Isabella Gannon is a junior behavioural analyst at Canvas8. She holds a BA in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin, and there became interested in the relationship between media, identity and visual culture. Outside of work, she’s frequently reading, going to gigs, and navigating obscure corners of wikipedia.

People are looking for a visceral reprieve from the permacrisis

Essential Escapism

Gen Z (born 1997-2010)

Gen Y (born 1982-1996)

Australia

Clothing, footwear, and accessories

Make-up

The runways of Australian Fashion Week were coloured by subcultural influence, bringing occult aesthetics and goth-inflected beauty looks to centre stage. In an age of polycrisis, people are shunning overly-polished visuals and exploring the macabre as a way of processing harsh realities.