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Converse have become one of the most established footwear brands of our time – from the punk rockers of the 70s to the hipsters of today, Converse have been the go to sneaker. Their retro canvas styles have barely evolved with the changing times and yet have remained extremely popular. The simple colour options teamed...
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Our loyalties may lie in London but when it comes to undeniable sartorial greatness Milan is the place to show and be seen. As the AW15 Collections come to a close in Italy’s fashion capital we’ve rounded up our pick of MFW must-sees. Armani Sporting a delicate colour palette of dove grey and lilacs, Armani...
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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...
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This Friday would have marked the 70th birthday of Bob Marley. Marley has always been an inspiration to me; the influence his music and lyrics have over people is moving. Bob Marley and The Wailers helped promote reggae music educating the world about life in Jamaica. The passion he expressed in everything he did cannot...
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Want great history? Go to England. Great food? aller en France! But if great fashion is what your heart desires then Italy is the only answer. From Missoni and Armani to Versace, Gucci and Pucci; the list reads like a who’s who of fashion royalty, with some of the most prestigious, forward thinking fashion houses...
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“London’s where I was brought up. It’s where my heart is and where I get my inspiration.” – Alexander McQueen, January 2000 There aren’t many things that stop us in our tracks, maybe a really great shoe sale or LFW, but when we heard that The Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition would be crossing the...
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Braving the -9 degree temperature in order to jump a train from Manhattan to Brooklyn was definitely worth the trip. The cold and the long travel didn’t matter when we saw the entrance of the museum. I wasn’t quite sure why Jean Paul Gaultier decided to present his retrospective exhibition out of town, but once I stepped inside,...
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Here at MSL, we have a silent alert for the name Sassoon. Back in 2012, we hosted a Semple Secrets event at the Southbank Centres grand Royal Festival Hall with legendary designers David Sassoon and Roland Klein, amongst others. Listening to them both speak about their organically brilliant careers, we sat in awe of these...
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Amongst a tube carriage uniform of dark tones, the simplest short beige trench coat can stand out; a welcome beam of light-coloured style amongst a dark sky of commuters staring into their laps. The trench may be a fairly basic, classic piece, but against a background of black anoraks, khaki parkas and dark suits, it...
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You can’t fake a Fendi. Sex and the City fans will remember that Samantha Jones found this out the hard way. Public humiliation, stolen credit cards fees and an enforced exit from the Playboy mansion ensued. Now that’s quite a bit of trouble for a bag named after a loaf of bread. Often referenced as...
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