by Hannah Kane | Feb 16, 2015 | Fashion
Practical fashion – the unicorn of the industry. Rarely seen but much coveted, every season we long for a trend that not only translates smoothly from the catwalk to the street, but allows you to have a normal active life while you’re wearing it. Every now...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 16, 2015 | Lifestyle
Greg Taylor explains why Bulgaria is at its best in winter Bulgaria is glorious in summer. From the hedonistic coast resorts of Varna and Golden Sands, where the beach parties run on well after dawn, to the sun-dappled slopes of the Rila mountains, their ravines...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 12, 2015 | Culture
Dan Mokades aka DJDJEW runs us through the perils and pleasures of at-home disc-spinning Illustration by Heidi Andreasen for PHOENIX Issue 12, Hide & Seek “Put Crazy in Love on, it will get the dancing started!” UGH. Just ugh, frankly. If a more flaccid phrase...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 11, 2015 | Lifestyle
Valentine’s Day is coming, and whether you’re a fan or not, it’s a good excuse as any to get pampering. If you’re anything like me and can’t tolerate the cold, you’ll have spent the last month wrapped in three jumpers and bed socks...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 10, 2015 | Fashion
Although the weather still bites, nod to the new season with denim layers which, when worn with a hint of rock ‘n’ roll, are transformed from laid-back to luxe. Perfect for a rugged walk along a windswept coastline… Vintage leather jacket at Rokit,...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 9, 2015 | Lifestyle
From Columbia Road flowers to defiant culottes, here’s how to have fun on the fourteenth Ah, Valentine’s Day. Conjures up all kinds of images, doesn’t it? And few them good. On a day loaded with forced romance and chocolate-covered clichés, we advise...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 6, 2015 | Beauty
Insert irritating beeauty pun here IMAGINE ISSUE 16 | Shock & Ore | Photographer: Mark Cant, Beauty Director: Lan Nguyen-Grealis First up: no puns, I promise. They’re just too damn easy, and they make bee-derived beauty sound like a cutesy marketing fad when...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 4, 2015 | Beauty
PHOENIX’s Editorial Assistant Joy Starkey gives us the run-down of her beauty basics I find that I spend an inordinate amount of time stood in Boots, erratically scrolling through various beauty blogs on my phone (with the internet working at snail’s pace)...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 2, 2015 | Lifestyle
Award-winning British wine expert Jane Parkinson is giving her industry a much-needed facelift. Forget the pretentiousness and elitism you might associate with the wine trade; as one of a savvy new breed of young wine writers, Jane’s goal is to show the public that...
by Hannah Kane | Feb 2, 2015 | Fashion
Your pocket guide to Russia’s thirtieth fashion week Galetsky SS15 (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images for MBFW Russia) During the final week of March, all eyes will turn toward Moscow as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia celebrates its 30th season. A mix of...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 30, 2015 | Fashion
How to wear the 70s trend without pastiche? Let’s set the scene. It’s Saturday night at Glastonbury, 2013. The Rolling Stones are on stage. The crowd is powering through on beer-and-sunshine laced energy and assorted narcotics. Everyone’s quite dirty. It’s a...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 29, 2015 | Culture
Has the National Theatre’s fine family tragedy missed an opportunity? Vincent Ebrahim as Dara, Prasanna Puwanarajah as Prosecutor Talib and the company of Dara. Credit: Ellie Kurttz Rarely do domestic squabbles and sibling rivalry decide the fate of a nation....
by Hannah Kane | Jan 28, 2015 | Fashion
Take a peek behind-the-scenes at PHOENIX’s 70s Spring Shoot Ever wondered what goes on behind-the-scenes at a fabulous fashion shoot? Well today’s your lucky day. Our fashion intern Silje Skarra has taken some exclusive backstage snaps from the spring...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 28, 2015 | Beauty
Diving down the Rabbit hole of London’s most magical beauty brand Every now and again, a new beauty brand appears on our radar which completely and utterly intrigues us. A brand which is so totally unique in its approach to cosmetics that it causes us to contemplate...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 27, 2015 | Culture
Celebrate girl power in style with the Southbank Centre’s Women of the World Festival It’s official: sisters are doing it for themselves for 2015. With Sport England’s ‘This Girl Can’ campaign being heralded a roaring success by women...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 24, 2015 | Fashion
Hannah Rogers celebrates the legacy of Gucci’s outgoing queen bee Alessandro Michele, the new creative director of Gucci My first taste of, well, taste, came from being dragged around the street markets of Cardiff by my grandmother. These were not the colourful,...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 22, 2015 | Beauty
Can PLENISH convert this long-time cleansing sceptic? I have a confession to make. I’m a beauty and skincare journalist and all-round lifestyle obsessive, and I’ve never done (well, completed) a juice cleanse. I am an all-out, uncompromising diet and detox sceptic....
by Hannah Kane | Jan 22, 2015 | Culture
Glasgow’s eleventh film festival looks to be the best yet The European premiere of Noah Bambauch’s While We’re Young – a bittersweet comedy starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts – will open the eleventh Glasgow Film Festival next month,...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 21, 2015 | Fashion
Sex kittens, prick your ears Few fashion partnerships feel as instant or natural as that between Anthony Vaccarello and Versus Versace. From his earliest collections, the Belgian-born designer has shown an aptitude for wearable sex – think monochrome palettes,...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 20, 2015 | Fashion
On 29th October 2014 Harriet Harman tweeted: ”This is what a feminist will look like at Prime Minister’s Questions today @ELLEUK @fawcettsociety #ellefeminism”. She then proceeded to sit in the House of Commons clad in the pro-feminist T-shirt,...
