One of the oldest items Leah owns is her pair of giant hoop earrings. She picked them up aged 14 from the Saint-Ouen market in northern Paris where she passed the weekends with her friends. “My style has changed a lot throughout the years, but the hoops have remained a constant.” Leah likes to pair her hoops with an eclectic mix of layers, patterns, charity shop treasures and what she terms “deconstructed clothing”. She also uses clothing as armour when there’s a banner to hold high or a fight to be had in the name of toppling inequality. “Sometimes when I need a little help in feeling empowered, I like to wear clothes that remind me of other people’s resilience. That can be clothes from friends but also campaigns.”

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Leopard print jacket, Common Thread Clothing Exchange
Necklace, Common Thread Clothing Exchange
Flower earring, second hand from a Flea Market
Red shirt, second hand
Skirt, Common Thread Clothing Exchange
Chilis, prop from a party

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Hoop earrings, Saint-Ouen market in Paris
Necklace, handmade
Top, charity shop
Trainers, charity shop
Fan, picked up in Valencia

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Adidas jacket, vintage
Shirt, charity shop
Trousers, second hand
Frog earring, gift from Japan

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Dress, second hand from Leah’s Aunt
Trainers, charity shop

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Top, charity shop
Shorts, second hand
Hat, lost and found at work
Hoop earrings, Saint-Ouen market in Paris