by Julie Reid | Apr 27, 2015 | Culture
Economic instability, political dissatisfaction, uncertainty over whether your vote will count – welcome to the issues of the day, circa 1647. A nobleman sits at the banqueting table of King Charles I and enquires about a servant’s sick child. We all suffer, he...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 21, 2015 | Beauty
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...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 17, 2015 | Culture
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...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 16, 2015 | Fashion
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...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 16, 2015 | Beauty
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,...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 14, 2015 | Fashion
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,...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 9, 2015 | Beauty
Because you can’t rely on the British weather for a golden glow. We need to talk about fake tan. In recent times, the world seems to have fallen out of love with the orangey stuff, favouring a more natural #iwokeuplikethis approach to beauty. It may not be the chicest...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 9, 2015 | Fashion
From Chanel’s foray into designer sneakers to the current collections of Alexander Wang and Phillip Lim, to the existence of Net-a-Sporter (your destination for high-end workout / apres-workout gear), the recent trend for luxe sportswear shows no sign of stopping. And...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 7, 2015 | Magazine
The YOUNG & THE BRAVE issue This issue I wanted to share with you the sense of optimism I feel about the future, the feeling that the grinding cogs of life are finally being greased. Every issue we get bigger and better as more readers join the PHOENIX movement,...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 7, 2015 | Lifestyle
”If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense” – Lewis Carroll, 1865. This year Les Enfants Terribles invites you to discover Alice’s Adventures Underground. In the Vaults beneath Waterloo Station discover Wonderland in all its nonsensical glory....
by Hannah Kane | Apr 3, 2015 | Culture
How would Jesus fare in a breakdancing competition? A lesser-asked question, perhaps. But it’s one that London-based artist Cosmo Sarson answered in 2013 with a glittering 28ft piece of headline-spawning street art. The mural, painstakingly crafted on a well-known...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 2, 2015 | Lifestyle
Easter weekend: spring has arrived, the bank holidays are rolling in and – for many – this is the first chance to really kick off that winter malaise. If you’re not being carted off to spend quality time with the family, London has plenty to offer...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 1, 2015 | Beauty
Susanne Persson is a Swedish makeup artist and hairstylist – and a woman on a mission. Working with an impressive roster of celebrity clients, fashion magazines and film casts, she soon began to notice the holes in her product kit. In her work, experimentation...
by Hannah Kane | Mar 26, 2015 | Culture
The Northern Ballet returns to London with its sell-out sensation The Great Gatsby at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre. If you missed its first tour in 2013, as I did, this is your chance to pounce on tickets. But hurry – it’s only in town for seven performances....
by Hannah Kane | Mar 26, 2015 | Lifestyle
PHOENIX’s Editor-in-Chief Hannah Kane presents a beginners’ guide to spring cleaning your wardrobe, and finding your signature style I’ve always been fascinated by people who have a signature style. The fashion weeks are the supreme observation platform for...
by Hannah Kane | Mar 25, 2015 | Fashion
Shake off the shackles of your winter wardrobe and embrace the lightness and simplicity of monochromatic spring separates with long, lean silhouettes. Interspersed with sculptural twists and flashes of skin, these pieces offer a palette cleanser for the new season...
by Hannah Kane | Mar 25, 2015 | Culture
This Easter, let the SOLSINE shine in… Easter is, for most of us, a rather odd time of year – spiritually hollow, inevitably rainy and overindulgent, when it should be the perfect opportunity to spring-clean your body and soul. So this year, may we suggest...
by Hannah Kane | Mar 25, 2015 | Fashion
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Russia is celebrating its 30th season, running from 26 to 31 March 2015. The collections from both established fashion icons and rising stars will demonstrate the best of Russian design. This week, we’re celebrating by profiling some of the...
by Hannah Kane | Mar 24, 2015 | Beauty
How to get ready like a Saint Laurent girl… This season’s most attitude-laden beauty trend is perfect for your next big event – providing your next big event isn’t a charity gala. We’re talking Saturday night makeup here. Read on for your new-season guide to...
by Hannah Kane | Mar 23, 2015 | Culture
A luminous portrait of Alexander McQueen fills the whole wall in front of you as you enter the V&A’s exhibition space, but that’s where the Lee McQueen the man ends and McQueen the designer begins. There’s little mention of his early life and work as a...
