Festival of Fashion, Pure London has announced a seminar programme jam-packed with the essential insights and trends for the buying season ahead with a roll call of industry personalities and experts joining the line-up. From 9th – 11th February at Olympia London, the new and improved Pure London Runway stage will provide a dedicated space for catwalks, styling sessions and AW20/21 trends throughout the three days bringing even more inspiration to the show floor. Meanwhile, the Nomad Stage and Origin Stage will be host to some of fashion’s biggest names discussing everything from sustainability to social media. As part of…
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The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce that London Fashion Week (LFW) February 2020 will be a city-wide celebration themed around Positive Fashion, the BFC initiative designed to celebrate industry best practice and encourage future business decisions to create positive change. City-Wide Celebration aims to unite London in a festival of creativity and innovation with a dynamic schedule including events and activations in partnership with key retailers, cultural institutions and businesses, opening London Fashion Week to new audiences and communities. The full schedule of City-Wide activities taking place can be found on the official LFW website here. The BFC…
Audi chauffeured guests to the top of the red carpet for the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards at The May Fair Hotel, London Sex Education’s Ashanti Omkar, renowned Director Sally Potter and rising star Noah Jupe were among the exceptional talent who gathered to celebrate and honour the very best of British and international film VIP arrivals:
New research reveals desperate arthritis sufferers are seeking alternatives to painkillers as they struggle to cope with depression, isolation and lack of sleep NEARLY 4MILLION Brits suffering with arthritis are unnecessarily living with pain because they avoid taking medication or simply haven’t found medication that works, according to a new study. According to the research by FutureYou Cambridge, 12% of arthritis sufferers are avoiding painkillers due to fear of side effects or addiction, and nearly half say they try to avoid taking over-the-counter pain relief. Over a quarter (27%) say they’ve not yet found a medication that works for them.…
Tom of Finland celebrates its 100th birthday by collaborating with Lazoschmidl and Paddle8, on an iconic action-man collection. Paddle8, the leading cultural e-commerce platform, announces an exclusive online storefront in collaboration with Swedish-German fashion designers LAZOSCHMIDL. A Hunk’s New Clothes: LAZOSCHMIDL x TOM OF FINLAND will be live for two weeks and feature vintage Tom of Finland action figures dressed in archive LAZOSHMIDL looks. Developed in honor of Tom of Finland’s 100th birthday year, the collection will launch worldwide on January 30th exclusively on Paddle8, coinciding with last LAZOSCHMDIL’s A/W 2020 runway presentation in Paris during Men’s Fashion Week. 25…
Brittle nails are your worst enemy, once they grow to the perfect length – they are already on the verge of breaking again. There are several factors which effect this, from the food you eat to daily chores, your nails need constant care and attention especially during the cold snap. To learn more about this and to find out the root of your nail breakage, Patricia Boland, a skin specialist at Colorescience talks us through the top reasons as to why your nails are breaking and how you can grow and maintain the perfect manicured set. Bad nail polish remover…
In 2020, a landmark year for the optical industry, 100% Optical welcomed the highest number of visitors ever across the three-day event, which took place at the ExCeL London from 25 to 27 January. 9,570 attendees visited the UK’s biggest optical event, which showcased hundreds of exciting new product releases, including David Beckham’s newest eyewear launch in collaboration with Safilo, and the first ever Roald Dahl children’s eyewear collection with International Eyewear. There were exclusive show offers and competitions, catwalk shows and over 150 seminars and debates curated by show partners, The Association Of Optometrists. Visitor feedback indicates that testing…
It’s the 75th anniversary of the Holocaust, and there are necessary tributes and memorials being held across the world. There are also television and film tributes being shown, but if you can, please include ‘Quezon’s Game’ as a must watch. ‘Quezon’s Game’ is the fascinating story of Manuel Quezon (Raymond Bagatsing), the president of the Philippines who rescued 1300 European Jews in 1938. Through many obstacles, including from the U.S. government to members of his own staff, and to even his declining health, Quezon was able to get Jewish people out of Europe and obtain visas for them to live in the Philippines…
Cutting Edge Artistic Collaborations and New Faces Set to Showcase at Scoop The AW20 edition of Scoop, the UK’s leading premium contemporary womenswear show located at Old Billingsgate Market London from the 9th – 11th February, is set to be a source of new talent, art, and collaborations offering buyers and visitors next season’s cutting-edge pieces from designers championing the arts, sustainability and women’s rights. Already a fan of fashion editors, Poppy Field the label, created by French couple Jade and Benoît in Bali, will present its bohemian, authentic ready to wear ethical clothes designed and conceived to sublimate the…
Based on the tragic true events of The Preston School of Industry Monday 27th January, London: The Movie Partnership is excited to announce their latest terrifying horror APPARITION, based on the tragic events of The Preston School of Industry, will be coming to digital download from 10th February. Starring Mena Suvari (American Pie), Kevin Pollak (The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel) & Jon Abrahams (Scary Movie), Back To The Movies called the film “dark, twisted & relevant” with Backstage On-Line saying that “it haunted my dreams”. APPARITION follows a group of millennials experimenting with a spiritually guided App who successfully connect to the other-world and…