JANUARY 2015 ISSUE
DISCOVER B I R M I N G HAM
ARTS & CULTURE / FASHION & BEAUTY / NEWS & BUSINESS NIGHTLIFE & ENTERTAINMENT
Your best guide for life around Birmingham
ARTS & CULTURE 3. The Ikon Gallery - Lee Bull exhibition next month. 5. St Patrick’s Day Digbeth's annual St Patrick’s day celebrations - March 2015 celebration rumours. 26. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - “New Art West Midlands” event returns for third year. 40. Birmingham Hippodrome - Shrek the Musical.
NEWS & BUSINESS 4. The Library - Opening of the new Birmingham Libary. 19. Style Birmingham is back - Birmingham’s favourite Fashion show is back later this month. 25. UB40 new album release - their 20th studio album.
FASHION & BEAUTY 13/14 .The Fashion Fix This Month we interview blogger Robyn Gough. 17. Street Style gallery - our favourite looks captured around Birmingham’s city centre last month. 20. Student discount Exclusive discounts for the students of Birmingham. 31. Tony and Guy - Brand new saloon opening in Birmingham’s Pavilions Shopping centre. 34. MAC - voted as the best makeup counter in Birmingham’s Selfridges store. 45/46. Monthly Makeup tutorials - Emma Williams gives us a step by step guide on how to give yourself the perfect smokey eye. 50. Enter our Competition Win a £1000 Bullring gift card.
SHOPPING 7. Happy Birthday Bullring The bullring turns 10. 9. Charlotte Tilbury’s new beauty counter - Selfridges new makeup counter addition 15. Great Western Arcade Opening of 8 new boutiques - Garden party hosted in
NIGHTLIFE & ENTERTAINMENT 10/11. The Rainbow Venues - Voted the best club in Birmingham. 12. New Everyman cinema Competition for The Electric Cinema. 22. Wireless Festival returns to Birmingham - Cannon Hill park festival releases its line up for summer 2015. 37. The Pitcher and Piano Brindley Place restaurant rated 5 stars by food critics.
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She launched her blog back in June 2011 and we’ve finally had the chance to catch up with her. In this clusive interview with Robyn, where all of her fashion secrets are revealed. She’s got all the best tips o fordable price around Birmingham's high street and vintage stores… Hi Robyn, could you start by telling us a bit about yourself? Hey, I’m Robyn and I’m a Fashion Marketing Student at The University of Birmingham. I’m originally mingham a few years ago to start my degree. Since then, I started my blog alongside my studies, somet now its taken over a big part of my life. What inspired you to start your blog? I love to find happiness in the small things in life, like taking my camera and going for a stroll around den gems like the small vintage shops in the Custard Factory (in Digbeth) - something which really fue my ‘online diary’. How would you describe your personal Style? I wouldn’t really say that I have one as I change what I wear from time to time. I have a thing for dark wearing Jeans. So you could say that my style is a mix between smart casual and quite sporty at time b Where do you tend to buy your clothes and why? I love high-street fashion so I tend to shop in the Bullring for most of my clothes. Topshop, H&M, Zar stores as they have all of the latest fashion trends but at a more then affordable prices. The material use as what they actually look like, so I find that these stores use really nice fabrics, ones that you’d norma Stores. With high end retail in mind, this is why I love Digbeth. I’ve had so many like COW! Once I got a pair of vintage Chanel sunglasses for £50. Digbeth is fille Look properly, you can find some really nice clothes and accessories. What is the one wardrobe essential you can’t live without? Kind of boring but probably my vintage Levi jeans. Like I said earlier I live in jea or down. I got my Levi’s from a stall in Birmingham’s rag market about a year ago. Ag cost so much more full price. Its good to hold onto things as they normally come back big this season. If you had to give someone fashion advice what would you say? Id tell them to come to Birmingham! Shop savvy and you’d be surprised at the a find. I always love waiting till the sales on, or getting my student discount on abs clothes have to be brand new, shop vintage, or even go to your cheaper stores lik up more or less the same jewellery you’d see in any other high street store for no around.
What advice can you give new bloggers? Don’t think that your blog will be a great success overnight. I was so determined to get year - obviously that’s not possible. It takes time, persistence and a lot of work. I’m a lo blog now and have a lot more fun doing it. Don’t take it seriously, just have fun. Like I diary.
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