by Claire Etchell | 18th July 2018 | Blog, Interview
🧠 Who is Jim Kwik? Jim Kwik is a globally renowned brain coach, bestselling author, and the founder of Kwik Learning. Often called the celebrity brain trainer, he’s helped actors, entrepreneurs, and professionals unlock their memory, focus, and learning potential....
by Claire Etchell | 12th June 2018 | Interview
I met Caroline Corcoran through my dear friend Rachel Tompkins (who I interviewed here) and got to know her by drinking copious amounts of wine on Rachel’s hen do and wedding. About Caroline Corcoran Caroline’s a Freelance Editor and Writer, who has been the editor of...
by Claire Etchell | 23rd April 2018 | Interview
If you look up ‘happy’ in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’ll find a picture of the bubbly and vivacious Erika Swinn smiling out from the pages. I met Erika circa 2010 (give or take) when we were both working at Mamas & Papas and she was a confident, lovely...
by Claire Etchell | 23rd March 2018 | Interview
Donna Taylor is better known to her followers as stylist SulkyDoll who shares her daily fashion choices, London events and styling updates on Instagram. Life is glossy on the outside with stints at Fashion Week, press days and parties, but don’t mistake that for an...
by Claire Etchell | 9th February 2018 | Blog, Interview
I first met Carl Thompson when I was at one of my client’s showroom in Astwood Mews where I taken it as my personal mission to sell him the virtues of the super sleek and shiny Morgan Plus 4. Well, to be honest, the car kinda sells itself, so it wasn’t...
by Claire Etchell | 6th February 2018 | Interview
I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of ghostwriting; it holds a kind of mysterious glamour that I find intoxicating. How it works and what it REALLY means is often the source of discussion in the media so I am thrilled that a real life ghost has agreed to be pinned...
by Claire Etchell | 21st December 2017 | Interview
Slovenian born Maja Malnar is breath of fresh air as she is always happy, smiling and oozing confidence. I met Maja through her partner in Instagram crime, Lorna Luxe who simply says that Maja represents genuine ‘goals’ with her mix of wanderlust, fashion and a touch...
by Claire Etchell | 13th November 2017 | Interview
Meeting Kelly Eastwood, a.k.a ‘The London Chatter,’ at Mr Foggs Gin Parlour for her DONNA IDA Style Insider, you can tell instantly why she has been so successful in creating her blog and business. She oozes humour and charisma which an easy breezy, down to earth...
by Claire Etchell | 18th October 2017 | Getting Naked With, Interview
I first met Luke Chilton at a London party approximately a hundred years ago where there was a free bar (standard) and if memory serves me correctly, an up-and-coming singer called Emeli Sandé was providing the entertainment. At the time Luke was writing for a...
by Claire Etchell | 10th October 2017 | Interview
When I first met Rachel Tompkins, it was in the dusty office of the The Ripple Student Newspaper at Leicester University and I was so in awe of her I was completely mute (not the best first impression huh?). She was the Deputy Editor, I was the new Features Editor,...
by Claire Etchell | 9th February 2017 | Interview
Nicola de Burlet is a chic, classy, stylish PR…and there’s no need to take my word for it, let’s listen to what Trish Halpin, editor of Marie Claire had to say. “Nicola has always been a figurehead of the fragrance PR industry. Her experience is...
by Claire Etchell | 28th October 2016 | Blog, Feature, Interview
The thing is…I’m not a film expert which, when you’re in a cinema full of movie fans at the BIFA Central Picturehouse watching Michael Sheen being interviewed for Time Out London can be a bit of a daunting realisation. BUT I have seen five Michael Sheen films, oh yes....
by Claire Etchell | 10th August 2016 | Interview
Fashion Editor & Stylist Nini Khatiblou has an infectious character, ten minutes in her presence and you’ll be smiling – promise! About Nini Khatiblou I’ve been working with Nini for, like, for-EVER, since she was at Good Housekeeping and I would...
by Claire Etchell | 8th June 2016 | Blog, Interview
All I could think about on my way to see Kinvara Balfour interview Zac Posen was Claire Danes’ stunning light up dress on the red carpet at the 2016 Met Gala. The theme for this year was Manus x Machina: Fashion in the Age of Technology in association with...
by Claire Etchell | 28th April 2016 | Blog, Interview, London
I like design duo Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos from the very start of their interview with Kinvara Balfour at the V&A. They’re thinkers; they exude a quiet confidence and talk carefully and honestly about their luxury fashion label. There’ll be...
by Claire Etchell | 5th January 2016 | Blog, Interview
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 Louboutin boots with her hair pulled back into a tight ponytail. In a world...
by Claire Etchell | 28th November 2015 | Blog, Feature, Interview
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 different era, blending in, standing out, on the rise, on the edge, and all...
by Claire Etchell | 17th August 2015 | Interview
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 lovers at London Fashion Week. Lorna was selected as one of our...
by Claire Etchell | 19th July 2015 | Blog, Interview
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 colleagues, peers, celebrities and journalists alike. She is THE Head of...
by Claire Etchell | 16th June 2015 | Interview
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 determined, knowledgable and at home in the spotlight. These...
