Happy Thursday, dolls! 💖

We hope you’ve been having a lovely week! It’s time to have a peek at all the gorgeous new content on The Dollhouse <3

Let’s get into it…..

Joyce Wrice Talks New ‘Motive’ EP, R&B and Divine Femininity

Douglas Jardim chats to Joyce Wrice on the release of her latest EP Motive – discussing and dissecting everything from culture of comparison in music, to the importance of honouring womanhood and female contribution, plus the ability to explore one’s heritage through the audio-visual medium.

Read the full piece here (Opens in a new window).

Queer Whore Collective: The Appropriation of Sex Work Culture in Queer Nightlife Pt. 1

Queer Whore Collective is back this month with part 1 of exploring the appropriation of sex work in nightclubs, the need for care in these spaces, commercialisation of sex worker culture in queer spaces and more.

Read to the full piece here (Opens in a new window).

Hairless from Birth: My Struggle with Beauty Standards in South Asia

In this essay, Rameeza Ahmad explores the societal pressures of hair removal as a South Asian woman, how body hair is used to racially discriminate, and the semblance of hope from a new generation of internet personalities who are using a no-filter approach.

Read the full piece here (Opens in a new window).

The (Bad) Taste Test: What We Talk About When We Talk About Harry Styles

From the queer baiting discourse to his questionable acting abilities - Sam Moore gives a much needed critique of Harry Styles and his performance in the new drama-romance film My Policeman.

Read the full essay here (Opens in a new window).

Fast Fashion Purgatory is the Shoot Exploring Where Your Trashed Outfits Go

‘Where do fads go when they’re no longer in style? They sit in purgatory, waiting their turn to be called into fashion once more. ‘50s, ‘90s, or 2000s? Which of them will be thrust into this season's trends, only to be thrown away the next?’

Kirsten Barnett gives us this incredible shoot of Fast Fashion Purgatory.

See the full editorial here (Opens in a new window).

See ya next week!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team <3