by Hannah Kane | Jan 15, 2014 | Lifestyle
If you’re looking for something to fire up your soul on those long January commutes, why not download the iTunes version of our latest issue, #HeartsAreWild, onto your iPhone or iPad? At £3.99, that’s only 69p more than a Starbucks vanilla spice latte, and...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 15, 2014 | Culture
Discover a whole new meaning to the term ‘Underground Art’ On Monday, commuters at Angel tube were transported into an artistic microcosm for Art of Angel, an event which sees a selection of international artists take over the station’s underground...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 15, 2014 | Fashion
Under the masterful eye of the brand’s recently appointed Creative Director Simon Spurr, Kent & Curwen’s Autumn Winter 2014 presentation was a stunning tableux of craftsmanship, masculinity and effortless style – an embodiment of tradition and trend. Inspired by...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 14, 2014 | Fashion
Forget cookie-cutter cufflinks, heritage-inspired designs are a wonderful way to offset a simple, fitted shirt. Alice Walsh is doing away with minimalism and transporting the intricate designs of 18th century courtier dress buttons into modern cuffwear with Alice Made...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 14, 2014 | Fashion
January: its not a great month. Battling with those New Year resolutions, recovering from your festive over-indulgence, saving money after all that overspending on gifts, growing very bored of getting wet feet and perhaps even abstaining from your usual cheering...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 13, 2014 | Culture
★★★★☆ Frontman Matty Healy takes to the stage wearing ripped jeans and an oversized t-shirt, flicking his hair and swigging a half-empty bottle of wine. He’ll later tell the crowd in a humble drawl: “This is one of the best nights of our lives”. On their third...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 13, 2014 | Fashion
As you consider your new year’s fashion resolutions, be inspired by the stylish individuals pounding the streets of London Anthony Pytlinski – Hairdresser Shirt: Folk, jacket: Ebbets Field, jeans: Levis, boots: Red Wing, hat: from a market Emily Carey – Makeup...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 12, 2014 | Fashion
The latest chapter in Pringle’s knitwear innovation took us back to the future, cherry-picking archive pieces and iconic prints, then updating them for a digital generation with graphic flourishes and revolutionised yarns. Flooded with light from the arched windows...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 10, 2014 | Beauty
Detox gurus Ocóo have your new-year party recovery all sewn-up. Helping us return to our former functioning human state after what seems like a month-long festive hangover is newcomer Ocóo’s debut beauty-boosting supplement drink. Bringing together natural...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 10, 2014 | Fashion
As the lights went down at Topman Design AW14, a specially-commissioned spoken word piece read by rock-star poet John Cooper Clarke set the mood: ‘Apparel, Jim, watch this space.’ Inspired by stormy Northern skies, heavy industry, sea-scapes and ship-yards, the...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 10, 2014 | Fashion
On the final night of the men’s collections, Savile Row tailor Chester Barrie hosted its AW14 presentation on the top floor of The Ivy’s private members’ area, The Club. In the tiny room, which by 6 o’clock was packed tightly around several...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 9, 2014 | Fashion
Street Style | London Collections: Men Name: Stephen Kelly Occupation: Presenter, Stylist What are you wearing? River Island suit, Vintage shoes & Tie, Savile Row Company shirt Name: Nicole Xu Occupation: Fashion student What are you wearing? Marc by Marc Jacobs...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 9, 2014 | Fashion
LCM AW14 Backstage | KTZ – Photography: Panagiotis K. Pontikas (Pan Carlisle)
by Hannah Kane | Jan 8, 2014 | Fashion
The trench coat is a pervasive piece in Xander Zhou’s collection and it contributes to a series of heavy silhouettes that are bolstered further by the designer’s preference for thick fabrics that are vivid in colour and detail. Most striking are the monochromatic...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 8, 2014 | Fashion
Below street level, in the open, white-pillared space of the Vinyl Factory on Marshall Street, directly opposite the brand’s flagship store, C.P. Company hung just a handful of its military and utility-inspired jackets and hoodies on mic-stands. Lit sparsely by...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 8, 2014 | Fashion
LCM AW14 Backstage | Oliver Spencer РPhotography: Annalaura Masciav̬
by Hannah Kane | Jan 8, 2014 | Fashion
Receiving a coconut on arrival sets the tone for Orlebar Brown’s jungle-themed collection. It’s crowded inside, and included amongst the coconut water-sipping guests are Dermot O’Leary and PHOENIX cover star David Gandy. For High Summer, models pose amidst smoke and...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 8, 2014 | Fashion
Against the industrial, paint-spattered backdrop of Elms Lester Studio, contemporary black shoe company Mr Hare presented a sleek, dazzling offering: Tutto Nero. The show’s strapline, ‘everything a man needs disguised as everything he wants’, summed up the duality of...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 8, 2014 | Fashion
Matthew Miller’s ‘The Politics of Me’ promised an ideologically charged display of screaming slogans. In reality, the show was infinitely more subtle and well-considered than that. Miller’s new collection is built around a body of text written by employed and...
by Hannah Kane | Jan 8, 2014 | Fashion
At huntergather’s glass-walled Wigmore Street store, visitors were slapped around the face with a collection which was as unapologetic as it was sexy, and whose tough aesthetic became a visual puzzle that pieced together inspiration from the 20th century’s many icons...
