London Fashion Week: Day Two

Margaret Howell and Qasimi A/W 09, 21st february 2009

It’s funny seeing the different crowds the different shows draw. The morning started off at the Margaret Howell studio, where the British establishment of fashion journalists turned out to see …

Karen Karam – Hard Cover Candy

Here at Amelia’s Magazine we’re all about nurturing design newbies, particularly if they’re as innovative and inspiring as Karen Karem. We first encountered Karen way back in the days of …

A Google for fashion

September marked the official UK launch of the new shopping/networking website, ShopStyle. Already popular amongst fashion followers in the US, the best way to describe this new digital phenomenon would …

London Fashion Week: Swarovski Rocks Giles party

The Old Sorting Office, New Oxford Street, 16 September 2008

Tuesday seemed to be the main party night during London Fashion week! I kinnda understand why… at the beginning of the week, your body isn’t quite use to the rhythm …

London Fashion Week mid-week round-up

So London Fashion Week is officially in full swing. It couldn’t have kicked off with a nicer day on Sunday as fashion folk of all shapes and sizes donned their …

London Fashion Week: Qasimi

Westminster City Hall, 15 September 2008

Just from the luxurious looking invite (exceptionally large with added cover -sleeve), I knew Michelle and I were in for a bit of a treat with the Qasimi show. Not …

London Fashion Week: Horace

Vauxhall Fashion Scout , 14 September 2008

After watching a slightly disappointing Ossie Clark show, I felt I really needed to see a collection that stepped out of the chiffon and floral-patterned safe zone, and started London …

A night alone at Climate camp

Kingsnorth , 06 - 08 August 08

My climate camp adventure started with the realisation that I’d have to spend a night in camp alone after a little mis-communication with my fellow interns. While the prospect of …

10 days of falling prices….

2 Ganton Street, W1 , 22 August - 01 September 08

Just a quickie to let you all know that Beyond the Valley will be holding a special countdown sale over this upcoming bank holiday weekend. The store, which houses a …

Margin

Vinyl Factory Gallery, 03 - 05 August 2008

In total I think I was sent about 7 emails from the organisers of ‘Margin‘, a fashion trade show based in London. After receiving a press release, registration details, registration …

Jacob Kimmie – A good ol’ catwalk show

Central London , 04 August 2008

I think the most exciting part of being in this industry is when you get the chance to attend a great fashion show. There’s nothing that boosts your ego …

Monique Luttin Millinery – The Devil’s In The Detail

Craft Central, Clerkenwell, 29 July - 03 August 2008

When our Art Editor, Tanya, saw a picture of one of the hats that were to be displayed at an exhibition I was planning to attend, her initial reaction was, …

Team Amelia’s ‘expert’ fashion opinion

Barbican , 24 July 2008

About a month ago I received an out-of-the-blue email from stylist to the stars, Rebekah Roy. I was already planning to attend her presentation ‘Create a unique personal look’ at …

My Visa Swap weekend

No.1 The Piazza, Covent Garden , 19 - 20 July 2008

Ok fellow Amelia’s blog followers – a couple of weeks ago I wrote a story on the Visa Swap event in Covent Garden and promised to keep you all updated …

When Fletcher and Hay met….

Beyond The Valley, London , Tuesday 8th July

Last week I was invited along to the launch of ‘When Fletcher and Hay Met….’ a new book detailing a series of personal meeting with various characters within the creative …

Graniph T-shirt Design Awards

Graniph, 1st February - 31st March 2008

Do you remember a blog I posted a couple of week ago raving about a little yellow t-shirt that I received from t-shirt design company Graniph? Well they have …

The Return of The Jellies

Do you remember about 9 years ago when the UK was hit by that huge jelly sandals movement? Gentleman this period might not be as vivid to you, but I …

Nigels’ eco friendly Glastonbury survival products

With Charles our music editor off on a four day break in Glastonbury, I thought this would be the ideal time to talk about an email I received from a …

My Graniph T-shirt experience

The Amelia’s Magazine HQ recently received a complimentary T-shirt from Japanese T-shirt design store, Graniph. I’ve had my eye on it since it found its way onto our kitchen workstation …

Visa Swap UK

No.1 The Piazza, Covent Garden , 21 June - 20 July 2008

Last weekend was the official launch of the 2008 UK Visa Swap campaign. Now in its second year, the idea behind Visa Swap is that people take unwanted clothing and …