Category: Articles
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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…
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GLOBAL WARMING’S IMPACT ON FASHION
With tensions rising globally concerning climate change, Madisen Crandall explores global warming and its impacts on fashion. The fashion industry is responsible for more than 8% of total global carbon emissions. Nonbiodegradable fabrics can last up to 200 years in a landfill and it takes more than 2700 litres of water to make a single…
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HOW GENDERED DRESSING HAS CHANGED THROUGH HISTORY
This month, Cicilia Brognoli looks into the evolution of gendered dressing through history. The way we dress is dictated by a set of well-established cultural and social norms, apparently indisputable. This is true for most people, who tend to conform with what the crowd does, accepting the fact that for example, skirts are for women,…
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LFW SS21 REVIEW: REINSTATING JOY AND CREATIVITY
Darcey Sergison explores the whole LFW SS21 digital schedule, allowing you to skip to the highlights! Similar to Fashion Week in June, SS21 continues to face the restrictions of an industry under stress from the global pandemic. With the rule of six being implemented a week before this season’s shows were about to occur, we…
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WOULD YOU PAY TO WEAR A DRESS THAT DOESN’T EXIST?
This issue, Grace Pickford explores the world of digital fashion and discusses the positives and the negatives of this futuristic trend. Believe it or not, there is an entire sub-industry within fashion where the clothes do not physically exist. Yes, you read it right: these clothes are unwearable, untouchable, and un-hangable in your own wardrobe.…
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WHO ARE YOU? The Colours in Your Wardrobe Tell All
Cheyanne Greig-Andrews investigates the fascinating world of your wardrobe! Find out what the colours you wear say about you and how to utilize colourful ensembles for your ultimate success. Colour is one of those things that is easily taken for granted. How often do we think about how colours affect us, especially when we wear…
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Issue 56: The Festive Issue
Buy your print issue here! Featuring our London Runway Christmas Gift Guide, announcement of the London Runway Sustainability Awards, the dangers of greenwashing, interview with designer Julia Bailey, Mary Beard book review, Liberty shopping guide; Eirinn Hayhow, the menswear Face of London Runway 2020, Eastwood Danso, Shereens, Miss London City Gala, backstage at LFW SS21,…
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2020: THE YEAR TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Darcey Sergison’s open letter to the 2020 graduating class. Dear fellow 2020 graduates, This was supposed to be our year! The year we graduate and celebrate all the hard work and sacrifices we have made over the past years. We remember the highs and lows we have endured, all for the perfect summer day with…