WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY AT THE V&A SUPPORTED BY AMERICAN EXPRESS® Beauty And The Dirt has teamed up with American Express® and the V&A to offer one lucky person the chance to win a pair of tickets to … [Read more...]
TEMPLETON RYE, THE DARKROOM + BOB DYLAN
by Chrissy Iley The world’s greatest sommelier, Gerard Bassett, once told me he saw wines as pieces of music. When he tasted a Chablis for instance he saw its light crispness as a piece of Mozart. I’ve often wondered what certain songs … [Read more...]
YVES SAINT LAURENT: STYLE IS ETERNAL EXHIBITION
Yves Saint Laurent: Style is Eternal is the title of the first ever Yves Saint Laurent exhibition to be held in the UK. It will be heading to County Durham this July, to The Bowes Museum and the Fondation Pierre Bergé, run by Pierre Bergé himself, … [Read more...]
AUDREY HEPBURN AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
by Annie Vischer The National Portrait Gallery has announced that a photography exhibition will open in July celebrating the life and times of Audrey Hepburn. Images of the British actress, taken by the likes of Sir Cecil Beaton and Richard … [Read more...]
V&A ANNOUNCES SUMMER SHOE EXHIBITION
by Brooke Varney The shoes responsible Naomi Campbell's famous tumble on the Vivienne Westwood runway will be on display at Shoes: Pleasure and Pain Let's face it, a pair of shoes can change a girl's life. (Just ask Cinderella…) They have the … [Read more...]
A LOUIS VUITTON MUSEUM? IT’S HAPPENING
The good news! According to LVMH boss Bernard Arnault, the hotly anticipated Foundation Louis Vuitton museum will open on the 26th October. The bad news. It's not in London. Darn it! France have decided (rather selfishly we think) to keep their … [Read more...]
NEW CHANEL EXHIBIT TO ENTRANCE SEOUL
by Annie Vischer There has been many a Chanel exhibition, but none that has been so dedicated to showing off her life of travel as the exhibition that will take up residency in Seol and run from the 30th August to the 5th october at the new … [Read more...]
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY EXHIBITION
The V&A have announced their latest exhibition that will be in situ from 14th March to 19th July 2015. And it's big. It's the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition. It was originally reeling in visitors at New York's Metropolitan Museum of … [Read more...]
EDITION HOTELS & NOWNESS RELEASE SERIES OF 5 FILMS
by Annie Vischer The launch of the new London EDITION Hotel marks a partnership between EDITION Hotels’ Ian Schrager and Marriott International. It is entirely fitting, therefore, that online magazine NOWNESS have chosen to celebrate the … [Read more...]
Beauty In Wonderland
Tomorrow evening, 19th September, Milan's stunning palazzo Casa degli Atellani, launches a wholly unique exhibition, Beauty in Wonderland, a multi-sensory event hosted by Vogue Italia's Editor in Chief, Franca Sozzani and P&G Prestige's … [Read more...]
Spend the Day with Mademoiselle Chanel
It's been the year of Chanel. With Karl Lagerfeld releasing a black and white film featuring Keira Knightley as Coco Chanel, picking up the flawless Diane Kruger for the face of Chanel Beauty and opening their largest Chanel boutique in London. … [Read more...]
Fashion in Motion: Jenny Packham
To celebrate 25 years in the business, the successful British label, Jenny Packham, renowned for being a favourite of Kate Middleton's, is set to host four runway shows at the V&A Museum using the Raphael Gallery as the backdrop. Featuring … [Read more...]
Charlotte Olympia x Tom Binns’ Punk Inspired Collaboration
Perfectly timed for the long-anticipated launch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's tribute to the punk movement, the Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibition on May 6th, accessories designer Charlotte Olympia reveals a collaboration with edgy … [Read more...]
AllSaints Presents The Biker Project
Earlier this week, within its very first retail space on Covent Garden's Earlham Street, directional London fashion brand ALLSAINTS launched The Biker Project (Series 1). A 50-piece installation comprised of custom-made one-off leather jackets … [Read more...]
Tilda Swinton To Become Bowie
The official opening of the David Bowie Is retrospective at London's V&A is just one day away. And as anticipation rises, rumours surrounding Wednesday night's opening party are also out in full force. Somewhat surprisingly, it is thought that … [Read more...]
Norman Parkinson’s Century of Style
If you're looking for somewhere to get your sartorial fix now that fashion month is over, look no further than London's National Theatre who, as of this month will be hosting the Lifework: Norman Parkinson's Century of Style exhibition. Often … [Read more...]
Selfridges Hosts Chloé Exhibition
Until last year, just a short hop-skip-and-jump away via Eurostar, at the galleries of Palais de Tokyo in Paris' 16th arrondissement Chloé.Attitudes, the very first exhibition dedicated to the French fashion house, Chloé, and its contribution to … [Read more...]
Triumph Pops Up at London Fashion Week
This weekend may be all about the clothes, but it's what we wear beneath the designer pieces that takes them from runway to real life wearability, which is why Triumph, as the official lingerie supplier for London Fashion Week are, this year, … [Read more...]
Issey Miyake’s Origami Designs on Display
The inventive Japanese designer does it again. Already known for his exhibitions, even more of his work is due to go on display at the Design Museum Jan. 30. The 132 5. origami-inspired dresses are featured in a collection entitled, "Extraordinary … [Read more...]
Interview with Gilles Bensimon
Renowned for his 20 year tenure as fashion photographer for Elle magazine, Gilles Bensimon is showing photography of an altogether less sartorial style in his latest exhibition in London's Hamiltons Gallery. Entitled Watercolour, the exhibition … [Read more...]