J'Nae Phillips

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Insights Editor and Freelance Writer

J’Nae Phillips is a London-based editor, writer, trend analyst and cultural researcher. She is currently Insights Editor at behavioural insights and cultural intelligence agency Canvas8, as well as continuing to write and contribute to a range of print and online publications, in addition to running a culture-led newsletter, Fashion Tingz, that explores the fashion industry's cultural and aesthetic reawakening. J’Nae has previously worked for Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines UK, The NET-A-PORTER Group, Selfridges, Burberry and more. In 2023, she completed a postgraduate diploma in journalism where she received a distinction, and recent bylines include Teen Vogue, gal-dem, Polyester Zine, DAMN Magazine, Archer, Dazed Beauty, Dirt and more.

Body armour and chainmail: Gen Z’s TikTok obsession with knightcore is bringing the Middle Ages back

By J'Nae Phillips

Well-read, intelligent, and nonchalant: The rise of the lit girl aesthetic on TikTok

By J'Nae Phillips

Corpcore and boardroom baddies: How Gen Z are reinventing office style

By J'Nae Phillips

Cyber nostalgia: How Gen Z-coded Y3K fashion is going to shape the future

By J'Nae Phillips

Team Mongolia’s viral uniforms and high-fashion collabs: How Olympic fashion is taking over TikTok

By J'Nae Phillips

From blokecore to shirred jerseys, football’s girl-coded makeover holds a deeper message

By J'Nae Phillips

How TikTok’s Kendrick Lamar Girl Aesthetic strips away Black culture’s significance

By J'Nae Phillips

On TikTok, Gen Z are Jane Birkinifying their luxury bags like there’s no tomorrow

By J'Nae Phillips

How Gen Z women are using fashion to say f*ck you to the male gaze

By J'Nae Phillips

Why Gen Z still turn to nature and the great outdoors for fashion inspo years after gorpcore’s rise

By J'Nae Phillips

Why Harajuku fashion is making a comeback in both Gen Z culture and aesthetics

By J'Nae Phillips

Exploring the rise of dental aesthetics and women’s grillz for Gen Z

By J'Nae Phillips

The girls are using maths and dinner to redefine womanhood, one TikTok trend at a time

By J'Nae Phillips

Why is gen Z lonely on the internet? A search for community and connection online

By J'Nae Phillips

How TikToker and Gucci model Calum Harper is putting the fun back into the fashion industry

By J'Nae Phillips

A search for perfection: Why does the food in anime look so tasty?

By J'Nae Phillips

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