Category: Articles
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TO THE TWENTY-SOMETHING OF 2022: 10 THINGS TO TAKE INTO THE NEW YEAR
As the end of the year approaches, Jessica Carvalho dishes out valuable advice to keep in mind for the next 365 days. In case you have not noticed, I love sticking my nose into peoples’ business. I’m a writer, and frankly, that’s at least half of the job. I maybe love being nosy just as…
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London Runway Issue 70 – The Love Issue
Buy your print copy. The Love Issue. Featuring: Lucian Buium; Silke; House of iKons; National Asian Wedding Show; LRSA Winner Announcement and Interviews; National Wedding Show; The Purple Collection; interviews with independent brands/designers; London Runway 2021 Covers; 5 gorgeous editorials; 2022 tips on self-love and healing; the evolution of fashion shows; a book review on…
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THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FASHION MOMENTS OF 2021
Ruth Croft reveals the most popular moments in fashion from 2021. It has been a fabulous year for fashion. In the last twelve months we have seen tremendous change in all aspects of society, and it is safe to say that that has been reflected in the creative industry. Every year we see designers discover…
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BEAUTY EXPERT, AUTHOR, AND ACTRESS CHARIS MICHELSEN SHARES HOW TO UTILIZE THE HOTTEST RUNWAY FASHION AND MAKEUP TRENDS TO MAXIMIZE YOUR PHYSICAL APPEAL
Ah, the runway show experience — inspirational, on-point street style outside of show venues, the veritable hyper-stylish elite clocking fellow stars, the active buzz of top hair and makeup artists behind-the-scenes as gorgeous creatures sip champagne and pick at delicacies while being painted and coiffed, the hush as the lights shift, the music pumps, cameras…
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FROM ME TO YOU, TO THE FUTURE: THE IMPACT OF SECOND-HAND CLOTHING IN AFRICA
Jessica Carvalho analyses just what sustainability has come to mean to African fashion and designers, and how their efforts are being hindered by the US and Europe. Out with the old, in with the new. A statement that, apart from being a line from what is arguably the best song to come out of the…
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THRIFTING A £20 CHARITY SHOP OUTFIT
Thomas Woods sets himself a challenge of forming a £20 outfit comprised of strictly charity shop finds. As a society, we are now at a point where we must be aware of the environmental impact that our everyday actions and general consumption has on the world around us. The clothing industry is a central contributor…
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I DRESSED IN SEVEN DIFFERENT AESTHETICS FOR A WEEK – AND YOU SHOULD TOO!
With Halloween just around the corner, Jessica Carvalho explores a more lowkey way of dressing up, and the part fashion plays in our attitude every day. If there is anything that should be known about me, it is that I do not enjoy being put into a box. Both academically – see: my career change…
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SUSTAINABLE CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAPPING
Candice brings you sustainable gift wrapping alternatives for a more eco-friendly holiday season. With the holidays right upon us, presents are stacking up waiting to be wrapped and festively decorated. However, knowing that all that packaging will just be quickly circled back into landfills or recycle centres that may not be able to repurpose it,…
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London Runway Issue 69 – The Silver Issue
Buy your print copy The Silver Issue. Featuring: Helen Anthony; Chrysaora Pacific; Harun Rune Interview; Miss Commonwealth; House of iKons; Asian Fashion and Bridal Show; India Fashion Week London; Africa Fashion Week London; London Runway Sustainability Awards; breaking bad’s colour wheel wardrobe; a book review on Bewilderment by Richard Powers; influential 2021 fashion moments; tips…
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WHY THE REVIVAL OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S RED IS SO IMPORTANT
This week, Ruth looks into the return of Taylor Swift’s album, Red, and its importance in today’s societal culture and dynamics. It is officially autumn. The leaves are beginning to turn red and gold, coats and scarves are being pulled from the back of wardrobes, and pumpkin spice is the scent of every coffee shop.…
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WHAT WOULD MCQUEEN DO?
Suhani Lotlikar remembers the legendary designer Alexander McQueen. Born in a family of humble backgrounds, Lee Alexander McQueen – famously known as Alexander McQueen – is a name that has been tattooed on the skin of the fashion industry. Just at the age of 16, he dropped out of school and found work at a…
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XMAS SHOPPING SPREE
This month Cicilia proposes to you a great selection of Christmas shopping places around the capital. Christmas is approaching rapidly, and although I’m personally not one of those starting the Christmas countdown 100 days in advance, I do love a good shopping spree. So, if you are on the hunt for particular gifts or are…
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HOW TO DRESS UP FOR HALLOWEEN THE RIGHT WAY
This week, as Halloween draws closer, Ruth Croft discusses how to dress the right way this festive season, and why we need to be leaving some costumes in the past. Halloween is back and better than ever. Sometimes known as ‘All Hallows’ Eve,’ it is a celebration that reflects the liturgical year, dedicated to remembering…
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COOL COSY CONSCIOUS
“Cool, cosy, conscious” is what I find myself saying to shop assistants when I enter the shops every autumn. I love sweaters, and every year I find myself buying new ones. As much as this is a whim, more than a necessity, I can’t help but get lost in long online or live shopping sessions…
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BILLIE EILISH: A FASHION REVOLUTION
As we await her ‘Happier than Ever’ world tour show in the UK, Billie brings to us something more than music. If you have put on the radio in your car lately or asked Alexa to play the top 50 international playlist, there is no chance you haven’t heard the tunes of Billie Eilish’s new…
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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: ROMANTIC DARKNESS
This month, Cicilia illustrates the history of one of the most famous British fashion houses, Alexander McQueen. Many of you probably know this name very well. For those who have recently landed on the fashion planet, this brand’s fame spiked as their oversized trainers were the most popular womenswear item in 2019. Lee Alexander McQueen,…
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London Runway Issue 68 – The Winter Issue
Buy your print copy The Winter Issue. Featuring: Robert Keene, our 2021 Face of LR Menswear Winner; more House of iKons; Prime London; Sustainability in Africa Fashion Show; Hannah Sosna; Hannah Krum, IA London and more LFW; London Runway’s Sustainability Awards; Francesco Lo Iacono’s watercolor fashion illustration book; Christmas gift and shopping guides; a sustainable…
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London Runway Sustainability Awards 2021
Listening to the requests of you guys, we are back with our second annual London Runway Sustainability Awards! For those who missed it last year, this award puts the highlight on select brands truly making the giant leaps toward ethical and sustainable creativity and design. We had great responses from the first one, so we…
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AN EXPLORATION INTO OUR EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO CLOTHES
This issue, Katie Abson explores our attachment to clothes and why letting them go is so hard. We all have that one item of clothing that we just can’t let go of, no matter how old, damaged, or dated. Even if we know we’ll never wear it again – we don’t have the heart to…
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DES O’CONNORS LIVE CATWALK AUDITIONS
London Runway was on hand to witness the live catwalk auditions to select the face (or feet!) of the upcoming Des O’Connors shoe collection. With insights from our Face of London Runway 2021 Womenswear winner, Kirsty Spence… On Saturday 11th September, a large group of hopeful models filed into the Holiday Inn in Kensington. They…