FA S H I O N EDITION 2
THE GREAT GLAMSBY ISSUE
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july/august 2013 fashion Trend Mania - Festival Fashion Director’s Cut - Primeval Rules - Fashionable Tale. Desperately Seeking Sanity - Summer Fashion Story In Designer - Lauren Adriana - ‘Queen of Diamonds’ In Focus - Creative imagery speaking louder than words
beauty All about Yves - Behind the man of YSL Beauty Tips - Expert Insights from our Head MUA Melvita Magic - Products with Nature at Heart. Locks Luxe - Summer 2013 Hair trends L’Oréal Baftas - High Accolades for Hair Creatives
living And All That Jazz - When Everyman met Gatsby Haute Spot - Los Angelica - USA or plain UK? Store’s the Limit - Anyone for Cricket? We mean retail. Aired - The Love Connection Oh My Love - Behind the Brand Lovestorm in a Teacup - Or let them eat cake.
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THE LIVING FASHION MAGAZINE
SUMMER and Festival Season is here!!! Thanks to Kate Moss, Alexa Chung, Jameela Jamil and other celebrities, these are no longer the place to be caught in old clothes but to be seen in on-trend and eye catching outfits. By Georgia Sharpe (Daniel Footwear)
Denim has also been all over the high street lately and is ideal for the festival season, whether it’s in the style of a shirt, shorts, dress, jeans or dungarees (who would have thought dungarees would come back in fashion)! The world has gone denim mad and even denim on denim is seen as a great look! So this year is sure to see denim shirts paired with denim cut off shorts! Festivals are the only places where it is acceptable to wear skimpy shorts when it’s throwing it down with rain! However don’t let the weather rain on your style parade.
Hunter Wellies are essential when the weather in the UK is so unpredictable and when they come in as many styles and colours as they do, they’ll appeal to everyone. Hunters are definately a popular choice amongst the celebs such as Kate Moss, Alexa Chung and Sienna Miller, who mostly style theirs with little shorts or a floral dress.
If you are lucky enough to be heading to
Croatia or Burning Man
then you definitely don’t need wellington boots or a rain coat! However you’ll need a bikini and some amazing accessories! This year it’s all about the kimono, short or long, making it a suitcase must-have. It is the perfect cover up for any size or shape. As for the bikini, as mentioned before, Sports Luxe is a massive trend so you’ll find a lot of sporty style swimsuits and bikinis on the high street! These styles are perfect for a festival as they are supportive and comfortable. White is the colour favoured by many designers this summer and it’s great to show off your tan. So invest in a white sport style bikini and you’ll be laughing. You will also need sunglasses and as the 90’s are back so are round as well as with the famous ‘cat-eye’ sunglasses. If you are struggling on what to pack, just think of this year’s summer trends and mix and match them! That’s what festival fashion is all about, experimenting and having fun. It can never be too much when you’re at a festival like Secret Garden Party!
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DESPERATELY SEEKING
SANITY WELL......LIFE ISN’T ALWAYS A BEACH
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Ksenija wears Kendell Lime and Teal Bodycon two piece available at www.kendelle.com with Daniel white unforgiveable wedge sandal ÂŁ155 Available @ Daniel Footwear
Amy wears white boiler suit available @River Island £50 She also wears Melissa Odabash Greece Ruffle Bandeau Bikini Available @Morgan Clare £166 Sunglasses Tom Ford Available@ Morgan Clare
Cat Wears Electric Blue Sophia Grace Dress from Spring /Summer 2013 Look Book with Daniel Whitecraft T-Bar strap shoes ÂŁ155 Available@ Daniel Footwear
Amy wears Peter Pilotto Multi Print Silk Top £399 and Peter Pilotto Printed Pencil Skirt £590 available at Morgan clare with Stuart Weitzman Blue Upsy high wedge sandal £275 Available @Daniel Footwear
Ksenija wears Stella McCartney Floral One Button Blazer £1,070 Stella McCartney Floral Short Sleeve Dress £695 Available at Morgan Clare Shoes Daniel Nude Proud Women’s Strappy Wedge Sandal £169 Available @Daniel Foot Wear
Cat wearsPeter Pilotto Printed Silk Blend Dress ÂŁ590 Available at Morgan Clare with Bold Red Hexagon Sunglasses with round tinted lenses ÂŁ15.00
Amy wears Sunshine Yellow Azalea Dancing Dolls Dress £50 with Daniel Green Explosive Women’s Peep Toe Shoe £139 Available@ Daniel Footwear
Ksenija wears Stella McCartney One Button Tailored Blazer £890 with Stella McCartney Tailored Turn Up Trouser £340 with Red Alexander Wang shirt Available @ Morgan Clare Beige Redknapp high shoe £149 available@ Daniel Footwear River Island jewelled necklace £50
Ksenjia wears Vix Dakar Red Swimsuit £209 with Heidi Klein Indonesia Print Shirt £290 Celine sunglasses all available @ Morgan Clare Beige Wonderful Women’s Platform Shoe £169 available @ Daniel Footwear Gold Hollywood Cuff and selection of clutch bags available at www.AnjliLondon.com
Amy Wears 2-piece floral trousers £18 and crop top £35 with Grey tortoiseshell mirror lens sunglasses £13.00 Available@ River Island Whitecraft T-bar Shoe £155 Available@ Daniel Footwear
Ksenija wears Blue Sea Folly Bikini Available @ http://www.cocobay.co.uk With yellow Alexander McQueen Kaftan Available@ Morgan Clare Green Explosive peep toe shoe ÂŁ139 available @ Daniel Footwear Maria Lau Earrings Available@ http://www. marialau.co.uk/collections2013.htm
Amy Wears Isabel Marant Mendel Jacquard Trouser with matching jacket Celine Sunglasses Available@ Morgan Clare Blue one piece Katherine Monokini ÂŁ195 Available@ Sumarie http://www.sumarie. com/classic.php
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When passion, instinct and tension collide you can’t always guarantee there’s a fairy in the tale. Concept, photography and styling by Voir in association with LFS. Hair by Kymberley Jefferson, MakeUp by Stacey Borg. Models Lara and Declan. A selection of made-to-order clothing by Bo Carter and Ursula Melanchez.
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Who is cutting their way to the top in the world of fashion? In-Designer focuses the attention on what is new and different.
7 LAUREN
ADRIANA As the granddaughter of British fashion Royalty Sir Paul Smith, this international jewellery designer tells us “You’re not supposed to give people what they want, you’re supposed to give them what they don’t know they want, yet” Voir finds out more. Words : Claro Proofreading
Hailed as “a brave new take on luxury”, “avant-garde” and “artistically significant”, Lauren Adriana is taking the fine jewellery world by storm. Bold, cleverly colourful and powerful, each item in her collection is a statement piece. Referencing several eras, most notably the 30’s and 70’s, her designs are timelessly chic, seemingly picking the best from each and combining it with the new and fashionforward. In honour of her new Notting Hill showroom opening earlier this year, Voir’s Editorin-Chief, Jyoti Matoo, spoke to Lauren Adriana about her work, her inspiration and passions. We asked her about her vision and what she wanted her work to embody.
“Lauren Adriana jewels are noted for their discerning use of colour and extraordinary attention to detail. Innovation lies at the heart of each piece, with jewels often incorporating unconventional metals such as aluminium, copper
and bronze alongside exceptional and often indefinable gemstones.” “Notable for their size and scale, I want each to jewel stand alone as a unique exploration of geometry and colour - remarkable works that communicate a singular vision.” “Every design must go beyond the ordinary by demanding the highest levels of craftsmanship and dedication to create artistically significant jewellery.” Lauren Adriana’s pieces often feature a single central stone complemented by other stones and metals, like backing singers to a pop star, enhancing and adding to, but never competing with or overshadowing the main attraction; the Garter brooch, with a superbly cut citrine at its centre; or the Siren earrings featuring two teardrop-shaped amethysts set among diamonds, rhodolite and silver, are two particularly fine examples of this skill. Every piece showcases Adriana’s passion for gemstones, their colour and cut - a passion that has been growing since she was a small child.
Dotted with lighting by Serge Mouille and conceptual furnishings from Willy Rizzo, Milo Baughman, and Paolo Pallucco, and centered around a room upholstered in vivid blue Alcantara that Adriana describes as “very Halston,” her new showroom is a unique shopping destination in London. Like Adriana’s designs, the approach to display is highly considered, with a single item in each vitrine. “We needed to do something special to give each piece the grandeur it deserves.”
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ALL ABOUT
YVES The Man, the Master and the Magic of Yves Saint-Laurent By Jyoti Matoo
Regarded as one of the biggest and most respected names in fashion history, Yves Saint Laurent was born and raised in Oran Algeria in a villa by the Mediterranean. At the tender age of 17 he left for Paris where he had won a young fashion designers competition by submitting 3 sketches. There he met Michel de Brunhoff - Editor-in-Chief of French Vogue. De Brunhoff saw a unique talent in Saint Laurent, and immediately published his work. Saint Laurent was encouraged to study fashion design at the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, and graduated as a star pupil. Following his graduation several years later, the would-be designer was then introduced to Christian Dior who hired him on the spot.
Aged just 21 years and the youngest fashion designer in the world, Saint Laurent found himself as the Head Designer of the House of Christian Dior....... This was following the untimely death of Christian Dior in 1957. Here at the House of Dior, he launched his first collection for the company entitled “Ligne Trapeze” which became an instant sensation in the fashion industry, landing Saint Laurent a Neiman Marcus Oscar, international acclaim, and being hailed a national hero in Paris. It was in1961 that the young designer embarked upon setting up his own Haute Couture House under the name ‘Yves Saint Laurent’ with his partner Pierre Bergé. Between 1960 and 1970, the brand popularised fashion trends with ready-to-wear collections such as Rive Gauche, the beatnik look, safari jackets for men and women, tight pants, tall thigh-high boots, and arguably the most famous classic tuxedo suit for women in 1966, the Le Smoking. The Yves Saint Laurent brand went from strength to strength and Yves had truly conquered the fashion industry.
In 1978 a make up line was launched with the following tag line “Yves Saint Laurent gives a face to the woman he dresses”
“The theater of all desires, all emotions, La Beauté Yves Saint Laurent invites you on an adventure, the discovery of the true you, the elegance of make-up that brings out your unique beauty, and the pursuit of transcending seduction.”
YSL and YOU. When women shop for cosmetics I think it’s fair to say they are shopping for their alter ego. Look no further ladies Yves Saint Laurent invites you on an adventure to the discovery of the true you! Say goodbye to those everyday neutral tones that we are all guilty of pulling from our cosmetics bags and applying day after day. Open your minds and opt for colours equal to your intentions, emotions passions and desires. YSL in my opinion provide some of the most life-changing products a woman could ever purchase. Having worked for the brand for 5 years as a Cosmetics Consultant with the opportunity to try out the entire YSL range, I can assure you this brand delivers. Longlasting, these products have caused quite a stir in the industry.
Saint Laurent was in fact an absolute master of eye make up and invented the false lash effect Mascara, and with its success spanning 10 years, this made the eyes his signature. This Summer YSL launched the stunning Baby Doll collection, a gorgeous array of summer make-up must-haves providing the tools needed to channel your inner goddess. The look is described as “The radiance of Saharienne heat, contrasted by fresh waves of twilight..... A variation on torrid, golden hues heightened and cooled by touches of violet, coral, fuchsia and green.” Containing matte versions of the much-loved Terre Saharienne, a selection of intense, new vibrant lip and nail shades and a range of new BB creams – the collection is just what you need to brighten up your day and give you that feverish spirit of summer.
The Volume effect faux cils Baby Doll mascara defines a new aesthetic for eyes. It redefines lashes one by one, with radiance and graphic volume. This is most definitely one of the best mascaras on the market today. Not forgetting the beauty secrets of the worlds top makeup artists and models, Touche Éclat, the original must-have for a radiant, flawless, face. With a few strategic strokes of this award-winning complexion highlighter, dark circles, fine lines and signs of fatigue virtually disappear. Voir has taken guidance from the Creative Director of Make-Up at Yves Saint Laurent - Lloyd Simmonds to bring you the Summer Look as shown opposite. Sunset Eyes “The Marrakesh Sunset Palette contains warm shades gilded by a Saharienne sunset. For day, mix the brown and rosy shades for a smoldering nude look. At night, apply the violet in a smoky effect and add a touch of gold to the inner corners of the eyes to brighten your look. To take eyes to captivating extremes, I blend the Dessin du Regard Waterproof N°10 Violet Massa over the entire eyelid as a base, then I warm up the eyebrow arch with the golden shade. You can also use the gold to highlight the temples and cheekbones to accentuate the eye make-up for a truly YSL look.” Lip fever “To enhance a matte complexion and add an ultra sultry touch to the lips, I use Rouge Pur Couture Golden Lustre N°115 Brun Sultan. Its rich, golden colour completes the warm, luminous make-up look and creates a pulse of colour that is both natural-looking and surprising.” In short, your adventure can only start if you let go to your alter ego, and allow the spirit of Yves to transcend you into the theater of all desires and all emotions. Only then will you discover the true you.
Pro Summer ‘13 Tips with Stacey Borg 1920’s BASE - should be achieved using a primer and a matt foundation, An authentic 20’s look would have been to use a foundation 2-3 shades lighter than your skin tone. To bring this look up to date I’d say just match to your skin tone and don’t use any bronzers as a pale look was fashionable in the 20’s with all the focus on the eyes and lips. EYES - eyes were very dark and sexy in the 1920’s so here I’ve used smokey eye pallet by Benefit with lashings of mascara and black kohl pencil around the eyes.
A pop of colour could be added, a grey, blue or green but dark greys, black and brown are effective for this look. LIPS - lips were also dark in the 20’s and either a dark red or black. Here I’ve used Scarlett Express by NARS EYEBROWS - the brows from this era were very high, thin and arched. The total opposite of our love of big bold brows today! If you want an authentic look you can cover your brows using soap and then camouflage makeup/concealer before drawing the brows on with pencil
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This season has seen the return of the 1920s hair following the huge success from the period dramas Mr Selfridge and Downton Abbey. It was also seen at the Spring 2013 couture shows. With the new Great Gatsby movie recently out, I predict there will be a lot of clients coming into the salon for these looks, especially as we are in Royal Ascot, Wedding and Prom season. I recently went to see the Baz Luhrmann movie and instantly fell in love with the visually stunning side of things. The combination of the sets, costumes, makeup, and hair all made it a very inspiring two and a half hours.
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WAVES With Summer well and truly here at last, Karen Dodds talks us through the hottest tresses hitting the pool sides this season. Styling by CRC, Photography courtesy of Cutting Room Creative.
Free and Loose!! If you are happier with free flowing locks then the buzz word here is undone done! Keep the hair looking natural, not too placed and with a natural looking movement. The hair still needs to look healthy and shiny though so to achieve this look shampoo, condition and style the hair with a heat resistant product such as L’Oreal Heat style constructor for hold, or Kerastase Chroma Thermique which due to having mother of pearl as a part of the ingredients creates a fantastic shine while protecting hair and colour from fade. Blow dry the hair with a large round brush to give body to the hair. Then use either a curling wand or large irons (we recommend Cloud Nine wands and irons as they are thermostatically controlled to be kinder to the hair) to give texture and movement in a random way. Run your fingers through it, a spritz of hairspray or a dusting of L’Oreal Superdust for body and you are good to go!!
Half way House! The half up and half down look, championed by Kate the Duchesse of Cambridge , has also evolved into the low sung ponytail. It’s all about dual texture here so keep the hair smooth to the band then make the tail as wide and textured as you can. Plaits dried in then undone and brushed through, crimping irons to the tail only or curled with tongs or irons and brushed out, the bigger the better!!
Colour This is as always important and there are a number of trends this season. In the last issue of Voir we showcased the ‘Ombre’ look and this continues to be popular but in a much subtler way with the addition of face framing pieces lightened at the front of the hair to create a sunny light to the face, a floodlight onto your features. At CRC we are calling this ‘Spotlighting’ Full head blonds are still very much in vogue and never more so than with the innovative introduction of Inoa Ultra Blond, the first ever high lift blond without Ammonia from those clever people at l’Oreal! They have called it ‘The blonde miracle’ and certainly hair feels amazingly soft and smooth with great shine and a purity of tone after being coloured with this. For those who prefer a full prelightened look we are seeing a trend, for pastille toners, baby pinks and blue, pale lilac and creamy ivory, in place of the stronger grey ash tones. For those with deeper coloured tresses amongst us its caramels and toffee, cappuccino and mocha combinations to give a more summery mood to our hair! These tones can be incorporated in a full head colour or using the ‘Spotlighting’ technique or indeed a more subtle Ombre.
L’ORÉAL
BAFTAS The L’Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy has been the benchmark of British hairdressing inspiration for 58 Years. As honorary members of the judging panel, Charles and Karen Dodds give us an insight into the history of the ‘Hairdressing Baftas’.
Considered today by the industry and press alike as one of the most influential stages to showcase real local talent alongside the industry’s icons, the L’Oréal Professionnel Colour Trophy is continuing to inspire creatives over half a century later. The first competition was born in 1956 although then it’s main award was named the ‘Gold Cup’ which was a styling award and the ‘Colour Cup’ was just an additional prize running alongside. This reflects the view in the 1950’s and early 60’s that colour was not a very important part of hairdressing and mainly being used to cover white hair only and certainly not as a fashion accessory! The Colour Cup however, captured the imagination of the hairdressing world and it was this that evolved into the L’Oréal Colour Trophy!
At this point any potential entrant had to travel to the capital and compete on stage, demonstrating their cut and colour on live models to a panel of judges.
Soon the competition grew alongside the demand for more innovative colour and L’Oréal decided it was time to redefine the whole competition. In 1960 the idea of taking the competition to regions was mooted and 14 heats were organised with the aim of each producing a regional winner to compete against one other at the Grand Final in London. This would have an audience of up to 8,000, firstly watching a team of 20 well-known hairstylists prepare models on stage as the ‘show element’ of the evening and the Grand Finalists would arrive at the venue with their models already fully prepared and be catwalked before a panel of judges. This format was followed for some 20 years until in 1989, in an effort to make it more exciting than ever, L’Oréal along with top hairdressers’ improved the format to create more commercial appeal and enhance the success for the entrants! Regional Finals had competitors working live on their models in front of the audience, and with top salons providing a road show of inspirational hairdressing whilst the industry’s top names judged, the competitors finished looks anonymously so the work spoke for itself.
The Grand Final now had finalists competing at the L’Oréal Academy in London, before an illustrious panel of judges to make the important decision before the evening entertainment which was moved to the iconic Grosvenor House Hotel with an exclusive sit down dinner, more theatrical shows by invited top hairdressers and the catwalking of the models. This really is an exciting and prestigious evening and to add to this the shows have seen celebrity presenters such as Davina McCall, Cat Deely, Joanna Lumley, Martin Kemp, Vernon Kay, Graham Norton (our personal favourite), George Lamb, Alexa Chung and Rick Edwards! In the late 1990’s the competition was broadened out to create three additional awards, The L’Oréal Men’s Image Award, Young Colourist Award and The Mizani Afro Award. It was also at this time that L’Oréal’s collaboration with Central St Martins College of Fashion emerged and an element of Haute Couture shows were included reinforcing the strong message ‘Hair Inspired By Fashion’. Many of the top names in fashion design have shown their collections at the L’Oréal Colour Trophy including Fyodor Golan, Kinder Aggugini, Falguni and Shane Peacock, David Koma, Avsh Alom Gur, Marios Schwab, Jacob Kimmie, Aimee McWilliams and Molly Grad!
L’OrÊal has a portfolio of stylists taking care of the hair at these shows, and bringing a sense of artistry to compliment the innovative collections.
Many of Cutting Room Creative’s stylists have been privileged to work these shows, and in fact as is the case of Joe, manager at our city salon, lead the team. Charles and Karen have been judges at the Regional Finals now for some 10 years and are proud of their involvement with this exciting competition. The teams at CRC have also had great success in competing over the years, and have won through to the Regional Final every year since their first entry in 1995. They have made the Grand Final eight times and secured Regional victory twice. They also won the Mizani Afro Award in 2011 and became runner-up in 2012. This year’s Colour Trophy Finals saw our very own Kymberley (head stylist on Voir fashion shoots) invited to join the L’Oréal portfolio team to work backstage. Joe and Laura from our City salon had such a great idea for a look for the Mizani Award that we decided to break our abstention from this year’s show, and enter them. Successfully they won through to the Grand Final, but unfortunately did not secure their 2nd ‘L’Oréal Bafta’.
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Situated in Liverpool’s super cool and trendy Cavern Quarter lies Cricket, an independent fashion emporium that stands head and shoulders above the rest. A high-end destination which caters for every kind of style-inclined fashion addict, this is the focal point for men, women and even children who need to give in to their highest of fashion urges. Words - Daniel Riding.
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Renee Cottle has overcome a wealth of setbacks and emotional roller-coaster journeys to get where she is today. As the proud owner and driving force behind her Cup Cake business, we visited her to find out whether it’s all just a ‘Lovestorm in a Teacup’
“My interest was first sparked when a lady made cakes for my daughter’s 1st birthday; I was amazed at the detail, and the fact that it was completely edible!” My Mum has made it possible for me to dedicate so many days and nights to growing LoveStorm as a brand. It does get overwhelming and I have regular melt downs where I think I just can’t operate at this level, but it’s short lived. I know what I want to achieve and I know nobody else is going to get me there.
I got a call from Coronation Street who wanted me to make and deliver one of our very popular cupcake towers to the production team at Emmerdale to celebrate their 40th Anniversary.
Be defiant as opposed to defeatist, be brave as opposed to hesitant and most of all picture yourself where you want to be‌your vision is a more powerful tool than you know.
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