Stuart Semple
Artist and Master of Illusion
“Having your deepest fears out in the world in a physical object is a really direct way of dealing with it,” says Stuart Semple. At the age of […]
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Stuart Semple
Aesop
The Guild of Artisans Film
http://vimeo.com/112159078 Expect an ultra-sensory experience when you enter an Aesop store. It’s highly immersive: you’re instantly hit with wafts of hypnotic herbal scents and surrounded by rows of brown apothecary bottles, exposed copper piping […]
The Rise of Fraying Denim in Fashion
So you think denim has been done to death? That through its various guises through the decades there’s nothing left to create? It’s certainly done the rounds: from […]
Favourite Celebrity Fashion Friends
Hollie: Jourdan Dunn and Cara Delevigne The girls have been joined at the hip since they started hitting the big time, on catwalks and in campaigns including DKNY and Burberry. They […]
Frida Kahlo
La Casa Azul, Mexico
While in Mexico recently, I visited the Frida Kahlo Museum, La Casa Azul, and viewed Appearances Can Be Deceiving: The dresses of Frida Kahlo. This is a fascinating exhibition celebrates the […]
Taschen’s $5000 Book
The Rolling Stones
Costing more than your average Stone’s ticket, Taschen’s exclusive coffee table book is a staggering $5000. Why? It’s 500 pages (so $10 a page), there are only 1150 […]
Couture Patchwork
Valentino, Gucci
Dries Van Noten & More
One of the trends crystallising on catwalks in Paris, Milan and London was patchwork and decadent assemblages of fabrics. While there was a thematic focus on patchwork’s glorious […]
Author Zoe Cormier
Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
“There was something about the way living things work”, says Zoe Cormier, “just the sublime complexity of the natural world that puts my soul at ease.” Passion drove […]
Beauty Hall of Fame
Peggy Moffitt
B Model/actress/mod muse for designer Rudi Gernreich in the 60s is this week’s entry. She developed her signature style of heavy Kabuki-like makeup paired with Vidal Sassoon’s asymmetrical five point cut, which […]
The Hair Debate
Blonde vs Brunette
HOLLIE: Blondes The dutch darling Daphne Groeneveld is the epitome of the classic blonde haired/blue-eyed babe. Hailing from Leiderdorp in the Netherlands she started modelling when she was 15 and […]
Roksanda is the Pollocks
We’re sure by now you all know how to dress like a starving artist…skinny jeans and a roll-up being de rigueur! But how about dressing like a piece […]
Henry Hargreaves & Caitlin Levin
Gingerbread Candy Art Galleries
Food artists Henry Hargreaves and Caitlin Levin showcased a series of photographs at Art Basel of their reinterpretation of the gingerbread house. Since they were invited to the festival, […]
80s Nails by Chanel
Chanel are taking us right back to the 80s with there latest nail varnish collection and re-releasing three iconic shades. Rouge Flamboyant 38 is an orangey-red from 1980 […]
Be Inspired by Helen Bagnall
Co-Founder of Salon London
Salon London was founded in 2008 when Helen Bagnall and Juliet Russell were inspired to create a new learning experience. They had the desire to uncover more about science and […]
Style Duo
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin. A more famously stylish couple we challenge you to find. French lothario meets delicate English rose: a match made in sartorial heaven. The […]
Off With Their Heads
Bespoke Animal Skulls From
We at Something About Studio are huge fans of the guys over at Off With Their Heads. This Brookyln based (where else?) company create custom pieces for homes […]
What’s Hot? MDM Flow Lipsticks
How amazing are these lipsticks?! I’m a sucker for pretty packaging but the colour range in these is amazing. These handmade lipsticks were inspired by the Hip Hop glamour […]
The Viviane Sassen Exhibition
The Photographers’ Gallery
Today I spent a relaxing hour at the Viviane Sassen exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery in Oxford Circus. After several stressful days, it was blissful to sit […]
