As I sat on the plane I marvelled at how I was on my way to New York with Uma, a Semple client. What began as a throw away remark while we were having an indulgent coffee after a ‘bootcamp’ gym session one Saturday, turned into brand Semple arriving in New York during Fashion Week...Read More
Were you ever part of a club at school? Brownies, Cadets or the school swimming team perhaps? No matter which club you were a part of, being a member gave you a sense of pride, empowerment and belonging. Bringing like minded people together and creating a society stronghold is an ever-growing trend, and London is...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
Several years ago beside the sea in a remote part of Crete I received a text message from Victoria Hislop who was location scouting for a TV series of her dramatic novel, The Island. We met half-an-hour’s drive away in a village taverna with her film director Theo Papadoulakis. 18 months later The Island (To...Read More
Every two minutes, one more person is diagnosed and starts treatment for leprosy. It’s curable but many people who are not diagnosed early are permanently disabled and they may be shunned by their families and communities. Lepra is an international charity fighting disease, poverty and prejudice. Working in India and Bangladesh, they focus...Read More
Lepra are an international charity fighting disease, poverty and prejudice through community focused health programmes. Last year they changed the lives of over 400,000 people and provided health education for a further 900,000. Lepra work with people who are living on the margins of society and in anticipation for our event with Lepra and Victoria...Read More
A few evening’s ago, I heard the phrase ‘connectrepreneurs’ and it made perfect sense. In celebration of the end of International Women’s Month, MSL held a Semple Secrets event at The Club at The Ivy in Covent Garden, London. My panellists were three amazing women: Carol Bagnald, Vanessa Vallely and Peggy Dannenbaum. These women were...Read More
I was recently given a piece of artwork that has enthralled me for weeks. Intrigued, I set out to find out more about the artist, Marius Bercea, as the imagery was complex. Born in Cluj Romania, Marius Bercea experienced the demise of the communist period as the USSR disintegrated and the 1989 Romanian Revolution took...Read More
From Heels to Steel documents Vanessa Vallely’s journey from a council flat in the East End, to the testosterone fueled world of London’s high flying city slickers. But there is a lot more to Vanessa than corporate success. A 3rd generation Pearly Queen and mother of two, Vanessa joins us to document a more emotional...Read More
“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” Madeline Albright. When the MSL team were politely advised to take our seats early, to ensure that we were not (literally) left standing, we knew that the second ‘How She Made It’ event hosted by Mary Keane-Dawson was set to be an...Read More
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