Fresheye Magazine. October Edition 2017.

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New and old brought together.

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The dry stuff is certainly back.

The Fenty Beauty range.

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l Dolly Parton

The legendary country girl lives on.

l Brand Apple

The story post Jobs. l Photo Android

TWPP Prize.

l Tranquil IT

A technlogical tale. l Eco Mini

New Countryman. l Fashion Week

Trend summary.

l Alexandra Wood

Season’s trend.

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Cover image: Lady Gaga immortalised in pop art.

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Apple’s new pie

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im Cook took charge of the global brand Apple on August 24 th, 2011. However, the question is, how can anyone successfully replace Steve Jobs? It all began when Steve Jobs hand-picked successor Tim Cook, who has now been in command for 6 years at the most successful brand on the planet. Tim Cook himself and many around him knew that this was always going to be one of the most-scrutinised handovers in corporate history.

A few weeks after the handover of the company the master mind behind the Apple brand - Steve Jobs, who was seen as an icon of leadership and innovation, sadly died of pancreatic cancer. Let’s not forget that he was central to the polished icons of the 21st century computing: from the iPod to the iPhone and then the iPad. It was the start of a worldwide obsession and desire, to own an Apple item.

Since Tim Cook has taken over the company, the number of annual iPhone sales has rocketed from 57 million to 214 million from the period of 2011 to 2016. The brands’

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Sophie says.....

Apple since Tim Cook

by Sophie Fitzjohn. popularity is every growing and as a result of this the number of Apple Stores has also increased from 357 stores to 463 within the 5year period. The phenomenon that is the Apple brand had 60,000 employees when Steve Jobs was head boss; Tim Cook has out done that figure with 110,000 members of staff now representing the iconic global company. It’s fair to say that the iconic apple logo has gone from strength to strength. Which is clearly reflected in the annual profit from $19.5 billion to now more in the region of $47.8 billion, the numbers are astounding and so is the fact that success has continued even when the founder himself, is no longer around to give his exceptional expertise.

However, it’s interesting to see that smart phone market shares have decreased since Cook has been in charge. The figures with Steve Jobs in charge were 14.1% and later went down to 12.9% when Cook took over. The company may have a smaller market share now, but profits are up. This could be because the market has got bigger in previous years, and other competitors such as Samsung may have gained some of the market share over

iPhone 8, has arrived.

Apple. Also there is a possibility that people aren’t changing their phones as regularly.

Before Cook stepped up, he was the lessvisible chief officer, the master of the supply chain who awoke at the early hours of the morning, every morning to keep the well-oiled machine going. He was the obvious candidate to replace the irreplaceable, however, analysts doubted his ability to keep the Apple magic alive. 6 years later, and the same questions arise. Few would disagree that he was the right man for the job, but with Cook, Apple is yet to release an undisputed hit product, to take the market by a storm, once again!

Within the world’s biggest company, the array of products in its stores bears some similarities to that of 6 years ago, however the company Cook runs has been a complete transformation and success story. With Cook, Apple has become the world’s biggest public company and has twice broken the record for the biggest quarterly profit in history! The growing sales of the iPhone now make up more than half of Apple’s sales. Apple’s share price has also more than doubled under Cook and the companies’ achievements still continue. It’s ironic to think that on the day Job’s handed over the baton, Cook told employees: “I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change.” On this point at least, he was very wrong.

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Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.

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You can only do so many things great, and you should cast aside everything else.

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Photo android Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize bending the rules.

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Organisers of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize have said they are reviewing the entry rules after shortlisting an image of an android for this year’s competition.

The National Portrait Gallery, which organises the annual prize, said it did not disqualify the image even though it breached entry rules.

The image of Erica, an android created in Japan, was taken by the Finnish artist Maija Tammi as part of a broader programme of work that is described as asking questions “about what it means to be alive”.

A gallery spokeswoman said the “issue” of androids would be considered for next year’s competition.

The Prize.

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize is the leading international photographic portrait competition, celebrating and promoting the very best in contemporary portrait photography.

The Prize has established a reputation

for creativity and excellence, with works submitted by a range of photographers, from leading professionals to talented amateurs and the most exciting emerging artists.

The competition is open to everyone aged 18 and over from around the world.

The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 exhibition will run at the Gallery from 16 November 2017 to 4 February 2018 before touring to venues around the UK. The winner of the competition will receive £15,000. In addition the judges, at their discretion, will award cash prizes to one or more shortlisted photographers.

This year’s competition is judged by: Nicholas Cullinan (Chair and Director, National Portrait Gallery) David Campany (Writer, Curator and Artist) Tim Eyles, Managing Partner, Taylor Wessing LLP Sabina Jaskot-Gill (Associate Curator, Photographs, National Portrait Gallery) Fiona Shields (Head of Photography, Guardian) Gillian Wearing (Artist). www.npg.org.uk/whatson/twppp-2017

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A Japanese android called Erica photographed

by Maija Tammi has sent National Portrait Gallery organisers back to the rule book.

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IT Exclusive...

IT Crowd Tech future, IT and the retail app by Dennis Sterne.

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f you had a looking glass into the future of tech, you’d do little better than to have the partnership Tranquil IT interpret such future forward visions.

I met up with the dynamic duo Andy Hunt (left) and Sean Watson to talk about computer tech and their retail app launch.

Between Andy and Sean I found much insight into the future of computer technology. I could liken it to a sci-fi movie after effect.

The kind that gives a vivid view into future technology and it’s application to people within a developing world.

Background Tranquil IT was founded in 2008 and Tranquil Dev in 2013. Clients stretch from the UK to America and Bermuda. You’d assume that IT companies make short work of international communications since the rise of facetime and Skype and whatever else will spring up sooner than you know. IT support is a crucial componet if we are to keep systems in motion

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from the office to home and travel. Every industry too not least music, Phil Collins being Tranquil IT’s most famous client.

Future.

Imagine an idea that computers screens are to be upgraded to an arrangement of optics worn like glasses. Your display screen projected through your eyes. The keyboard most likely a minimised sleek sensory surface. Then realise that such a concept is in development and already seen in sci-fi films such as Minority Report and the like.

Conversation moved toward car computer tech and self drive cars. It seems the incredible becomes credible the moment you allow for technological advancement. The idea that a delivery service could well be unmanned in the near future once again, is the stuff of movies. It becoming clear then that futuristic film is our look through future’s window.

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Portrait - Dennis Sterne.

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supposed to make jobs obsolete and avoid.

This points to science, bio tech, computer tech and engineering as a more feasible option for career choice.

I asked the guys why IT is so male dominated. They explained that computer sytemology is intrinsically connected to building things. An interesting link between early lego enthusiasts and computer tech is common place. As the world modernises and gender roles become less hard line, this has somewhat paved a way for young women to assimilate into a world of science and technology. An enlightening development.

Children so readily attune themselves to tablet functionality which is another cognitive vehicle toward an application of technology in our world. A world where tech is almost the new language. With such acceleration in the advancement of science and tech, the innevitable question of chicken and egg beckons. Are we shaping the future of techology or is the affect of technology on us shaping technology? Curious thought. But the speed of development requires a few check points marked if a disaster like Windows 8 (2012) is not to be repeated Andy and Sean.

While Tranquil It’s support services are

split between PC, Mac and Linux, the future points toward Magic Leap and Weta. Magic Leap is a US startup company that is working on a head-mounted virtual retinal display which superimposes 3D computer-generated imagery over real world objects, by projecting a digital light field into the user’s eye, involving technologies potentially suited to applications in augmented reality and computer vision.

Weta Digital has developed several proprietary software packages to achieve groundbreaking visual effects.

Organite.

Andy has a background in retail making a foundation for the design of their retail app ‘Organite’. Their target market starts at smaller businesses with La Ruche womenswear the first line of sight. An app that turns your tablet into a point of sale system and allows you to conduct business from just about anywhere is clearly a no brainer for business.

Additional features such as inventory management, reporting and analytics, customer loyalty tools, and sales insights, allowing you to improve your business and serve your customers better. www.tranquilit.net

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Eco Mini

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S/S 2018 Fashion Week in a flash Fresheye’s quick summary of a week in fashion. The fashion pointers to save from the SS18 shows.

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ew York, shows begun with a glamorous bang courtesy of Tom Ford and Kaia Gerber made her catwalk debut at Raf Simons’s sophomore Calvin Klein collection. The London shows kicked off with a bridal-inspired show from Ryan Lo and an Eighties moment from Ashley Williams.

Fendi Fendi always gets the girls, and this season was no different. Kendall, Gigi, Bella, Kaia and Adwoa all joined the line-up. We love this jacket (right) worn by Kendall. It’s unapologetic luxury logomania..

Simone Rocha London Fashion Week doesn’t come more romantic that Simone Rocha’s heavenly collections - although, there is always a touch of the subversive to deter any saccharine.

Christopher Kane The muse for Christopher Kane’s collection was the domestic goddess: “A real strong, perfect woman but she’s slowly breaking inside,” he told Vogue. We were particularly taken by the mops interpreted in silk fringe on dresses and tassels on shoes, but we predict the drying clips will be next year’s equivalent of Kane’s cable ties. Housekeeping never looked cooler..

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Fashion Above left: Simone Rocha spring/summer 2018 Above top: Oliver Spencer spring/summer 2018 Above: E.Tautz spring/summer 2018 Above right: Christopher Kane spring/summer 2018

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THE RUNWAYS Texture and embellishment for woman contrasts against structure and mute colour for men.

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Retrospective and seasonal menswear looks.

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Baracuta Much copied but never bettered, the Baracuta G9 is the definitive, authentic Mod Harrington Jacket. The infamous Baracuta Harrington was relaunched in 2013 with the new collection including the Baracuta G9 (Now Baracuta Modern G9) and Baracuta G4 jackets and they never looked so good!

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Alexandra Wood - Making men look sexy since 2007.

This page: The autumn shirt colour palate is here. Team up with day, evening and formal wear.

Add a tie or pocket square to sharpen the look.

Next page: AW’s take on the seasonal Mac in sage and navy. An essential for every man’s wardrobe.

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PROGRESSION. Alexandra Wood has just opened in London’s upcoming and bustling Shoreditch. 16 Chesire St E2 6EH. Right off Brick Lane and at the edge of financial belt Bishopsgate.

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Stars of Popular Music Never underestimate the power of pop music to shape our lives, define decades, influence fashion and inspire us anew.

Fresheye rounds up a definitive gallery of stars. Hear, feel and see the music.

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Michael Jackson Arguably the most talented performer of his generation. A legend that some say can’t be replicated and is truly missed.

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Christine Aguilera Large soulful pipes coming from a petite lady.

Aguilera toys with R&B, Pop, Soul and Swing coming from The Mickey Mouse Club.

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Adele An English rose that certainly transeded across the water to top America and grace other international charts. Soulful unrequited love songs the vital ingredient.

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Jay-Z If Hip Hop has a success story then gaze up this photo of a man that epitimizes perservance from humble and challenging beginnings.

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Ariana Grande A pop princess that has remarkable talent for impersonating other pop princesses - see Youtube.

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Robbie Williams Take That member in the early years who went solo to experience notable success. His cheeky, rebelious nature proves part of his pop charm.

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Iggy Azalea Australian heritage embracing Hip Hop. Iggy beat the critics to bring female empowerment to the masses.

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Demi-Lovato Singing chops, talent judge and hit maker.

Lovato transends the popstar who makes her diary full with appearances.

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Eminem A well documented struggle, upbringing and relationship with his mother. Slim Shady keeps his statement simple by being one of the most accomplished rappers of all time.

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Gwen Stefani A popster earning great success, much to her surprise. Others had No Doubt.

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Justin Timberlake The best way to collaborate is to find a producer with ‘Timber’ also in his name. In this case Timberland.

Mix the two together and top the charts.

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Kanye West Controversial to say the least - mostly due to an over inflated ego some say. His ideas are perhaps completely rational if popularity be any measure.

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Bruno Mars His collaboration with Mark Ronson producing ‘Uptown Funk’ marked a series of hits that appear with regularity.

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Miley Cyrus Probably one of the most impactful marketed transformations from pop girl to woman.

Miss Cyrus also made her tongue famous.

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Nicki Minaj The emergence of new female rapping blood was always bound to cause a stir. No exception to the rule for a play on English accent Nicki.

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Justin Bieber While growing from boy to young man always has it’s growing pains, Bieber and his Beliebers have kept the numbers high in the charts.

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Jesse J Powerful singing chops Jesse demonstrates an early Youtube fanbase proved to be a foundation where MySpace left off.

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Lady Gaga Talent that gets the Elton John vote is worth a commendation in our book. Articulate, engaging and intelligent pop stardom graces Gaga.

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Rhianna A pop producer said of Rhianna that she could handle any genre. Makes pause for popular music thought.

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Lenny Kravitz The guitar man once asked ‘Are you gonna go my way?’ Looks like a collection of fans did.

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Selena Gomez Once girlfriend to Justin Beiber.

We’ve yet to see two popsters go the distance.

Keep making the music for longevity we say.

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Kylie Minogue A Queen of the scene by today’s standards.

Kylie is an original early pop princess swapping tiara for crown.

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Katy Perry With meaty pop stats Katy once kissed a girl and liked it. Got married but didn’t like that.

The music won’t let her down.

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Slash The guitar man from Guns and Roses plucks strings like a rockstar should.

Already has his place in the Hall of Fame.

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Britney Spears The lady who dropped Toxic had a relationship with the paparazzi that was just so.

We hope her Vegas residency made up for it.

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Rita Ora British grown pop talent Rita has had some notable collaborations and judging panel gigs under her belt.

More music please.

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Madonna If MJ was King of Pop then Madonna was arguably the Queen. Who carries the orb currently is open for debate.

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Taylor Swift Country and pop blended by a songstress that continues to make the right headlines for the right pop reason. The love life needs to catch up.

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BeyoncĂŠ Queen B and Miss Carter. Alter egos that belong to an artist that has carried herself very well in an industry that can devour lesser mortals.

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Prince Yet another enigmatic music genius.

And just like the lengendaty Michael Jackson - Gone too soon.

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Debbie Harry Longevity comes to mind from an artist on her 11th album with Blondie ‘Pollinator’.

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Gin in a bottle The dry stuff is definitely sexy again.

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k, so you’ve probably heard that gin is cool or even sexy again.

Where have you been? I hear you say. But when supermarkets start stocking locally brewed gin and my local restaurant the ‘Lemon Tree’ happens upon making it’s courtyard a gin garden - I take notice.

Consideration.

Have we reached peak gin yet? Not so long ago, ordering a gin and tonic meant being served a rather bland but perfectly acceptable Gordon’s gin with a slice of lemon and a mainstream mixer.

These days, the picture is a little more complicated. Ask for the same drink and you’ll more than likely be asked to navigate your way around a back bar filled with dozens of bottles of boutique-distilled gin with names like Half Hitch, Opihr and Ransom Old Tom. It is the quintessentially British drink once derided by William Hogarth as the scourge of 18 century society. Until recently, few people could name anyone other than senior

members of the Royal Family as fans of gin but all that is changing.

A surge in the juniper-based spirit’s popularity has seen a dramatic rise in the number of craft gin makers setting up business. Just five micro-distilleries opened in the UK between 2008 and 2011: the same number opened in 2012, 11 started production in 2013 and a projected 15 distilleries were up and running by the end of 2014, all producing varieties of the three gin classifications – standard, premium and London Dry. Here we in 2017 and the surge sees no sign of slowing World’s best. (just a Fresheye opinion) 1) Caorunn 2) Tanqueray No.10 3) Hayman’s 1850 Reserve 4) Hendricks 5) Beefeater 24 6) Bloom 7) Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference Blackfriars 8) Monkey 47 9) Martin Millers 10) Williams Chase

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“I don’t know what reception I’m at, but for God’s sake give me a gin and tonic.”

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Above: Tanqueray No.10 Above right: Caorunn Right: Hayman’s 1850 Reserve There are more classic cocktails made with gin than with any other spirit: Negroni, Ramos Gin Fizz, Martinez, Gin Rickey, Red Snapper, Tom Collins, White Lady, Hanky Panky, Clover Club, Alexander, French 75, Gimlet, Vesper, Singapore Sling, Silver Bronx, Pegu Club, Bee’s Knees, Southside. And that is just scratching the surface!

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“I’ve written just about everything for the sake of putting shoes on the children’s feet and a bottle of gin in the cupboard.”

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All shades covered Rihanna Launches Fenty Beauty.

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ihanna launches her global makeup brand, Fenty Beauty, in an unprecedented 1,600 stores across 17 countries in one day. The beauty industry’s most anticipated launch, Fenty Beauty was created

by Rihanna with a vision that’s always ahead of the game – Fenty Beauty redefines the rules with light-asair formulas that love to be layered, in a global lineup of shades designed for all.

Rihanna was inspired to create Fenty Beauty after trying to find products that worked across all skin types and tones. With Rihanna’s mandate of inclusivity, Fenty Beauty offers a wide range of products for traditionally hard-to-match skin tones, creating formulas that work for all skin types, and pinpointing universal shades.

The brand is both edgy and feminine, with a complexion-focused product assortment developed to work together and provide everyone with Rihanna’s real-life method for killer radiance, The Fenty Face. “The Fenty Face was created for women of all skin tones, of all personalities,” she says. “These steps are key to starting your makeup, no matter the look you’re going for. This is where the fun begins.” For Rihanna, the secret to radiance lies in the very first step of the Fenty Face,

a soft matte filt’r—because no matter your skin type, adding glow on glow = unwanted shine. The second step? Layer your highlight for strategically-placed glow—it’s all about lighting up where you want. Lastly, get ahead of shine by blotting on the fly, wherever and whenever; Rihanna believes that being photo-ready means being shine-free. Tested backstage, on stage, and in real life, The Fenty Face is the key to unlocking all of makeup’s limitless possibilities. This process is at the core of this 91-sku line, which includes 40 shades of Pro Filt’r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation; 1 universal Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Primer; 30 magnetic Match Stix Skinsticks, in both matte and shimmer finishes to contour, correct, conceal, highlight and blush; 6 cream-powder hybrid Killawatt Freestyle Highlighters for face and eyes; Invisimatte Blotting Powder and Paper; 1 universal lip gloss known as Gloss Bomb; and a variety of application tools.

In addition to creating every detail of each product in her cosmetics collection, Rihanna also personally appointed three prestigious makeup artists to represent Fenty Beauty around the world. This Global Artistry Team includes James Kaliardos as Resident Artist, and Priscilla Ono and Hector Espinal as Global Makeup Artists.

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by Fiona Snailham.

A little bit of country

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hen Rolling Stone magazine called her ‘unsinkable’ in 1980, nobody could have predicted she’d still be releasing albums at the age of 71! Nevertheless, Dolly Parton continues her reign as the queen of country music as she prepares for the 2017 release of her first children’s album, I Believe in You. Born on 19 th January, 1946, Dolly Rebecca Parton was the fourth of twelve children welcomed by Tennessee farmer Robert Lee Parton and his wife, Avie. Singing in church from an early age, Parton’s first radio performance occurred when she was only ten years old. After high school, Parton moved to Nashville. She signed with Combine Publishing as a songwriter and then with Monument Records as an artist, but her breakthrough came when she was hired to appear on Porter Wagoner’s syndicated tv show after the release of her single, ‘Dumb Blonde’. The Wagoner-Parton partnership was hugely successful, resulting in a series of hit records and thirteen albums. Meanwhile, Parton continued to push herself as an actress, producer and solo artist, releasing hits like ‘Coat of Many Colors’ (1971), ‘Jolene’ (1974) and ‘I Will Always Love You’ (1974).

With 43 solo studio albums, 4 solo albums, 18 collaboration albums and 184 compilation albums worldwide, Parton’s discography is immense. It is hardly surprising that she is the most honoured female country performer of all time. Notable honours include her induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999, receipt of the Living Legend Award from the US Library of Congress in 2004, a 2005 nomination for the National Medal of Arts and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.

But this immense artistic output is only part of the Parton story. Parton has re-invested much of her income back into her native East Tennessee. Well known for her philanthropic work, Parton formed the Dollywood Foundation to support her charitable efforts and its ‘My People Fund’ raised $12 million for victims of wildfires in Tennessee in 2016.

Parton’s keen desire to promote literacy is reflected in the work carried out by the Imagination Library. To date, the library has sent over 94 million free books to the homes of preschool children across the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia. Profits from I Believe In You, available digitally from September 29 and in store on October 13, will benefit the Imagination Library.

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Queen of country.

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