Happy Thursday, Dolls!
This week on The Dollhouse we’re chatting with Nigeria’s newest ‘It’ girls on the symbiosis nature of style and music, looking at friendship economy and lots more! Let’s get into it…
THE POLYESTER PODCAST (Si apre in una nuova finestra)
The Sleepover Club: On Wednesdays We Dox Mean Girls On TikTok (Si apre in una nuova finestra)
This week, social media decided on a common enemy. After this video went viral, showing two young women mocking another who was taking selfies and filming TikToks at a sports game - the entire internet came together to dox the two perpetrators. But who really was the mean girl in this scenario? Was it the pair, annoyed at being filmed in public? Or the poster for exploiting their experience in exchange for thousands of new followers.
Introducing the It Girls from Lagos! Ayomikun Fagbemi caught up with these Nigerian musicians to chat about the relationship between music and fashion, and how Lagos musicians are making waves with their unique style and sound!
Conversations with Friends: When Did We Lose Empathy for Each Other? (Si apre in una nuova finestra)
Catherine Shuttleworth explores ‘friendship economy’ in this essay.
Calling all horse girls! this editorial puts our fav weird gals in the spotlight.
Why Are We So Quick to Discredit Lip Sync Performances? (Si apre in una nuova finestra)
With Frank Ocean’s recent Coachella performance, Hannah Downes takes a look at the history of lip syncing and why we may be too quick to judge.
See ya next week!
XOXO,
The Polyester Team <3
