H&M

Skinny People & Oversized Jeans: Trendy or Entitled?

Popular TikTok fashion trends like wearing extremely oversized clothing make plus-sized clothes inaccessible, but also shames plus-size people for their bodies.…

April 10, 2024

An exchange of commerce is depicted at the center of a noxious cloud -- a hand offering a credit card for a pair of heels against a purple background of twisting lines. The image towers over rows red desks, dark figures sitting at them, ominously overshadowed by the product they labored over for someone else.

Dutch Colonialism in Southeast Asia was Always a Humanitarian Crisis

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

Colonialism is not a thing of the past; rather, its facets have evolved into industries like fast fashion.…

March 1, 2024

Are the Shein ‘HELP’ Messages Real?

Kaitlyn Anderson, Cornell University

Customers are reporting hidden 'help' messages in the tags of Shein clothing, but are these really concealed messages from their workers?…

July 6, 2022

Why You Should Shop at H&M This Summer

Kaitlyn Anderson, Cornell University

With its commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices, this retailer is the perfect store for the season's shopping needs.…

June 28, 2022

Kim Kardashian, sometimes the subject of black outrage

How Outrage in the Black Community Was Turned Into a Commodity

Alyssa Alexander, SUNY Buffalo State

Celebrities like the Kardashians and companies like H&M are praised for the styles that black people are derided for, then profit off of the publicity caused by the anger.…

May 11, 2020