A.A. Gill, the food and culture writer whose wit and unrelenting critical eye made him a favourite of readers, died on Saturday of cancer at age 62. Born in Edinburgh to English parents, his father was a television producer and director, and his mother an actress. Gill’s no-holds-barred, occasionally incendiary style never evaded a chance…
Raised in London’s suburbs, 28-year-old British photographer Harley Weir studied Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, graduating back in 2010. Today, she is one of the most in demand photographers in the fashion industry, having shot numerous high profile editorials and campaigns, as well as working on original collaborations with Vetements founder, Demna Gvasalia, and…
After graduating with a degree in fashion from Ryerson University in Toronto, Erdem Moralioglu made the move from Canada to London where he began his fashion career with an internship at Vivienne Westwood. During his time there he earned a scholarship from the British Council to attend the Royal College of Art to further his…
London native, Deyan Sudjic studied architecture in Edinburgh. Soon after, he went on to edit the architecture and design magazine Domus in Milan. In between co-founding British design-focussed magazine Blueprint in 1983 with Peter Murray and working as the architecture critic for The Observer since 2000, he has written numerous books on design and architecture….
Graduating from the BA Menswear programme at Central Saint Martins in 2014, Grace Wales Bonner won the L’Oreal Professionnel Talent Award for her graduate collection. Exploring intersections between diverse cultures, Wales Bonner’s influences span blaxploitation films, Coco Chanel, and traditional African craft techniques, amongst an array of references. She has become quickly recognised for her…
Dan Beaumont is an integral part of the capital’s nightlife scene, having begun his DJ career as one of the residents of the legendary Disco Bloodbath parties. He has since opened seminal venues, Dalston Superstore and the recently closed Dance Tunnel, as well as the massively popular New York style pizza chain Voodoo Ray’s. In…
Over the past decade, Martine Rose has proven herself as somewhat of an anti-establishmentarian figure on the London menswear scene. Shunning the ubiquitous schedule, the designer shows her work sporadically through unusual formats, though this hasn’t always been the case. As well as designing under her eponymous label, Rose is currently a consultant at Balenciaga with…
Helmed by Tremaine Emory and London-born musician Acyde, No Vacancy Inn operates without a fixed location or encompassing definition, reflecting the transient lifestyles of its co-founders. Having launched earlier this year, the duo have already collaborated on a number of interesting projects, including a Bodega pop up with New York-based artist Tom Sachs, a Boiler…