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Taz Skylar isn’t here to hit the beats

Taz Skylar’s path into the industry was by no means usual. There was no drama school pipeline, no stage parents. In fact, he never planned on being an actor at all. There was just an unfulfilling factory job, a suitcase and a gut feeling that the life he had wasn’t going to be enough. At twenty- nine, Skylar moves with intention. Actor, director, writer— every role is a decision. Every decision? Deliberate. He started in London’s Bernie Grant Arts Centre staging self- written plays and went on t...

‘A Chapel of Pop Art’: LUCIAN’s Latest Collection at The Artist Workspace Gallery

It’s a rainy Saturday in London’s Soho - an area brimming with creativity and integral to the art world. The Photographers Gallery, the first gallery in the UK to be devoted solely to photography, is close by on Ramillies Street. I’m here, amidst the mayhem of Frieze Week, to meet with London-based artist LUCIAN at The Artist Workspace Gallery. Trained at Camberwell College of Arts, his newest collection ‘Halfway Between An Atom And A Star’, is his second to be curated by Zoë Goetzmann. “It’s a...

Iconic Looks From Music History

Where there was Bonnie, there was Clyde. Where there was Simon, there was Garfunkel. Where there was Bert, there was Ernie. And, undeniably, where there is music, there is fashion. Or vice versa.Whichever way it’s viewed, both have been the backdrop to cultural change, social movements, and era defining progress.Since the era of individualism and the rebirth of both fashion and music in the Renaissance, both have worked in tandem to carve into the framework of deeper artistic expressions and ref...

STRAND Showcase Spotlight: In Conversation with Tally Spear

As one stop on her meteoric journey, she's set to perform alongside fellow musicians TASH and Bridget at FEMMESTIVAL's next showcase at Two Palms Hackney, centred around female performers, and supported by us here at the STRAND. In the final week before the show, Tally and I caught up to discuss all things music, the choices that have gotten her to this point in her career, and her hopes for the future. I first wanted to find out what drew her to a career in music to start with. "I think it was...

Claudia Wang: London Fashion Week June 2024

From a family of creatives, it is only natural that Claudia Wang is able to harness the true power of print and colour. The designer uses her space to channel a delightful harmony of textiles and, in the past, has portrayed herself as a true fashion activist. In the brand’s Autumn/Winter 2023 display at Taipei Fashion Week, for example, her collection ‘Civilisation of Love’ garnered critical acclaim for its focus on positive body diversity and forward-thinking developments in the production of f...

'The Lives of Six Wives' at the National Portrait Gallery

SIX, a West End musical phenomenon, is the story of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Katheryn Parr—the six wives of Henry VIII. In the National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibit, under the meticulous eye of head curator Charlotte Bolland, the musical has partnered with the gallery to present an encompassing display which aims to correct some of the misguided narratives surrounding these women. Urban myths, cautionary tales, and political smear...

This is a Material World, But We Don’t Have to be Material Girls: Medusa at London Fashion Week

If you’re a fashion aficionado then London Fashion Week is the opportunity to worship at the altar of industry gods. Vogue is the Bible and the sound of heels on a catwalk is the hymns. Medusa’s 2024 Winter Show in Hyde Park was no different - set against the stunning backdrop of stained-glass windows in St Johns Church, there was a truly ecclesiastical tone. With new collections from nine eminent Indian Designers, including Nitin Bal Chauhan, Gopi Vaid, and Tanieya Khanuja. Each designer offere...

How do you take your news? The reinvention of print in the digital age

Daisy Packwood


Print used to be all we had. Sleek magazines and newspapers graced coffee tables worldwide. We thumbed leisurely through copies of Hello! or Vogue while sitting idle at the hairdressers. Sunday mornings primarily saw us on a leisurely stroll down to the newsagents to fetch the morning paper. 


Now, like everything, that has been replaced by technology. Now, we tap from one tab to another. Within seconds I can check in on the latest celeb news, read The Financial Times or get...