The approach to Bath Spa across the railway viaduct gave me my first hint of the elegant Georgian terraces, and crescents, juxtaposed by rolling countryside. These now offer a context for a great collection of fashionable, independent boutiques. I had arranged meetings at several to discuss the MSL brand, starting with Mee fashion and lifestyle...Read More
Etta James was definitely an icon. She had a career which spanned half a century and a legacy which will last forever. This is the woman who was known as ‘The Queen of Soul’ and redefined a whole era and brand of female music. She recorded her first single aged just 15, launching a highly...Read More
A dress so special that it managed to propel the one time girlfriend of Hugh Grant to instant celebrity status. She went from abject obscurity to an overnight star. No wonder the black Versace dress she wore to the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral has since developed a cult following. In 2008 it...Read More
Part fashion, part mime and part dance were the combination of performance styles present at the Olivier Saillard V&A’s Fashion in Motion event on Friday 20th January. The half an hour show, named, ‘Models at Work’ was created by the Paris based museum director, Olivier Saillard. The idea behind the show was based on the...Read More
Caitlin Shea is 24, young, beautiful, enthusiastic and taking the fashion industry by storm. After moving to London Caitlin knew her direction in life and set out about making it happen, carving out an enviable career for herself as a model scout and she hasn’t looked back since. MSL sat down with Caitlin for a...Read More
Some of you will recall that two month’s ago I asked the Semple team to let me have three bullet points each at the end of every day for a week. I asked them to document what they saw on their way in to work, one thing that they had achieved, and a comment about...Read More
In light of the release of the much anticipated Iron Lady and Meryl Streep’s win at the Golden Globes and her recent nominations for an Oscar for her critically acclaimed performance as Margaret Thatcher, MSL thought it only fitting to go behind the seams of the blue suit that is synonymous with the iron lady...Read More
A complete lifestyle change occurred one day in a jive class for Jennifer Siggs. It was the incentive for her to become a fully-fledged member of the Vintage Mafia. In only a short space of time she has become a successful vintage blogger and model. On top of all this she still manages to find...Read More
Felicity Green is a diminutive person in height but certainly not in personality. The reason I know this is because MSL attended Susie Stone’s In Conversation Event with the good lady herself, last Thursday evening. She was the first woman to work her way up as an editor of the Daily Mirror in a male...Read More
Zoe Robinson, the mastermind behind Think Style, an award- winning consultancy which assists clients on dressing more sustainably joins MSL for a Q&A, as we delve into her story behind the treasured 1980s grey wool coat Zoe could never bare to be without. Full name? Zoe Robinson Where are you based? Streatham, South London Tell...Read More
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