In 2005, Delaine Le Bas was introduced to photographer Tara Darby at Room, her first solo exhibition at Transition. Over the years the two have developed a strong creative, working partnership, which is celebrated here for this seminal collaborative exhibition. Displaying a series of performative images, the show Portrait, encompasses elements of Kabuki, Lindsey Kemp and punk. You’ll find a psychological exploration of the physical exploitation of the artist as object. Full of music, photography, installation and costuming, the gallery becomes an immersive theatre representing the many facets of the artist’s personality.

‘I used to be called Kate Bush and witch at school,’ writes Delaine. ‘Lately I have been thinking about Poly Sterene, X-Ray Spex, listening to John Peel, going to jumble sales, being a member of CND, and Dikiomengro Tan at Chapter where I first did the Kabuki make-up after being taught by a friend from West Sussex College of Design who was part of the Kemp Company. But going to Poland recently was huge in my re-discovering of why I had gone to art school in the first place – my access to this world that I wanted to be part of.’

Tonight, there is a private viewing at 6pm and on Thursday the 10th July at 6pm, Delaine Le Bas and Tara Darby will be in conversation with Alex Michon, talking about their collaborative project; their influences, working practices and on the importance of costuming in the work of Delaine Le Bas.

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In celebration of LGBT Pride Month, Opening Ceremony has got together with with manga-inspired brand MASSIVE as well as the iconic manga artist Jiraiya, to launch a capsule collection, MASSIVE for Opening Ceremony. The line features Jiraiya’s original male pin-up art sublimation printed on tees, muscle shirts, rugby shorts and a beach towel.

The capsule collection is available now from OC stores and online at openingceremony.us.

To find out about Pride in London or to get involved, head to prideinlondon.org

Tags: LGBT, opening ceremony, Pride

Having grown up in southern California, Humberto and Carol’s LA heritage is intregal to the new direction of KENZO. Fusing street chic Parisian style with laid back west coast cool, they created the house’s new timeless handbag, Kalifornia, that blends KENZO’s French atelier craftsmanship with Humberto and Carol’s pacific coast nonchalance. Taking inspiration from the California tribes of beachcombers, bikers, and skaters, the lux bag has a deconstructed design and two “K“ zips on either side that double as pockets, in a nod to the biker style.

Kalifornia comes in four different styles; Gommato, Broken Floor, Mountain Print and Fluorescent, all with their own quirks and colourways.

The Kalifornia will be available from September 2014 from KENZO stores and online at kenzo.com. 

Tags: AW14, Kenzo

When the SS14 collections walked their way down the catwalks in September, there was one key item that was much more present than in seasons past – the summer coat. Many styles were noted, but those that came out on top were lightweight, long and slightly oversized. When usually a mac is all you need, it’s time to invest in some more outerwear that should take you all the way until autumn. Here, Twin picks out our favourite coats of the season, and with the sales having already begun, you might find a bargin or two.

Marni Duster Coat in Grey, $ 1,280.00 $ 768.00, marni.com & Silver Long Weave Coat by Boutique, £190, topshop.com

Charlie May Sleeveless Duster Coat, £350, farfetch.com & Lela Coat, £50, monki.com 

Tags: Coat, Duster Coat, SS14, Summer

In 1982, Levi Strauss & Co became one of the first brands to support the battle against the AIDS crisis and they were the first Fortune 500 company to grant domestic partnership health benefits — a practice now followed by many corporations and public agencies. In 2013, they also joined the broad coalition of marriage equality supporters urging the U.S. Supreme Court to recognize the fundamental right of all Americans to marry.

Having been a supporter of equality for people of all sexual orientations for many decades, this year they are taking that support in store, creating a line of Pride-themed T-shirts, tanks and baseball caps. “Equality is not something we just wear; it’s woven into the fabrics of our principles,” the company says. Rolling out into select stores in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C., the profits will be going to Pride organizations in those areas.

To find out about Pride in London or to get involved, head to prideinlondon.org 

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Tags: Levi's, LGBT, Pride

Actress and writer Florence Keith-Roach has teamed up with LIBRARY, a new  private members’ club for the eclectic literary and design communities, to put on a play that appoints women as the sexual predators and men as their prey. While simultaneously writing a sitcom called Frenching The Bully with with Freddy Syborn (Evening Standard’s 100 most influential people under 30, Bad Edication’s co writer with Jack Whitehall), Keith-Roach adapted the 19th century Arthur Schnitzler play, La Ronde and created a show that explores the inextricable link between sex and the human existence through the eyes of the modern woman.

Calling upon her family, the play sees Keith-Roach’s sister, artist and set designer Clementine Keith-Roach, who made her name creating sets for Bulgari, Mulberry and Louis Vutton, design the space in the basement floors of this stunning town house on St Martin’s Lane, creating a wild world of lilac infused 1970s disco.

The play runs from the 2nd – 5th July. Tickets can be purchased for £15 from eventbrite.co.uk

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Tags: LIBRARY, theatre

This summer seems to be the summer of footwear collaborations. The trainer variety of course. Pharrell for Adidas was big news and then we heard that Vans had produced a line inspired by Star Wars, but the latest is somehow even cooler. Superga have collaborated with Versus Versace to bring us the perfect mixture of luxury and comfort. Using the Versus Versace AW14 motif, the Italian brands have come together to create a special edition Superga 2750 model.

The kicks will be available online in Europe from June 20th and worldwide in Versus Versace and Superga stores from June 29th.

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When Twin caught up with London based lyricist Ruby White, she was shooting the final scenes of her first music video. In a South London location, where the walls are decorated with layers upon layers of graffiti, we found the her barefoot, spinning round and round for the camera. It was easy to see that the whole experience was new and exciting for her. We retreated to a nearby bar to sit down over a few drinks to get to know this up and coming vocalist, it was the person behind the voice that we wanted to get to know. On first glance she seemed vivacious, overtly creative and very friendly. Someone you certainly would want to go out partying with.

Ruby White is using the internet to her full advantage. Of course all the illegal downloading has caused an upheaval in the music industry but one way the internet is improving it is by making it accessible for people all over the world to come together and collaborate. Soundcloud and YouTube have made it possible for artists like Ruby to find each other and promote their work. Having trained her voice by singing the rap lyrics to 90’s Hip Hop songs, Ruby uses her jazz influences like Billy Holliday, Nina Simone and Sarah Vaughan to her bring her music to life. The style of music she is engaged with is usually from L.A or Europe and she states that “at times the tracks won’t find commercial success but the producers have a deep passion for what they do,” and its obvious she does also.

When was the first time you realised music was your passion?
Honestly, I was about 6. My dad was in a reggae band called Jah Warriors, they  supported Curtis Mayfield and played tribute to Bob Marley. When I found that out, that was it, my dad’s cool and that’s what I’m going to do. I grew up in Suffolk, so there wasn’t really much going on and I would drown myself in RnB and music. It was a way for me to find who I was. When I was young I would sing racy, provocative songs, like Adina Howard’s Freak Me and Aaliyah’s Four Page Letter which my parents weren’t too happy about and it became a rebellious thing which was much more interesting, the more forbidden it was in my household the more I loved it.

Would you say you learnt a lot through music?
I learnt a lot about myself. As I got older, I realised how influential music is. I used to be rebellious with my dad as he had an issue with the music I was obsessing over, but I can look back and understand – I wouldn’t want my 9 year old singing “freak in the morning, freak in the evening.” So I guess it didn’t always have the best influence on me. But in the late nineties there was a change; Spice Girls, Skunk Anansie, All Saints, more girl power and young women not singing about boys breaking their hearts wearing sexy underwear. I found there were these other types of women I could relate to, like Sade, strong women with strong presences. My mum always told me Sade is the epitome of woman.

What was it like the first time you performed?
I was with my grandparents in Tenerife and I donned a blonde wig. I think I performed Chantilly Lace by Big Bopper, Dorris Day Que Sera Sera or something. Then I performed at Jazz Café and Vibe Bar with a few other up and coming artists. The first time I was nervous, just hoping the words would come out, let alone sing, but I think if you’re not nervous, you’re kind of dead. That nervousness used to make me scared but now it’s a spark that lights me up. I would love one day to perform at Glastonbury, I’ve been and it’s a magical experience, Coachella would be the bollocks and in those dark and grimy jazz bars in New York, I’d be in utopia. And I have to say Ronnie Scott’s, it’s a British institution.

Who would you say has influenced the music you are making right now?
Both my dads. One who was in the reggae band, but also my step dad, he was a huge influence. He would listen to a lot of house, but also Massive Attack, Blaxploitation and Everything But The Girl. When I would hear Tracey Thorn’s voice, it was so dark and mysterious; she has a lot pain and emotion without needing to scream it. I didn’t have a gospel-like voice, a voice that was ever going to be typical RnB, so my dad gave me the confidence to be different and to express myself in another way.  They were big house heads my parents, they would go to Adrenalin Village and Ibiza. I grew up around real house and those vocals, they would send shivers down my spine – you didn’t know who the singer was, it was just about the voice taking you to another place. I realised music had so much power and energy through house music.

How would you describe your sound?
I really try not too. I would say it has a mixture of darkness and light. There’s a certain lightness to the instruments that inspire my voice and my vocal range but there is also a dark gritty sweetness to it. I haven’t heard my voice on anyone else so to speak. I’ve been told my voice is jazzy, but my music isn’t jazz. I don’t have a word for my sound, I know everyone wants to hear a genre but I’ve learnt not to worry about that and I don’t want to be restricted.

What’s your writing process like?
I don’t necessarily sit down and write. If I hear something – it could even be just two seconds of an intro – and I’m instantly connected, I have to rewind and record something. It’s completely off the cuff. I never write and then record. I’ll hear something, record it and loop it through my phone, even if it’s just a few phrases, that’s then my idea. Sometimes I can build from it and then other times its complete crap. If someone sends me a beat, I’ll play it and if I feel it instantly, I go with it and find myself singing a whole three minute song off the top of my head, I then tend to make sense of it.

Tell us a bit about Coming Down. Who did you work with on the new track?
I like to search and find music constantly, it’s my favourite thing to do.  I’ll spend six hours on YouTube & Soundcloud looking for new tracks. And with this one I found Evil Needle’s song, quickly recorded it at home and sent the rough version to a few people and it got back to the producer – he loved it! How amazing is that.

Where would you like your music to take you?
Without sounding like I don’t care, I just want to create. I’m not afraid who doesn’t like it, I just love music and as long as I’m pleasing myself I’m happy. It starts with me – if I can play my track fifty times on repeat and I still like it, I’m happy as shit. If someone doesn’t like the music I make, I can’t change that, but if someone does likes it, that does feels amazing. I want people who like music to like my music for what it is, people who don’t care what I look like or what I wear, but only the way my voice makes them feel. I don’t need mass success; I just need to be able to express myself. So, yeah the music I make is for me. Selfishly.

Who is making music at the moment that you appreciate?
I really appreciate producers at the moment. They don’t get enough credit if you ask me. You can get a lot of energy, a lot of heart from a voice, but without the music you haven’t got any soul. Sampha, Kwes, Sivey and Young Turks are making stunning music right now, and FK Twigs, as an artist she’s part of that energy and how it’s evolving. It’s a very exciting, but also challenging time to be making music right now, especially non-mainstream music.

Coming Down is quite a dark track. Do you find the dark moments in your life inspire you the most?
Definitely. Sometimes I think it helps me to be a bit down and surrounded by melancholy. Creatively, it can get a little frustrating being happy, I mean Pharrell, he really managed it with one word, but when I’ve gone through emotional battles, I’ve made great music. Even if no one ever hears it, it’s been my counselling session, really cathartic. But there are different emotions, like being in-love and love itself. I made a track called Magic one night and it dawned on me I was in love, I was so overwhelmed I freestyled the entire track in three minutes and to me the song sounds just like that feeling I had. You can create house music when you’re happy though, that’s the truth, it’s uplifting. But anything jazzy or hip hop, no. I tend to have to be slightly out of my emotional comfort zone to bring it.

What was it like shooting your first music video?
I really wanted to have a visual for my music, but when I shot the video I was nervous. Now, being a woman, this is the truth, there is a lot of pressure to be whatever the idea of perfect is. It’s crazy for females right now. I am happy to hide behind my music to a certain extent, but the reality of it is there are other dimensions to creativity and I wanted to do a video. I believe the universe brought Stavros [ST.AG] around to do the video, he really brought the song’s essence to life.

How are you getting your music out there at the moment?
Mostly Soundcloud and word of mouth, I have people emailing me from South Africa or Tel Aviv wanting to make music and collaborate. Soundcloud and Shazam – they’re my hero’s.

Are you planning an album?
I’m going to make an album, I’m just not in a rush. I want to build on tracks first, create a body of work that fits together. I want people to get to know me first, to start a journey with me really. As long as I wake up each day and I’m making music, I’ll be happy. An album will come along, and it will be amazing. I would want it to be themed, almost like a movie soundtrack or score. I’d like to make a cinematic and a live album, it would be exciting to write for a movie or series.

soundcloud.com/rubywhiteisme

Director: ST.AG
Photographer: Niko Mitrunen
Make-up & Hair: Grace Sinnott
Styling: In the video Ruby is wearing a mix of her own vintage pieces and Blake LDN, Moxham, V Jewellery & ASOS. 

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It seems as though we are all either booking, packing or dreaming of that summer getaway. To help you prepare for that coveted holiday, Twin has picked out the key products to take away with you. Whether your thinking of a beach retreat, a city-break or even if you prefer to party festival style these four beauty saviours will protect your hair, your body and your skincare routine.

Sisley Restorative Fluid Body Cream, £88.50, uk.spacenk.com & Aveda Sun Care Protective Hair Veil, £21.50, aveda.co.uk

Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist, £19.35, feelunique.com & Verso Travel Series, £40, cultbeauty.co.uk

Tags: Aveda, Jurlique, Sisley, Travel, Verso

Finding Vivian Maier is the story of a mysterious nanny that took over 100,000 photographs which were then discovered decades later and would make her one of the 20th century’s greatest photographers. Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, the film focuses on Maier’s strange and riveting life and art, revealed through never before seen photographs, films, and interviews by dozens who thought they knew her. In 2007 her work was discovered at a local thrift auction house on Chicago’s Northwest Side, impacting the world over and changing the life of the man who championed her work and brought it to the public eye, John Maloof. Now, Vivian’s work is part of a renaissance in interest in the art of street photography.

Finding Vivian Maier is released in the UK on July 18th. 

findingvivianmaier.com

Tags: Finding Vivian Maier, photography

Anna-Marie Fitzgerald and Phoebe Frangoul are the co-editors and co-founders of the London grrrl-zine and literary salon Pamflet. Here they discuss the releases, trends and going’s on in the literary world worth knowing about. Follow them on Twitter and Instagram @Pamflet.

Happy birthday John Lewis and three provocative holiday reads in this month’s Pamflet x Twin books roundup…

Sally Heathcote: Suffragette by Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot

Graphic novels are just such good value – great writing AND beautiful visuals to add another dimension to the reading experience – what’s not to like? Sally Heathcote: Suffragette (£ 16.99, Jonathan Cape) by Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot tells the story of a young working class woman who becomes part of the suffrage movement and rubs shoulders with its biggest personalities – the Pankhursts and Emily Davison – and some others I hadn’t heard of before.

Much is made of the often bitter infighting between the various factions of fourth wave feminists, in particular the undignified way it can play out on social media, so in a funny way it’s quite reassuring to discover, on reading Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, ‘twas ever thus. Personality clashes and petty jealousies existed between the leading proponents of the suffragette movement, but in no way does that take away from their astonishing achievements – in fact a bit of healthy dissent amongst the troops probably helped strengthen their cause – a lesson that should give fourth wavers heart.

Alongside Sally’s story, there’s a parallel narrative that traces the developing suffrage movement, from the early days of pamphleteering and disrupting public meetings, to the more hardcore acts of civil disobedience. The power and passion of the campaign is vividly brought to life by the dynamic illustrations, nowhere more effectively than in a particularly brutal series of drawings that drive home the horror and humiliation of the force-feeding that the suffragettes endured in prison. There’s a twist in this tale that’ll hopefully leave anyone who ‘didn’t get round’ to voting in the recent elections feeling suitably ashamed.

A Very British Revolution: 150 Years of John Lewis by Jonathan Glancey

Anyone who’s stepped into the hallowed halls of John Lewis and given themselves up to its comforting, mum-like embrace will appreciate that 2014 is a significant year for this national treasure. JL is celebrating its 150^th birthday with special edition products, by opening up the roof terrace on the Oxford Street building to the public (it’s previously been an oasis for JL partners) and with the publication of A Very British Revolution: 150 Years of John Lewis (Laurence King, £20).

While this is pretty much a bible for JL obsessives, tracing as it does the evolution of the brand from its birth in 1864, it’s much more than that – it’s a social history, a study in Englishness. For we are, after all, a nation of shopkeepers and no one fits that description more accurately than John Lewis himself, the archetypal self-made man. We learn how the orphaned John was apprenticed to a draper, found his way to London and built up his own business slowly but surely (in contrast to the flashier William Whiteley down the road). He had a sad romance (his beloved’s family considered him too lowly a prospect), before eventually marrying Eliza Mills, one of the first female undergrads at Cambridge and he ruled his kingdom with a stern, firm hand.

John Lewis’ personal and professional story is told against a fascinating backdrop of British history, from the Victorian era’s energy and confidence, though the suffrage movement, the general strike, two world wars, the post-war rebuilding period and the social revolution of the sixties to the London 2012 Olympics. Art, architecture, fashion, technology and politics play their part in this story and it’s beautifully told through illustrations, photographs and Jonathan Glancey’s crisp, insightful prose.

The Empathy Exams: Essays by Leslie Jamison

Iowa Writers’ Workshop was immortalised in Girls series two and The Empathy Exams (Granta, £12.99) is an example of how it’s reached cult-TV-reference-status. Course alumnus Leslie Jamison writes essays in the way (it seems) that mostly only American writers have the space to do and in her first collection she proves herself a mistress of the form. She meditates on her subjects – the wounded, the wrongly accused, the heartbroken, and the downright wild – with intense curiosity and wonder. Universal themes emerge from the pieces, but her experiences and writing style are exclusively those of a twenty-something woman and she might confidently reference The Lost Boys in one breath and a classical philosopher in the next. This mix of low and high cultures, contemporary and ancient, intimate and public makes her writing and subjects shockingly fresh and new. Think Sloane Crosley in a deep and contemplative email exchange with Susan Sontag.

Tags: A Very British Revolution: 150 Years of John Lewis, Pamflet, Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, The Empathy Exams: Essays by Leslie Jamison

All this week The Red Lippy Project which coincides with Cervical Screening Awareness Week is asking British women to smear on its best scarlet shades in honour of womankind. Set up by production director Caroline Muhlich and make-up artist Linda Andersson, the project sprang from Muhlich’s desire to change the way cervical screening is perceived by younger women in the UK. The facts are that during 2012 just 32 percent of 25-29 year olds answered screening invitations from their GPs. It might not be most fun thing to do, but the screening process saved over 4000 women from cervical cancer in one year alone. So to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening, as well as sheding the fear of the smear, the initative is asking you to don your favourite shade of red, tell your friends, post your #REDLIPPYPROJECT and #MAKEAMARK selfie on Instagram and crucially, book that all important appointment.

To celebrate the cause Topshop are selling a limited edition Red Lippy lipstick in the pout bars especially set up for Red Lippy Project at Topshop’s Oxford Street store. You can also donate to the Red Lippy Project on their website or even text RLIP14 £2 to 70070.

Tags: Caroline Muhlich, Linda Andersson, Red Lippy Project

This season, cult favourite’s Larsson & Jennings have decided to create a line of watches especially for us girls. The Liten Series looks back at previous collections, picking out the true hero styles and has recreated them in a 33mm casing, as apposed to the signature 40mm style the Anglo-Swedish brand is known for. Each timepiece from the capsule collection has its own character. The Liten | Black is made from black brass and Italian calf leather; the Liten | Bernadotte is a vibrant number, with pink and blue striped straps that were inspired by The House of Bernadotte, the Royal House of Sweden and the gold plated Liten | Gold is taken from the highly sucessful Chain Metal collection. So for those of you with dainty wrists, or if your style lends itself to the more subtle things in life, this one’s for you.

Released from the 20th June, the collection is available to pre-order now from larssonandjennings.com

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Sinéad O’Connor announced that she has a new album coming out this week. Set for release on August 11th, I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss is her first record since 2011 and her 10th studio album in her musical career. The first single Take Me To Church will also be released on the same day.

With twelve brand new tracks, the Nothing Compares 2 You singer reminds us why she has become the most iconic Irish artist of the last thirty years. August 11th, one for the diary we think.

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The ICA is playing host to a three-day art book fair this week, in association with Claire de Rouen Books. You’ll be able to find publications on a range of themes such as art, photography, fashion and design, and as well as the books themselves, the fair promises to bring zine aficionados, legendary specialists, magazine experts and artist book connoisseurs together with visitors in a unique gathering any book lover will appreciate. Room&Book will be the first art book fair in London to focus exclusively on the role of the book dealer.

Participants confirmed are: Arthur Fournier Fine & Rare, Bookmarc, Christian Flamm, Claire de Rouen Books, Diagonal Press,Ditto Press, Elegantly Papered, Koenig Books, Louis Vuitton Maison Librairie, Luminous Books with Anagram Books, Maggs Bros (Carl Williams and Titus Boeder), Oliver J Wood, Bernard Quaritch Ltd, Simon Finch, Sims Reed, Test Centre Books, The Village Bookstore, 20th Century Art Archives.

For more information head to ica.org.uk.

Tags: Art Book, ICA

This week, the eyewear specialist Linda Farrow will be having a sunglasses sample sale from the 5th-7th June. With styles avaiable from collaborations such as The Row, Matthew Williamson, 3.1 Philip Lim, Dries Van Noten and more, it’s not one to miss. And if you happen to be a student, you can get an extra 20% off, so don’t forget your NUS or student card.

The sale will be open from 11am-7pm on Thursday and Friday, and 11am-5pm on Saturday.

Linda Farrow Sample Sale at 51 Calthorpe Street, London, WC1X 0HH 

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East London’s Truman Brewery is currently showcasing the UK’s largest graduate art, design & fashion show, Free Range. 2014 is the initatives fourteenth edition, spanning seven weeks, a hundred courses and 3000 students, all exhibiting their hard work. It is the perfect place to see what the young creatives and future trend-makers are up to, a place to feel inspired and also marvel at their craftsmanship. With work being shown across five disciplines, design, fashion, photography, Art, interiors and architecture, the sheer scale puts Free Range on the map as one international art fair not to be missed.

The exhibitions are free and open to the public until 14th July.

free-range.org.uk

Tags: GFW, Graduate Fashion Week

This August see’s the 10-year anniversary of the ever popular Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House. Running from the 7th-20th August, they are set to be the showcasing of premieres, as well as showings of cult classics and much-loved movies, such as Annie Hall, Ghostbusters and E.T.

One of the UK premieres includes the documentary 20,000 Days on Earth, being shown on Wednesday, 13th August. Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, this is a vividly cinematic documentary film that constructs an imaginary day-in-the-life of the oh-so-cool Australian musician, author and screenwriter Nick Cave.

Following him from his Brighton bedroom to the Sydney Opera House, it explores the creative process and the nature of collaboration. Forsyth and Pollard manage ‘guest stars,’ archive material and live footage to create a mysterious and moving portrait of a one-of-a-kind artist.

Other available movies: the double bill of Hairspray (1988) + Spring Breakers on Friday 15th as well as The 400 Blows on Monday 18th August.

Doors open at 6.30pm, DJ from 7pm and the film starts at approximately 9.00pm. Selected screenings will also be specially introduced by the film’s stars and directors.

Tickets available from ticketmaster.co.uk

Tags: Film 4, Somerset House

On Sunday 1st June, East London’s Oval Space will become home to a new kind of monthly fashion market. Fashion Sunday’s aim is to bring together some of the most exciting emerging and established designers London has to offer. It gives consumers the chance to shop direct from the brand, which means you can enjoy up to 20% off the current season price, larger discounts on past seasons as well as find one off samples. Each month you will find a differerent selection of designers setting up shop (the initial focus is on womenswear) and all have been handpicked by the curators. Fashion Sunday will also be giving away a stall each month to a start up of their choice – this time the lucky designer is Luke Brooks. You can expect to find a rich exploration of London’s diverse scene, including names such as Draw in Light, Auria, Paper LDN, Emma Shipley, Larissa Hadjio, Yolke, Estefania Cortes Harker, Kult Domini, Henriette Lofstrom, Hanger Inc and Hellespont.

Not only can you settle your design needs but you will also find a great place to relax and enjoy the view of Hackney’s skyline. With Pop Up Barbados serving up Bajan treats on the terrace, Blackbox offering a unique ‘coffee spritzer’ and Shake Rattle Stir mixing up colourful cocktails in the main room, there’s plenty to experience.

Tags: Fashion Sunday, Hackney, Oval Space