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What an incredible start to

2018!

The previous issues received such a great response, we are pleased to announce we will be publishing Manner on a quarterly basis, so you can now look forward to a spring, summer, autumn and winter issue.

Since the winter issue we have been really busy. In February we headed to London Fashion Week to fulfil a jampacked schedule full of conferences, events, presentations and shows. The week was kickstarted by model of the moment, Adwoa Aboah, who attended the London Fashion Week Press Conference to deliver a heartfelt speech on the British Fashion Council’s initiative ‘Positive Fashion’, which aims to improve working conditions throughout the industry (page 71).

We also attended The Sustainable Angle’s exhibition held at the Discovery Lab, to showcase a range of sustainable materials, including fabrics made of citrus peel and pineapple leaves as well as eco-friendly sequins (from page 72).

Other highlights from Fashion Week included Pam Hogg’s ‘S.W.A.L.K Eternal Return of the Goddess’ show, dedicated to the late Judy Bloom (page 43), Christopher Bailey’s final show for Burberry, which was dedicated to organisations supporting the LGBTQ+ youth around the world and the Queen’s guest appearance at Richard Quinn’s show to present him with the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design.

This issue is bursting with must have buys and latest trends, including blooms, pastels, denim and frills. With florals set to be one of the biggest trends of the year, we chose the Eric Young Orchid Foundation as the backdrop to our beautiful shoot, photographed by Holly Smith (page 46).

Also, with wedding season just around the corner, we’ve put together a handy bridal feature to help you plan the perfect day (page 59).

Our cover star Gemma Dawkins, speaks out about mental health, fitness and helping others in an openly honest interview (page 80).

After such a hectic start to the year, we took a few days off to soak up some muchneeded sunshine in Fuerteventura, take a look at our guide on things to do, where to stay and what to wear (page 117).

I hope you enjoy reading this issue as much as we did putting it together.