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Glass presents beauty story – I Will Shine On You by photographer Philip Blythman

November 25, 2020

PHOTOGRAPHER Philip Blythman loved capturing Asha Mohamud in her own hijab for a close-up beauty story for Glass. Using pastel hues on the eyes, Make-up artist Claudineblythman wanted to express joy with her ma...

Glass visits the Hilton Guadalajara Midtown – where finance meets fiesta

Regner Ramos

November 24, 2020

Feature, Travel

WITH its doors having opened in 2018, the new Hilton Guadalajara Midtown is a key player in Hilton’s expansion plans into Mexico. The hotel, located in one of Guadalajara’s oldest neighbourhoods, Providencia, o...

Glass reviews National Gallery Titian and Artemisia exhibition

Sean Sheehan

November 23, 2020

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

LONDON’s blockbuster art exhibitions, on show for a limited time period, tend to be overwhelming but not just for the quality of their programmes. They can attract huge audiences and with crowds of spectators, ...

Glass speaks to the West Coast rapper Kamaiyah

Imogen Clark

November 20, 2020

Feature, Glass Talent, Music

Oakland native Kamaiyah speaks to Glass about her latest album Got It Made and her dream of becoming the first major female rapper from the West Coast on her own terms WHEN she wrote her first record at the ag...

Glass speaks to American althete Rai Benjamin

Charlie Navin-Holder

November 19, 2020

Culture, Feature, Sport

“I HATE to say it, but … I saw it coming. It was inevitable. Of course it bugged me out, but in a sense I was already in a headspace where I was prepared for the worst. When the NBA was postponed I think I rea...

Glass presents a fashion story by photographer Max Hetherington and stylist Melissa Jane Tarling

Olga Petrusewicz

November 18, 2020

Fashion, Feature

AS gender roles continue to transform beyond the confines that previously defined the fashion industry, a fluidity between femininity and masculinity has in effect become a norm for many designers. Utilising bo...

Glass interviews Guerlain master perfumer Thierry Wasser

Caroline Simpson

November 17, 2020

Beauty, Feature, Fragrance Picks

Heaven-scent – Glass interviews Guerlain master perfumer Thierry Wasser about career as one of the world’s leading noses BORN in Lausanne, Lake Geneva, the young Thierry Wasser was captivated by the spectac...

Glass escapes to Andaz, Seoul – a Hyatt concept

Simone Williams

November 16, 2020

Feature, Travel

GANGNAM has long been considered the arts and cultural precinct of the rapidly transforming city of Seoul, and now accommodation has been created to match the leaps in modernisation that the country is pioneeri...

Glass meets idiosyncratic London musician – Jimothy Lacoste

Lily Rimmer

November 13, 2020

Feature, Glass Talent, Music

Glass meets idiosyncratic north London musician Jimothy Lacoste who launched his career from his bedroom "This guy just invented a new genre", reads one of the thousands of YouTube comments to Jimothy Lacoste’...

Glass catches up with singer Odina following her recent return to London

Daniel Jeakins

November 12, 2020

Feature, Glass Talent, Music

BORN in Barcelona but raised in the Catalonian port city of Tarragona, Odina forged a love of songwriting following early exposure to The Beatles and Bob Dylan. After moving to London as a teenager, she began u...

Glass presents Gloss Beauty, a beauty story by Billie Scheepers

Emma Hart

November 11, 2020

Beauty, Feature, News

Does the mention of gloss conjure images of Studio 54, hair spray and Andy Warhol gazing blankly at the camera? A time when fashion didn’t take itself too seriously? But it is that sense of nostalgia, and the t...

Glass’ favourite night-time skincare saviours

Thomas Marrington

November 10, 2020

Beauty, Feature, Male grooming, Skincare

WHETHER you’re a skincare newbie or a grooming veteran, getting into the most basic skincare routine comes down to this – your morning products are all about protecting the skin against the da...

Glass discovers the Langham London, the illustrious history of this lavish hotel

Amanda Bernstein

November 9, 2020

Feature, Travel

THE pillared arched frontage of the Langham creates a grand entrance into one of London’s most historic hotels. Its regal steps remain almost identical to when the hotel was first opened for business on 10 June...

Glass meets model on a mission – Duckie Thot

Imogen Clark

November 6, 2020

Fashion, Feature

ONLY a few years into her career, there are not many who have created the same seismic shift in fashion quite like Nyadak Thot. Better known as Duckie Thot, the South Sudanese-Australian model has turned the fa...

Glass talks to artist and activist Valerie Ebuwa about – ValUE II

Imogen Clark

November 5, 2020

Art, Culture, Feature, Photography

THE POSTS on social media may have stopped, and the protestors may have gone home but, the fight to end racism has not. It may not be headline news and you may not hear the echoes of ‘Don't shoot’ bouncing off ...

Glass presents The Eighties Remix – a fashion story by Christopher Fenner, styled by Jodie Nellist

Emma Hart

November 4, 2020

Fashion, Feature

DARE to take in this eclectic mix of prom-style dresses, sharp shoulder pads and supersize bows, shot by Christopher Fenner. It’s time to revive the style moments of the decade. Photograph: Christopher Fenner ...

Wilderness Safaris welcomes guests back to its remote luxury camps in Namibia

Joshua Hendren

November 3, 2020

Africa, Feature, News, Travel

AS NAMIBIA reopens its borders to international travellers, Wilderness Safaris, Africa’s leading sustainable ecotourism operator, is welcoming guests back to its exceptional selection of remote camps. These inc...

Glass reviews Turner‘s Modern World at the Tate Britain

Connie de Pelet

November 3, 2020

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

TURNER’S Modern World has opened at Tate Britain. A powerful exhibition spanning JMW Turner’s career, the show presents Turner and his paintings as explorations of the time he was living in; musings on rapidly...

Glass enjoys a magical hotspot in Fitzrovia, London

Sean Sheehan

November 2, 2020

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

MOST London place names are far older than the buildings that occupy their spaces. Tottenham Court Road, for instance, is named after a manor house that was confiscated during the 17th-century English civil war...

Glass meets actor André Holland – star of Moonlight and The Eddy

Adina Ilie

October 30, 2020

Culture, Don't Miss: Film, Feature

ANDRÉ Holland is one of the most promising performers of this generation. Having starred in a plethora of note-worthy cinematic classics – from the Academy Award-winning Moonlight to the culturally unrivalled S...

Glass discovers Structural Integration – or Rolfing – for perfect posture and greater wellbeing

Nicola Kavanagh

October 29, 2020

Feature, Health

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I FIRST met Anna Collins at a press reception at The Como Hotel in London, one of the many locations she practices in. We made the usual polite greetings and then she told me she was a Rolfer. I was intrigued a...