Introducing: Ramzi Musa

Designer Profile: Ramzi Musa ‘Garments are an interesting way of presenting art’- Ramzi Musa It’s rare that you hear Cinderella fashion stories. Like the one about the designer who created his capsule collection for one of the UK’s biggest e-tailers before he’d even completed his degree. Step forward Ramzi Musa, 21 year old wonderkid artiste and 3rd year Fine... Continue »

5 things every designer should know: Maria Alvarez (FAD)

‘No effort is ever wasted’ – Maria Alvarez, FAD. Having worked for the UK Fashion & Textiles Association advising British fashion companies on strategies to expand business for the past 10 years, Maria Alvarez, Executive Director and founding member of Fashion Awareness Direct (FAD) has been helping young people bridge the gap between education and industry. We sat down to pick... Continue »

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A Journey Into …Giovanni Martins

Welcome to our brand spanking new feature ‘A Journey into…’ where we sojourn into the minds of the über creative. We’ve kicked-off our inaugural post with Giovanni Martins, photographer extraordinaire; we ask him to share about life, love, and photography, starting with his 5 best-loved images of all time. 1. ’Tom Ford For Men’ -  We all know that sex sells especially when it comes... Continue »

Bad Romance

Sometimes, love is not a walk in the park… Photography by Cristine Leone Art direction and Styling by Melissa Carew His: Hoodie by Izzue; Waistcoat by Todd Lynn; Shirt by Zara; Trainers by Converse Her: ‘Love’ T-shirt by Izzue; Dress by Bitching & Junkfood;Necklace and Earrings by Culietta;Boots by Office His: T-Shirt by Izzue Her: Vintage mohair jacket by Beyond Retro;... Continue »

A day in the life of: Matthew Zorpas

What better time to find out exactly what Britain’s second best-dressed man gets up to than on the first day of London Fashion Week? We followed Matthew Zorpas around like a lost puppy, shadowing his fabulous, front row-filled day… “This season I’m wearing new, up-and-coming designers throughout LFW; Liria Pristine, Dimos Natar, Harald Lunde Helgesen and DanDan to name... Continue »

LFW Day #6: Men’s Ones to Watch

WHO: Men’s Ones to Watch: C/Bruerburg, A.Hallucination, Mr Lipop and Asger Juel Larson WHERE: Vauxhall Fashion Scout @ Freemasons’ Hall FRONT ROW: Paul Weller, Vogue’s Jessica Bumpus, LFW regular and fashion writer Yu Masui and stylist Richard Pickard WHAT: First up C/Bruerberg, whose collection had a chic hippie-festival influence – neon green silly string-style headgear and woven tops, muted... Continue »

LFW DAY #5: FAD

2011 FAD Competition winner: Milly Jackson WHO: FAD WHERE: Vauxhall Fashion Scout @ Freemasons’ Hall FRONT ROW: Members of the FAD panel: founder Maria Alvarez de Toledo, Wendy Dagworthy, Head of Fashion and Textiles at the RCA and Whistles CEO Jane Shepherdson. WHAT: The fifteen finalists of the FAD competition presented their responses to the brief: ‘Escape (from the... Continue »

LFW Day#5: Alice Palmer

WHO: Alice Palmer WHERE: Vauxhall Fashion Scout @ Freemason’s Hall FRONT ROW: Courtney, Laura and Lucy from Forward PR, Phoebe Frangoul, Kelly Morris from Running in Heels, the Masquerade magazine team. WHAT: Alice Palmer’s signature quirky knitwear dresses were taken to the next level with her AW11 collection ‘Into the Void’. Set to an electronic soundtrack, a kind of... Continue »

LFW DAY#4: A LA DISPOSITION

WHO: A La Disposition WHERE: Vauxhall Fashion Scout @ Freemasons’ Hall FRONT ROW: Amelia Gregory, Kelly Morris from Running in Heels and the Fashion Monitor team WHAT: Entitled ‘The Utopian Aviary’ and set to a soundtrack of classical music and flapping birds’ wings, the collection was beautifully Victoriana-inspired and took its silhouette quite literally from bird-like forms. Dresses and shirts in... Continue »