THE LUXE ISSUE
HOUSE OF IKONS . TAIPEI FASHION WEEK . CHINA PRESENTS . CREATIVE DNA AFRICA . FASHION COMMUNITY WEEK . SAGABOI . FASHIONS FINEST . ROSIE ANDERTON
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Contributors: Rosie Anderton, Madina, Elle, Charlie, Nicol Bnyamin, Robert Sorokosz, Elene Murusidze, Sofia Z, Kelsi Wofford at DX2 Model Management, Doug Douglas at DX2 Model Management, Aly Jade at A3 Artists Agency, Jordan Worona, Aaron Wolfberg, Nathan Arenas, SARANA a miracle, Babyphotostars International, Oksana Datkaeva, Marcus Silva, Fashion Community Week, Victoria Halan, Olkhova Iryna, Isabel Boaden, Meg J Gardner, Anastasia Kovalchuk, A Glossier, Svetlana Grileo, Ekaterina Kazakova, Dyelog PR, Igor Strajin, and Olga Alenina Special thanks to Starry Cradles, Japanese Melody, and Let's Curate
Face of London Runway 2022 ambassadors are Pippa Winn and Flinn Andreae
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CONTENTS
LONDON RUNWAY
35
7
FEATURES Launching the Face of London Runway 4 China Presents
25
Creative DNA Africa
34
New Faces
35
House of iKons
48
Style (Conscious) Guide: Hair Today
58
House of iKons (continued)
60
Sagaboi
70
Fashions Finest
74
Fashion Community Week
81
House of iKons (continued)
88
New Business
98
National Asian Wedding Show
99
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Green Runway
110
Taipei Fashion Week
111
Magic Fashion
121
EDITORIALS Rainbow (Cover Editorial)
7
Sarana. Touch of Silk. (Editorial)
43
Fashion Light (Editorial)
83
EL LONDON RUNWAY
EDITOR'S LETTER We're officially here: the start of the London Runway spring/summer events schedule!
As usual, we're kicking things off with the Face of London Runway. This is our most anticipated event of the year and also our longest-running, as we'll be working through all the stages from now until August. It's such an exciting process, and I invite you to both read all about it in the next few pages and enter if you're so inclined. You never know you could be our next cover star! Talking of cover stars, our bright and sunny cover was brought to you this month by the winner of our Lens of London Runway competition. Rosie Anderton has done such a great job of creating this rainbow-themed editorial, focusing on block brights (because when are block colours ever really out of style?).
I'm sure you'll join me in congratulating her on a fantastic editorial - and we hope her photography career goes from strength to strength from here on out. What's going on behind the scenes at
London Runway HQ? We've brought in (or brought back) a couple of team members who are joining us again on the advertising side of things. If you'd like to chat with them about getting yourself or your brand in our pages, you can find all the details in our media kit at londonrunway.co.uk/advertising.
We've also made some design tweaks this month that you probably won't even notice, but which are making our lives easier on the design side. It's always a blessing when a tricky part of the design gets solved, so props to our hardworking graphics department (er, I mean, person - since we just have Lauren in that area these days!) for getting that fixed. As for the rest, we're just excited and looking forward to the seasons ahead. This is where our year starts to get really busy, and it's so much fun - we wouldn't have it any other way!
bring you some gorgeous shows that were held beyond our shores. We're also returning, of course, to House of iKons, along with some other highlights from London Fashion Week,
We've got four beautiful New Faces in our model interview section, plus a new brand for you to meet later on in the issue. Don't miss flipping through our luxe-themed editorials for some fashion, styling, and beauty inspiration.
Join us on Instagram this month where we'll be teasing more Face of London Runway stuff, including introductory videos from our models who are entering to take part. You could be one of them if you head to londonrunway.co.uk now and fill in our entry form! That's all from me - see you next month with our pride-filled Rainbow Issue! Enjoy -
I'll let you get on in a minute with actually flipping through the pages of this issue. We've got some great content for you this week. We're traveling as far afield as Taipei and San Francisco to
, y o j En n o n n a i Rh x
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LONDON RUNWAY
LAUNCHING THE FACE OF LONDON RUNWAY 2023 It’s incredible to think it’s already been a year – but here we go again! As we have every year since 2019, we’re looking for two models to be the Face of London Runway for the twelve months ahead. Our final selection of ten models will be invited to a public voting round, where their portraits taken by our photographers will be used for the final judging. The winners get to enjoy a photoshoot with their
2022 winner - Flinn
face on the cover of the magazine, and help with their modelling careers. Not only that, but we feature all of the runners-up in the pages of the magazine throughout the year and beyond! But wait - this year, there's a twist! We're bringing in a theme for the first time ever, and where better to look for inspiration than the title of the competition itself? We're looking for
the best FACE - this time, there will be no catwalk element. If you aspire to be a beauty, jewellery, or portrait model, this is your year! As always, we’re putting out a virtual casting call for the first round. This means you can enter from anywhere around the UK – and even anywhere around the world, so long as you would be able to travel back to London for the semi-final and to claim your prize!
2022 - Pippa
We are throwing the doors wide open once again, so absolutely anyone can enter – no matter your age (so long as you are over 18), height, weight, skin colour, religious background, nationality, disability, gender identity – you get the picture! In previous years, our finalists and winners included people from various racial backgrounds, plus-sized, androgynous, over-50s, LGBTQ+, and petite models, so don’t hold yourself back. We will have two categories open for entry: beauty and editorial. You can enter whichever category feels right to you, or even enter both if you wish. Beauty models are most likely to showcase breath-taking makeup and fresh-faced skincare with less of a focus on clothing and accessories. Editorial models, on the other hand, might model jewellery and hair accessories in a more fashion-centric shoot, with eye-catching clothing items to frame their face. After making our first round of selections and getting your forms filled out, we invite everyone we think we could work with to Zoom rounds which are fast-paced, fun, and accessible from wherever you might be. We head into the semi-final with an in-person session to whittle it down to just ten of you for the final.
2020 - Orpheus
When you enter, we’ll be asking you to submit the following: – A headshot. If you don’t have this, get someone to take it for you on their phone – or stand in front of a mirror and do a selfie. No makeup, plain hair, and no jewellery (we will make an exception for religious beliefs) – A short landscape-oriented video in which you say the following: “Hi, London Runway. My name is ______ and I’m going to be the Face of London Runway 2023!” (again, filming it on just a phone is fine!) – A filled-out form listing your name, physical measurements, contact details, and other information that we’ll need in order to consider you
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There will be no charge for entry at any stage of the casting process. Therefore, the only thing holding you back is yourself! Make sure to get your entries in before the closing date on the 27th May 2023! AT A GLANCE Free to enter, and open to anyone over the age of 18 All sizes, genders, races, religions, disabilities, and backgrounds considered Two categories, beauty and editorial – you choose what’s comfortable to you! Enter with two images, a short video, and your personal stats Winners will be our cover stars and featured in the magazine throughout 2023/24!
2020 - Orpheus
EDITORIAL
LONDON RUNWAY
BEAUTY
2020 - Hannah
2021 - Robert
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B O N W I A Photographer - Rosie Anderton @aderynphotography Models - Madina @o.razbekova, Elle @elletstokes HMUA - Charlie @charlie.wood.hmua; Chloe @chloe_makeupandwigs Rosie is our Lens of London Runway winner for 2022! This editorial was produced with London Runway's assistance as her prize for taking the winning shots.
Madina wears: satin midi dress in mustard - £35, Public Desire; GOOD VIBES Smiley earrings (matching smiley rows) - £75, Alison Fern Jewellery
Elle wears: Square neck maxi dress in emerald, £36; 'Ultra Mega' Green Gemstone Gold Statement Ring - £62; and Green Gemstone Summer Love Cuff Bracelet (Vertical) - £65, both Yaa Yaa London
Madina wears: Bardot midi skater dress in red, True Violet - £85; Wire Charm Drop Necklace - £1,250, and Long Rainbow Drop Earrings £595. both Grainne Morton
Madina wears: textured midi dress in purple - £78, Envii
Elle wears: Bardot bodycon dress in pink - £75, True Violet; 'Hold on' Rose Quartz Gold Statement Ring - £60, Yaa Yaa London
Madina wears: satin midi dress in mustard - £35, Public Desire; GOOD VIBES Smiley earrings (matching smiley rows) - £75, Alison Fern Jewellery
Elle wears: Annie jumpsuit in blue, Nobody's Child - £85; 'Absolute' Navy Blue Gemstone Gold Statement Ring - £125, Yaa Yaa London
Madina wears: Bardot midi skater dress in red - £85, True Violet ; Wire Charm Drop Necklace £1,250, Grainne Morton
Elle wears: Annie jumpsuit in blue, Nobody's Child - £85; 'Absolute' Navy Blue Gemstone Gold Statement Ring - £125, Yaa Yaa London
Elle wears: Square neck maxi dress in emerald, £36; 'Ultra Mega' Green Gemstone Gold Statement Ring - £62; and Green Gemstone Summer Love Cuff Bracelet (Vertical) - £65, both Yaa Yaa London
Madina wears: textured midi dress in purple - £78, Envii
Madina wears: Bardot midi skater dress in red - £85, True Violet ; Wire Charm Drop Necklace £1,250, Grainne Morton
Elle wears: Bardot bodycon dress in pink - £75, True Violet; 'Hold on' Rose Quartz Gold Statement Ring - £60, Yaa Yaa London
Madina wears: textured midi dress in purple - £78, Envii
Elle wears: Annie jumpsuit in blue, Nobody's Child - £85; 'Absolute' Navy Blue Gemstone Gold Statement Ring - £125, Yaa Yaa London
Madina wears: DAYLLA Single hoop (red) - £20, Alison Fern Jewellery
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HOUSE OF IKONS CONTINUED
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MAGIC FASHION Photographer: Igor Strajin @strajin Makeup Artist: Olga Alenina @aleninaolga_muah Fashion Show: A Glossier @a_glossier Fashion Designer: Svetlana Grileo @svetlana.grileo Creative Director: @a_glossier_angels @a_glossier_angels
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