As soon as you unwrap the lustrous foil around a bar of rich chocolate, the irrevocably seductive smell of the cocoa bean intoxicates your senses. The smooth round edges, tempered finish and deep rich colours of chocolate make it the most guilty pleasure in the world. Chocolate celebrates with us when we achieve our goals,...Read More
I think it’s safe to say I’ve never had a real date before. I’ve either had to split the bill, drive them home, or sit and watch the piece of greenery move around their teeth. But on the 12th of October 2011 I was finally going on a true date… This meant I needed to...Read More
It is not a secret that fashion trends always come back, year after year we think we have discovered something new but the inner truth is that there are always elements from the past that already marked a style in time. This Christmas, looking back through my mum’s wardrobe, I found many dresses from the...Read More
Whilst the people of England overindulge in their Cadbury favourites as they find themselves taking full advantage of national chocolate week, luckily for my waistline yet not for my bank balance, I will be celebrating another innovation, as I turn my attention to national cocktail week. In true team MSL spirit, one of the reasons...Read More
Here at MSL we are taking it in turns to announce and celebrate our ultimate style crush. This week it’s my turn and when it came to choosing, there was only one woman I could ever write about – the queen of blazers, Rachel Bilson. My love for her style started when Bilson played the...Read More
“Billy Dear, please dress me forever…” She is the worlds most famous blonde, her legendary status is forever captured on film, the classic costumes worn by Hollywood’s ultimate starlet are collectively remembered. There are songs in her honor, memorabilia a plenty and movies that strive to capture the essence of our Marilyn Monroe. She may...Read More
Scarlett Sweeney describes herself as ‘an actress of English, French, Italian, Scottish and Irish heritage – with a passion for antiques, clothing, jewellery, cookery, history, reading classic novels and watching interesting films’. When the Semple team met her during the filming of our promotional film, we realised just how much we had to learn from...Read More
‘People’s emotional relationship with what they wear has always been intriguing to me. More than any other aspect of fashion, I have always maintained an interest in how clothes make us feel’ said Louise Chunn of the concept behind Semple Secrets. Louise’s career trajectory spans the most discerning fashion titles on the market including British...Read More
Susie Stone is a bespoke womenswear designer and she warmly welcomed the Semple guests into her beautiful studio in Bermonsey, opposite the Fashion and Textile Museum. Susie enthusiastically shares the Semple team’s passion for fashion stories. ‘I love finding out the story behind what people want my dresses for,’ she says, ‘It is such an...Read More
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