How To Write A Novel In Fifteen Years
Still trying to get that award-winning story on the page? Debut author Daniel Mokades offers aspiring authors a word of advice. Fifteen years ago I decided to write a novel. It was a fantasy novel and it was going to be amazing. I sat down and eked out twenty pages of...
Three Ways To Beautify Your Life This Week
You wait all winter for summer to come along, and then by mid-August, you're wishing it away so you can wear your Ghost World-inspired kilt, plummy lip stain and shiny patent Mary Janes. Fear not, PHOENIX is here to put you bang back in the moment (how very...
Lush Spa | Synaesthesia
There aren't many occasions where I have travelled to the Kings Road, stripped off to my knickers and been wafted all over with fragrant smoke; in fact I can count the number of times I've done this on one finger. Thankfully for members of the public and my dignity, I...
Fix Up, Look Sharp | 5 Cutting Edge Exhibitions to Catch While You Still Can
Visual tastemakers have one thing in common: they know how to get our attention. By placing the everyday in the brighter context of the art world, fashion designers, artists and filmmakers highlight the sublime character of the things we so frequently perceive to be...
3 Essential August Cocktails
In our new series, ICEBAR'S Tom Hunter offers three drinks perfect for this sunshine-and-showers month Summer may have proved to be something of a mixed affair this year, with dark and stormy days galore punctuating our brief encounters with the sun, but one thing the...
Art | The Open West @ The Wilson
Cheltenham's new contemporary gallery proves that there's more to art than London In these austere times, it is heartwarming to see the opening of a new contemporary gallery - and even better to see it open in Cheltenham, proving that London does not have a monopoly...
Daily Stylist | The Lady Is A Vamp
Be inspired by our bespoke daily Polyvore outfit It's never been easier to dress the part for Halloween - punk gothic glamour is bang on trend. Saint Laurent ripped leather skinnies worn with a PVC corset and this delicate lace top by Todd Lynn makes for an...
Daily Stylist | Foxy Lady
Be inspired by our daily bespoke Polyvore outfit This ruched jersey dress in petrol grey marl is sexy without trying too hard, especially when worn with a cropped biker jacket and kick-ass watersnake heeled boots by Alexandre Birman. Add detail with a silver Alex...
AW13 Trend | Shower Proof
This week’s beauty inspiration comes courtesy of the Great British Weather No, that isn't a drowned rat, it's a Prada AW13 catwalk model Let’s face it- come winter, we all live in fear of that caught-in-a-thunderstorm situation, and last week's Storm St Jude was an...
Daily Stylist | Sweet Talk
Be inspired by our bespoke daily Polyvore outfit... An instant conversation-starter, Sophia Webster's embroidered leather clutch is the height of saccharine, tongue-in-cheek fashion. A grey cashmere crew neck is the perfect foil for brighter, bolder accessories and...
Book | Bridget Jones’s Diary: Mad About The Boy
Bridget's back - but is she still brilliant? I have frequently turned to my dog-eared copies of Bridget Jones Diary over the years, usually in times of regressive emotional need: after a tragic date experience,when ill, when stressed at work, or simply when worn down...
Daily Stylist | Good Girl Grunge
Be inspired by our bespoke daily Polyvore outfit Opt for a more ladylike take on the ubiquitous check shirt with this oversized silk blouse by Equipment. Mix your prints by pairing it with these black and white crepe culottes from fashion-pack favourite Kenzo. Choose...
Simeon Farrar | Accidental Hero
Simeon Farrar talks Cara, Chanel lawsuits, and PR stunts with Donna Ida at fashion members' club The Industry Crucially, the word “art” comes before “fashion” on Simeon Farrar’s website. Despite his illustrated tees causing more of a fashion stampede than zero...
Music | BluesFest
You owe it to your grandchildren to make it to BluesFest Robert Plant. Photo: Gregg Deiman It’s important to remember that – in the surprisingly short span of rock ‘n roll history – we are in a most privileged position. The possibility of seeing a bone fide...
Daily Stylist | Just Married
Be inspired by our bespoke daily Polyvore outfit Make like Jackie O in this beautiful pearl-embellished dress in blush pink. Kitten-heel silver pumps and a delicate diamond-encrusted Chanel watch keeps things suitably bridal, and this Charlotte Olympia perspex clutch...
