Melissa Barrera is our new Cover Girl! Hey dolls, We’ve just unveiled our cover star for this month- our favourite scream queen, Melissa Barrera! It’s Thursday, so we’re coming to the end of another great… Hey dolls, We’ve just unveiled our cover star for this month- our favourite scream queen, Melissa Barrera! It’s Thursday, so we’re coming to the end of another great…
Chelsea Wolfe on Witchcraft, Collecting Rubbish and the Bumble… Hey dolls, it’s been a great week of Dollhouse content. From Chelsea Wolfe on witchcraft to a deep dive on a subreddit about collecting rubbish, there's loads to love... Hey dolls, it’s been a great week of Dollhouse content. From Chelsea Wolfe on witchcraft to a deep dive on a subreddit about collecting rubbish, there's loads to love...
NO NONSENSE #37 Hey dolls! We’re back with another instalment of our recommendations newsletter, with loads of TV, books, and films to enjoy if you’re in a slump. Enjoy! Hey dolls! We’re back with another instalment of our recommendations newsletter, with loads of TV, books, and films to enjoy if you’re in a slump. Enjoy!
Lana Del Rey In LA at the End of the World… Hi dolls! We’’re coming in hot with a stack of content: from musings on Lana and LA in a must-read essay, to an editorial from groundbreaking designer Sinéad O’Dwyer... Hi dolls! We’’re coming in hot with a stack of content: from musings on Lana and LA in a must-read essay, to an editorial from groundbreaking designer Sinéad O’Dwyer...
Why Polyester Needs You to Share Hey dolls, it has been proven repeatedly that social media algorithms are biased against marginalised people, and Polyester needs your help online... Hey dolls, it has been proven repeatedly that social media algorithms are biased against marginalised people, and Polyester needs your help online...
Notes on the Lohanaissance… Hey dolls! It’s time for a Dollhouse update: we’ve got everything from an ode to the beginning of cocktail season to thoughts on female stars reclaiming their careers... Hey dolls! It’s time for a Dollhouse update: we’ve got everything from an ode to the beginning of cocktail season to thoughts on female stars reclaiming their careers...
Help Keep Independent Print Going! Hey dolls, consumer spend on print magazines has plummeted by 65% in the past ten years. To keep our print iteration alive, we need your help... Hey dolls, consumer spend on print magazines has plummeted by 65% in the past ten years. To keep our print iteration alive, we need your help...
NO NONSENSE #36 Hey dolls, We hope this email finds you excellently. We’re back with another bi-weekly recommendations newsletter, with plenty of books, TV, films to tide you over... Hey dolls, We hope this email finds you excellently. We’re back with another bi-weekly recommendations newsletter, with plenty of books, TV, films to tide you over...
It’s the Year of the Nun! From our thoughts on cinema’s Year of the Nun to a musing on YBA Sarah Lucas’ relationship to ladette culture, we’ve got loads to dig into this week in the Dollhouse... From our thoughts on cinema’s Year of the Nun to a musing on YBA Sarah Lucas’ relationship to ladette culture, we’ve got loads to dig into this week in the Dollhouse...
Why Media Needs to Change, and How You Can Help Hey dolls, as supporters of Polyester, you’re probably already aware that we stick out a bit on the British media landscape... Hey dolls, as supporters of Polyester, you’re probably already aware that we stick out a bit on the British media landscape...
Is RuPaul’s Drag Race the Opiate of the Masses? From Drag Race overload to whether the popularisation of “unaesthetic, unsexy” beauty products is just a sales technique, there's lots to love on the Dollhouse this week. From Drag Race overload to whether the popularisation of “unaesthetic, unsexy” beauty products is just a sales technique, there's lots to love on the Dollhouse this week.
How To Support Independent Feminist Media <3 Hey dolls, we are so grateful for all your support so far this year – Polyester wouldn’t be what it is without the help of our amazing community. But we need more help! Hey dolls, we are so grateful for all your support so far this year – Polyester wouldn’t be what it is without the help of our amazing community. But we need more help!
NO NONSENSE #35 Hey dolls, it’s time for our biweekly recommendations email! This time we’re enthusing about stacks of films, books and more, so if you need some inspo, look this way! Hey dolls, it’s time for our biweekly recommendations email! This time we’re enthusing about stacks of films, books and more, so if you need some inspo, look this way!
Holly Madison Is Our April Cover Star! Hey dolls! It’s a very exciting Thursday here at Polyester HQ as today we’re launching our April cover, with the legendary Holly Madison! Hey dolls! It’s a very exciting Thursday here at Polyester HQ as today we’re launching our April cover, with the legendary Holly Madison!
Allie X, Drag Queen Story Hour, and a FoodTok Revolution From Allie X in conversation with London underground royalty Princess Julia to a chat with the author and activist Michelle Tea, we’ve got another great round up for you From Allie X in conversation with London underground royalty Princess Julia to a chat with the author and activist Michelle Tea, we’ve got another great round up for you
NO NONSENSE #34 Hey dolls, Here in London we’re about to head into a long weekend, so what better time could there be for a recommendations email? Hey dolls, Here in London we’re about to head into a long weekend, so what better time could there be for a recommendations email?
Deranged Daylists and Mothers and Daughters On Screen… Happy Thursday! We’re back in your inboxes with more Dollhouse content, from mother-daughter relationships onscreen to the true derangement of Spotify daylist titles... Happy Thursday! We’re back in your inboxes with more Dollhouse content, from mother-daughter relationships onscreen to the true derangement of Spotify daylist titles...
See You At Tonight’s Charity Beer Launch! Hi angels, Tonight we’re raising a toast with His Girl Friday, our charity beer in collaboration with Sureshot and Bundobust at Set Social in Peckham and there’s still… Hi angels, Tonight we’re raising a toast with His Girl Friday, our charity beer in collaboration with Sureshot and Bundobust at Set Social in Peckham and there’s still…
Come to our Charity Beer Launch! Hi lovely, Hope you’re having a fab end to the week <3 As part of the ongoing effort to raise funds for our Eden Young Working Class Journalist Fellowship, we’ve… Hi lovely, Hope you’re having a fab end to the week <3 As part of the ongoing effort to raise funds for our Eden Young Working Class Journalist Fellowship, we’ve…
From Waxahatchee to WAGs… Happy Thursday! We’ve got an interview with Waxahatchee all about her new album Tigers Blood, we’ve got an analysis of internet WAGS, we’ve pretty much got it all... Happy Thursday! We’ve got an interview with Waxahatchee all about her new album Tigers Blood, we’ve got an analysis of internet WAGS, we’ve pretty much got it all...
Dive Into The World of Priscilla, and Get 30 Days of MUBI Free! Hey dolls! Have you seen Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla yet? We've been celebrating its MUBI release earlier this month across the site... Hey dolls! Have you seen Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla yet? We've been celebrating its MUBI release earlier this month across the site...
Karaoke, Cuteness, and Cronenberg… Hey dolls, it’s Thursday and we’ve got another stacked week of Dollhouse content for you, from an karaoke to an examination of the 90s office siren trend... Hey dolls, it’s Thursday and we’ve got another stacked week of Dollhouse content for you, from an karaoke to an examination of the 90s office siren trend...
NO NONSENSE #33 Hey dolls, It’s time for another recommendations email from Polyester, and for instalment #33 we’re going hard on films. Hey dolls, It’s time for another recommendations email from Polyester, and for instalment #33 we’re going hard on films.
Geraldine Viswanathan Is Our March Cover Star! Hey dolls, it’s Thursday and your weekly Dollhouse roundup is here. First, we’re welcoming our fabulous March cover star Geraldine Viswanathan, who tells editor-in-chief… Hey dolls, it’s Thursday and your weekly Dollhouse roundup is here. First, we’re welcoming our fabulous March cover star Geraldine Viswanathan, who tells editor-in-chief…
MILFs, WAGs, and Russian Literature Happy Thursday! We’ve got a musing on why the hell the BookTok girlies are so into classic Russian literature, a new editorial from designer Rhi Dancey, and more... Happy Thursday! We’ve got a musing on why the hell the BookTok girlies are so into classic Russian literature, a new editorial from designer Rhi Dancey, and more...
From Femcels to Vengeful Ex-Wives… Hey dolls, Happy Thursday! We’ve got everything from an essay on the 80s + 90s “vengeful ex-wife” trope in cinema to a new Film Fatale on femcels and The Piano Teacher... Hey dolls, Happy Thursday! We’ve got everything from an essay on the 80s + 90s “vengeful ex-wife” trope in cinema to a new Film Fatale on femcels and The Piano Teacher...
NO NONSENSE #32 Ding dong everyone! It’s the Polyester team here again, gracing your inboxes with recommendations from 60s motorcycle pop to noughties TV! Ding dong everyone! It’s the Polyester team here again, gracing your inboxes with recommendations from 60s motorcycle pop to noughties TV!
Mob Wives, Blog Era Feminism and The Dandy Warhols Hey dolls, Happy Thursday! From an interview with Zia McCabe of the Dandy Warhols to a fab essay looking back on blog era feminism, there’s lots to love here! Hey dolls, Happy Thursday! From an interview with Zia McCabe of the Dandy Warhols to a fab essay looking back on blog era feminism, there’s lots to love here!
She’s a star, duh! Introducing our latest cover star, Avantika! Hey dolls, Happy Thursday! We’re so excited that today we’re launching our second cover of the year, starring Mean Girls’ very own woman of the hour, Avantika! Hey dolls, Happy Thursday! We’re so excited that today we’re launching our second cover of the year, starring Mean Girls’ very own woman of the hour, Avantika!
Final Call: Enter Our Raffle To Help Fund a Working Class Journalist! Hi dolls, just a reminder that our fundraising raffle for the Eden Young Fellowship for Working Class Journalists is closing at midnight GMT this Thursday! Hi dolls, just a reminder that our fundraising raffle for the Eden Young Fellowship for Working Class Journalists is closing at midnight GMT this Thursday!