Chloe De Lullington
Shropshire, UK
“I'm so excited to be contributing to HHS, it's a fantastic opportunity, and I can't wait to see the great work that comes out of the site and connect with other writers! It's been hugely rewarding for me to explore the feminist issues within fast and vintage fashion as this is something I've been thinking about for a while now, and I really appreciate HHS offering me a platform to share my thoughts. If you're thinking of submitting something to the site - go for it! You won't regret it!”.
Hear Chloe Speak.
Vintage vs Fast Fashion: The Feminist Stakes.
The death of over 1,100 human beings in the Rana Plaza collapse back in 2013 was reported as a catastrophe, then faded over time to a blip, a footnote in fashion’s history as it rumbled on ever faster. But I could not, in good conscience, carry on as if nothing had happened.
‘What’s in a Name?’: Class Assumptions and Social Capital.
When you encounter the name Chloe de Lullington, what or who do you picture? Perhaps she’s a horsey, sunkissed blonde in a Barbour jacket, or a devastatingly high-cheekboned French actress on the shore of Cannes, or, at the very least, a bit of a Tory with some family money behind her. No shade to any of those people (except maybe the last one) but that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Raised in a council house on government benefits, I went to a fairly unremarkable comprehensive school and found myself regularly pursued down its corridors by a persistently disagreeable boy with spiky hair and a snotty nose, who shouted “is that your real name? What’s your real name?” at me.
Celebrating the feminine in Cottagecore and Wholesome Culture.
Cottagecore and wholesomeness have given rise to a celebratory take on traditional femininity, a postmodern amalgamation of feminine identities, pursuits, and iconography of bygone eras. Now closely linked with ideas of sustainability and creative self-expression, activities like baking, painting, embroidery and sewing have coalesced, via cottagecore, into something celebratory and aspirational rather than uncool hobbies to be laughed at.
Hot Fuzz on HRT: The Subversive Feminism of Suburban Shootout.
When things get particularly tough, or sometimes just when I fancy a wander down memory lane, I return to the embrace of early-to-mid 2000s British comedy. A simpler time in many ways, this era offers a wide array of choice, a plethora of bonkers characters in madcap situations – but the one that keeps me coming back time and again is an oft-overlooked and short-lived little sitcom called Suburban Shootout.
