Multifaceted London-native Laura Bailey has had an impressive career so far, spanning modelling, writing, producing and creative direction. She has written for eminent publications including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times. Notably, she is a Cultural Ambassador for the British Fashion Council, with a keen interest in supporting…
Following Wan Hung Cheung’s graduation from Central Saint Martins, and experience working with labels including Tom Ford, John Rocha and Bernhard Willhelm, the designer founded Wan Hung in 2014. Clean-cut tailoring and classic silhouettes, reinvented through textile and print innovation, are central to the brand. Cheung was born and grew up in Hainan, often described…
Norton & Sons was established in 1821 by Walter Norton as tailors to the Gentlemen of the City of London. In the 1860’s the company moved to Savile Row to join the ranks of tailors in what was to become the home of bespoke clothing. The firm gained eminence as a sporting tailor, making sharply…
Somerset House Studios is a recently launched experimental workspace in the centre of London connecting artists, makers and thinkers with audiences. The studios are a platform for the development of new creative projects and collaboration, promoting work that pushes progressive ideas, engages with current issues and pioneers new technologies. Over 100 resident artists will be…
As Curator of Modern and Contemporary British Art at the Tate Britain, Elena Crippa is collectively responsible for the development of the museum’s holdings of artworks from the twentieth century, crucially, engineering engaging modes of display to present the work to audiences. Having opened last month, Stan Firm Inna Inglan: Black Diaspora in London, curated by…
As a man and a label, Liam Hodges is relaxed and unpretentious. At 6’6” tall, sporting a missing front tooth and glasses, he isn’t your average fashion designer. Hodges’ signature aesthetic demonstrates playful shapes and hardwearing workwear detailing, communicated through a strong graphic language presented on oversized t-shirts and knitwear. His influences range from hip-hop, pirate…
London-based architect and writer Jack Self is Founder and Director of the REAL foundation, an organisation concerned with alternative forms of development, property and ownership. Self is also Editor-in-Chief of the Real Review, the foundation’s quarterly publication. Notably becoming the youngest person to take on the prestigious role, this year, the recent Architectural Association graduate…
Eddie Peake’s diverse artistic vocabulary encompasses performance, video, photography, painting, sculpture and installation. Peake’s central focus lies in the lapses and voids inherent in the process of translating between verbal language and nonverbal modes of communication. It is in the discrepancy between words and any other language, including, images, emotions, gestures or sounds, that his…