How To Stage A DIY Art Show
Our Digital Culture Editor Emily shares her tips for budding artistic entrepreneurs When I'm not keeping an ear to the ground to report on cultural goings-on for PHOENIX, I run an arts and lifestyle blog called YOUNG GOLD TEETH. A few months ago, I started thinking...
How To Make It As A Female Entrepreneur
Hippo Reads' Anna Redmond encourages the self-starting sisterhood Image: Mike Licht Everyone agrees there aren’t enough women entrepreneurs. But take heart—numbers are on our side. It turns out we’re a minority that should be highly sought after—next time you’re...
Ari Seth-Cohen’s Hyped Doc Puts Style Over Substance
There is much here in the way of fabric and fashion, but little in the way of personal stories Advanced Style Director: Lina Plioplyte Writer: Ari Seth Cohen, Lina Plioplyte Cast: Joyce Carpati, Ari Cohen, Lynn Dell Documentary - Fashion ★★★☆☆ How old are you? “I’m...
Daily Stylist | She Bangs
Be inspired by our bespoke daily Polyvore outfit... Make a statement with this Tim Ryan black and white fringed bolero, dressed down with a pair of washed-black R13 skinny jeans and a simple Tibi silk camisole. Alaia's studded cutout leather sandals are suitably...
PHOENIX Loves | Supercool Concept Store Odin’s Perfume
Until recently, if you couldn't manage a trip to New York's designer lifestyle concept stores Odin - where effortlessly cool customers are treated as friends, as likely to pop in to say hi or hang out as browse their eccentric wares - it used to be your tough luck....
Shop | Women’s Summer Perfumes
Paco Rabanne Lady Million Absolutely Gold Eau De Parfum Beyond a subtle touch of bitter orange and neroli oil, lies exotic heart notes of Arabian jasmine and vibrant orange blossom, alluringly heightened by a woody-amber base with hints of patchouli. Lady Million is...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | UCA Epsom
Culminating day two of the whirlwind of talent that is Graduate Fashion Week, UCA Epsom students showcased their variety of collections. The thirst for innovation was felt throughout the designs, they were quirky, original, and finely presented. The only way to...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | University of East London
Often when the word East London is mentioned, especially around the fashion table, a connotation immediately flies through everyone's mind. Yet over the past 20 years East London has been the cultural birthing ground for much of the UK's most recognisable, successful...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | Northbrook & Wiltshire College Salisbury
Chloe Selby's collection, 'Child's Play', drew heavily on contemporary trends. Leather dungarees and playsuits exposed a lobster illustration in the lining, while thick knitted bobble hats in cobalt blue, black and white were co-ordinated with playfully magnified...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | UCA Rochester
Common themes of the UCA Rochester’s show were centered on luxe minimalism, body armour and the modern traveller. Below are just a few of the many standout designers from the show. First up was graduate Sophia Kouvarou. Entitled, ‘A Light So Dark’, Kouvarou’s...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | De Montfort Contour
The only lingerie show at Graduate Fashion Week from one of only two ‘Contour’ courses running in the UK, De Montfort showed collections ranging from bridal to swimwear, sporty styles and fetish. Opening the show was Beth Parkin, whose pink and purple rubber...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | Northumbria University
The Northumbria show was notable for it's large proportion of menswear - nine out of twenty collections, many of an impressively high standard. Miranda Poppy Kale's offering 'Live at the Fillmore', inspired by the legendary San Francisco venue's Sixties gig posters...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | Nottingham Trent
Nottingham Trent decided to test our alertness by tucking their best two designers away at the end of a 23-collection showcase. Kerry Walker's womenswear collection of immaculately draped blood red silk and wool, black leather and glossy shearling really was a cut...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | Kingston University
Every year Kingston pulls in the biggest crowds and is one of the most talked about shows of the season. The quality of work and the output were phenomenal, with the 'deconstruction' of pre-established conceptions in garments, particularly of tailoring, being the...
Graduate Fashion Week 2013 | International Show
This year at Graduate Fashion Week, marked the first show for international talent. With a line-up of graduates from Germany, Italy, Turkey, France, Taiwan, Pakistan, Denmark, Norway, Israel, Japan, and the United States, there were myriad fresh and inventive designs...
