Ladies from The Business Womans Network (BWN) took time out of their busy schedules to volunteer as models at Essex Life magazine’s fashion shoot at the Waltham Abbey Marriot Hotel.
After Mandie Holgate, founder of the BWN, organised for 26 business women to pose nude for a 2012 charity calendar for Farleigh Hospice, Essex Life asked if they would like to be featured in their January issue. The shoot featured business attire from quadrant, the Chelmsford department store, a stark contrast to the last time these ladies had been in front of the camera.
Hair and make-up artists Sophie Murray and Victoria Poland, did a fantastic job enhancing the ladies natural beauty and giving them a look to impress in the boardroom.
Susan Pattrick, a disability specialist and director of SMP Consultancy was up first, in a gorgeous Elvi turquoise blouse and navy suit trousers, finished off with a green printed scarf.
Next was Mandie Holgate, who sported a fashionable black and white printed wrap dress by Planet, and oversized black patent bag by Jane Shilton, one which she hinted at wanting to keep.
Tina Walker, founder of Liberty! VA Services, looked stunning in a black Eastex jacket with camel piping and beige skirt assemble, with a pair of Barlette shoes by Jane Shilton.
Julie Binder, graphic and web designer and also founder of jbinderdesign, looked elegant in a striking purple dress and matching jacket, accessorised with a Jane Shilton bag and shoes.
Claire Jakes, a director of Pampered Chef and also a nursing supervisor assistant for newborns, brightened the day with a deep pink jacket and suit trousers, teamed with a printed floral top.
Finally, Karen Broughton, a franchise owner of theSouth Essexbranch of Enchanted Childcare Nanny Agency, looked very sophisticated in a matching black and white dogtooth jacket and skirt, worn with a chunky black beaded necklace.
( Read more? Be sure to purchase Essex Life January issue)
By Lauren Godfrey and Holly Eells
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Sunday, 27 November 2011
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Michael Kiwanuka
Home Again' is the title track of Michael's brand new EP, which will be released on the 1st January via Communion/ Polydor Records. It is Michael’s third EP release to date, preceding the release of his debut album in late March 2012.
Earlier this week Michael announced details of a UK headline tour in February and his debut shows in the US early next month. Full list of forthcoming Michael Kiwanuka live dates are as below.
Tickets for the UK tour went on sale this morning through Music Glue, See Tickets & Ticketmaster.
Within just 4 days, the audio stream of 'Home Again' has become one of Michael's most popular tracks on his Soundcloud page, with just shy of 10,000 streams via the player alone.
http://soundcloud.com/michaelkiwanuka/michael-kiwanuka-home-again
Michael Kiwanuka Live
24th November – St John-At-Hackney Church, London (Little Noise Sessions) – SOLD OUT
5th December - Bardot, Los Angeles (just announced)
6th December – Hotel Café, Los Angeles
8th December – Joe’s Pub, New York City
12th December – The Barfly, London (XFM Xposure Live) – SOLD OUT
24th January – XOYO, London (New To Q)
10th February – Belfast, Stiff Kitten
11th February – Dublin, Whelans
12th February – Cork, Cyprus Avenue
14th February – Birmingham, Glee Club
15th February – Brighton, Komedia
16th February – London, Islington Assembly Halls
18th February – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
19th February – Liverpool, Masque
20th February – Manchester, Ruby Lounge
23rd February – Newcastle, Cluny
24th February – Glasgow, King Tuts
25th February – Edinburgh, Electric Circus
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Enter Shikari- new remixes
ENTER SHIKARI
NEW Sssnakepit REMIXES FROM DRUM & MASS MAESTROS HAMILTON, SERIAL KILLAZ AND ROUT
Sssnakepit Remixes by ENTER SHIKARI OFFICIAL
NEW Sssnakepit REMIXES FROM DRUM & MASS MAESTROS HAMILTON, SERIAL KILLAZ AND ROUT
Sssnakepit Remixes by ENTER SHIKARI OFFICIAL
Monday, 14 November 2011
Friday, 11 November 2011
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Bombay Bicycle Club announce tour
ollowing global tour dates in South America, across Europe and a first show in Hong Kong headlining at Clockenflap Festival in December, Bombay Bicycle Club will welcome in 2012 by releasing new single, ‘Leave It’ on January 1st.
Having recently finished their sold out UK album tour with a monumental show at Brixton Academy, the band recently announced their biggest UK headline tour to date for April 2012, and in doing so confirmed their graduation from bright, young hopefuls to one of the biggest and most loved bands in the UK today.
Additionally, Artrocker magazine have just announced their first ever Artrocker Awards and Bombay lead the way with four nominations - Best Band, Best Album, Best Single and Best Live Band.
BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB
APRIL 2012 TOUR
Sun, 15th April / Cambridge, Corn Exchange
Mon, 16th April / Brighton, Centre
Tues, 17th April / Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
Thurs, 19th April / York, Barbican
Fri, 20th April / Edinburgh, Corn Exchange
Sat, 21st April / Liverpool, University
Mon, 23rd April / Plymouth, Pavillions
Tues, 24th April / Portsmouth, Guildhall
Wed, 25th April / Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Fri, 27th April / Blackpool, Empress Ballroom
Sat, 28th April / London, Alexandra Palace
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
NEW METRONOMY LIVE DATES
THE NME AWARDS TOUR
FEATURING
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
METRONOMY
TRIBES
AZEALIA BANKS
WWW.NME.COM/AWARDS
The infamous NME Awards Tour is back for 2012 and ready to showcase the year’s most exciting emerging music talent. Renowned for giving the freshest new acts their first taste of national notoriety – past alumni include The Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Florence & The Machine, Crystal Castles and The Vaccines – 2012’s line-up captures the spirit of 2011 and sets the agenda for an explosive forthcoming year of music.
Running throughout February, the NME Awards Tour kicks off in Glasgow (8th) and visits 12 venues across the UK, bringing the very best in new music directly to music fans, ending with a show-stopping finale in London (25th).
Hailing from the tiny, bohemian market town of Totnes in Devon, Metronomy join the line-up this year. One of the most expansive and visionary pop bands in the country, Metronomy will be supplying the NME Awards Tour with proof that it’s possible for electronic bands to put on a show as authentic as any rock band.
Metronomy say: "It's pretty exciting to be part of a travelling tour, a bit like a circus or something. It's been a while since we did a tour this long with the same bands for the whole thing, so hopefully there will be some camaraderie between the bands. Failing that there should be some incredibly violent 'beefs' which will make for good reading in the magazine."
NME editor Krissi Murison says: “As far as NME Awards Tour line-ups go, it’s difficult to imagine one more exciting than this or more representative of the cutting edge sounds that will define 2012. Every week in NME we bang on about how brilliant these bands are, and this is an amazing opportunity to see them all on the same bill. Two Door Cinema Club owned the summer, Metronomy recorded arguably the album of the year, Tribes are the future of British indie music and Azealia Banks is, well, pretty much the most exciting new act on the planet. It’s going to be a good one…”
Tickets for the NME Awards Tour 2012 will be available on pre-sale exclusively through www.NME.com from 9am on Wednesday 9th November. They will then be on general release via Gigs and Tours and Ticketmaster on Friday 11th November.
NME Awards Tour Dates 2012:
08 Feb Glasgow O2 Academy
09 Feb Newcastle O2 Academy
10 Feb Manchester Academy
14 Feb Nottingham Rock City
15 Feb Leeds O2 Academy
17 Feb Norwich UEA
18 Feb Birmingham O2 Academy
19 Feb Cardiff University
20 Feb Bristol O2 Academy
22 Feb Bournemouth O2 Academy
23 Feb Brighton Dome
25 Feb London O2 Academy Brixton
Frankie Cocozza is axed from Xfactor
The cocky wannabe star has finally been removed from the XFactor show after breaking a 'golden rule', however it hasn't been revealed as of yet what exactly has happened.
After all the controversy from Sunday's night show, Frankie escaped the bottom two yet again, after a flat performance and saw The Risk and Johnny Robinson go.
This afternoon, a statement was released, with Frankie saying: 'I’d like to apologise to Gary, my fellow contestants and everyone who has voted for me, but, as of today, I will no longer be in The X Factor.
'My life during the show has gone out of control and my behaviour off stage has over-stepped the rules of the competition.
'I no longer deserve my place in the show, so I am therefore leaving. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me.'
Let's enjoy some of Frankie's 'finest' moments.
After all the controversy from Sunday's night show, Frankie escaped the bottom two yet again, after a flat performance and saw The Risk and Johnny Robinson go.
This afternoon, a statement was released, with Frankie saying: 'I’d like to apologise to Gary, my fellow contestants and everyone who has voted for me, but, as of today, I will no longer be in The X Factor.
'My life during the show has gone out of control and my behaviour off stage has over-stepped the rules of the competition.
'I no longer deserve my place in the show, so I am therefore leaving. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me.'
Let's enjoy some of Frankie's 'finest' moments.
Monday, 7 November 2011
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
The Salt Flats.
Fleetwood Mac Songs EP by The Salt Flats
The Salt Flats are proud to announce their second EP, which is due for release on October 17th 2011. A collection of four beautifully crafted Fleetwood Mac songs pieced together with vocal harmonies to die for. The Salt Flats say; “When we started to think about songs for a new EP, some more unusual candidates started to appear on the shortlist. So whilst recording some demos we thought it could be interesting to work on several by the same artist, trying slightly different approaches with each song. We'd already tried a Fleetwood Mac song, originally sung by Lindsey Buckingham, but we realized that the combination of Katie and Cara's vocals would be a good starting point for trying more”.
So from there we experimented with some of the lighter songs and sounds. The drum machines and Omnichords worked with the simplicity of songs like "Never Going Back Again" and the drones of the Harmonium, Eastern Reed Instruments and a few changes in rhythm took songs like Big Love in slightly different direction.”
The Salt Flats EP2 will be available as digital download from all good online stores and as physical CD at www.thesaltflats.co.uk from October 17th 2011.
For further information please visit – www.thesaltflats.co.uk
The Salt Flats are proud to announce their second EP, which is due for release on October 17th 2011. A collection of four beautifully crafted Fleetwood Mac songs pieced together with vocal harmonies to die for. The Salt Flats say; “When we started to think about songs for a new EP, some more unusual candidates started to appear on the shortlist. So whilst recording some demos we thought it could be interesting to work on several by the same artist, trying slightly different approaches with each song. We'd already tried a Fleetwood Mac song, originally sung by Lindsey Buckingham, but we realized that the combination of Katie and Cara's vocals would be a good starting point for trying more”.
So from there we experimented with some of the lighter songs and sounds. The drum machines and Omnichords worked with the simplicity of songs like "Never Going Back Again" and the drones of the Harmonium, Eastern Reed Instruments and a few changes in rhythm took songs like Big Love in slightly different direction.”
The Salt Flats EP2 will be available as digital download from all good online stores and as physical CD at www.thesaltflats.co.uk from October 17th 2011.
For further information please visit – www.thesaltflats.co.uk
Monday, 31 October 2011
Exclusive music for you..
Bombay Bicycle Club - Video Games (Lana Del Rey cover)
Bombay Bicycle Club - Video Games (Lana Del Rey cover) by the3penguins
Kyla La Grange - 'Lambs' (free download)
Kyla La Grange - 'Lambs' (free download) by Kyla La Grange
Bombay Bicycle Club - Video Games (Lana Del Rey cover) by the3penguins
Kyla La Grange - 'Lambs' (free download)
Kyla La Grange - 'Lambs' (free download) by Kyla La Grange
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Friday, 28 October 2011
Arthur & Betty Debut Collection
"Arthur & Betty is a contemporary, designer label for fashion conscious individuals who work hard and play hard! Most people enjoy shopping and spending their money on looking and feeling great, but often they don’t have the time or the energy to trawl from shop to shop looking for work or evening wear, trying on several different outfits in various shops to see if they fit!This is where Arthur & Betty enter the market.
Lauren Lewsey came up with the concept in September 2010, after hearing from her friends and colleagues how much easier life would be if they had one outfit for work that with a few tweaks, they can wear straight out in the evening! Lauren approached her very talented friend, Eva Georgiou and asked her to be Chief Designer for the brand. Since then Lauren & Eva have been busy working hard to create a stunning ready to wear range, for all you fashionistas out there!
The first collection comprises of luxurious tailored skirts and trousers, made from the finest wool and cashmere, through to stunning evening dresses and jumpsuits in elegant silks and satins. Many pieces from the collection have been designed so you can wear them to work and then simply by accessorising and changing your hairstyle or make up, you transform your work wear into glamorous party wear! We are also very pleased to announce that the stunning Imogen Leaver, from Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model, is the face of our first collection!
Their mission- Contemporary, retro clothing with a funky edge for work and play.
WORK HARD PLAY HARD!!!"
If you want to see more check the website for their debut lookbook, but if you can't wait, be sure to catch them at "Essex Fashion Week" tomorrow....
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