Month: March 2016

Hello Autumn

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Despite summer trying to hang on with a last attempt of a heat wave, leaves are starting to change colour and fall.  Hello Autumn indeed. The change of season not only calls for you to break out your best trans-seasonal pieces, but to experiment with a new beauty look. What better inspiration than this stunning illustration by Surbi Chetty. Let these rich burgundies, warm reds and perfect plums inspire you to get in an autumnal mood. How about a coppery brown smokey eye? A purple nail, flushed pink cheek or a deep scarlet pout. Look to Bobbi Brown, Stilla and… Continue Reading →

The 88th Academy Awards Red Carpet

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Gone are the times when an actor attending the Academy Awards could just roll up in the clothes from their latest film (a la Diane Keaten in her Annie Hall garb) or whatever sparkling confection caught their eye (Meryl Streep in the 80’s), now the Oscars are big business for the fashion houses.  The television air time, social media hype and magazine pages devoted to the Oscars make dressing a celebrity an almost priceless marketing opportunity, such that each house vies to get their outfit on a celebrity of choice. Because of the high level of scrutiny we have seen… Continue Reading →

The Making of a Post Card

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  Four very talented people have worked on our beautiful promotional post cards. They are (from left to right): Surbi Chetty, Lexi Keelan, Emma O’Rourke (of the Label) and Johanna Dziadkiewicz. Each of these talented ladies has represented a different core content area of Leiden Magazine. I started by setting Johanna a brief on bringing the Leiden girl to life. For me the Leiden girl is a confident, she likes to mix and match designer, vintage and high street, she looks after herself, is curious about the world and loves to travel. Leiden is a girls’ girl and your best… Continue Reading →