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Handbags with a Conscience – Introducing Spanish brand Lautem

Exclusive interview: Husband Wife Duo Longshaw Ward Launch Debut Collection

Leanne Claxton Launches SS17 Collection

Creative Leaders – Mariam and Dania Sawedeg of Kamushki

Essential Style: Interview with David Altow and Marco Tomasi of Swiss label Strellson

Defining Luxury: a Conversation with Amanda Triossi of Bulgari

Creative leaders: a Conversation with Tony King

La Perla Debuts Atelier Collection in Paris

Creative Leaders – an Interview with Bec Astley Clarke MBE founder of Astley Clarke

Exclusive interview: Husband Wife Duo Longshaw Ward Launch Debut Collection

Creative Leaders – Mariam and Dania Sawedeg of Kamushki

Essential Style: Interview with David Altow and Marco Tomasi of Swiss label Strellson

Defining Luxury: a Conversation with Amanda Triossi of Bulgari

Creative leaders: a Conversation with Tony King

La Perla Debuts Atelier Collection in Paris

Creative Leaders – an Interview with Bec Astley Clarke MBE founder of Astley Clarke

News

Frequency: Festival of Digital Culture Returns to Lincoln THIS YEAR Frequency festival focuses the theme of disPLACEment. Over ten days, the city of Lincoln’s medieval streets will host …	BFC Announce Fashion Awards 2017 with Swarovski THE British Fashion Council have announced that The Fashion Awards 2017 will be returning to the Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London …	Martine Rose: Don Pedro Produce a Collaborative Zine INSPIRED by fashion designer Martine Rose’s AW17 collection, the hyper-colour zine Don Pedro, reflects the style and diverse nature of the Colombian …
Van Eyck Exhibition Opens at National Gallery, London A NEW show of the work of Van Eyck is opening at the National Gallery in London. This autumn, his oil painting the Arnolfini portrait is set …	British Artist John Minton Show at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester THE painter John Minton’s lively illustrations were very familiar to British people during the gloomy post-war years of the 1940s and ‘50s …	John Makepeace Celebrates 40 Years of Parnham College with book THIS September marks the 40 year anniversary of the opening of Parnham College – the pioneering, highly influential, globally regarded design …

Features

Handbags with a Conscience – Introducing Spanish brand Lautem FOUNDED in Spain, Lautem is an exceptional leather goods brand that promotes an unique blend of luxury, conscious production with timeless …	Paul Nash Retrospective Opens At Tate Britain, London A RETROSPECTIVE of the work of the work of Paul Nash, one of the greatest war artists and landscape painters of the twentieth century …	Eco-Friendly Label Thoreau Launches Debut Collection WITH authenticity, integrity and ethical consciousness at its heart, UK-based brand Thoreau has recently launched its inaugural AW16 …
Husband and Wife Design-Duo Longshaw Ward Found Brand LONGSHAW Ward is the eclectic, vibrant and thoroughly modern new womenswear and accessories label founded by husband-and-…	ESMOD Berlin MA Fashion Graduates Debut their Collections ESMOD Berlin International University of Art for Fashion MA programme Sustainability in Fashion is an unique course which allows …	Creative Leaders: Mariam and Dania Sawedeg of Kamushki ESTABLISHED little over a year ago by Libyan sisters Mariam and Dania Sawedeg, their fine jewellery brand Kamushki, (meaning …
Essential Style: Interview with David Altow and Marco Tomasi of Strellson SWISS brand Strellson has made a name for itself over the past 30 years for its elegant menswear. Founded in 1984, …	Creative Leaders: Patrick Chalhoub, Joint CEO of the Chalhoub Group FROM a business standpoint, one of the interesting things about the luxury market is the way in which it appeals in similar yet different …	Creative Leaders: an Interview with Lewis R Waters of Fashion Scout OVER the past five years, Fashion Scout has developed as one of the world’s pre-eminent support organisations for emerging designers …