It was great to run into one of my favourite Hannah’s – Hannah Almassi from Grazia!
A press day is when a PR presents the new collection to editors and stylists. Most PRs carry more than one brand and some brands are done in house. During the press day you can create a list of the clothes you’d like to feature in your up coming shoots for the next season. Everything we are looking at is autumn/winter 08. This might be the only time the pr has the whole collection in their showroom, as the clothes will always be coming and going to different shoots. For the higher end brands usually there are no duplicates so the one collection is shipped all over the world and used by all the magazines worldwide etc. Some brand have a press office in Europe and North American, they might even have variations in the collection to suit the different markets.
It’s the prs job to get the garment as much press as possible – but not just any press. I don’t really believe that all press is good press. Every brand has a list of preferred magazines & types of celebrities that it wants to be associated with, but of course many brands/prs can be very accommodating.
At these events there is always lots of chocolates and delicious things to nibble on! I may have had one to many flake bars…
Disorder magazine is mentioned in the new issue of Nylon magazine as one of the coolest magazines in the UK! No wonder, it has a team that doesn’t compromise, works 24/7 and are so unpretentious and they really really don’t care what other people think, so of course it’s no surprise that they are truly the super cool! Yeah!!!
Marie Proctor and Charlene Campbell of Annazbell. I went to a gathering at the Funky Buddha to celebrate the relaunch of Annazbell; I think it’s really hard to start an good e-zine but Annazbell has a head start and lots of experience as they originally launch in 2004.
Some people feel that actresses are taking over the model industry, but models are taking over the film industry! There has always been a bit of a power struggle as some people argue that it cost less to put actors on the covers of magazines and that celebrities sell more magazines. Anyway, I’m really looking forward to seeing The Black Balloon, which stars Gemma Ward in her first major film role! The role was created especially for her, how cool is that! The Black Balloon is out early this year.
Vogue UK Covers 2007 Models vs. Actresses
Actresses:
Sienna Miller
Keira Knightley
Drew Barrymore
Kate Winslet
Models:
Sophie Dahl
Sasha Pivovarova
June Cover: Yasmin Le Bon, Cecilia Chancellor, Lizzy Jagger, Erin O’Connor, Jacquetta Wheeler, Marie Helvin and Lily Cole on an issue that celebrates “ageless style”.
Agyness Deyn
Johnny Borrell alongside Natalia Vodianova
Kate Moss
Daria Werbowy
Jessica Stam
Models who became Actresses:
Angelina Jolie
Ashton Kutcher
Brooke Shields
Charlize Theron
Courteney Cox (Yes, it’s true she was signed to Ford Models long before Friends)
Demi Moore
Gemma Ward
Lily Cole
Mila Jovovich
Rene Russo
Uma Thurman
I write a monthly page called “Dress for Your Shape” for Health and Fitness magazine. Each month I focus on a different sport, and while it’s important to dress appropriately for each sport what’s really most important is that you dress for yourself!
There is so much great sportswear out there that you should never have to wear an old t-shirt to the gym. I love sportswear. I don’t tend to wear much sportswear outside the gym, but I do feel great walking to and from the gym in my kit; actually I feel a bit powerful! The gym is one of those rare places where you actually do something just for yourself. So if you’re going to feel good why not look good too?
I'm a fashion stylist and consultant based in London. I'm Fashion Editor at Phoenix magazine, and I've styled for many musicians from Kate Nash to... (more)
