Welcome to the second issue of The Beauty’s Inside, a unique collaboration between London College of Fashion and HMP Send. T h is maga zi ne, funded once aga i n by Sir John Cass’s Foundation, represents the fourth col laborat ion bet ween L ondon Col lege of Fash ion ( L CF ) a nd Send a nd is t he resu lt of severa l months of Wednesday afternoon ‘workshops’ where participants from Send and LCF worked ( laughed and sometimes in the nicest possible way cried…) together to come up with the riveting content you’ll find over the next few pages. Underpinning the project was the desire for Send women to explain what they would like to see in a magazine. As well as sticking to a formula of exploring issues that mattered and passing on wisdom, it was felt more fashion ‘oomph’ was required in this issue. The result? Four very different - and crucially current - high fashion shoots pulling on the talents of budding stylists and creative directors from LCF. One stor y salutes the Seventiesrevisited punk trend that swept the Autumn/ Winter 13/14 catwalks earlier this year. Another focuses on ‘Upcycling’, rocking the sustainable clothing vibe so close to LCF’s heart with preloved clothes upcycled by Send’s ow n ver y brilliant Sewing Bee expert and textile friends. Elsewhere, highlights include a fashion faceof f, where LCF students and Send prisoners challenged each other to ‘refresh’ their own st yle, and a f loral stor y inspired by blooms within the prison gardens.
On the subject of hand-ins, one LCF student advises on what’s hot on the high street and online. We also scrutinise international runway trends and advise on how to ‘Pimp your pumps’. Not forgetting hair or make up, which we know is an important way to join in with fashion. A professional make-up artist, Carl Stanley, came in to demonstrate how to do ‘Smokey eye’ make up one week…. and enjoyed himself so much he came back the next! We also had help from a leading fashion director on a shoot for our Send Got Punk’d shoot and discovered, Tracey Lea Sayer is like her publication: Fabulous! Besides using the magazine as a vehicle to explore and showcase raw talent within Send and champion all-important communication, creative and teamwork skills of LCF students, once again what came across in brainstorming sessions was the desire of prisoners to present the many positive options available to them. Working towards a common goal – which often involves change… never an easy issue to cope with - and motivation to ‘get back on track’ we tackle how prisoners can deal with sentences in a number of must-read features. LCF students felt very much at home at Send particularly given its Arts sensibility and were grateful for the friendship and trust bestowed upon them by its inhabitants. So to those who showed and shared their art, textiles, hairstyles, nail varnishes, upcycled clothing and writing talents, and to all who contributed we say thank you.
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and as a result drew a lot of attention, both good and bad. The shop underwent two further name and style changes until it became ‘Worlds End’, in 1979. In March of 1981, West wood and McLaren had their f irst catwalk show launching their ‘Pirate’ collection. ‘Savage’; ‘Buffalo Girls’ and ‘Punkature’ followed.
Vivienne Westwood was born Vivienne Isabel Swire on April 8th, 1941. She became Vivienne Westwood in 1962 when she married Derek West wood. At t he age of 21, she became a primary school teacher. The following year her first son, Benjamin, was born. Vivienne’s marriage to Derek didn’t last long. It ended in 1965, the year she became involved with an 18-year-old called Malcolm Edwards, who was later to be known as Malcolm McLaren. With McLaren, Westwood had her second son, Joseph, born in 1967. In 1971, McLaren and Westwood opened their first shop called, Let it Rock. Over the next few years, the shop underwent different styles and name changes. In 1974, it was re-named and re-launched as ‘Sex’. The shop, on London’s’ Kings Road was unique
Punk took off as a subculture trend and started to enter mainstream fashion worldwide in the 1980’s. In some countries, punk, still has a huge inf luence and is a style choice. Subsequently, Westwood has continued to show alone under her own name in the fashion capital, Paris. Vivienne has had many accolades along the way and has become one of the world’s most celebrated fashion designers.
Westwood has had a hand in some of the most critical changes in fashion for men and corset to be worn as outerwear. Many of her collections are designed around what she sees as ‘expressing’ a message.
Even in her twenties, Westwood had strong views. These were expressed in the clothes she created, sold and exhibited. Later, she was also able to turn her hand to any style and has designed everything from the extreme – like the clothes sold in ‘Sex’, to her Harris tweed collection which had a very sedate, ‘very British’ feel to it. Even now she is in her ‘later’ years, Vivienne Westwood still has strong views. She is not afraid to speak out for everyone to hear. conformity.” This shows in all aspects of her life.
For me, Vivienne Westwood, is an icon for women and for designers around the world. Her designs reassure me that anything is possible. Westwood is a rebel when it comes to design. She can take any fabric, thick or thin, and turn it into a dazzling, fearless creation.
At the age of 72, she has achieved so much. Not only is she a mother but also she is an extremely talented multimillionaire businesswoman who is happily married to a man 25 years younger than herself.
In 2006 she was honoured with the title, Dame of the British Empire.
it’s being treated so much so that she had pledged £1 million to a rain forest charity called Cool Earth. Vivienne inaugurated her own initiative, ‘Climate Revolution’, at the 2012 London Paralympics closing ceremony and continues to rally charities and individuals to join forces and an anti-fracking protest in West Sussex.
One of her proudest moments was being named a Trustee of human rights organization Liberty and, more recently, Patron of Reprieve. She is also a campaigner for Amnesty International. Westwood cares about the earth and how badly
She has also come up with a Climate Revolution Charter: the main idea being, if we want a sound economy we have to have a sound environment. What’s good for the planet is good for the economy. What’s bad for the planet is bad for the economy. Her plan of operation includes tackling the need for clean energy, curbing the
Corporations, especially the extractive industries and agribusinesses. She’s come up with a tenpoint plan, which includes both radical (cut out plastic when possible: for instance making a plastic bottle consumes 50 times the amount of water it contains) and more obvious strategies (buy less, choose well, make it last/engage in art and culture and get off the consumer treadmill). It doesn’t seem like she’s ready to hang up her coat and stop.
Step-By-Step... How To Do Smokey Eyes
STEP THREE: BLUSH AND LIPS
STEP TWO: EYES
- Tip Use Little Movements
- Tip Less is more. Always build Up in layers.
STEP ONE: BASE - Tip Work inwards, not outwards.
- Tip ‘Wiggle’ the mascara brush backwards and forwards in its container before you apply.
- Tip Smokey eyes are emphasised by paler lips
ABOUT CARL CARL TOOK TIME OUT FROM HIS DAY JOB AS A SESSION MAKE-UP ARTIST, WORKING WITH CELEBRITIES AND FASHION MAGAZINES, TO COME TO SEND TO GIVE A MAKE-UP MASTER CLASS.
In his 25-year career, Carl Stanley, has worked with lots of celebrities including Katie Price, Dame Helen Mirren, Colleen Rooney, Sienna Miller, Margaret Thatcher and with fashion supermodels like Naomi Campbell on fashion magazines, TV, advertising and runway shows. Publications include Elle, Vogue, Harpers, Tatler, Cosmopolitan and many British newspapers like The Daily Telegraph. He works with top photographers including Rankin, Terry between the fashionable and the wearable, so that when creating even the most extreme looks, the personality of his subject, whether they are models,
celebrities - or Send prisoners - always shines through. Carl believes beauty is beyond skin-deep; it is about inspiring a total As he showed us how to do smokey eyes for this magazine, we asked Carl what made him go into make-up…. “I was a freaky New Romantic in the 1980’s and discovered make up – wearing it and playing around with it - and immediately became interested in the transformative powers of make-up. I didn’t even know it could be a job. Make up is about expressing yourself. There’s no easier way to express yourself than how you look with make-up. It’s good for the soul and it’s good for you.”
Our make up shopping list. All from superdrug. Collection smokey eye colour palette………………………………………………………………………………………………………..........£4.19 QVS perfection brush.……………………………….……………………………………………................................................................£5.09 Collection supersoft kohl pencil 01 black magic………...……………...………...……………...………...……………..................................£1.99 Collection colour lash all day colour mascara (in black)………..…………...……………...………...……………..........................................£1.99 Collection lipline precision colour 17 clover pink………………………….………...……………...………...……………...............................£1.99 2True glossy wear lipstick (no. 5)…………………………………………………………………...……………...………...…………….......£1.99
More Of Carl’s Top Tips 1. Always moisturise before using a foundation. 2. Mix product on the back of your hand, not directly on the eyes or face. 3. Build up make-up in layers. “Dab on, don’t pile on.” 4. When applying eye shadows or eye pencils, work from the outer to the inner eye (most people do the reverse). 5. 6. Only use kohl if you have big eyes. Anything on the inside “closes” the eye.
MASTERCHEF ....................................................................................................
Send’s ver y own cooking exper t, Amie, shares with you her top four recipes for delicious treats. Whether you like sweet or savour y, she’s got something for you-hoo.
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CHOCOLATE PRISON CAKE
BANOFEE PIE
HOME MADE PIZZA
You will need:
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5 Biscuits
2 Bananas
5 Spoonful’s/sachets of hot chocolate
1 Condensed milk
1 Tin of tomatoes
1 Extra thick cream
Mixed herbs
1 Bar of chocolate
Bits from your salads…
1 Digestive biscuit
1 or 2 pepperoni
3 ½ cartons of milk
Cheese
Half a carton of milk Crush biscuits and add hot chocolate then milk. Put into microwave for 4 minutes.
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You will need:
1 to 2 digestive biscuits 1 Bar of chocolate 2 Spoonfuls of peanut butter 10 Portions of butter (melted) Crush biscuits and add melted butter and peanut butter. Smooth in a tub. Melt chocolate and pour on top. Leave to cool and set.
2 Pitta bread
8 Hot chocolate sachets Beat biscuits and add hot chocolate. Put into a tub. Cook the condensed milk in a bowl for 20 mins. Once cooked put on top of the biscuits and leave to chill. Chop bananas and place on top. Shake the cream and add on top of the banana. Grate chocolate and add on top.
Place tomatoes on top of pitta bread. Add herbs and salad, then a layer of cheese and finally, pepperoni. Put in the microwave for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
London College of Fashion would like to thank each of the magazine’s contributors demonstrating our belief that fashion education can be a transforming force. The informal approach to education that this magazine offered within the prison participants. Furthermore, the project has made many realise that they have skills and opportunities ahead which they had not previously recognised, resulting in a number of participants now working towards the very real possibility of gaining a
LCF and Sir John Cass’s Foundation would therefore like to thank each of the staff and inmates at HMP Send for allowing this new approach to education to take place.
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