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‘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 »

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#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 »

LFW DAY #6: D.GNAK

WHO: D.GNAK by KANG.D WHERE: Vauxhall Fashion Scout @ Freemasons’ Hall FRONT ROW: Paul Weller, Prince Cassius, Leroy Dawkins of Diary of a Clothes Horse and from Camille of Karma Style blog WHAT: For his collection ‘Cracks’, Dong Jun Kang presented a kind of schoolboy-meets-Paddington Bear look. Mustard corduroy jumpsuits and trousers, blazers and shirts made for a classic masculine aesthetic,... Continue »

LFW Day #3: Charlie Le Mindu

WHO: Charlie Le Mindu WHERE: On/ Off @ Mercer Street Studios FRONT ROW: The great and good of fashion’s glitter underground; rainbow hair, butt-less latex chaps, Pandemonia, Natasha Khan from Bat For Lashes, Diane Pernet from A Shaded View On Fashion and – every designer’s dream FROWer – Daphne Guinness. WHAT: Nothing if not the quintessential showman, Charlie Le... Continue »

LFW DAY #3: ENYA PATRICIA

WHO: Enya Patricia WHERE: Strand Palace Hotel FRONT ROW: Aston from JLS and children’s author Ellie Daines WHAT: ‘Obsession’, the second collection from emerging 21-year-old designer Enya Patricia, was rich in texture and evoked the charm and character of a 1920′s Berlin cabaret. Bowler hats, sweeping streaks of eyeliner, fur muffs and sequinned masquerade masks with jewelled tassels evoked... Continue »