Archive for September, 2007
Vintage Magazine on Brewers Street
The place is Brewers Street. The year is 2007. Though not for long. At Vintage Magazine you’ll find an authentic retro palace that’s more welcome than a cool breeze on the Northern line.
Not Another Bloody ’80s Revival?
Just when you thought there weren’t any old dance films left to turn into West End musicals, along comes Footloose. Following in the tightly choreographed footsteps of Fame, Dirty Dancing, and Saturday Night Fever, this small town, entirely-sung, sentimental cheese fest flops out of nowhere, all strutting side steps, scissor kicks, gyrating hips, and wind-milling [...]
Prince Pops Up at London Fashion Week
The Purple One stole the show at Matthew Williamson’s hotly anticipated style parade at London Fashion Week on Wednesday. The pint-sized pop star Prince, donning a black suit and top hat, slipped into the fashion venue virtually incognito, and sat meekly near the start of the stage. He launched into his performance from the front [...]
A Stella Performance from McCartney at LFW
Stella McCartney wrapped up London Fashion Week last night with her spring/summer sportswear collection for Adidas, and shunned the traditional catwalk. She chose instead to convert a cavernous west London fitness centre into an astro-turfed miniature golf course to flaunt her flirty fitness compilation to the fashion elite.
Theatreland’s Dress Circle
Sometimes London feels as friendly as afternoon tea with your menopausal mother-in-law or, more aptly in this case, the Wicked Witch of the West. This coupled with the perpetual winter of 2007 one could be forgiven for feeling a little melancholy.
Well don’t mope around the cellar waiting for Prince Charming. Tap your ruby-reds together three [...]
Eco-warriors Create an Ethical Stir at Fashion Week
Green is the colour of the season at London Fashion Week (of the eco variety, not the envy kind). As the au courant crowd jostled into the entrance of LFW’s Design Exhibition for its final day on Wednesday, “eco-fashion” was the word on everyone’s lips. Yes, the sunglass-clad über-tanned clan really do care about more [...]
The Fashionistas Flock to Fashion Week Opening
Air-kissing, skinny-jeaned fashion queens, London luvvies, and darlings of the style set have once again invaded the capital to celebrate all things aesthetically-pleasing at London Fashion Week. This season several homegrown names permeate the catwalk: Stella McCartney with her hotly anticipated sports range for Adidas; and award-winning Luella Bartley, who returns with her punk rock [...]
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