by Claire Etchell | 18th September 2016 | London, Naked Review
Sometimes in London, it feels like you know ALL KINDS of things you really don’t need to. Like when a new hotdog joint is opening, how Pret Sandwiches are ranked from 1 to 50, or how big the waiting list is at a swanky restaurant you’re never likely to...
by Claire Etchell | 5th September 2016 | London, Naked Review
St Paul’s Cathedral, where I’m sitting right now, is literally blowing my mind. The very famous London landmark was built by Christopher Wren and accessoried (shall we say) with intricate mosaics after Queen Victoria called it ‘dull, cold, dingy and...
by Claire Etchell | 4th July 2016 | London, Naked Feature, Naked Review
If you had to pick one fashion designer for a cracking night out, I would suggest Henry Holland. Firstly, from what I have gleaned, from last Friday evening while he was in conversation with Kinvara Balfour, he is exceedingly charismatic, funny, honest and I’m...
by Claire Etchell | 8th June 2016 | Naked Feature, Naked Review
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 Vogue...
by Claire Etchell | 28th May 2016 | London, Naked Events, Naked Review
What’s a flipping silver gilt when it’s at home? Why does a show garden differ from a artisan garden? Do I have to wear white linen trousers to get in? Will they know the only flower I’ve successfully kept alive is a flaming Katie from Tesco? These...
by Claire Etchell | 28th April 2016 | Naked Feature, Naked Review
I like design duo Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos from the very start of their interview with Kinvara Balfour at the V&A because they’re thinkers; they exude a quiet confidence and talk carefully and honestly about their luxury fashion label. So,...
by Claire Etchell | 21st April 2016 | Naked Feature, Naked Review
In PR and marketing terms, underwear is dynamite. It can make you thin, get you laid, define your abs, give you a bigger butt, enhance your cleavage, say ‘hello boys’, impress the girls, you know the drill. As I talked about in my blog ‘Who Sells You...
by Claire Etchell | 23rd May 2015 | Blog, Naked Review
“I have a piano, and I have my own farm and I have no need for a husband.” Carey Mulligan as Bathsheba Everdene I haven’t read Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, but now I really want to. The recent film starring Carey Mulligan as Bathsheba Everdene isn’t 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 | 31st March 2015 | Naked Review
If you are in fashion, see Dior and I. If you are thinking about going into fashion, see Dior and I. If you appreciate art, hard work and a touch of drama, see Dior and I. This is a no holds barred, access all areas documentary focusing on the newly appointed Creative...
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 | 12th March 2015 | London, Naked Events, Naked Review
Alexander McQueen was a creative genius and joined together beauty, art, sculpture, history and culture all into one beautiful vision of fashion. His clothes were crafted, almost sculpted and he could see beauty in the ordinary or as he said himself, “I think...
by Claire Etchell | 2nd January 2015 | Blog, Naked Review
The Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything has been tipped for Oscar glory. And why not? It’s a captivating journey through the life of Stephen Hawking which has thus far been challenging, rewarding and unbelievably difficult in places. It’s...
