70 YEARS OF MARGARITAS: Alfred Cointreau, Interview

Alfred Cointreau is currently the sixth generation scion of the Cointreau family, spearheading a much loved 150-year-old heritage brand which started all the way back in 1849. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Margarita cocktail, Cointreau invited us t...

Jubilee: A stage adaptation of Derek Jarman’s iconic film with a modern twist…

Seeing Jubilee last week was an invigorating experience; this play celebrates rebellion and generational agency. Chris Goode, the director, has highlighted the fact that queer people of color are speaking out against the status quo collectively and defiantl...

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: Pre-theatre dinner at The Ivy and smiles all around for Ovo at the Royal Albert Hall

I realised I was sitting there with a big grin on my face as I settled in to watch Cirque du Soleil's jaw-dropping production Ovo at London's Royal Albert Hall. Full of fun, humour and dazzling colour, this is a show that will brighten the rainiest of days. ...

ROJO TANGO: A peek inside one of Buenos Aires’ sexiest tango shows

On walking into the Philippe Starck-designed Faena hotel in Buenos Aires you’re immediately transported into another world. Thick Alice and Wonderland meets a sexy dragon’s lair and you’ve got it in one. Triple-height ceilings give way to dramatic draped curt...

CREATIVE SPOTLIGHT: Photographer Hayley Louisa Brown

Ace & Tate, the Amsterdam-based eyewear brand, recently supported photographer, creative director, editor and founder of BRICK magazine, Hayley Louisa Brown, on her portraiture pilgrimage to Memphis, Tennessee. Shown at Protein Studios from 17-19th Novembe...

CITYZEN BY AZIN: The Iranian-American Designer Who Crafts Maps Into Stunning Dresses And Scarves, Interview

I first met Azin Valy, the entreprenurial designer behind Cityzen by Azin, in New York several years ago and the passion for what she does instantly shone through. As a keen traveller I also fell in love with her designs, which showcase city maps in a glamoro...

FRIEZE LONDON 2017: Review

Frieze is London’s biggest art fair. Welcoming autumn with a bang from 5th-8th October 2017, the big money tent in Regent’s Park is a maze of the world’s most prestigious exhibitors, parading its cultural fruits for the city’s rich and most curious. Walking in...

JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC: The Fashion Visionary Takes on Technology

And so last week we Rude'sters boarded the Eurostar to the French capital city of Paris famed for its café culture, its gastronomy and designer boutiques dotted along the Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré. But we weren’t there solely for the purposes of eating, dri...

NINE LIVES BAR: Tom Soden, Interview

THOMAS SODEN INTERVIEW I interviewed Thomas Soden (lower left) one of the fabulous creative trio behind Nine Lives, for those of you who don't know, it's an awesome little neighbourhood bar in Bermondsey Street, nestled in the Victorian basement of No.8 Holyr...

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