We live in a world with access to more information than all of the world's university libraries combined. So why, with all this access, "post-truth" is Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year and potentially "one of the defining words of our time"?
"Post-truth" as defined in the dictionary is an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals. Although the word has been in use since 1992, it's been rising in popularity, which coincides with the rise in social media being the 'go-to' news source. And what's wrong with that?
Earlier this month, a Vice story focused on how the death of Thailand’s king has changed Thai fashion, with black recently becoming the country’s most popular colour. The interplay between real world events and fashion is incredibly interesting and, though I haven’t heard of any Brits wearing darker tones as a result of Brexit, I often wonder what will happen to UK fashion in the wake of Britain’s departure from the EU.
In August, Macy’s announced that it is shutting another 100 stores.In the same month, BHS closed its last store after 88 years of trading. Though the likes of House of Fraser and Debenhams look in much better shape than this, there is no doubt that they, as well as all other department stores, are facing some major challenges. And the biggest of these is e-commerce. So what does the future hold for the department store?
