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On 21st November 2011, the fashion world descended on the prestigious Porchester Hall for an evening of glamorous, stylish and sometimes avant-garde fashion design. The venue, which has been used for London Fashion Week shows in the past, exuded with the elegance and luxury that epitomizes the TellusFashion brand. Chandeliers glistened in the light whilst...
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Every three months, fashion enthusiasts gather in the V&A’s Raphael Gallery to experience a new show in the ‘Fashion In Motion’ series. On Friday 18th November, the show featured the designer Peter Jensen as he celebrated his ten year anniversary with a retrospective show. The Fashion in Motion series has featured some of the greatest...
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Charlotte Taylor was born in Lancashire but began her life as a designer at Britain’s most prestigious design school, Central Saint Martin’s. Upon graduation she started work at Luella but subsequently left a year later in 2009 to start up her own label. Since then Charlotte has produced four collections under her own name and...
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It is the 1930’s, the economy is still reeling from the Great Depression, Jazz music is floating out of every bar and club across Britain and America and the Art Deco movement reigns supreme. Geometric skyscrapers made from steel structures that reflect in the shiny sheet glass windows are punctuating city skylines from one side...
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‘Children in Need’ occurs every year and every year we are faced with the traditional ‘Children in Need’ mascot of a simple, yellow teddy bear named Pudsey. Not anymore! Gone are the days of soft yellow fur and a spotty bandage to cover Pudsey’s right eye. Now, Pudsey is demanding more! This year Pudsey goes...
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Choreographer and Artistic Director Anna Watkins formed her own contemporary dance company, WatkinsDance, in June 2011. Her interest in dance was ignited at the age of twelve when she began taking ballet classes at The Place, before formally training at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. On graduating Anna initially pursued a career...
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The work of Ayesha Mustafa is not something you can just pass by. Having lived in many different cities across the world such as: Karachi, Lahore, Cairo, New York & Dubai, she has been exposed to a variety of different cultures which have provided a plethora of inspiration proving fundamental to the launch of her...
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Last week, the Semple team were lucky enough to meet with the inspirational Anne Weyman OBE. Having worked in the voluntary sector for most of her life it is no surprise that Ann Weyman is a campaigner at heart. Not only was she the chief executive of FPA (Family Planning Association), the UK’s leading sexual...
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It is said that we still feel the effects of postmodernism now. As the Semple team began to take the tour through the age of postmodernism at the V&A, we let this notion amble through our thoughts. The concept challenged Modernism and rebelled from the previous, utopian perfection which the previous art movement strived for....
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I have some exciting news! Two weeks ago I mentioned that I was looking forward to meeting someone who is a legend in fashion. Roland Klein, former designer for celebrities, Royalty and career women visited our MSL office. He arrived intrigued about our work and wanted to know how he could help us. As we...
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