Brand profile | Matter + Home
Luxury living with a holistic heart With stress cementing itself as a deep-seated and overriding issue in our everyday lives, we are sometimes required to travel a little further than the scented bubble-bath aisle in order to find mental relief. If this strikes a...
Watch Out, Boys – Spring’s Films Might Sting
Greg Taylor explores the film world's zeitgeist for troubled men As though frantically nourishing our minds in preparation for the lean nutritional offerings being prepped for summer’s onslaught of explosive lunacy, cinemas are currently awash with challenging films...
Trend Report | The New Denim
It’s a well known fact: fashion has transformative powers. Designers regularly elevate the mundane to new heights and for Spring 2015, it was denim at the heart of the Cinderella story. Denim may be the everyman of fabrics, but its also something we have very strong...
Battle Of The Brands | Brow Pencils
It’s hard to believe that, at the turn of the decade, fashionable eyes were framed by intensely threaded lines of barely-there hair. Thanks to Cara – the modern mother of the thick brow – not to mention our current seventies-inspired hankering for a natural,...
Apply now for Fashion Scout SS16
It's that time of year again: Fashion Scout, the world-renowned style showcase, has opened its doors for SS16 applications. The initiative, which has been running for 18 seasons, has championed a generation of young design talent - including Peter Pilot, Felder Felder...
The Addictive Healthy Snack Taking London By Storm
The lovebirds that nailed the elusive art of the guilt-free snack Alex Ascani and his girlfriend Emily Wong were on holiday in the Far East when they discovered a local method of cooking fruit and vegetable crisps in a vacuum. As London-based foodies who travelled the...
Trend Spot | Plastic Fantastic
From clear macs to throwback jelly sandals, this summer you're invited to play a game of sartorial peak-a-boo. Transparency in small doses can upscale your outfit with two-fold success - tongue-in-cheek on the one hand, luxurious on the other. Statement accessories...
Unwind At Ockenden Manor Spa, Summer’s Hero Retreat
For Londoners seeking a weekend spa break, the credentials are usually as follows: close enough to the capital for easy access, suitably secluded to ensure a serene ambience, with more luxurious fixtures than you can shake a well-massaged limb at. Sure, there are...
Come To London’s Luxury Lido For Chandon’s Pool Party
As temperatures hit 30 in the urban jungle, London’s streets are swarming with bleary-eyed city-dwellers in search of an oasis; so when we heard that Chandon was taking over Tooting Bec lido for a day in August (yes that’s right, water and wine), we couldn’t quite...
The Crucible At The Old Vic | To Go Or Not To Go
Reasons To Go: 1. New Acting Talent Samantha Colley makes her professional stage debut at The Old Vic with a haunting yet fierce portrayal of the formidable Abigail Williams, holding her own opposite Richard Armitage and gripping the audience in the palm of her...
Trend Spot | Summer Embellishment
We don't often go all-out girly here at PHOENIX, but when we do, our inner magpies come out in full force. The onset of high summer has triggered a surge of embellishment, and we're suitably dazzled. Be it dainty jewels or statement stones, a dash of embellishment is...
You Be The Judge | 5 Creative Movies To See This Year
1. 20,000 Days on Earth Directed by: Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Starring: Nick Cave, Ray Winstone, Kylie Minogue After the trailer for 20,000 Hours hit, many responded to Nick Cave's on-screen intensity and zest by calling the film and its autobiographical casting...
5 Of The Best… Cigarette Cut Trousers
With statement prints or block colours, cigarette cut trousers are something that your summer wardrobe cannot be without. The sharp cut projects an Audrey Hepburn air of confidence and sophistication, while being just as wearable as any of your flimsy summer staples....
5 Great British Ethical Fashion Brands
No more fashion victims! Thanks to high-profile incidents such as last year's horrendous Bangladesh factory collapse and the recent scandal in which a woman from Ireland discovered a note from a Chinese slave labourer hidden in a pair of Primark trousers,...
London Collections: MEN |KTZ
For SS15 KTZ created armour for the trend-savvy urbanite, taking ‘urban warrior’ to a whole new level. Held in the shadowy industrial space of the Old Sorting Office, KTZ's show was a theatrical affair inspired by the pagan gods and ancient idols of ancient Greece....
