by Claire Etchell | 7th December 2015 | Naked Feature
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. Now we’re going one step further with designers turning to...
by Claire Etchell | 7th November 2015 | Blog, Naked Feature, Seasonal
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 breaking at this time of year. Many are now trying to OWN...
by Claire Etchell | 28th September 2015 | Naked Events, Naked Feature
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 ‘Vogue’. Alexandra Shulman is being interviewed for Apple’s In...
by Claire Etchell | 10th September 2015 | Naked Events, Naked Feature
On Tuesday this week the fash pack (including one 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 Balfour. You know how much I love Kinvara from her Getting Naked...
by Claire Etchell | 6th August 2015 | Naked Feature
Ok so Kate Moss’ marriage has allegedly ended. Cue a zillion headline ‘whyyy or whyyy can’t poor Kate find true love’ (take reference from ‘Poor Jennifer Aniston’ post Brad Pitt). And One Direction’s Zayn and Little...
by Claire Etchell | 28th June 2015 | Naked Feature
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 shirtless in the rain! Or perhaps if Cornwall was shiny and gorgeous but...
by Claire Etchell | 27th May 2015 | Naked Feature
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 magazine – but no one has quite managed to shake me and say, ‘God, the...
by Claire Etchell | 6th April 2015 | Naked Feature, Naked Review
“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 Street. It seems to combine the makeup artist turned...
by Claire Etchell | 15th March 2015 | Blog, Naked Feature, Naked Review
We talk A LOT these days about retail, and how the high street is declining and businesses are having to adapt to stay relevant to their customer in the increasing convenience of online shopping. So it is somewhat heartening to find a business which is thriving in an...
by Claire Etchell | 7th January 2015 | Naked Feature
I’ve been thinking about this for a while. Ever since I wrote about celebrity’s who were taking to blogging as the latest and greatest thing, I knew it wouldn’t be long before bloggers reached the heady heights of celebrity status. So this week when...
by Claire Etchell | 23rd November 2014 | Naked Feature
Ok so every year The Great British Bake Off, The Apprentice, X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here get set for their next series. The reality franchise is now big business, from humble low budget beginnings of Big Brother and Pop...
by Claire Etchell | 9th September 2014 | Naked Feature
Last week, the GQ Men of the Year Awards took place in a glittering ceremony in London where 20 men and one woman received awards. Really TWENTY men? Are you sure? Wasn’t it just a Kim Kardashian West show? We also had the unnerving news that 101 celebrities (not...
by Claire Etchell | 21st July 2014 | Naked Feature
Net-A-Sporter launched earlier this month to add a sportswear arm to their luxury ecommerce proposition. Clever right? I know from working in the Belgravia and Chelsea area that women have changed the way they work out. They’re no longer hiding in baggy, ugly...
by Claire Etchell | 1st April 2014 | Naked Feature
Welcome to Claire & The City NakedPRGirl is all about being naked. Not in the traditional sense, so apologies if you clicked on this page expecting to find a buxom blonde with nothing but a glass of champagne and a clipboard to hide her modesty. I’m Claire...
