
5 Of The Best… Festival Friendly Parkas
PHOENIX picks 5 of the best festival-ready parkas It's that time of year again, when hoards of happy (and some not so happy) campers fill every corner and crevice of the UK's wellington-boot-sucking-fields; that's right, despite our spell of glorious weather, the...

Is Big Data Improving Or Drowning The World Cup?
Stats can be addictive, but numbers aren't everything. England supporters cheer prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between England and Italy at Arena Amazonia on June 14, 2014 in Manaus, Brazil. Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images for Sony Twenty-two...

London Collections: MEN | SS15 | Street Style
London Collections: MEN | Street Style Name: Werewolf Boy Occupation: Blogger What are you wearing? Longchamp Twitter: @TheWereWolfBoy Name: Jalan & Jibril Durimel Occupation: Bloggers Name: Zainab Occupation: Architect What are you wearing? Everything is from a...

London Collections: MEN | Orlebar Brown SS15
At their cobbled Covent Garden store, Orlebar Brown well and truly set our holiday hearts beating with their upbeat branding and fun photographic prints (helped along by the topless standing models outside - with cute dogs, no less). For SS15 Orlebar Brown focused on...
Thinking (And Drinking) Like A Supermodel
A beauty supplement designed by The Body? Pay close attention… Oh, supplements. With their waist-whittling ingredients and pound-shedding promises, it’s hard not to fall for the green, powdery hype. But with more and more of the health-boosting bottles focusing on...

Male Model Monday | Lewis Conlon @ Select
Name: Lewis Conlon Agency: Select Hometown: Notting Hill, London 3 Likes: Fashion, food and girls. 3 Dislikes: Confined spaces, arrogant people and Brussel sprouts. Do you have any bad habits? I bite my nails. What do you look for in a lover? A good personality and...

AW13 Trend | Super Natural
Skincare takes centre stage for A/W 13 Alexander Wang Perfect skin: if you haven’t got it (and lets face it, most of us haven’t), the only way is to fake it. The A/W shows were awash with beautiful faces, alluring in their lack of heavy catwalk warpaint, offering a...

Girl Friday | Emily @ Models 1
Name: Emily Agency: Models 1 Hometown: Esher, Surrey. 3 Likes: Travelling, ballet & shopping. 3 Dislikes: Snoring, olives and coffee. Do you have any bad habits? I bite my nails. What’s the best thing about being a model? Meeting new people and travelling. What’s the...

Weird Words | To Keep Harping On Something
To Keep Harping On Something This phrase means to be a bore by dwelling tediously on a subject, to talk or write endlessly on the same topic, or to keep bringing up the same point in an argument over and over again i.e. to ‘keep harping on the same string’. The phrase...

Behind the Scenes | Oxford Fashion Week
Last Friday at the oldest public museum in the world, PHOENIX celebrated the launch of Oxford Fashion Week with more than two and a half thousand people exploring summer chic through the ages. PHOENIX hosted a shoot showing off the best of London in the heart...

Man of substance | Angelo Galasso AW13
Who will you be this autumn? We'd recommend chaps take a close look at the latest collection from Italian luxury menswear brand Angelo Galasso. The designer is offering the kind of timeless yet updated tailoring that makes every man look like a movie star - a...

Event | Regent Street Style
PHOENIX is proudly London based and yes, London centric. We believe our hometown to be the most vibrant, experimental and accessible fashion hub in the world, and we believe that the globally renowned Regent Street is a perfect example of why our capital city packs...

Weird Words | To Play Gooseberry
To Play Gooseberry This phrase means to act as chaperon and be present when two lovers are together, and make sure that they observe the correct codes of conduct and morals. Courting couples cannot be blamed for agreeing with the saying that “two’s company, three’s a...

Male Model Monday | Elijah Tyedmers @ Elite
Name: Elija Tyedmers Agency: Elite Age: 19 Hometown: Toronto 3 Likes: Soccer, Crème brûlée, Camping 3 Dislikes: Sunburns, Cars that don't let you cross at crosswalks, stepping in dog poo! Best thing about being a model? Traveling to marvelous new places around the...

Brand to Watch | Tom Daxon
Independent perfumer Tom Daxon is a breath of fresh air In a world drowning under the sickly scents of mass-manufactured big-brands fragrances, a niche perfume is something to be cherished. A signature scent should personify the wearer, not the famous face on the box....