Category: Articles
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CASTING REPORT: IBIZA FASHION FESTIVAL
Rhiannon D’Averc visited the home of The Model Workshops London to attend the final casting call for Ibiza Fashion Festival. You will remember our coverage of the first round of casting for the Ibiza Fashion Festival, taking place this summer, in Issue 34. Since then, the last round of casting has taken place, with final…
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LONDON RUNWAY’S 2019 FESTIVAL CHOICES
The end of the winter season is rapidly approaching for us Brits and for music lovers, the blossoming of spring and summer can only mean one thing: the festival season is nearly upon us. With this in mind, Neil Dowd sinks his teeth into everything confirmed, hinted, rumoured or speculated to bring you his top…
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MISS TRANSBEAUTY PAGEANT 2019
The organisers of Miss TransBeauty share their outlook with us, and why they’re putting together a pageant specially for transgender entrants. Within the fashion industry and in our day to day life, diversity is something to be celebrated and recognised as it represents expression, individuality, and variety. It can often be overlooked and in many…
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LONG LIVE KARL LAGERFELD: THE KING OF FASHION
In the shadow of his death, Judith Willis looks back at the career of the irreplaceable Karl Lagerfeld; creative director, designer, photographer, and pure genius. Tuesday 19th February was like any other day in the office, except just after noon an email popped into my inbox with the subject: ‘Karl Lagerfeld reported dead’. My mouth…
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Issue 39 Launch
The Student Issue. Featuring Graduate Fashion Week with reviews, Rihanna as a fashion icon, how ‘green’ are your diamonds?, two full-colour gorgeous editorials, the history of high heels, Stranger Things and how TV is making 80s fashion cool again, live music review featuring Bryony, fashion’s more ridiculous trends, IMATS, and your answers to our Big…
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RUNWAY READY 101 / CASTING REPORT
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 in Wood Green, a large group of models has gathered to receive instruction from a…
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DRUGS IN MODERN MUSIC: THE FINE LINE BETWEEN USE AND ABUSE
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 refers to the debaucherous lifestyle stereotypically linked to rock musicians in the 1960s and 70s.…
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TRUE WEST – VAUDEVILLE THEATRE REVIEW
**** 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 for True West were rather more accessible this time around, that was no reflection on…
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THE EVOLUTION OF ALEXA CHUNG
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 storm. For the past decade Alexa Chung has graced both our magazines and our TV…
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KATY PERRY COLLECTIONS AND GUCCI FACE ACCUSATIONS OF RACIST PRODUCTS
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 faces black to mock enslaved Africans. Since then, the issue, and subsequent debate, of blackface…
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ISN’T IT FUN TO DRESS UP?
Naomi Purvis explores the artist Grayson Perry and his female alter ego, Claire, questioning whether or not there is a deeper artistic meaning behind his act of crossdressing. While tapestries and ceramics are what you would find at a Grayson Perry exhibition, it is perhaps the artist himself that’s the real showstopper – or, in…
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ISSUE 38 LAUNCH
Issue 38 is out now! Click here to buy a print copy The Overseas Issue. Featuring London Pacific Fashion Week; editorial with Bate Nate H; Fashion Hong Kong; Edeline Lee; iamchen; Jamie Wei Huang; Malan Breton; House of iKons; personal styling on the high street investigated; the rise of Jeffree Star; interviews with musicians from French…
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THE LIFE OF A COLLECTION: LUIS BONFIGLIO
This season, we’re following designer Luis Bonfiglio as he puts together a collection – from the first inception of the designs through to the finished pieces. This issue, we continue with the journey of selecting the fabrics. In this issue of London Runway, I will talk about the process of selecting the fabrics for my…
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FIVE YOUTUBE MUSICIANS TO WATCH IN 2019
There are few platforms as effective for cutting through the noise of the music industry and reaching your audience than YouTube. With household names like Shawn Mendes, Five Seconds of Summer and even Justin Bieber each partly owing their success to the platform’s reach, Neil Dowd is here with his top five YouTubers to keep…
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BEHIND THE THRIFTING AND VINTAGE TREND
Candice Wu goes to a Vintage Kilo Sale in Hackney, picking up some unique pieces and conversing with the equally unique shoppers. Thrifting and vintage shopping is always an adventure because you never know what you’ll chance upon. From branded activewear and glamorous fur coats to antique or quirky additions, there is something for everyone,…
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WOMEN’S RELATIONSHIP WITH MAKEUP
Joanna Cunningham explores how modern women of all ages feel when they wear makeup, and whether our society has affected our thoughts on looks and beauty. Makeup has been a part of society since the ancient Egyptians reigned, around 7000 years ago. From dramatic Cleopatra-esque eyeliner before the Roman Empire began, to the white-faced Georgians…
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Issue 37 Launch
Issue 37 is out now! Click here to buy a print copy The Trade Show issue. Featuring London Bridal Fashion Week; Pure London; London Edge; Fashion Collective Hub; two gorgeous editorials; how to look better in selfies; why trade shows are important; how fashion creates character in Killing Eve; the Mary Quant exhibition; the digital…
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INTERVIEW: Bryony
Ambient, pop-inspired instrumentals, 80s synthesisers and a mellifluously soothing vocal are just a few of the musical components that make her sound. Neil Dowd met with Bryony to discuss the ideas behind her new musical project, her aesthetic imagery and what we can expect from her next. For the benefit of our readers who haven’t…
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THE GREAT DEPRESSION: AS IT IS VS THE STIGMATISATION OF MENTAL HEALTH
Neil Dowd explores how one band is fighting a battle against the stigma that still surrounds mental health. As It Is have become one of the most recognisable names in the United Kingdom’s pop-punk scene. Formed in 2012 in Brighton, the band is made up of guitarist and vocalist Benjamin Langford-Biss, bass guitarist Alistair Testo,…
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THE LIFE OF A COLLECTION: LUIS BONFIGLIO
This season, we’re following designer Luis Bonfiglio as he puts together a collection – from the first inception of the designs through to the finished pieces. This issue, we introduce the man himself – in his own words. My name is Luis Bonfiglio and I’m an Italian fashion designer based in Amsterdam. In the…
