Jimi Hendrix by Eddie Kramer
It has been 45 years to the day since the tragic passing of rock icon Jimi Hendrix at the age of 27. His mainstream career in music lasted just four years, but his legacy as one of the most unique...
View ArticleTeatum Jones on Skyping Leymah Gbowee
Catherine Teatum and Rob Jones first met in Italy, where they were both working as designers, and it wasn't until 2011 that they both returned to London to establish their eponymous label, which has...
View ArticleAlexander Fury's Fashion Free For All
One of the things I love about fashion is how it lavishes love and attention – and yes, okay, money – on piffling stuff like invitations, or the kind of thing frequently left on the seats at fashion...
View ArticleSporting Trends
Chanel has long established a name for itself as a provider of chic sporting goods – a Chanel bicycle, for example, which comes complete with quilted messenger bags, or a collection of fabulous carbon...
View ArticleRichard Malone on Finding Inspiration in Wexford's Argos
It is the day before Richard Malone’s first season showing on schedule at London Fashion Week, but you wouldn’t know it. He is remarkably calm, and his aesthetic – one of couture techniques transformed...
View ArticleAdrian Joffe on Social Media and E-Commerce
Adrian Joffe briskly walks into the long, quiet space that acts as Comme des Garçons’ showroom in their Place Vendôme headquarters. He reaches his destination, the chair on the other side of the room,...
View ArticleFaustine Steinmetz: Beyond Denim
Faustine Steinmetz’s London studio is a modern reinvention of the term 'shabby chic'. A short walk from Seven Sisters tube station, down a shaded alleyway and requiring a few leaps over iridescent...
View ArticleThe Heart of Soho: Gareth Pugh's S/S16 Video
"When you went to Saint Martins' library on a Friday afternoon, you could hear this dull bassy sort of thudding music from the strip club underneath," Gareth Pugh says. He's remembering his years spent...
View ArticleTechnicolour Treasures: Thomas Prior’s Instagram
If the cameraphone is a photographer’s best friend then Instagram is undoubtedly the same for the viewer, providing us with a digital porthole into the eyes and practices of our favourite image-makers....
View ArticleThe Underground World of Susanne Bartsch
Susanne Bartsch is the avant-garde queen of New York City nightlife. Since the early 80s, the famed boutique owner and extravagant party-thrower has been an innovator in the world of underground club...
View ArticleNine Pioneering Female Artists in their Nineties
The Guerrilla Girls are the most famous and unforgettable entity condemning the comparative lack of women in the art industry – who could forget their polemical piece The Advantages of being an Older...
View ArticleBelgravia by Karen Knorr
Born in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and educated in Paris and London, photographer Karen Knorr has always been, in her own words, a bit of an outsider. "I've always...
View ArticleMatter: What We’re Made Of
Designer and art director Seetal Solanki’s career thus far spans more media than most would care to name – working with clients from Alexander McQueen and Hussein Chalayan to Nike and Nissan, she has...
View ArticleThe Book of Simone Rocha
Last weekend, Simone Rocha unveiled her Spring/Summer 2016 collection at London's esteemed Lancaster House. The palatial setting – rich in sunset-orange marble plinths, crest-woven carpets and diamond...
View ArticleThe World's Most Beautiful Bookshops
You can’t argue with the convenience of buying a book online. One click and you can have it tomorrow; get an e-reader and you can have it right now. Talk about instant gratification. And yet there...
View ArticleThe First Woman in Space: Valentina Tereshkova
In 1963, former textile factory worker and amateur skydiver Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova made history when she became the first woman, and indeed the first civilian, ever to travel to space. At...
View ArticleTake Two: John Varvatos and Paul Weller
Paul Weller: “Growing up, the first time I became aware of music and clothes, the two were very much entwined. If you were into a band because you liked their music, you also liked the way they looked,...
View ArticleRoe Ethridge on Gucci's New Contemporary
Alessandro Michele’s appointment as creative director at Gucci earlier this year has taken the house in a bold new direction. Since January, he has presented four chapters in this new era with a strong...
View ArticleByredo: The Answer to a Brilliant Bathroom Cabinet
What does your bathroom cabinet look like? Is the product selection really the best it can be? It’s safe to say, we could all benefit from a bit of a bathroom cabinet shake-up. Byredo is a brand that...
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