Naked Events
My Claire & The City blog delves into the modern world in order to inspire debate about our culture. Here’s a round-up of seasonal events in our calendar.
LCM – Chester Barrie AW16 Awards Show
As a relative novice in menswear, this was my first visit to Chester Barrie's LCM show, but boy they knocked my socks off. The venue was a sublime room at the Waldorf Hilton which was so grand, I...
LCM – AW16 Turnbull & Asser The Artist & The Architect
Turnbull and Asser are the classiest of menswear brands; established 1885, received their first Royal Warrant from Edward VII, make a lot of bespoke pieces, made in England, tally ho chaps! Their...
LCM – Belstaff AW16 Heading North
For last LCM, Belstaff took their SS16 range off to the dessert. Well to be factually accurate, they moved sand dunes into the Old Billingsgate where models stood under hot lights where outside...
Interview Chloe Beeney
Chloe Beeney is irreverent; she’s bold, memorable and loaded with fashion knowledge. When I first met her she was a force to be reckoned with, wearing a shiny black trench coat and Christian...
Spinning a Yarn – The Future Of Fashion Tech
Why are we obsessed with our clothes being magical? Just as costume designer Sandy Powell discussed, the power of clothes to shape and transform an image is ever-present in our culture and history....
Costume Designer Sandy Powell Interview by Kinvara Balfour
I am a believer in the power of costume. Clothes can create an image that quite often signals social, economic and political status. In film, characters can be good, bad, rich, poor, from a...
Can We Sell You Christmas?
Tis the season to spend money, fa la la la la, la la la la! Oh don't worry, I'm not Scrooge (honestly)! And as we already know, Christmas is already a top money spinner with businesses making or...
Marketing A Charity – Shine Night Walk Marathon Magic
Why oh WHY would you do a marathon? That's what you must be thinking. This is what I was thinking at mile 21 in the dark streets of London. What is Shine Night Walk For? Walking a marathon has never...
In Vogue – Kinvara Balfour Interviews Alexandra Shulman
As preconceptions go, Alexandra Shulman has a lot to live up to, after all she is the editor of Vogue, the most formidable and revered of fashion magazines – even Carrie Bradshaw struggled to be...
That’s Shoe Biz – Patrick Cox Interview
On Tuesday this week the fash pack (including Liz Hurley in an incredible Amanda Wakeley black dress) descended on the V&A to see legendary shoe maker Patrick Cox being interviewed by Kinvara...
Interview with Influencer Lorna Luxe
Lorna Luxe has burst into my life like a perfectly formed, seriously well-dressed stick of dynamite. My first glance of LornaLuxe came at Donna Ida as I perused the shots the team had taken of denim...
Interview with PR and Digital Expert Rachel Hardy
Rachel Hardy was born to be in PR; she’s super hardworking, passionate, supreme networker and she has (quite importantly) got the type of honesty and integrity that has made her respected by her...
PR Win – Hot Poldark Makes Cornwall Scorching
Now then, how about if the BBC television series of Winston Graham’s Poldark had been filmed in a dingy town where it was raining all the time? Ok stop picturing Ross Poldark aka Aidan Turner...
Interview with Kinvara Balfour
If you have ever seen Kinvara Balfour on stage, you'll know that she is the epitome of elegance and poise. If you have been paying attention to what she is saying, you'll know that she is...
Château de Versailles is Place of Wonder
Now, I’m not about to give you a history lesson, but I am about to share a very beautiful place. Château de Versailles is somewhere I’ve heard of – history books, guide books and the occasional...
Interview With Threepipe’s Jim Hawker
Think PR is all fluffy canapés and champagne? Think again my friends, because PR is a business. Jim Hawker is a serious PR guy with a witty sense of humour, for who else would have named their...
Panache Lingerie My Role Model Launch
The lingerie market is one that interests me, as I discussed in my post 'Who Sells You Your Pants' - I'm always intrigued by the marketing ploys we use when simply trying to flog the essentials....
Review Edith Bowman’s Great British Music Festivals
“I’ve never had a time when I said I’m never coming back to a festival,” Edith Bowan. Edith Bowman is a believer in an egalitarian festival society. One which embraces a changing music industry and...
Interview with Slowette and En Brogue’s Hannah Rochell
Who is Hannah Rochell? Hannah Rochell is a modern multi-tasker. As Fashion Features Editor at InStyle magazine, she's committed to delivering inspirational yet practical advice to 30 something women...
Business of Beauty – Interview with Charlotte Tilbury
"There's nothing low key about my life darling." This is one of the first quotes I note down from Charlotte Tilbury as she talks in conversation with Kinvara Balfour at the Apple Store on Regent...
Sign Up to The Newsletter
Sign up today to receive my monthly PR & Marketing tips, features and interviews straight into your inbox.
