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How to Style an Oversized Tee
These days, oversized tees are everywhere and for good reason. They are extremely comfortable and practical! However, finding a way to wear an oversized tee that suits your needs and...
How to Style an Oversized Tee
These days, oversized tees are everywhere and for good reason. They are extremely comfortable and practical! However, finding a way to wear an oversized tee that suits your needs and...
Essentials for a Gender-Neutral Wardrobe
The gender-inclusive movement has finally gained traction in the fashion industry. More and more designers are creating collections that reject gender stereotypes and celebrate the non-binary identities of the wearers,...
Essentials for a Gender-Neutral Wardrobe
The gender-inclusive movement has finally gained traction in the fashion industry. More and more designers are creating collections that reject gender stereotypes and celebrate the non-binary identities of the wearers,...
The Evolution of Street Fashion
Nowadays, the term " street fashion" is frequently used. It's become quite popular in recent years, but what exactly does it mean and when did it become a thing?
The Evolution of Street Fashion
Nowadays, the term " street fashion" is frequently used. It's become quite popular in recent years, but what exactly does it mean and when did it become a thing?
90s Fashion: Hip-Hop Clothing
Here at Kontroversial, we're going to take a deeper look into some of the hottest 90s fashion and hip-hop clothing trends that you can still wear today.
90s Fashion: Hip-Hop Clothing
Here at Kontroversial, we're going to take a deeper look into some of the hottest 90s fashion and hip-hop clothing trends that you can still wear today.
How Did Gender-Fluid Fashion Make its Way into ...
One of the most important roles that fashion plays in society is in fostering broader social change, and this is especially true for gender-fluid fashion.
How Did Gender-Fluid Fashion Make its Way into ...
One of the most important roles that fashion plays in society is in fostering broader social change, and this is especially true for gender-fluid fashion.
How Can the Fashion Industry Become More Inclus...
Clothing is one of the three necessities of life, making the fashion industry one of the most profitable. This simply means that fashion is used by everyone. Fashion, on the...
How Can the Fashion Industry Become More Inclus...
Clothing is one of the three necessities of life, making the fashion industry one of the most profitable. This simply means that fashion is used by everyone. Fashion, on the...
Why is Streetwear Clothing Important?
Since the introduction of streetwear into the fashion world, it has become almost as constant as the rising sun. Almost everyone is wearing it or discussing it! At any given...
Why is Streetwear Clothing Important?
Since the introduction of streetwear into the fashion world, it has become almost as constant as the rising sun. Almost everyone is wearing it or discussing it! At any given...
Understanding Gender Neutral Pronouns
We've become understandably cautious about labelling others, and we're learning the value of asking permission before identifying someone as a specific gender. Using gender-neutral pronouns in conversations will help you...
Understanding Gender Neutral Pronouns
We've become understandably cautious about labelling others, and we're learning the value of asking permission before identifying someone as a specific gender. Using gender-neutral pronouns in conversations will help you...
Understanding Non-Binary
The majority of people, including the majority of transgender people, are either male or female. However, not everyone fits perfectly into the classifications of "man" or "woman," or "male" or...
Understanding Non-Binary
The majority of people, including the majority of transgender people, are either male or female. However, not everyone fits perfectly into the classifications of "man" or "woman," or "male" or...
What Effect Can Fashion Have on Your Mental Hea...
Mental health problems can cause a flood of emotions, threatening one's stability. But we must keep reminding ourselves that there is always light after the storm. It is our sole...
What Effect Can Fashion Have on Your Mental Hea...
Mental health problems can cause a flood of emotions, threatening one's stability. But we must keep reminding ourselves that there is always light after the storm. It is our sole...
Rewriting the Binary Concept with Genderless Fa...
Genderless fashion is gaining popularity among designers and retailers. However, its power has been visible on the streets for some time. The concept of keeping boys' and girls' clothes separate...
Rewriting the Binary Concept with Genderless Fa...
Genderless fashion is gaining popularity among designers and retailers. However, its power has been visible on the streets for some time. The concept of keeping boys' and girls' clothes separate...
How to Challenge Gender Discrimination?
Gender has an impact on all of us. Gender norms tell us what is acceptable in our society for girls and boys, women and men. Girls and women are frequently...
How to Challenge Gender Discrimination?
Gender has an impact on all of us. Gender norms tell us what is acceptable in our society for girls and boys, women and men. Girls and women are frequently...
LGBTQ+ Representation in Fashion
Visibility can take a variety of forms, from honouring the icons and activists who paved the way for the LGBTQ+ community's protections and rights to encouraging the voices that are...
LGBTQ+ Representation in Fashion
Visibility can take a variety of forms, from honouring the icons and activists who paved the way for the LGBTQ+ community's protections and rights to encouraging the voices that are...
Ambassador - Tobias Holt
Name: Tobias Holt Age: 27 Occupation: Personal trainer and Life coach Bio: Kontroversial's bank of new brand ambassadors is completed by fitness influencer and mental health mentor Toby Holt. A...
Ambassador - Tobias Holt
Name: Tobias Holt Age: 27 Occupation: Personal trainer and Life coach Bio: Kontroversial's bank of new brand ambassadors is completed by fitness influencer and mental health mentor Toby Holt. A...
Ambassador - Denon Elliot James
Name: Denon Elliot James. Age: 25 Occupation: Performer Bio: Former mental health worker turned full-time performer Denon praises Manchester and its LGBTQA+ community for helping him find himself following a...
Ambassador - Denon Elliot James
Name: Denon Elliot James. Age: 25 Occupation: Performer Bio: Former mental health worker turned full-time performer Denon praises Manchester and its LGBTQA+ community for helping him find himself following a...
Ambassador - Reece Daniels
Name: Reece Daniels Age: 23 Occupation: Model and dancer A Kontroversial ambassador with a unique story is professional dancer and model Reece Daniels. Born and raised in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Reece...
Ambassador - Reece Daniels
Name: Reece Daniels Age: 23 Occupation: Model and dancer A Kontroversial ambassador with a unique story is professional dancer and model Reece Daniels. Born and raised in Wythenshawe, Manchester, Reece...
Ambassador - Becky Holt
Name: Becky Holt Age: 33 Occupation: Model/ Content Creator Bio: Famed as the most tattooed woman in the UK, glamour model and Only Fans content creator Becky Holt has over...
Ambassador - Becky Holt
Name: Becky Holt Age: 33 Occupation: Model/ Content Creator Bio: Famed as the most tattooed woman in the UK, glamour model and Only Fans content creator Becky Holt has over...
Our Ambassadors - We are Kontroversi'all'
Undressing Discrimination Our new 'Undressing Discrimination' campaign is a series of hard-hitting interviews that delves into the experiences of our four new diverse brand ambassadors. They are Manchester-based stars of the stage...
Our Ambassadors - We are Kontroversi'all'
Undressing Discrimination Our new 'Undressing Discrimination' campaign is a series of hard-hitting interviews that delves into the experiences of our four new diverse brand ambassadors. They are Manchester-based stars of the stage...
Differences Between a Hoodie and a Sweatshirt?
What's the difference between a hoodie and a sweatshirt? Both are athletic clothing that will keep you warm. When it comes to clothing keeping you warm throughout the breezy summer...
Differences Between a Hoodie and a Sweatshirt?
What's the difference between a hoodie and a sweatshirt? Both are athletic clothing that will keep you warm. When it comes to clothing keeping you warm throughout the breezy summer...
Oversized Clothing is More than just Comfort
There are numerous perspectives on the Coronavirus pandemic's outcome. For fashionistas, home lockdown and working from home have given rise to new fashion trends that have become wardrobe-essentials. With comfort...
Oversized Clothing is More than just Comfort
There are numerous perspectives on the Coronavirus pandemic's outcome. For fashionistas, home lockdown and working from home have given rise to new fashion trends that have become wardrobe-essentials. With comfort...
What is Activist Fashion?
What does it take to be an activist? Throughout history, organisers and protest groups have used fashion to give various socio-political movements all around the globe visual momentum. The practice...
What is Activist Fashion?
What does it take to be an activist? Throughout history, organisers and protest groups have used fashion to give various socio-political movements all around the globe visual momentum. The practice...
How did 90s Hip Hop Change Fashion?
Hip hop clothing has evolved at a breakneck pace, with styles varying from city to city, coast to coast, and scene to scene. So, how did 90s hip hop influence...
How did 90s Hip Hop Change Fashion?
Hip hop clothing has evolved at a breakneck pace, with styles varying from city to city, coast to coast, and scene to scene. So, how did 90s hip hop influence...
Understanding Genderless Fashion
The notion that humans are either male or female is deeply embedded in Western society, but as research and the experiences of countless non-gender-conforming individuals demonstrate, sex and gender are...
Understanding Genderless Fashion
The notion that humans are either male or female is deeply embedded in Western society, but as research and the experiences of countless non-gender-conforming individuals demonstrate, sex and gender are...
Why is Sustainable Clothing Important?
Sustainable clothing refers to fashion that has been manufactured sustainably and ethically. This is done to prioritise the environment and encourage consumers to buy the things they need and take...
Why is Sustainable Clothing Important?
Sustainable clothing refers to fashion that has been manufactured sustainably and ethically. This is done to prioritise the environment and encourage consumers to buy the things they need and take...
Needs to Know About Gender Neutral Clothing
Gender-neutral clothing is currently rising in popularity and is often described as clothing suitable for both men and women. The term is often referred to as clothing that can be...
Needs to Know About Gender Neutral Clothing
Gender-neutral clothing is currently rising in popularity and is often described as clothing suitable for both men and women. The term is often referred to as clothing that can be...
The History of Hip Hop Clothing
Hip hop as a culture has a history of going against the norm. However, like most fashion, it has eventually become dominant not only as a popular music genre but...
The History of Hip Hop Clothing
Hip hop as a culture has a history of going against the norm. However, like most fashion, it has eventually become dominant not only as a popular music genre but...
What is Streetwear Clothing?
Streetwear clothing is currently one of the most powerful areas of the fashion industry right now. The term streetwear has been floating around since the late 1970s with the emergence...
What is Streetwear Clothing?
Streetwear clothing is currently one of the most powerful areas of the fashion industry right now. The term streetwear has been floating around since the late 1970s with the emergence...
How Clothing Impacts our Self Esteem
The clothes we wear express who we are, and we should never have to compromise comfort for our mental health. In fact, they should blend together...
How Clothing Impacts our Self Esteem
The clothes we wear express who we are, and we should never have to compromise comfort for our mental health. In fact, they should blend together...
Gender Fluid Fashion Isn’t a Trend and Here is Why
Since the recent pandemic, gender norms in the fashion industry have been challenged, with oversized clothing becoming a trend for all genders, due to comfort and practicality. But is gender-fluid...
Gender Fluid Fashion Isn’t a Trend and Here is Why
Since the recent pandemic, gender norms in the fashion industry have been challenged, with oversized clothing becoming a trend for all genders, due to comfort and practicality. But is gender-fluid...
Why We Need Diversity in Clothing, Now More Tha...
The fashion spectrum has, for the most part, been pretty binary. Icons such as David Bowie and Grace Jones paved the way for a new look on fashion, with Avante...
Why We Need Diversity in Clothing, Now More Tha...
The fashion spectrum has, for the most part, been pretty binary. Icons such as David Bowie and Grace Jones paved the way for a new look on fashion, with Avante...
How your Clothing Choices Can Raise Awareness
For centuries, clothing and fashion choices have been utilised as a way to express oneself. Individuals choose their clothing in order to feel comfortable and recognised, unless they're dressing formally...
How your Clothing Choices Can Raise Awareness
For centuries, clothing and fashion choices have been utilised as a way to express oneself. Individuals choose their clothing in order to feel comfortable and recognised, unless they're dressing formally...
Benefits of Gender-Neutral Clothes
Each LGBT awareness month, issues and discussions are raised to, not only remember the history of LGBT icons and trailblazers, but to ensure that the community feels respected and heard....
Benefits of Gender-Neutral Clothes
Each LGBT awareness month, issues and discussions are raised to, not only remember the history of LGBT icons and trailblazers, but to ensure that the community feels respected and heard....
The History of Streetwear in the UK
Streetwear is a popular fashion choice amongst younger people, and has been continually seen on red carpets and endorsed by celebrities since it burst onto the scene in the 1990s....
The History of Streetwear in the UK
Streetwear is a popular fashion choice amongst younger people, and has been continually seen on red carpets and endorsed by celebrities since it burst onto the scene in the 1990s....
Why the Hoodie is a Wardrobe Necessity
In today's generation, you'll struggle to find anyone that doesn't own a hoodie. Whether it's just something to wear around the house to keep you cosy, or it's your go-to...
Why the Hoodie is a Wardrobe Necessity
In today's generation, you'll struggle to find anyone that doesn't own a hoodie. Whether it's just something to wear around the house to keep you cosy, or it's your go-to...
How to Make a Memorable Fashion Statement
In a world full of more people pushing the boundaries of fashion and ignoring societal norms, it's becoming harder to stand out from the crowd. 75% of people in a...
How to Make a Memorable Fashion Statement
In a world full of more people pushing the boundaries of fashion and ignoring societal norms, it's becoming harder to stand out from the crowd. 75% of people in a...
How to Support Local Clothing Businesses
As of 2020, there were almost 6 million small to medium-sized businesses operating in the UK. The pandemic has had a drastic effect on small businesses, with some, unfortunately, having...
How to Support Local Clothing Businesses
As of 2020, there were almost 6 million small to medium-sized businesses operating in the UK. The pandemic has had a drastic effect on small businesses, with some, unfortunately, having...
Why is Gender-Neutral Clothing so Important?
Over the years, fashion standards and “what’s acceptable” have continuously changed. From hoop skirts and leather jackets to leg warmers and shell suits, each decade has its staple fashion statement...
Why is Gender-Neutral Clothing so Important?
Over the years, fashion standards and “what’s acceptable” have continuously changed. From hoop skirts and leather jackets to leg warmers and shell suits, each decade has its staple fashion statement...
Give back This Black Friday
This Black Friday we’re asking our customers to pay full price for our clothes, so that we can donate 15% of all sales to the LGBTQI+ charity, Rainbow Mind. Rainbow...
Give back This Black Friday
This Black Friday we’re asking our customers to pay full price for our clothes, so that we can donate 15% of all sales to the LGBTQI+ charity, Rainbow Mind. Rainbow...
KV: BRINGING INCLUSIVITY TO THE WORLD OF FASHION
KV: Bringing Inclusivity to the World of Fashion Kontroversial is streetwear that strives to create change and allow everyone to be their most authentic selves. Our gender-neutral clothing features creativity...
KV: BRINGING INCLUSIVITY TO THE WORLD OF FASHION
KV: Bringing Inclusivity to the World of Fashion Kontroversial is streetwear that strives to create change and allow everyone to be their most authentic selves. Our gender-neutral clothing features creativity...
Behind Kontroversial.
Everyday Inspiration for Unique Pieces and Individual Style Everybody sees the world differently - so why live by the rules that stop you being who you truly are? You have...
Behind Kontroversial.
Everyday Inspiration for Unique Pieces and Individual Style Everybody sees the world differently - so why live by the rules that stop you being who you truly are? You have...
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