Fresheye Magazine. November Edition 2020

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Artist Charles Edwards.

Shoemaker

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economy Looking at the measures

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A reflective note. l KAWS

Artful KAWS in 3D. l Green city

Singapore in green. l Gotta have it!

Product desire.

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Another giant leap. l Veganism

Animal opt out.

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Cover image: KAWS plush doll. www.artnet.com/ artists/kaws/ Footnote: Fresheye is now on YouTube!

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How to be an optimist...

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ptimism is such an underrated skill; it has so many benefits, including increased wellbeing and better sleep and everyone can adapt their lives to experience it. It’s so simple to incorporate into your everyday life. A good place to start is, to create some positive mantras for yourself, one’s in which you can think back to when times are tough, and which will lead you back onto a positive mental path.

Focus on your successes, and remember the hurdles you’ve over come to achieve them!

Having gratitude for your successes will only spur you on to do better.

Have a focus, whether it’s a positive role model, a goal or just to trying something new, it’ll encourage you to think of the most positive outcomes, of which you are aiming to reach for.

Stay positive, everyone is faced with challenges throughout their lives, however it’s not necessarily the challenged which throw us off course, but the way we interpret and reaction to them. You can’t always change events or circumstances; however you can

I keep my eyes on the horizon.

change how you perceive and respond to them. In any situation think of the positives and also what you can learn and gain from your experience, rather than what you have lost. This is always the first step to bouncing back when it comes to disappointment. And when it comes to tragedy take comfort in the good times, for they’ll never change.

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Sophie says.....

by Sophie Fitzjohn.

Try to avoid predicting the future, nothing is certain; therefore it’s important to try not to predict the future based on what has happened before. When things don’t go to plan in life, optimists tend to see it as an isolated event; whilst pessimists often look out for reoccurring patterns of bad luck, and think “if it’s happened once, it’ll happen again”.

However in life this just isn’t the case.

Surround yourself with positive vibes!

Spending time with negative people means it’s only a matter of time before it starts to rub off on you. Being around like minded positive people is important to ensure your optimism for life is present and in full swing! This also applies to other influences in your life, such as movies, music and books. Surround yourself with positive influences and see the effect it has on your state of mind. Mindfulness and mediation are great outlets to explore when it comes to seeing the positives in everyday life and remaining grounded.

Do something for yourself and keep a Gratitude Diary. When something bad happens and puts us in a foul mood, it rarely escapes our attention. However how often do

The glass is most definitely half full.

we actually appreciate when things are going smoothly? Reflecting in a gratitude journal changes your focus and thinking, and enables you to be grateful for all the things that do go to plan.

Challenge negative thoughts; negative thoughts are often based on our own fears, doubts and low-self- esteem. Therefore to over come this, you need to challenge these thoughts and put them into perspective.

Ask yourself what’s the evidence that these thoughts are true? And the evidence that they are not? All negative predictions are usually just that, predictions.

Always focus on the solution, rather than the problem. To be an optimist, look for the solutions. Pessimists tend to focus on the problem; and that’s not helpful for anyone, as it doesn’t change the situation. Don’t waste time reflecting on what could have been, let go and get proactive planning your next step!

Fake it till you make it! Optimism isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone, and it can take time to change your mindset.

So in the meantime, attempt to put the action before the feeling and interpret a more positive outlook. Studies have shown that it is possible to trick yourself into a more positive mindset by going through the motions. Smiling, laughing more and speaking in a positive tone are all ways that can help you onto the road of optimism and happiness!

Quote - “I’m reasonably optimistic about the future, especially the future of the United States - for the century, at least.”

Elon Musk

“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.”

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AWS, the artist whose real name is Brian Donnelly, has established a body of work that transcends the once-rigid boundary between commercial and fine art. His disregard for the structures of both worlds has paved the way for popularity on a global stage.

Back story Born in 1974 in New Jersey, Kaws studied illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York. After graduating, he worked briefly as a freelance illustrator on Disney’s 101 Dalmatians and the animated series Daria and

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Doug. He began using the name Kaws as a young graffiti artist in Jersey City.

Instagram KAWS’ success on social media has been a big factor in his surge to the forefront of the contemporary art world. More than 900,000 posts bearing the hashtag #kaws had been posted on Instagram, compared to 300,000 for Jeff Koons and 192,000 for Damien Hirst.

Specialists have speculated that this could partly be down to the fact that his bright, Popart style reproduces faithfully online, but this popularity can also be attributed to KAWS’ origins as a street artist.

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The rise of an artist who just wanted his art to exist.

Notorious - Described by curator and art historian Michael Auping as ‘(Clement) Greenberg’s worst nightmare’, KAWS is seen as the enfant terrible of the New York art world. Many have compared him to Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring.

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Collaboration After successfully launching his own fashion label, Original Fake, in the early 2000s, KAWS began working with a number of cult streetwear labels, including Bathing Ape and Supreme. In 2008 he designed the cover for Kanye West’s much feted album 808s & Heartbreak, and more recently he has developed his own pair of Nike Air Jordans.

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Influence.

KAWS has name-checked his influences, which vary from Claes Oldenburg and Tom Wesselman to Takashi Murakami, the latter in terms of what the artist describes as ‘acceptance and crossover projects’.

Above: In March 2019, a 121-foot-long inflatable version of KAWS’ COMPANION was installed in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour during Art Basel. Anchored by a 40-ton weight, versions of the piece - dubbed KAWS: HOLIDAY - were previously on view in Seoul and Taipei, and mark the latest step in the artist’s rise to fame over recent years.

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Cartoon ‘No cartoon is safe from being consumed and turned into KAWS,’ says Christie’s associate specialist Noah Davis.

The artist is known for subverting iconic cartoon heroes and in doing so he demonstrates his interest in the characters’ universal cultural value, reinforcing the idea that he makes no distinction between concepts of ‘high’ and ‘low’ art.

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An abondance of cartoon colour.

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Celebrity loves KAWS has also collaborated with the Campana brothers on a range of furniture covered in plush toys, which debuted at Art Basel Miami and was immediately snapped up by Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner.

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With Dior.

In 2019, Paris Fashion Week saw Dior designer Kim Jones debut his Spring/Summer 2019 collection with a KAWS interpretation of the fashion house’s iconic bee design, set against the backdrop of a 33-ft tall pink flower sculpture of KAWS’s ‘BFF’ character, reproduced as an editioned toy in a mini Dior suit.

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Back in the day Early on, Donnelly was known for marking buildings in New Jersey and Manhattan with ‘KAWS’, a tag he chose because he liked the way the letters looked together. He soon moved on from this simple tag, however, and developed a unique style that involved adding cartoon-like figures to bus-shelter advertisements.

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Success Although KAWS was successful in the 2000s, the 2019 Artnet Intelligence Report reports that in 2017 his average sale price almost doubled, from $42,272 to $82,063. In November 2018, five KAWS pieces sold for more than $1 million, and across the year his work realised over $33.8 million at auction.

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1974), COMPANION (PASSING THROUGH), executed in 2011

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Quote: Speaking of his early days as a graffiti artist, Donnelly said, ‘When I was doing graffiti, my whole thought was, “I just want to exist.” I want to exist with this visual language in the world.

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Light and shade.

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Green city

Singapore - Asia’s greenest city by Dennis Sterne.

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nown as Asia’s greenest city, , and with one of the highest population densities in the world, Singapore has long favoured innovative environmentally friendly ideas.

Singapore’s meteoric economic rise launched a landscape of towering architecture in the compact city-state, but as the metropolis continues to grow, urban planners are weaving nature throughout, and even into its heights. New developments must include plant life, in the form of green roofs, cascading vertical gardens, and verdant walls.

The push to go green extends to construction - green building has been mandatory since 2008.

Much of that vision to keep Singapore both sustainable and livable stems from Cheong Koon Hean, the first woman to lead Singapore’s urban development agency. The veteran architect and urban planner is credited with reshaping the skyline through landmark

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projects such as the waterfront residential and entertainment quarter Marina Bay - whose gardens are one of the city’s top draws - and the Jurong Lake District, slated to be a second business district and home to a new highspeed rail link to neighboring Malaysia.

Cheong is now CEO of the Housing and Development Board, which builds and manages public housing for most of Singapore’s 5.6 million people. Singapore’s sleek version of public housing emphasizes community-centric towns (there are 23) and amenities.

Park Royal on Pickering The hotel (right)was designed by WOHA, a Singapore-based architecture firm known for incorporating extensive greenery in their buildings. Designed to be a ‘hotel-in-a-garden’, Parkroyal on Pickering features extensive greenery, including green walls, water features and 15,000 square meters of tiered ‘sky u

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Above - Park Royal completed in 2013 by award winng archtect Richard Hassell - WOHA. Left - Gardens by the Bay. Gardens by the Bay is an independent organisation responsible for developing and managing one of Asia’s foremost garden destinations.

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gardens’.

The hotel’s sky gardens are designed to be self-sustaining consuming minimal energy through solar cells, motion sensors, rainwater harvesting and reclaimed water.

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Bishan Bishan, also known as either Bishan New Town or Bishan Town, is a planning area and matured residential town located at the northernmost portion of the Central Region of Singapore. Statistically, the area is ranked the 38th biggest in terms of geographical size and the 21st most populated planning area in the country. It is located at the most Central point of Singapore, and is made out of Upper Thomson, Sin ming, Bishan North, Marymount and Bishan east. There are also many private residential properties in Bishan.

This however, makes Bishan ranked 15th in terms of population density.

Bishan New Town became the first in Singapore to depart from the brutalist design seen in most previous Housing and Development Board (HDB) towns. Instead of slab-like residential blocks that were built in uniformed rows, apartment blocks in Bishan varied in height and were often dislocated.

Flats within the town also featured pitched roofs which have since become closely associated with the skyline of Bishan. The town is also home to two of Singapore’s most prestigious educational institutions, Catholic High School and Raffles Institution.

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Singapore

Bishan Planning Area, as defined by Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority is situated in the Central Region of Singapore, bounded by planning areas of Ang Mo Kio to the north, Toa Payoh to the south and Serangoon to the east.

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Bishan derived its name from the Cantonese term for large burial ground, Peck San Theng which literally translates as ‘pavilions on the green’.

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Water resistance: 30 m. Dimensions: 37 x 28.6 x 8.4 mm Above right: Vanity Faucets shower and bathroom fictures.

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Above: Bright, solar warmth cascading over the sensual floral nuances of orchids. Orchid Soleil by Tom Ford was launched in 2016 and features an elegant fusion of white floral and oriental accords.

Above right: Womens Ray-Ban Erika Black Sunglasses with Grey Lenses, RB4171 622/8G Right: Prada brown tote.

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NASA Fashion

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3,2,1, and lift off...

Fresheye’s rounds up a want worthy collection of sport fashion carrying the name synonymous with exploration, adventure and space travel - NASA

Navy blue.

Bomber Jacket

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Moon landing silver.

Jean Shrimpton

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Polar white.

Hooded jacket,jogging bottomsand long sleeve - T

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Close up in white.

Bomber and Hooded jacket

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Burnt orange and sky blue.

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Dunk styling.

Longe sleeve T and strap ankle sneaker

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Long sleeves.

Jersey Ts

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Experienced vegan

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egan is undoubtably cool. Search for #vegan and you are awash with colourful pictures of post workout snacks, and enough avocados to feed a small nation for a week. It’s not just posts in Instagram; the number of vegans has staggeringly climbed by over 350% in the past ten years too. Prolific celebrities have played a part in making veganism to be cool, with characters such as Beyoncé, Brad Pitt and Ariana Grande adopting the vegan lifestyle. And not to mention the recent popularity of Veganuary.

So what does vegan actually mean? Can I still wear blue suede shoes? The vegan society define vegan as “a way of living that seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation, and cruelty to animals for food, clothing or any other purpose”. So, blue suede shoes are out of the question.

Being vegan in 2018 involves an overhaul of your whole lifestyle: from your diet, to your clothes and even down to the shampoo that you use. But what if you just want to be a bit healthier? What if you only want to look at your diet? How do you get started?

The approved avoidance of animal consumption

by Harry Fishpool.

I am vegan and the purpose of this article is to pass on the little tricks that I used to get my self going on a vegan diet. Some people can change their whole lifestyle in seemingly effortless heartbeat. Some people find it harder and, naturally, it takes more time. I am the latter of the two: it took me 6 months to shift onto a vegan diet.

First up, the ‘five colours’ rule. Getting five portions of fruit and veg in can be a bit of a bore, and you feel you are blindly following your grandmother’s eternal message of ‘at your greens’. Start with 5 colours a day; yellow, red, blue, green and green. Get fruits and veggies of these colours in and you’ll be on your way.

You can even build it up to 5 colours with a meal. It’s a great way of making your meals a bit more exciting! After all, they say you eat

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Credit Harry Fishpool is studying an a MSc in Human Nutrition at University of Surrey.

His wine knowledge gained from WSET level 3 Award in Wine.

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Harry says..... with your eyes.

Your vegan journey will mos likely start in the supermarket. When I first started to explore veganism, one of my tricks was to do a normal food shop, but just before getting to the checkout, I would swap a non-vegan food with something that was vegan. You can swap anything: milk for soya milk, sausages for meat-free sausages, or mincemeat for lentils.

The possibilities are seemingly endless. After a while, you will gradually acclimatise yourself to a vegan diet. If you are willing to give it time it is a great way to discover new foods.

Eating out when vegan can be tricky. Most restaurants have vegetarian and vegan options available on their menus. More often than not, vegetarian dishes can be altered slightly to suit a vegan. Normally it will just be the chef giving the dish a miss on the final flurry of parmesan cheese or dollop of crème fraîche.

Also, as a guest of the restaurant, it’s your job to hold up your end of the bargain. You can’t suddenly decide you deserve a dessert or a swig of Bailey’s. Nothing annoys restaurant staff more than a flip-flopping customer!

But after you’ve put your order in and your meal comes out of the kitchen, it will arrive to you with crip colour, fabulous flavour and tantalising texture. All your friends will be eyeballing your dinner and licking their lips, whilst you sit with a grin on your face, from ear to ear, and hear jealous cries of ‘oh, I wish I chose that!’.

More and more people are turning to a vegan diet for the health benefits: increased energy, younger looking skin and eternal youth are just some of the claims from enthusiastic plant eaters.

Well, eternal youth might be a bit optimistic, but there are certainly many scientifically proven benefits to vegan living when compared to the average western diet.

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Now, on YouTube! fresheye expands its content online by Dennis Sterne.

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eeting Charlie Edwards four years ago was enlightening.

The kind of eye-opener you’d expect when meeting an artist who’s work captures your imagination. I’ve been a fan of graffiti and pop art from a young age.

Both forms of art are positioned in the postmodern camp.

The term ‘postmodernist art’ refers to a broad category of contemporary art from about 1970 onwards. The hallmark of postmodernist art is its rejection of the aesthetics upon which its predecessor - ‘modern art’ (1870-1970) was based. However, if you believe that graffiti and pop art is not to be considered ‘real art’ then that puts you into the ‘Stuckist’ camp.

The single or double teardrop in Charlie’s work

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has become one of his synonymous signatures.

I found it to be notably striking when I first happened upon his work. He says he knew he wanted to use the stencil technique to communicate his ideas. His ideas are largely centred around the fascination with celebrity.

It appears our cultural celebrity intrigue has not lost its luster since the postmodern explosion.

The Name Why would an artist call himself ‘Pure Evil?’

It’s the common question posed by people when I refer to Charlie. The answer - a rather poignant experience turned memory of the death of a rabbit at the hands of the then young Charlie. It’s fascinating how a childhood experience can have such a profound affect on u

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Charles UzzellEdwards has exhibited globally.

In the early 1990s he was one of the designers for Anarchic Adjustment with Alan Brown and Nick Philip and released electronic ambient music on Pete Namlook’s FAX label

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Fresheye now has its content on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-brn7l-Ulr4&t=192s

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the melancholy of an artist. However, Mr Pure Evil’s art in response has a grand sense of bold vibrance, defiance and intriguing celebration about it. All of this is apparent despite the signature teardrop which could be seen as the reminder of his melancholy. You may consider an artist to be layered, complex, or even a vessel by which pent up emotions simply must spew out onto canvas or be shaped in 3d form.

Charlie’s nature is notably curious and gentle. I suspect very much like the boy within.

The Gallery A showcase of Urban artist Pure Evil’s work, alongside other street art.

108 Leonard St, Hackney, London EC2A 4XS

Pure Evil philosophy • We are opposed to seeing artists as a commodity • No conceptual artists or poseurs • No curators allowed in the building they will be shot on sight • Principles before Profit • Wear your Politics proudly • We are an Alternative Ideological Force • The Gallery should be a Mecca for Independent artists

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Original artworks in mixed media by Pure Evil www.pureevilgallery.com

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Economy

Illustratrion: John Holcroft - In 2001 he started working digitally but it wasn’t until 2010 he created his current ‘screen print’ style. John’s clients worldwide include: BBC, Reader’s Digest, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Economist, Haymarket, Condé Nast, New York Times, Honda, Wall Street Journal and more.

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Viral recovery In navigating the corona economic recovery, one size does not fit all.

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oncerns are growing in some corners of financial markets about the longer-term consequences of government and central bank support packages - and two in particular are starting to gain more attention. The first is that a huge injection of policy stimulus eventually leads to a pick-up in inflation. Concepts such as ‘helicopter money’ and ‘deficit monetisation’ have now entered the mainstream, invoking images of Weimar Germany post-World War One. The second is that the costs of providing fiscal support will lead to an unsustainable rise in debt.

These concerns are actually related, since one way of eroding debt burdens over time is through higher inflation. But both are overdone. If current policies remain in place, that makes the threat of higher inflation significant, either because aggregate demand rebounds and economies return to full

employment, or because inflation expectations rise and the spectre of stagflation appears.

Covid-19: the EU plan for the economic recovery On 27 May the European Commission presented in Parliament a €750 billion economic stimulus plan that along with a revised proposal for the EU’s 2021-2027 budget should help mitigate the shock from the coronavirus pandemic and pave the way for a sustainable future.

After the leaders of EU countries agreed a deal on the budget and the recovery plan in mid-July, MEPs adopted a resolution on 23 July laying out their position.

Different countries will need different responses to deal with the global economic challenge.

Risks of spiralling debt or inflation can be controlled with timely and specific decisionmaking on policy.

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The of Shoji Kawaguchi “At first glance, it is basic and modest but it has an elegance.

Such was my ideal shoe which I wanted to craft.”

Mr Shoji Kawaguchi says.

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Shoe

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Loving the craft of a tradition.

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Mr. Kawaguchi is the founder of “MARQUESS”, the bespoke shoe brand in Ginza. After working at prestigious English shoe brands such as “Foster & Son” and “Edward Green”, he has earned a reputation as a highly skilled artisan both in Japan and abroad.

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Bespoke shoes are fully customized shoes which start from meeting the customer in person to take precise measurements of the foot in order to create wooden lasts. During this process, the shoemaker listens to the customer’s request to understand the preference and to select the right model and material.

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From his teenage years, Mr. Kawaguchi was an admirer of English fashion and culture.

After graduating from his local university, Mr. Kawaguchi applied for the Footwear Training Centre at the Tresham Institute in Northampton, the haven of English shoemaking and the place where prestigious shoe brands such as “John Lobb” and “Edward Green” stands, to study shoemaking without any basic knowledge in advance.

However, what Mr. Kawaguchi learned at the institute was the technique for creating mass production shoes. It was not until his visit to a shoe museum in Northampton where he met a pair of bespoke shoes which made his world change.

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The bespoke method At “MARQUESS�, the process from receiving the order to the completion takes more than a year. www.marquess-bespoke.blogspot.com

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Despite complicated logistics, visually this show was a masterstroke. It addressed all of the issues dominating the fashion conversation in 2020 in terms of diversity, inclusivity, and apparent authenticity.

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Quote: Jacquemus said: “For me, the runway can’t be a video. It’s at the heart of what we do; it’s not superficial.

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A gently rolling wheat field near Us (pronounced “oose�) in the French Vexin Regional Natural Park, about an hour outside Paris.

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Porte Jacquemus said he wanted his collection to talk of love and celebration, “like a simple country wedding or a harvest festival.

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Fashion

Art direction Snaking through the sheaves, a dramatic wood plank runway ran 600 meters long, a setup the designer said was meant to evoke authenticity as well as the brand’s more romantic side.

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Ultimately, named the L’Amour, the collection is a declaration of love for the team, and sprinkled it with Provençal references.

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Mask eraid Few could have predicted that the wearing of masks would be prevalent during 2020.

More recently, paramount even for the purpose of shopping. Wether we believe they are effective or not, it’s become clear that they are now a common accesory.

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Plague Nation

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In 17th-century Europe, the physicians who tended to plague victims wore a costume that has since taken on sinister overtones: they covered themselves head to toe and wore a mask with a long bird-like beak.

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World Health Organisation If COVID-19 is spreading in your community, stay safe by taking some simple precautions, such as physical distancing, wearing a mask, keeping rooms well ventilated, avoiding crowds, cleaning your hands, and coughing into a bent elbow or tissue. Check local advice where you live and work. Do it all!

People are still looking for masks they don’t have to make themselves. Etsy’s landing page has become all about the mask, and the company disclosed that between April 4 and 6, people searched for masks on the site an average of 9 times per second, totaling more than 2 million searches.

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Masks are not a fashion accessory, but they do take up a fair amount of real estate on your face, so it’s not surprising that people are looking for aesthetically pleasing ones.

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Above: Jim Carey wore a mask in the movie The Mask, but his has a rather strange affect in him. So be careful how you go about choosing one for yourself.

What a face covering is In the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, a face covering is something which safely covers the nose and mouth. You can buy reusable or single-use face coverings.

You may also use a scarf, bandana, religious garment or hand-made cloth covering but these must securely fit round the side of the face.

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President of Slovakia Zuzana Caputovรก nails her corona virus look with matching face mask & dress.

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Above: Billie Eilish wore a Gucci face covering (that’s, uh, probably not CDC approved) to the Grammys before the coronavirus was a pandemic in the United States. Fendi, Palm Angels, and Marine Serre have all made masks.

Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an order that New Yorkers must wear masks in public places where social distancing six feet is not possible.

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For the foreseeable future, we’ll be wearing masks to the grocery store, on walks and runs and even wedding ceremonies.

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Craftmanship

Aesthetics aside, Lockwood may soon have an answer to the eternal “left it on a train” heartbreak.

Rumour has it they’re considering adding GPS devices.

Get customising now at: www. lockwoodumbrellas.com.

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Lockwood Umbrella Quality that’s singing in the rain.

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ockwood umbrellas – the best umbrella manufacturers, are known the world over for their strength and durability and highest quality craftsmanship. Each umbrella is handmade in North London employing centuries old techniques, sourcing the finest cloth, ethically sourced buffalo horn and hardwoods from sustainable woodlands from around the globe. Built for durability using a Grade A steel frame, hand sewn reinforcements, lathe-turned brass fittings and proofed water resistant cloth. These elements, if cared for correctly, ensure that your Lockwood umbrella lasts a lifetime.

choosing from six different woods for the handle (oak, maple, hickory, hazel, ash or chestnut), eight shades for the waterproof cotton canopy, and five different fastening buttons. Select your height, and Lockwood will run you up a made-to-measure brolly for a flat fee of £280.

Each umbrella arrives in a bag hand-printed with its owner’s name and details.

Newborn A newcomer in an achingly traditional industry, Lockwood was launched in 2014 by Moses Manley and Edward Gucewicz, who previously worked in the world-renowned James Smith & Sons umbrella shop on New Oxford Street. The boys get top marks for their superbly easy-to-use online bespoke service.

Here, you can design your own umbrella

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Going Cript underground St Martin-In-The-Fields.

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he Café in the Crypt is, as the name suggests, a café in the crypt of St Martin in the Fields. One of Trafalgar Square’s best kept secrets (until we go and include it in this guide), the café has been serving up excellently priced for food for central London for the past 30 years. And it’s got atmosphere in bucket loads with the original brick-vaulted ceilings and historic tombstones lining the floor. It’s going to beat any Starbucks in the area, that’s for sure.

Where: St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 4JH. Monday - Tuesday:10:00 - 20:00.

Wednesday:10:00 - 22:30.

Thursday - Saturday:10:00 - 21:00 Sunday:11:00 - 18:00 Website: www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org

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Food is freshly prepared on-site using ingredients from local and national sustainable sources wherever possible.

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