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Spotlight on: Graduate Fashion Week

Spotlight on: Graduate Fashion Week

Graduate Fashion Week is the world’s leading fashion event for up-and-coming design talent, showcasing the work of more than 1000 talented students and graduates from universities around the world. A stronghold of creativity, Graduate Fashion Week features 22 catwalk shows and 30,000 guests each June. We met three stand-out students from Bath Spa University, who told…

Spotlight on Benjamin Von Wong: Part 1 – Inspiration and Evolution

Spotlight on Benjamin Von Wong: Part 1 – Inspiration and Evolution

Benjamin Von Wong is known the world over for his epic, hyper-realistic photography. A passionate collaborator, with a belief in sharing his work with others, he is as well known for his behind-the-scenes videos and blogs as for his uniquely brilliant photographs themselves. Notorious for his desire to overcome seeming impossibilities, Benjamin uses his engineering…

Interview with model Carina Tyrrell, Miss England 2014

Interview with model Carina Tyrrell, Miss England 2014

Carina Tyrrell isn’t your typical Miss World contestant – she has a first-class medical degree from Cambridge, years of humanitarian aide experience, and big ambitions to use her beauty and brains to tackle global heath issues.

Oscar De La Renta Tribute

Oscar De La Renta Tribute

Treasured couturier Oscar De La Renta sadly passed away a few days ago. Never swayed by trends or the social attitude towards the way that women should look, De La Renta upheld his own opinions on style and became the go-to designer for frothy, full-skirted ballgowns, streamlined evening dresses and intricately delicate bridal wear.

Rankin Shoots Rembrandt

Rankin Shoots Rembrandt

Rankin, arguably the best portrait photographer in the world, re-creates four of Rembrandt’s iconic paintings, giving us a fascinating insight into how he thinks and works.

Interview with designer Charli Cohen at London Fashion Week

Interview with designer Charli Cohen at London Fashion Week

Charli Cohen trained as a fashion designer and as a personal trainer, and with her passion and knowledge of both, has designed a range of fashionable women’s fitness wear that marries cutting-edge technology with luxury and edginess. We spoke with her at London Fashion Week, during her live photoshoot with SleekTechnique ballerinas, at ME London’s…