Slid Needham is a politically-charged young creative, whose expertise cannot be put into just one category. Her make-up looks are abstract, her outfits uncensored – a fact that has left her at odds with Instagram’s nudity guidelines. In the past, the platform has removed Needham’s account, inciting her to test the boundaries and raise the question, “Are we being overly censored for displaying our own bodies?” Last year, the CSM womenswear designer collaborated with Vivienne Westwood on the Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood show performance, whilst working closely with MUA Val Garland on the models’ make-up looks. In conversation with SLICK, Needham opened up about the nature of creative plagiarism, the need for authentic, well-meaning representation in the industry, and the role her sexual and gender identity plays in her design process.