The theme at the Ong-Oaj Pairam AW15 show was excess with key focuses on celebrity and pop culture. Inspired by both classic and contemporary idols for this AW15 Collection Pairam’s Warhol approach saw him draw on everything from the lost stars of the silver screen, to Roxy music and even modern day pop icons Britney and...Read More
Now I’m not one to follow London’s Fashion Week and to be honest I only realised it was happening this week because the House of Vans in London have been screening classic fashion films in honour of the week long celebrations. If you’re not familiar with the House of Vans, located in the arches of...Read More
As Yves Saint Laurent once said, ‘fashions fade but style is eternal’. Keeping this quote heavily in mind as London Fashion Week fast approaches, we know that not every item being showcased on the catwalk will make it to the high street. Where some designs are simply an art form, expressing the current economic feeling, others will...Read More
Having started life as protective clothing for workman, the humble dungarees have once again popped into the fashion conscious. Think dungarees aren’t for you? Think again! So many styles means there is an overall for everyone. Traditional Dungarees Traditional dungarees are trousers or jeans with a bib attached by braces and date back as far...Read More
Walking across Tower Bridge, the biting February wind numbing all my senses, I began to question whether this lengthy trek to visit the Women Fashion Power exhibition was in fact worth braving the bitter city temperatures at all. Showing at the Design Museum until April, Women Fashion Power takes a retrospective look at twenty-six of...Read More
Boho has been trying to win back favour in fashion circles for a couple of seasons now. It has wafted around the side-lines and even floated down a catwalk or two but we are not as carefree as we were before, back in those pre-recession days. How can whimsical boho find its feet in our...Read More
Over the past few years, men’s beards seem to be getting bigger. It’s a trend I never really thought would take off but everywhere you look from the guy walking across the road, to the top models in magazines and even celebrities I have never seen have a hair out of place before. Everyone wants...Read More
As London Fashion Week commences we will no doubt all be in awe of the latest trends and fads we see strutting down the catwalk. And as soon as a dupe hits Topshop, we’ll all be queuing patiently to get our hands on the forecasted fashion essentials. But is anything ever really new? As ever,...Read More
“Design that’s contemporary but forever, beautiful but accessible, for women who love clothes as much as we do.” – Finery London In a saturated market of high street stores, each offering fast affordable fashion, it is hard to find your niche. Yet where many names have tried and ultimately failed, Finery London – a new...Read More
There are six people in the Semple team: Sophie, Jenna, Jess, Sophia, Dulcie and me. We are all different yet we have some traits that we all share. We are values driven, we appreciate elegance and intellect and have a genuine interest in finding out what people think. During 2014 we met on average 50...Read More
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