• “Just because I’m not a man, doesn’t mean you can’t take me seriously”: An interview with Ellie Carlile

    “Just because I’m not a man, doesn’t mean you can’t take me seriously”: An interview with Ellie Carlile

    In 2020, Ellie Carlile set out to find a solution that would help heal her acne. Fast forward three years, By Ellie is a premium beauty brand loved by Gen Z and a constantly expanding online community that celebrates self-confidence. For this exclusive Disgraceful interview, we sat down with Ellie to find out how she successfully Read more

  • Meet Lauren Leyva, founder of The Starving Student

    Meet Lauren Leyva, founder of The Starving Student

    Meet Lauren Leyva, a 25-year-old currently pursuing a dual career. In her seventh year of her studies, Lauren is training to be an architect while growing her online brand, The Starving Student.   Six years ago, Lauren Leyva started The Starving Student, an Instagram based blog that focuses on food, lifestyle and how we can enjoy Read more

  • Five tips to get your winter wardrobe ready

    Five tips to get your winter wardrobe ready

    Summer has been and gone, autumn is turning into winter and our wardrobes need to keep up. You’ve blinked, it is winter, now what? Days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping, and our sizzling summer wardrobes need to be swapped out for warmer winter garms. The answer to this impending fashion dilemma is a transitional Read more

  • Introducing Ria Kalsi, Creator and Founder of Matriarch

    Introducing Ria Kalsi, Creator and Founder of Matriarch

    Matriarch provides light in people’s lives. Some joy, some safety, some inclusivity, some humour etc. Whatever way you phrase it, Matriarch is our way of creating some light in the world. At just twenty-two years old, Ria Kalsi created and founded her company Matriarch and Matriarch Ltd; a platform that challenges multiple social and cultural Read more

  • Aesthetic armageddon

    Aesthetic armageddon

    The new aesthetic ‘clean girl goth’ has arrived at lightning speed onto all of my platforms and likely yours too.  The new ‘clean girl goth’ trend follows the ‘It girl’, ‘clean girl’, ‘coquette girl’, ‘coconut girl’ aesthetics, all of which rose to popularity on the social media platform TikTok. Not only do these trends reek Read more

  • 1 in 4 girls are unprepared for their period and we’re not surprised 

    1 in 4 girls are unprepared for their period and we’re not surprised 

    Women’s charity, Menstrual Health Project, calls for local councils to take menstrual health seriously and teach kids about it in schools. In 2020, it became compulsory to teach children about periods in schools in England as part of the Government’s ambitious ten year plan to improve the health and wellbeing of women and girls across the UK. Read more

  • Have a zero-smile day: A hard reset for people pleasers

    Have a zero-smile day: A hard reset for people pleasers

    The challenge is very simple: do not smile at all for an entire day, from waking up to going to sleep. This is not for the faint-hearted. You will learn tough truths about yourself and the world around you. Why am I asking you to do this? Women tend to smile much more than men Read more

  • Its Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    Its Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    And this is how you can raise awareness this October October; the spooky season which is filled with autumnal vibes, pumpkin spiced lattes and H&M’s stunning new knitwear. And as much as we’re all excited to get cosy in the autumn and carve pumpkins and dress up for Halloween, you may or may not be Read more

  • Ignorance is bliss…but for whom?

    Ignorance is bliss…but for whom?

    Megan Gaen discovers the painful phenomena of quiet quitting friendships Defined as being mentally and emotionally checked out of a job without notifying anyone, quiet quitting is taking over the HR world and LinkedIn. However, it is not just jobs you can quit quietly; this new phenomenon can be applied to friendship groups too. Journalist Read more

  • Lounge Underwear has launched its annual #FEELYOURBREAST campaign and we are obsessed

    Lounge Underwear has launched its annual #FEELYOURBREAST campaign and we are obsessed

    This campaign sets a precedent for fashion brands everywhere – you need to take representation seriously and be seriously clear on your values. Lounge Underwear via their LinkedIn Lounge Underwear have launched their annual breast cancer awareness campaign, #FEELYOURBREAST, to encourage their customers to check their breasts or pecs for signs of Breast Cancer.  Posting Read more

  • Trevi cuts ties with Russell Brand following sexual assault allegations

    Trevi cuts ties with Russell Brand following sexual assault allegations

    Brand first began working with the charity in 2022 Trevi made cut ties with Russell Brand following the Channel 4 documentary A UK-based charity for women, Trevi, has announced that they have cut ties with the British comedian Russell Brand following allegations of sexual assault made against him. The 48-year-old was recently accused of rape, Read more

  • The Nila Extract

    The Nila Extract

    The Nila Extract – from radio waves to film to TikTok to… television? How Nila is paving her way into the film industry working full-time, whilst also hosting her own radio show and educational instagram platform whereby she is amplifying the voices of minority ethnic communities, dispelling stereotypes and navigating societal issues – how does Read more

  • A love letter to myself

    A love letter to myself

    Laila Hanou shares an unfiltered love letter to herself. It’s honest, it’s raw and it’s absolutely beautiful. Laila perfectly articulates why loving ourselves first, should be paramount. We recommend reading this if you’re feeling a little lost in your relationship with your number one – aka, you. Dear me,  Your piercing hazel green eyes are Read more

  • Carolyn Harris MP: The woman behind the UK’s Menopause Taskforce

    Carolyn Harris MP: The woman behind the UK’s Menopause Taskforce

    Twenty years after losing her eight-year-old son in a road traffic accident, Carolyn started struggling with severe depression which she attributed to unprocessed grief and exhaustion from work. After intense research and a 12-year stint on anti-depressants, she realised she was eight years into the menopause and had no idea. © UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor – Read more

  • Taking back the narrative

    Taking back the narrative

    Have you ever wanted to navigate the world of feminist retellings but don’t know where to begin? Explore some of these recommendations about the more successful adaptations, and how they help take back the narrative from their patriarchal origins. Very recently I found myself and a close friend at the Waterstones in Bristol on a Read more

  • How a billion-dollar anti-ageing industry and their obsession with youthful appearances impact real everyday women

    How a billion-dollar anti-ageing industry and their obsession with youthful appearances impact real everyday women

    The anti-ageing industry has contributed to the perpetuation of the idea that ageing is a problem that needs to be fixed, pressuring women to maintain a youthful, wrinkle-free appearance in order to be valued by society. Ageing is a natural and unavoidable process that everyone goes through, yet the idea that ageing as a woman Read more

  • My biggest issue living communally: body image

    My biggest issue living communally: body image

    When I moved to university, my newfound freedom was lost to insecurities about how my body looked. In the weeks leading up to starting university, body image was the least of my concerns. My thoughts were tangled in an adrenaline-fueled cluster of hopes and anxieties about what living away from home for the first time Read more

  • Growing old disgracefully with LuInLuLand

    Growing old disgracefully with LuInLuLand

    Lou Featherstone, otherwise known as the iconic LuInLuLand, talks to Disgraceful about all things body positive. She dives deep into her own personal journey to becoming who she is to date and why she continues to set out to help other women of all ages to become their most confident selves. From sex and mastubation, Read more

  • Being a woman can be hard. Being an older woman can be even harder, especially in Hollywood

    Being a woman can be hard. Being an older woman can be even harder, especially in Hollywood

    Inevitably, we all get older, but in a society where we are living longer than ever before there are still outdated societal expectations and norms that older and ageing people face. Unfortunately, this is even more so if you’re a woman; ageing for women is still a topic that is surrounded by the perception that Read more

  • Facing your unknowns: Women and the wariness to build financial literacy

    Facing your unknowns: Women and the wariness to build financial literacy

    Disgraceful’s Ahuzar explores the notions of financial literacy, upbringing and confidence from the perspective of a Middle Eastern girl. Imagine your routine morning, where you wake up and immediately reach for your phone. You go on Instagram and scroll through the countless make-up tutorials, celebrity edits and the restaurant reviews and simply refuse to think Read more

  • Isabelle Langlois: The Perfume Stylist

    Isabelle Langlois: The Perfume Stylist

    Forty-one year old Isabelle Langlois needed a change in 2019. Living in London for around nine years, and working in five-star hotels as a concierge for several years, Isabelle needed a change of tune.  “I was talking with a guest at the hotel who I was very close to, who helped me in the business Read more

  • An interview with Moda PR

    An interview with Moda PR

    During the pandemic, Jennifer Hodgson founded Moda PR to help brands and founders thrive. Since then, they’ve implemented insane PR strategies for some of your favourite lifestyle brands. This is PR with purpose, this is MODA PR. Can you please introduce yourselves and tell us about Moda PR? Jen: I’m Jen, and this is Ash. Read more