This week, Bimini Bon Boulash has proven once again that they deserve the title of the queen of London fashion. The self-proclaimed “bendiest bitch” and “plant-based princess” made a huge splash not only sitting front row at London Fashion Week, but also walking in Richard Quinn’s spring 2022 show. Whilst they didn’t take home the crown during their season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, they won over our hearts with their witty personality, deadpan humour, and avant-garde fashion choices. For them, fashion is an art form, a tool of self-expression, and this has been reiterated with the fabulous outfits that they blessed us with at London Fashion Week. Fashion should always be about taking risks, and this is exactly what Bimini delivered. Each of their l...
In a rare catwalk appearance, Lila Moss opened Richard Quinn’s spring/summer 2022 show for London Fashion Week. Sitting front row was mum Kate Moss, British Vogue‘s Edward Enninful, and model Jordan Barrett who supported Lila by snapping photos and cheering her on. Moss was also joined on the catwalk by RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Bimini Bon Boulash and Tayce. Hosted at The Londoner Hotel on Tuesday, 21 Sept., Richard Quinn’s new collection focuses on colourblocking, volume, and technical fabrics. Quinn continues its signature contrast between punchy florals and fetishistic leather looks for spring/summer 2022, while embracing rich cobalt, aubergine, and yellow jewel tones. In a press statement, the brand dedicates the new collection to “modern people with a purp...
British Vogue and Tiffany & Co.’s annual Fashion and Film party was hosted at The Londoner Hotel on Monday, 20 Sept., to celebrate the physical return of London Fashion Week. Attended by Emma Raducanu, Little Simz, Malala Yousafzai, and Nicola Coughlan, the A-list lineup was just as impressive as the decadent outfits. The best-dressed Brits of the evening were certainly Jourdan Dunn, Little Simz, Rina Sawayama, and Dina Asher-Smith. Dunn wore an iridescent pink co-ordinated set by emerging London-based Korean designer Miss Sohee. Simz has perfected a chic tailored suit for the red carpet and went with a black-and-orange number for the occasion. Sawayama went for a luxe, sparkling baby blue dress from 16Arlington‘s autumn/winter 2021 collection. Asher-Smith looked epic in a ...
How does Tom Daley prepare for his first Met Gala? Knitting, of course. Daley had a cheeky little preknit before attending New York’s most decorated fashion ball. The Olympic diver shared his moments before the Met Gala via Instagram video, while in the midst of knitting a cardigan inspired by Harry Styles’s JW Anderson crochet cardigan. Sitting on his windowsill, and focusing on his newest creation, Daley listened to “Golden” by Harry Styles to really complete the mood. “Knitting away before the Met Gala,” Daley said on Instagram video. “What else would you do?” The knitting pattern for the Harry Styles-inspired JW Anderson cardigan is available for free thanks to the brand who generously shared it with the public in summer 2020. After Daley...
How does Tom Daley prepare for his first Met Gala? Knitting, of course. Daley had a cheeky little preknit before attending New York’s most decorated fashion ball. The Olympic diver shared his moments before the Met Gala via Instagram video, while in the midst of knitting a cardigan inspired by Harry Styles’s JW Anderson crochet cardigan. Sitting on his windowsill, and focusing on his newest creation, Daley listened to “Golden” by Harry Styles to really complete the mood. “Knitting away before the Met Gala,” Daley said on Instagram video. “What else would you do?” The knitting pattern for the Harry Styles-inspired JW Anderson cardigan is available for free thanks to the brand who generously shared it with the public in summer 2020. After Daley...
You know the friendship is real when you show up to the Met Gala in a matching outfit for the second year in row. Bona-fide besties Sienna Miller and Emily Blunt arrived at the 2021 Met Gala in co-ordinated, sparkling gowns that looked like they came straight out of Hollywood’s Gilded Age from the turn of the 20th century. Miller wore a champagne-coloured lace Gucci gown that featured crystal jewels around the bust, shoulders, and neckline. She completed the look with an oversize, muted pink feathered coat, light-pink clutch, and silver platform heels from the brand. Blunt wore a complementary sparkling gown from Miu Miu that featured white fabric wrapped around the bust with a white cape and diamond jewellery by Messika. She completed her look with a silver clutch, silver heels, and...
British tennis player Emma Raducanu attended her first ever red carpet event — the 2021 Met Gala — following her historic win at the US Open Tennis Championships. The rising star wore Chanel for her fashion debut at the Met’s Costume Institute Benefit Gala under the theme “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”. Raducanu’s black-and-white co-ordinated set was from the Chanel Cruise 2021/2022 collection. It featured a black-and-white silk twill cropped top and skirt with a printed silk crepe coat. She completed the look with black patent-leather Chanel pointed-toe wedge boots, a pearl belt from the brand, and Chanel makeup. Raducanu was joined by fellow young woman ambassadors at the Chanel table — Lily-Rose Depp, Kristen Stewart, Whitney Peak, and Margaret Qualley. Keep ...
After multiple delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 National Television Awards are finally here. Originally scheduled to take place in January, the ceremony — which honours the best of the best of British television — was delayed twice until a September date was eventually set. Hosted by The Masked Singer‘s Joel Dommett, the event took place on 8 Sept. at the O2 Arena in London and aired live on ITV. The NTAs brought out some of the UK’s biggest TV stars, and honoured 2021’s most-talked about shows, including It’s a Sin, which won for best new drama, The Great British Bake Off, which in addition to saving us during lockdown won the award for best challenge show, and Line of Duty, which took home two awards out of the four it was nominated for. But like a...
With summer coming to an end and in-person events picking back up again (we can’t believe the Met Gala is only two weeks away!), London saw its first fête in the form of British GQ’s Men of the Year Awards held at the Tate Modern. Hosted by Sabrina and Idris Elba, the awards ceremony aim to celebrate people who made the world a better place over the past 12 months. It should come as no surprise that Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford and actor John Boyega are both on the list — the former for his free school meals campaign for children over the summer holidays, the latter for using his voice and his profile during the Black Lives Matter protests last summer. I May Destroy You writer and actor Michaela Coel is also nominated, as is Paul Mescal for his role in Normal Pe...
Reformation’s classic dresses and midluxury price tag always get fashion enthusiasts excited, especially the celebrity set. Olivia Rodrigo and and Hailey Bieber have been spotted wearing the brand through summer 2021, and even Holly Willoughby has frequented the set of This Morning in a few Reformation pieces. While the brand’s offerings are on the spenny side, we have some great news — its summer sale is currently up to 70 percent off. Since the brand launched in 2009, it has consistently become a staple in fashion-lovers’ wardrobes. Bridgerton‘s Phoebe Dynevor wore the brand’s delicate Vivian top with jeans to an evening event at The Ned in London this past June and soon after wore a version of the brand’s Sapphire dress while on holiday at CroatiaR...
Of all the fashion brands worn by Love Island‘s 2021 bombshells, Farai London is a firm favourite. Launched by British-Zimbabwean designer Mary-Ann Msengi in July 2020, Farai is known for its signature dresses that feature vibrant, psychedelic prints, formfitting fabrics, cutout designs, and a sleek, silver ring detail. Although first seen on Megan Thee Stallion, Kylie Jenner, and Lori Harvey in summer 2020, Love Island‘s Millie Court, Priya Gopaldas, Clarisse Juliette, and Rachel Finni championed the Black-owned, East London-based womenswear brand throughout the ITV dating show. Farai is of a new vanguard of London-based, midrange womenswear boutiques that design sleek dresses for wearers to feel “special, sexy, and spectacular”. Similarly to clothing brands Poster...
As far as celebrity summers go, 2021 has been the summer of Dua Lipa. The Future Nostalgia singer and fashion darling partied through Albania and Ibiza with family and friends before heading to a quaint cottage to ring in her 26th birthday. In true Leo style, Lipa chose to wear a rainbow crystal-covered navy suit for her birthday outfit, with an exposed, black lace bra, and a fuzzy hat that resembled a lion’s mane. “I’m a Leo — can’t you tell”, Lipa captioned her birthday photo that featured British, Black-owned fashion labels from head-to-toe. Her oversize, crystal-covered navy suit is by east London-based designer Martine Rose, who focuses primarily on menswear clothing but occasionally creates unisex pieces. Lipa’s fuzzy Troll hat is by Nigerian-Briti...