Payback Princess: Our October Cover Star Is Drew Afualo!

Hey dolls,

It’s Thursday which means we’re here with our weekly update from the Dollhouse. Earlier this week, we launched our October cover with TikTok sensation Drew Afualo (Opens in a new window), plus Gina and Ione are talking about fashion’s inclusivity myth on the podcast (Opens in a new window). Elsewhere, we’re embracing the season with Pumpkin Spice Lattes and a healthy dose of The X Files. Let’s jump in!

Drew Afualo on Unpacking Internalised Misogyny, Being Overprotective and Cleaning Up the Streets of Sexist Men (Opens in a new window)

The iconic and outspoken TikTok star sits down with Gina Tonic to talk about clapping back at misogynists and her rise through the rank’s of social media’s most chaotic platform.

Love Bite: 20 Years of the Pumpkin Spice Latte, the Internet’s Favourite Drink (Opens in a new window)

In this new column on online food trends, Copy Editor Lauren O’Neill considers the history of the internet discourse surrounding the most autumnal drink of all, the PSL.

The Not-So-Hidden Subversiveness of Girly Girl Style (Opens in a new window)

Katarzyna Skiba explores the reasons why millennial and Gen Z women can’t get enough of bows, ribbons and ballet flats.

How The State Failed Dana Scully: A Reflection on The X Files on its 30th Anniversary (Opens in a new window)

Hannah Gibson revisits the classic show 30 years on, through its flawed feminism and the subject through whom it is projected, Gillian Anderson’s Dana Scully.

Entering the Post-Brand Era: Anonymous Posting Is the Ideal Way to Explore Identity (Opens in a new window)

Kat Gabrielle discusses the death of the personal brand, asking whether anonymity is actually a better lens through which to experience online.

See you next week!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team <3