Rhiannon D’Averc visited the home of The Model Workshops London to watch Maxine Griffiths leading the pre-LFW Runway Ready 101 workshop, and to attend a casting call for Ibiza Fashion Festival. In an open space in a nondescript office building … Continue reading RUNWAY READY 101 / CASTING REPORT
Neil Dowd explores the subculture within the music industry that glorifies and encourages drug use – and how this has quickly turned to abuse for many musicians. ‘Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll’. The colloquial phrase popularised in 1977 by Ian Drury … Continue reading DRUGS IN MODERN MUSIC: THE FINE LINE BETWEEN USE AND ABUSE
**** 4 out of 5 stars Rhiannon D’Averc reviews the latest showing of Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Last time Kit Harington took to the boards in London, the queues were so long that camping equipment was advisable. While the day tickets … Continue reading TRUE WEST – VAUDEVILLE THEATRE REVIEW
THE ‘IT’ GIRL OF FASHION – FROM MODEL TO DESIGNER With the approach of Alexa Chung’s second runway show, Fatima Salajee looks at the evolution of Alexa Chung from model to designer, and how ALEXACHUNG is taking London Fashion Week by … Continue reading THE EVOLUTION OF ALEXA CHUNG
“Today the world lost a giant among men,” commented editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour. Karl Lagerfeld was a German creative director, fashion designer, artist, and photographer who lived in Paris. One of the industry’s leading creatives and a … Continue reading KARL LAGERFELD, FASHION ICON, DIES
News by Madeleine Coffey Almost two years on from the horrific tower-block fire that stole 72 lives and left survivors homeless, Justice4Grenfell (J4G) took to the runway at London Fashion Week demanding justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower … Continue reading “72 DEAD AND STILL NO ARRESTS. HOW COME?”: GRENFELL ACTIVISTS TURN HEADS AT LFW
News by Madeleine Coffey Katy Perry Collections and Gucci have both been forced to remove items from their recent collections after being accused of using blackface in designs. Blackface is a centuries-old act that saw white performers paint their … Continue reading KATY PERRY COLLECTIONS AND GUCCI FACE ACCUSATIONS OF RACIST PRODUCTS
