With Christmas fast approaching, Claire Marie Healy picks out the best coming-of-age films to watch over the festive season, from Morvern Callar to Welcome to the Dollhouse
In her new column, Claire Marie Healy considers the humble barrette to ask: if our hair is girl-coded as women, where’s the line between childlike regression and avant-garde subversion?
In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, Claire Marie Healy delves into the Tate’s art collection and traces the journey of ‘the girl’ in painting, discovering what links Brooke Shields with 18th-century portraiture
Through films like Suspiria and Black Swan, Claire Marie Healy looks into the oppressive history of pointe shoes – and why they are a powerful symbol of the kinds of expectations placed on all young girls
Curator Eldina Begic talks us through five key workwear pieces from her Rotterdam exhibition – from a NASA space suit to early Stone Island and CP Company pieces