There were some double takes in town as UK Drag Race Royalty Divina De Campo was spotted in Manchester on Monday 30 November filming a launch marketing campaign for one of the city’s most disruptive and successful startup’s, Taptrip. Towering high on platform heels and sporting her famous raven locks Divina cut an imposing figure shooting in and outside Hotel Brooklyn in the city. The business travel technology company which has grown from six to 20 people in spite of the uncertainty facing the corporate travel market due to COVID-19 and has recently raised £2.7 million from investors including Barclays,…
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Shoreditch stylist wins London Hairdresser of the Year at HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards 2020 Daniele de Angelis, TONI&GUY Shoreditch has been crowned London Hairdresser of the Year 2020 at HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional. Daniele fought off strong competition and stood out from a star-studded line up of the city’s best-known stylists to gain the top spot in this fiercely contended category. Judged twice by a panel of hairdressing legends and British Hairdressing Awards Hall of Fame members, Daniele claimed his status as the best hairdresser in London after showcasing phenomenal original hair work which demonstrated not…
The Royal Ballet announces casting for the forthcoming run of The Nutcracker which opens on Friday 11th December 2020 and runs until Sunday 3rd January 2021 with 17 magical performances. This much-loved production returns to the Royal Opera House, in a COVID-safe restaging of Peter Wright’s celebrated two-act production. Enjoy the much-loved elements of this cherished classic, from the magical growing Christmas tree, to the enchanting Dance of the Snowflakes and spectacular duet with the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince in the Kingdom of Sweets. New for The Royal Ballet’s 2020 production is a battle scene between the Nutcracker, the…
It’s 1984 and outside a small-town nightclub, a group of 8th graders gather, grappling with a spate of recent suicides, UFO sightings, their absentee parents, and each other. 18 TO PARTY spans a single evening in the lives of these kids, but manages to transport us fully to a time when waiting for something to happen felt just as significant as the thing itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3jqnEzuHWI&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=18TOPARTYMOVIE Gorgeously atmospheric, with a pulsating sense of anticipation that steadily builds, the film pulls us into the fears, wounds, and desires of each character, ultimately revealing that hope may arrive from the last place we expect. The meticulously…
The Secret Garden, a magical realism masterpiece by Frances Hodgson Burnett, narrates the journey of Mary Lenox, a neglected 10-year-old girl, who finds comfort and liberation in bringing back a secret garden to life. While re-reading The Secret Garden in the early days of confinement, the theme of near-destruction and subsequent regeneration, along with how Mary works and cares for the withered and dead garden until it thrives, resonated particularly in creating the collection during lockdown. Reassembled designs echo deconstruction/regeneration using the techniques of slicing and dicing, while the delicate need to thrive is in combination of thousands of blooms,…
The Great Britain Davis Cup Team sit down to look back on their journey of their historic victory 5 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YenZ04Q4WQY&ab_channel=LTA
The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce that The Fashion Awards 2020 short film will premiere on fashionawards.com on Thursday 3rd December 2020 at 7pm GMT. The film will be available to everyone. Today, the BFC released The Fashion Awards Trailer, a one-minute long preview of the film that will celebrate the people and organisations who have led change in 2020. first look at this year’s presenters, including Millie Bobby Brown, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rosalía. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC3XPH9vCEE&t=2s&ab_channel=BritishFashionCouncil How to watch The Fashion Awards 2020, on Thursday 3rd December 2020: Internationally: fashionawards.com China (from Friday 4th December 2020, 7am…
The global family of TONI&GUY came together this weekend for its inaugural global digital event, CONNECTED, a celebration of inspiration, education and hair with over 5,500 attendees both tuning in live and registering to watch following the event. The one-hour spectacle took us on a journey around the world, as teams from Australia, Japan, Italy, Spain, China and the UK presented the TONI&GUY 2021 campaigns Utilitarian, Keep it Real and Reverie all under one brand education umbrella called CONNECTED. Not stopping there, London Fashion Week presentations were given from all the major capital cities around the world: London, Milan and…
The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to unveil its 2020 NEW WAVE: Creatives – a list of the 50 most innovative and inspiring young creative talents from around the world. The dynamic list includes trailblazers from across multiple disciplines from artists, activists, casting agents, commentators, florists, hair and makeup artists, image makers, nail artists, set designers, stylists and writers, and are a vital component of The Fashion Awards, the annual celebration of creativity and innovation. The final 50 will be celebrated as part of The Fashion Awards film, which will premiere on Thursday 3rd December 2020 on fashionawards.com to celebrate the people and organisations…
The 11 looks from NEXT’s Autumn and Winter Collections are Marvin’s favourites yet! For his third edit, Marvin includes statement outerwear pieces like the Borg lined flight jacket, as well as a classic Epsom and lined Parka. Alongside outerwear, the edit pulls in stand out layering pieces like the diamond knit, colour block crew, vertical striped polo and winter white roll neck which Marvin has “paired with a grey check trouser to avoid any East 17 comparisons!” Plus, there’s a fresh take on the pieces he loved most previously – keeping hold of the polo, this time with an autumnal…