Author: londonrunway
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS AND SERIES ON NETFLIX TO WATCH
Feel like you are watching the same series on repeat? Darcey Sergison provides a guide to the foreign language films and series you should add to your list to watch this Christmas. With the past few months spent at home, it is inevitable that you will have exhausted Netflix. Like many of you, I turned…
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HOW TO MAKE YOUR WARDROBE MORE SUSTAINABLE
This month, Cicilia Brognoli proposes some simple steps to have a trendy and eco-friendly wardrobe for fashion lovers curious about sustainability. SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability is often regarded as a trend, a craze many desperately chase to feel cool and in step with the times. Although it might seem that buying sustainably is a passing trend, like…
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THE CRITERIA THAT MAKES A COMPANY TRULY SUSTAINABLE
Darcey Sergison looks deeper into what makes a company truly sustainable and how we can distinguish noise from action. Sustainability is the buzzword for the fashion industry this year, and in prior years, as allegations of unethical supply chains have damaged the image of many brands, big and small. While sustainability may appear all over…
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SHOPPING GUIDE – LIBERTY
This month Cicilia Brognoli presents Liberty, one of the most fascinating department stores in the world. LOCATIONLiberty is located in the heart of London, a stone’s throw from Oxford Street Station. Although the official address of Liberty is on the website (Regent Street London, United Kingdom W1B 5AH), it is much faster to look for…
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INTIMIDATING WOMAN! – Julia Bailey
Darcey Sergison interviews Boston’s empowering new designer, Julia Bailey, about her first collection focused on embracing and redefining the meaning behind ‘intimidating’. Hi Julia, it is great to talk to you about your new brand Julia Bailey Designs. For those new and current, in three words, who is Julia Bailey Designs? Hi everyone! My name…
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REGENERATING FAST FASHION: THE DANGERS OF GREENWASHING
This month Maria Henry explores fast fashion’s efforts towards sustainability. Is it real or is it performative? By now, most of us are aware that fast fashion is taking a massive toll on our earth’s natural environment. The overproduction of garments using nonsustainable methods has led the fashion industry into being one of the top…
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London Runway Jewellery Design Competition
We’re putting together a competition for jewellery designers – whether you’re an established designer, a student of design, or just a hobbyist. Even if you’ve never designed anythingbefore, we’d love you to give it a try! What We Want We’re looking for a piece of jewellery that exemplifies the London Runway ethos. We love things…
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Issue 58 – The Old and New Issue
Buy a print copy here! The Old and New Issue. Featuring: 12 full-colour editorials, vintage fashion shopping London guide, results and interviews from the London Runway Sustainability Awards, how to travel light for photoshoots, interview with Ellie Gill, raising a daughter with Down Syndrome, Bridgerton’s fashion craze, and the launch of our brand new jewellery…
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WHERE TO FIND PAID MODELLING WORK
Rhiannon D’Averc shares her tips on not just getting work, but getting paid. As a model, finding paid work is very important. This is how you can earn a living from doing something that you love. It’s also a great way to get exposure: the more ad campaigns, magazine editorials, or events you take part…
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THE BEST PODCASTS FOR THE BEST SECOND-HAND
Darcey Sergison recommends the best sustainable podcasts to inspire you. Podcasts are one of the greatest ways to stay informed while on the go. I find that sometimes if you have a train journey or even going to the shops, I like to listen to a good podcast to keep me thinking even while doing…
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#SBCHALLENGE
This issue, London Runway has teamed up with Samanta Bullock’s #SBChallenge to present a series of magazine covers starring disabled models. Rhiannon D’Averc explains more… Disabled people only appear in 0.1% of fashion communications. This was the starting point for the #SBChallenge, set up in response to the #Voguechallenge that flew around social media, prompting…
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THE BIGGEST CATWALK STUMBLES EVER
This month, Cicilia Brognoli presents an enjoyable review of catwalk falls. Have you ever seen a model falling while walking the catwalk? Probably yes, because as soon as someone slips in a fashion show, people share it. When this happens the unlucky fashion model falls virtually in a loop of videos and photos posted and…
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7 APPS THAT HELP YOU FIND ALTERNATIVE SUSTAINABLE BRANDS TO YOUR FAVES
Grace Pickford explains how you can find great sustainable shopping options, right from your phone. Fashion provides sanctuary, imagination, and power to people all over the world. Fashion is identity, voice, and expression. However, fast-fashion practices are becoming increasingly known for their destructive impacts on the environment, and human rights. This year it was published…
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TIKTOK’S SKINCARE REVOLUTION
This issue, Maria Henry explores the trials and tribulations of the TikTok skincare community. Who can you trust and what should you buy? If you’re anything like me, you probably spent a lot of your lockdown franticly scrolling through TikTok looking for something to do. During this time, you may have stumbled across ‘skincare TikTok’,…
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EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SLOW FASHION
In this article Cheyanne explores the world of slow fashion, revealing everything you need and want to know about this recent phenomenon Sustainability has been a hot topic in the fashion industry recently. New terms seem to be popping up every day – from slow fashion to eco attire and circular fashion. Trying to navigate…
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London Runway Issue 57 – The Gold Issue
Buy your print copy here! Featuring a record 15 editorials, #SBChallenge photoshoot, 2020 covers, Sustainability Awards nominees announced, the criteria that tell you whether a company is truly sustainable, how to make your wardrobe greener, foreign language recommendations on Netflix, Venice travel guide, interview with Susanna Merrick of Aura Wear, and alternative style’s resurgence during…
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SECONDHAND SEPTEMBER ITEMS TO BAG
Darcey Sergison looks at the items you should be buying second-hand to help the environment and reduce the effects of fast fashion. It can be daunting going thrifting, whether you are a regular or a first-time charity shopper, but it is worth giving it a go. With September being the month to buy items second-hand,…
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IS YOUR MODELLING AGENCY THE REAL THING – OR IS IT A SCAM?
Maria Henry explores the ways in which aspiring models can protect themselves from scammers and find real opportunities within the modelling industry. We’ve all heard the stories of top models being stopped by agency scouts, looking to take them from normal people to the next big names in fashion. From supermodel Kate Moss, who was…
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London Runway 2020 Advent Calendar – Day 8 – Free Mobile Wallpapers
This year, we’re giving away lots of goodies over on Instagram! All competitions run until the 26th of December, when we will be contacting the winners, so make sure that you go back and enter any days that you might have missed. Today, it’s a freebie you don’t have to enter for – desktop wallpapers…
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LONDON FASHION ICONS FROM THE 1960S TO 2020
Cheyanne Greig-Andrews explores some of recent history’s most iconic fashion legends to arise from the streets of London London, home to some of the world’s most notorious trailblazers in fashion. Pumping out style icons year after year, there seems to be an endless supply of creative ingenuity here. However, there is occasionally one person who…