Looking for something to do this week?
The highly anticipated film, Mapplethorpe Look at the Pictures has been released with screenings taking place at independent cinemas all across the UK. From Edinburgh to Bristol, London to Manchester, and a whole host of places in between.
Coachella is on the horizon. If you are heading to the world famous Californian festival, do you have your wardrobe sorted? There is still time to grab those Coachella perfect pieces to keep your style on top form at this fashion forward festival.
Not lucky enough to be attending this year? Not to worry. Look to Coachella for inspiration on what will be the best festival styles to see you through the Summer. To get you going, we've picked out top three NAVY pieces that have written all over them Coachella!
If you are looking for something to do this weekend, or over the coming few weeks, head to the National Portrait Gallery to immerse yourself in a century's worth of ground breaking fashion photography.
Celebrating the centenary of Vogue, this in depth exhibition at the NPG chronicles the history of the worlds most influential fashion magazine.
Vogue 100: A Century of Style takes us on a journey from the present day, all the back back to Vogue's very first publication in 1916.
Somerset House is the perfect location in London for wasting away a few hours, emersing yourself in a little but of art and culture. Our latest trip down to Somerset House allowed us a chance to check out the 'Chris Stein / Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk' exhibition currently on at the East Wing Galleries.
Large scales prints of Chris Stein's candid and at times intimate photographs, track the emergence of the New Wave era of music and the rise of Blondie through the 70s and 80s. Having co-founded Blondie alongside Debbie Harry, Stein had a front row seat for this underground musical culture and was there every step of the way to world domination at the hands of Blondie.
Alongside each huge image, are short anecdotes and tales of the New Wave era explaining a little background information about the snapshot in time as captured by Stein. His character, personality and passion showing through.
Stein managed to capture candid portraits of many icons as well as Blondie within the music and art world of the punk era, including Iggy Pop, David Bowie, The Ramones, Andy Warhol and more. This exhibition offers an insight into the fashions, attitudes and innocence of the time and is well worth stopping by before it closes on January 25th. Entry is free too, so you have no excuse not to pop along and marvel at the pink ceilings, huge framed photographs and generally just admire a bit of Debbie Harry at her very best.
If you can't make it down before the show closes, tune in for a live Q&A session with Chris Stein himself on Wednesday 21st January between 3-3.30pm. Follow #ChrisSteinNegative and keep an eye on the
@BlondieOfficial and
@SomersetHouse twitter accounts.
Chris Stein / Negative: Me, Blondie, and the Advent of Punk
On until 25th January
East Wing Galleries
Somerset House, London
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We've discovered our new favourite handout in London.
Drink Shop & Do, based in Kings Cross, is a creative hub of coffee, cocktails, themed nights and general fun times.
Our favourite night on their busy schedule has to the
Lionel Rich Tea evenings, where you simply pipe your best Lionel Richie portrait onto a Rich Tea biscuit. The winner wins a prize, but if your Lionel masterpiece doesn't cut it in the judging process, you still get to eat a rich tea biscuit. So win win.
Or if you're looking for something a little more energetic, take the
Beyonce Single Ladies Dance Class to learn the famous routine and leave you humming "If you liked it then you should've put a ring on it" for days afterwards.
But in the spirit of the season Pumpkin Carving is a must. Free pumpkin with a halloween cocktail - what more could you ask for.
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