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The Glass guide to the best podcasts during self-isolation

March 26, 2020

KEEPING yourself occupied while being urged to stay at home is a task not taken lightly in the current social climate. Finding distracting things to do can be a challenge when you are restricted to the four wal...

Sticky Mango – It’s time to get stuck in

Lily Rimmer

March 10, 2020

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

Offering a morsel of modern South-East Asian taste in each dish they serve, Sticky Mango, located just a short walk from the South Bank and Waterloo Station, is the kind of place to get stuck in. Chef Peter Llo...

Glass reviews Seven Park Place – fine dining in St. James’s

Derby Jones

February 24, 2020

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

TUCKED away down a discreet side street just a few short steps from Piccadilly lies Seven Park Place – a super elegant fine dining spot run by Chef William Drabble. The recently relaunched Michelin-starred rest...

LFW AW20: Roland Mouret

Cara Jenkins

February 18, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

LOCATED inside the modern minimalist space of The National Theatre, “values over trends” echoed coherently throughout Roland Mouret’s ‘80s-inspired AW20 collection. Showcased to the fitting soundscape of David ...

LFW AW20: Phoebe English

Cara Jenkins

February 17, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

IN A world pleading for preservation, Phoebe English rejects the concept of fast fashion in favour of utilising sustainable and ethnic techniques to showcase her AW20 collection. Titled Nothing New, the collect...

LFW AW20: 16Arlington

Cara Jenkins

February 16, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

INSPIRED by the intricate work of the late Ren Hang, 16Arlington's AW20 collection emphasised power, beauty and diversity with regard to the female form. Nodding acutely to the annual celebration of romance, th...

Glass visits the Lark & Berry Pop-Up at ME London

Derby Jones

February 11, 2020

Fashion, Feature, GLASS, Jewellery and Watches

BANG in the middle of London’s West End, settled in a prominent corner between Aldwych and the Strand, stands ME London, a glamorous five-star property that is currently home to an exciting pop-up. The stylish ...

Indo-Chinese flavours come to Soho – Glass dines at Fatt Pundit

Tina Unko

February 3, 2020

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

INDIAN or Chinese for dinner? Fatt Pundit, a sleek, modern space in the heart of Soho, offers the best of both worlds with its take on Indo-Chinese cuisine. This buzzy, young dining spot offers an introduction ...

Glass encounters Francesco Clemente: Pastels at Levy Gorvy, London

Rowena Chiu

January 30, 2020

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

FRANCESCO Clemente: Pastels is a long-anticipated survey of the New York-based artist’s forty year oeuvre of pastel works on paper curated by Bill Katz. Entering the West Gallery of Levy Gorvy’s London space, v...

Glass dines at glamorous Knightsbridge institution Zuma

Derby Jones

January 27, 2020

Dining, Feature

Who knew that one of London’s swankiest neighbourhoods, a postcode known for being a little flashy, could house one of the most elegant Japanese restaurants in town? Zuma, literally hidden away in a mews just o...

Glass reviews My Brilliant Friend at the National Theatre

Lily Rimmer

January 15, 2020

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

THE Neapolitan Novels and the mystery that surrounds the identity of the famed author Elena Ferrante has fascinated me, and the many friends I have recommended the books to, for years. When SKY Atlantic release...

Louis Vuitton presents new women’s Spring-Summer 2020 campaign

Lexi Fadina

January 9, 2020

Fashion, News

LOUIS Vuitton has released images from its new women’s Spring-Summer 2020 campaign. In addition to the campaign images, which will appear in magazines starting in February, Louis Vuitton will also release a ser...

Photographer Heather Favell explores the world of female wrestlers

Tina Unko

January 9, 2020

Culture, Feature

WOMEN’S wrestling is having a major moment in sports halls and gyms up and down the country. Call it the effect of Netflix series Glow, or the fact that mainstream companies such as World Wrestling Entertainmen...

LFWM AW20: Glass goes backstage with Astrid Andersen

Cara Jenkins

January 7, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

LOCATED in the BFC Show Space at the Old Truman Brewery, the hub for activity during London Fashion Week Men's, Glass photographer Matt Leeves takes to the backstage for London-based brand Astrid Andersen's AW2...

LFWM AW20: Xander Zhou

Simone Williams

January 5, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

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ACCOMPANIED by a cacophony of eerie voiceovers and throbbing electronics, Xander Zhou’s AW20 proved to be a futuristic, form-bending read on casual leisurewear. As a robotic voice extrapolated on the wonders of...

LFWM AW20: Bethany Williams

Simone Williams

January 5, 2020

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

BETHANY Williams has arguably made some of the greatest impact on ethical fashion over the last year from debuting under the celebratory banner of the Queen Elizabeth II for Positive Change in 2019, to being na...

Glass checks out the latest on the London stage

Sean Sheehan

December 23, 2019

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

THE neon and colourful billboards decorating the Piccadilly Theatre’s exterior are par for the course in the narrow West End streets that surround it. The classiness that distinguishes the theatre from the neig...

Fashion designer Mowalola’s Silent Madness exhibition launches at NOW Gallery

Cara Jenkins

December 18, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, Fashion, News

THIS winter, Nigerian-born fashion designer Mowalola has collaborated with NOW Gallery to present her fully immersive exhibition, Silent Madness. Having been awarded Best New Designer at the 2018 Milan Fashion ...

Glass dines at The Kensington’s Town House restaurant

Charlie Navin-Holder

November 27, 2019

Dining, News

IT'S a funny thing that hotel restaurants often conspire to feel somewhat lacking in warmth. A hotel is a temporary home, after all, so shouldn’t your temporary dinner table feel something like comfort, and fam...

Glass encounters Craigie Aitchison and the Beaux Arts Generation at Piano Nobile Gallery

Rowena Chiu

November 21, 2019

Art, Exhibitions, Feature

PERHAPS one of the most British of British painters, Craigie Aitchison entered the Slade School of Fine Art in the autumn of 1952, accompanied by his beagle named Somerset. Even as a student, Aitchison’s acute ...

Glass reviews new book of paintings, FAB, by British artist Frances Aviva Blane

Jane Weston

November 13, 2019

Art, Feature

I’M always excited when I know I’m going to be seeing Frances Blane’s work. I never know what to expect. This time I’m looking at her new book FAB. which is published to accompany her upcoming shows in Be...

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