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
Chocolate, some may argue, is one of the most addictive substances available to us on the planet. It certainly is for the chocoholic that I know, with coffee coming a very close second. It all began when as a small child she lived off purely sweet substances. Cakes, sweets, ice cream; the higher the sugar...Read More
It’s probably quite difficult to imagine what the chocolate and fashion industries could possibly have in common aside from both being loved by women everywhere, but they actually share something else; a growing commitment amongst their respective brands to ethical production. The chocolate industry is increasingly welcoming the Fairtrade scheme, ensuring that all growers, farmers,...Read More
Masato Jones has grown to become one of the biggest names in the world of emerging British fashion designers. His self titled label has caught the attention of many noteworthy people including the likes of Beverley Knight, who Masato has had the pleasure of designing an array of beautiful outfits for. The ethos of his...Read More
Last Saturday saw the arrival of our much awaited Semple Secrets event. The event took place at the Southbank Centres grand Royal Festival Hall, set against a backdrop of the London eye and Big Ben, the space is impressive and bold. As we prepared to welcome our guests and the room which overlooked the river...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
Probably like you, I meet and talk to lots of people in any one week. Some of the conversations are uplifting and the words uttered are reaffirming, staying with me for a long time, causing me to pause and consider, shaping my mind. Other conversations are fleeting with a promise to follow up soon. One...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
‘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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