creating a sense of panic that you should buy into all of them. It can be so easy to find trending piec

Photos of me at the Sip & Set event One of my best friends and fellow student Grace Austin held the first official 'Sip & Set' event on Sunday 29th March. It included a beginner reformer Pilates session, which was taken by Core 6 Studios' owner Mia, followed by complimentary iced coffee or iced matcha. This was the first time I had taken part in any sort of Pilates class and it wasn't something I had ever imagined myself doing. However, I really enjoyed it and as promised, th

Hi, I'm Lilly and welcome to The Everyday Observer. I am the founder and editor of this blog and I want to let you know a little bit about myself and why I created this space. I grew up in a small town full of regular, everyday people and this is what has always encouraged me to keep my work realistic and down to earth. After being at college and university and studying fashion promotion in both places, I realised that the luxury side of fashion really wasn't for me. It isn't

The performance of perfection Fashion is often shown at its most extreme and not its most real. Fashion shows, designer collections and editorial campaigns shows there is such a dominance of runway and luxury trends. These become epitome of fashion and something we should all aim for as fashion students and people working in the industry at the peak of our career. But what if that no longer interests you? Why should we have to aim so high for something that doesn't resonate w