End of year show

So today is the final day of the end of year show!
If you want to see any of the work, pop along to New College Nottingham on Stoney Street in Nottingham. You've got until around half 3/4, then the work gets taken down.

Just want to say a massive thank you to the people who have helped me with my magazines, especially my contributors!

Im hoping to do an 'live' issue over the summer, so if you're going to festivals or have been to any already, email me at lacemagnottingham.hotmail.co.uk with your photos and stories.

Thanks again!
Rach

Feedback

Zoe: If I saw that on a magazine stand in a shop, I'd stop and have a look. :)
Clara: I love, love, love the magazine
Jess: It looks awesome! All I've read so far has been awesome. You should be well chuffed.
Pip: It looks incredible, you've really worked hard on it! Well done you!

Don't forget, if you'd like to get involved with a future issue of LACE, or just want to leave some comments, email me at the address above!

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!

Ive changed my email to lacemagnottingham@hotmail.co.uk.
This was mainly due to me never checking the Yahoo account.
I will not be using the Yahoo account for now on, and will delete it in the next week or so.
Rach

Complete magazine

So now all of the magazine is up on here. The first lot are further down or on the next page.
Hope you like!
Rachel

Second set of screengrabs

What, why, wear?

Jess and Amber from Amber and The Tamborines.

JESS: Could you just briefly tell us what your wearing today?
AMBER: Cheap leggings from H&M with holes in and a vintage Biba top, from my mum for my birthday. I love how flowy it is, even though the print isn’t too girly so I’ll still wear it.

J: So do you mainly shop on the high street?
A: Yes, I like to think that I don’t but I do. I do try to shop in charity shops but sometimes it’s so much effort, it’s easier when it’s all just in one place. And I work in town so it’s convenient.

J: Are there any particular things your looking for this summer?
A: An 80s style jumpsuit. I found one in this vintage shop in St Nicks market in Bristol. It was like this abstract painterly print, with tight waist and everything, but I decided to spend my money on food instead. At the moment I’m looking for more out there stuff for when Amber and The Tamborines start gigging.

J: How did the band start?
A: I nagged a really good bass player at my college to do some music with me. And um, well yeah, that’s pretty much it. And then we got some other people in college to do it with us, as they study music with me so it was a natural progression to start working together more seriously.

J: Why the name?
A: Because I’m really bigheaded so my name has to be there [laughs] and somebody called me tamborine once and it kind of stuck, everyone started calling me it and it sounded a cool name.

J: What kind of music is it?
A: Well we’re all really into funk and soul kind of stuff. Will is always playing Stevie Wonder bass lines and things. But I think the lyrics have to mean something so I that aspect makes it more folky. And we also have a mandolin and violin, so it’s definitely different.

J: Where can we see you?
A: Around Bristol, we’re just starting to gig this summer. So places like the Croft and Louisiana. But after that who knows!

J: Is there a look for the band?
A: No. I think we’re all really different, but of course we’ll all make an effort when we’re gigging not to completely clash with each other. But I’m not saying we’ll wear matching shirts and ties.

J: Do you think a look is important for a band?
A: I think that a band needs an image so that they can be remembered, rather than just a whole confusing mess. But, if the music’s really good I don’t reckon it’s gonna be that bad if somebody’s hairs out of place once in a while

J: Anything else?
A: Can I go back to sleep now please?

Visit Jess' blog at http://www.sweatzine.blogspot.com/

First set of screengrabs

By Philippa Flynn

For years we’ve seen artists reiterate styles from our parents’, grand-parents’, even great ancestors’ eras, working them into their own style and coming out with something completely unique and authentic. Where do we see this most? Music. And who does it best? The Girls.
Fashion and music have partnered since before I bet you can remember. Giving us style in the music industry has become an expectation, but ask a female artist who their style icon is and you can safely bet it’s a lady, or maybe gent, who began their career years before us. I guess it’s to be expected. We look up to our predecessors and typically imitate what we see and hear and if you were to make a list of the people who most influence today’s style, it will more than likely include the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, Grace Jones and Coco Chanel to name but a few. But it’s the present day that we’re interested in. Today we constantly see their style reiterated in today’s music, especially via ladies such as Lady Gaga, Paloma Faith and Beyoncé. Its well known Gaga considers everything she eats, breaths and speaks to be ‘art’, citing Grace Jones as her all time style icon, using her dramatic stage outfits as inspiration for her own. For the Lady, the bigger the better, taking it to the extreme; controversial or stylish - you decide. As the video for her last single Telephone featuring Beyoncé has been seen over 80,000,000 times since its release, I’m assuming you’ll know what I mean by the coke cans in her hair? The hair stylist for the shoot, Danilo, spoke in an interview about Gaga’s love for the sixties and how he had used the same idea on Naomi Campbell back in 1990 for an Azzedine Alaïa shoot. Gaga loved the idea of using them as rollers, as did her fans, adopting them at her gigs and twittering pictures of them to her.
Moving onto one of our own, Paloma Faith names Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe and Bettie Page as her icons, stating them ‘incredible’ and she ‘wants to go back to the 1940’s’ where she can wear clothes ‘with all those really nipped-in waists and big bums’. Finally a girl who’ll embrace her curves, dress to suit her shape, rather than promote size zero. These eras definitely did that, showcasing hourglass figures all round when we were unable to escape girls with beautiful, full silhouettes. Sure, Paloma’s a little edgy, but let’s face it – she gets it wrong, but oh so right. She puts her own twist with it, like a banana on her head? Yeah, like that love!
Onto a global superstar: Beyoncé is as famous for her music as she is for her bum. Why not though? She embraces it and she looks confident. Isn’t that what we should be? She recently stated that she loves the looks in the seventies, especially from Cher and Diana Ross, simply for looking like superstars and never playing it safe. You may have caught her in Dreamgirls, where she played Deena Jones living in the sixties, obviously the film epitomised the fashion back then, angelic dresses and afro-ahoy. Then she played Etta James in her life story. Just check out the hair. It’s easy to see where so many ideas for short crops come from; it’s all been done before.
Integrating old school glamour, clothes and make up into their music, long may our girls continue to show off our icons style and continue their legacies. Vintage or not, be unique, but give it your own stamp. Be confident and embrace what you have.

Articles

Ive just recieved some more articles. Thank you guys so much! You're all talented writers :)
Im putting them into InDesign now, so ill put up the finished magazine in a little while.

The second edition of the magazine will go to print sometime at the end of the week ready for next weeks end-of-year show, so if you're still interested, email me with your idea!

Rachel

Contributors

If anyone is still interested in contributing to the magazine, feel free to email me at the address above.

The deadline for submissions is tomorrow morning AT THE LATEST.

It can be on anything fashion related, or something you feel passionate about. Ive only got singular pages left, so something around 500 words would be perfect.

If anyones got any ideas, like i said before, drop me a line. Im open to offers!

Rachel

Hey!

So ive been busy putting together the last couple of pages of the magazine. Im very proud of it! Ill do some scans of it tomorrow, so i can put it up you all to see before i print it off.

If you want to pick up a hard copy for yourselves, theres going to be a end-of-year show at New College Nottingham, which is on Stoney Street in The Lace Market.

If your interested, then email me at the address above for where i'll be.

Hope to see some of you guys there!

- Rachel

INTRODUCING... Felix Liqueur by Shelley Cokayne

Felix liqueur is an up and coming alternative fashion model from Nottingham, currently based in Leeds. Felix is quickly building up a professional portfolio, and within the last 6 months has worked with several recognised alternative and professional photographers.
I caught up with Felix during her busy schedule of University, full time work and modelling to find out more about her and her views on the alternative fashion scene.
This is what she had to say…

SC: So Felix, can we know you're real name or do you think having a 'stage name' gives more of a edge to you're alternative style of modelling?

Felix: Haha, the idea of remaining an enigma seems fun, but my real name is Megan, I'm afraid my last name must stay a secret though! The stage name thing is appealing because I feel a bit like I have an 'alter ego' of sorts. It's like I can allow myself to be two different people, and Felix is the one with all the confidence. When I step in front of a camera I feel more at ease putting myself in this other persona. I guess my personal life feels less exposed this way too.

How long have you been interested in being a model?

It's always been something that I've thought about like 'yea that'd be cool', but I've only really started pursuing it for real in the last 6 months or so. I get more interested it keeping it going as time goes by because I'm having a lot of fun!

What made you interested?

I like the message that alternative modelling sends. I was always teased a bit at school for the way I dressed and the music I listened to, and it's really nice to be able to be appreciated for the same things. I love that tattoos, piercings and weird hair colours aren't a reason to leave you out. It embraces individuality, which is my favourite part.

Were you nervous on you're first ever shoot?

Yes, very! I wasn't entirely sure what to do and just kind of stood there and was a bit rubbish really. I can honestly say I've improved a lot since then having done a fair few shoots now, I'm more experimental with different poses and expressions. I realised that letting nerves show too much doesn't make great photos!

What is you're favourite style of modelling?

I like alternative fashion stuff. I'd love to get involved with latex, it looks amazing! I like creative photos that kind of make you look twice and think 'oh yea! That's really cool!' I think the gothic style is great too, and anything involving sexy tattoo'd ladies!

What else do you do, apart from modelling?

I'm a student right now, about to enter my last year of a Biomedical Science degree. I'm not yet sure if I'm going to take this any further. I'd kinda like to work on developing treatments for the horrific diseases that are about, but it takes a big educational commitment, I feel like my time in education is up and I'd like to get moving with life. Plus, I'm sick of being poor!


So, is modelling a side line or would you like to take it to a professional level?

It is a sideline right now. I have a job that I take a lot of hours for during uni holidays, modelling is a very welcome escape from full time work, it keeps me sane! I would love to take it on professionally though, quit my day job and all that jazz, but I'm staying firmly on the ground right now and trying not to get too carried away :)

What’s the best thing about modelling in your eyes?

It's fun! I get to dot around the country a fair bit, which is always interesting. I'd like to use it as an excuse to spend a few days down in London. I love playing around with themes and dressing up in stuff I wouldn't normally wear (I have a concealed girly side to me!). Also, I've met a number of really awesome people through this, which I never would have gotten to know otherwise.

Are there any negative aspects to modelling?

There's only one, and that's cost. I'm still in that stage where if I do get paid for a shoot, it's not much. I tend to supply my own outfits and stuff, which can get pricey, so a lot of the time I'll sell things on when I'm finished with them. I'd love it if the petrol prices would go back down, it would make travelling cheaper too!

What’s your opinion on the alternative modelling scene?

I think it's great. As I said earlier I love that people who like to stand out are not ridiculed or ruled out of things. A lot of stuff goes on praising women with tattoos too, whereas in most aspects of, well life, women are looked down on for being tattoo'd. Another awesome thing about it is it relies less on insanely skinny models. I'm a size 10 and in the mainstream I'd be seen as a fairly big girl. There's space for everyone in the alternative scene, whatever size you are.

Would you be interested in mainstream too, or do you feel too strong a connection to the alternative modelling scene?

I do feel very close to the alternative side of it. I do like the style of high fashion editorial type stuff, and if I was a few inches taller and had no tattoo's I'd be looking at doing some of that style of work. I'd never go for glamour, in my personal opinion it's very one dimensional, and rarely creative, and my favourite types of shoots are the creative ones! My circle of friends, places I go to just hang out and personal style is also of the alternative nature and I'd honestly feel a little out of place in the mainstream, I love my shredded up band t-shirts too much!

Anything you‘d like to add?

Don't ever let anybody get you down. No matter who you are, what colour your skin is, the way you dress, the music you love, be proud of your individuality, because no one can ever take that away from you. If they try, they aren't worth your time and effort.

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For more information or enquires on booking Felix liqueur, visit the links below.

Contact:
For enquires email:
spoogan@hotmail.com
Visit Felix’s portfolio site here:
http://www.modelmayhem.com/felixliqueur

Swing For The Heroes by Shelley Cokayne

Nottinghamshire based swing singer, Ian Campbell, has taken on a mammoth year long fundraising mission, playing 366 consecutive gigs without a night off - to raise money for ‘Help for Heroes’’.

Living out of a transit van and travelling around venues across the UK since April 19th, Campbell, who calls his act ‘Frankie Martin’ and has named the mission ‘Operation Frankie’ - is set to sing every night for a whole year and-a-day to raise as money as possible for the cause.

Campbell took on the ‘Great British Pub Tour’ on coming up to his 50th Birthday, saying “As I was coming up to my 50th birthday, I thought, what have I done with my life? And I was inspired by the work of H4H, so decided to do my bit for our brave service personnel.”

The swing singer comes from a military background, his father was a RAF sergeant and Campbell states he has been brought up around the military and thinks more should be done for our injured servicemen and women.

The singer says he was only expecting to raise around £50 a night, but has been overwhelmed by the amount of support he’s gained already, and has raised nearly four times as much every night. And barely into the third month on the road, Operation Frankie has raised over £10,000 and is gathering vast amounts of attention from the press.

Entry to all of the shows is free, though collections will be taken along with H4H merchandise on offer, and a ‘Frankie Martin’ CD is available. People are also be encouraged to enter raffles for their favourite song to be played.

The shows will end in the town of Kimberley where the singer currently resides on April 19th 2011.

For show dates and venues and to keep up with the latest on Operation Frankie visit:
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/great-british-pub-tour

Or follow Frankie Martin on Twitter here:
http://twitter.com/MrFrankieMartin

Spring/Summer 2010 edit by Clara Jackson.

It's true, when it comes to Spring and Summer and deciding what your wardrobe should consist of, it can all get a bit confusing. There's the question of; Should I wear skirts or shorts? A dress or a playsuit? Or perhaps a blouse or a vest? Along with the over-ruling question "Is it fashionable?!".

In my opinion, stick to the key pieces you adore and mix and match throughout the season. But, if you want to remain to continual fashionista you can follow along these lines. The old favourite denimn is back and on trend this year, even the recently fashion extinct double denimn look is strongly returning. Begin with a pair of simple cut-off denimn shorts to create a relaxed summer Goddess look and as your trust in the look grows, experiment with denimn jackets, denimn playsuits and even denimn trainers.

If you're looking for a more bohemian look, maxi-dresses are strongly returning. You can be inspired by Topshop's victorian edition or aim high for the flowing Chloe masterpiece that would make many fashionable heads turn and glow with envy. Although, you should keep it simple, try and avoid bright colours and prints so it's pre-raphaelite romance instead of Alex Curran WAG, especially with the World Cup approaching.

Continuing with the Chloe obsession, look to their nude coloured, military collection for this season. Key pieces like neutral, cotton trousers, shorts and jackets that will go with cute Miu Miu inspired prints or an even more simplistic look. And, this can be achieved on a budget as many high-street stores have taken note and followed the trend. Many replicas can be found in stores such as Topshop, Zara and H&M.

As summer is also festival season; fun, practical and cool outfits should be taken into account. If you want a fail safe approach go for the 1940's floral tea dress look that is always a hit. Pair that with Wellington Boots and a waterproof jacket and you're ready to go. But, if you're looking for a edgy look don't attempt the neon coloured, Klaxons approach head towards the look trend-setter and model Daisy Lowe is parading. The Americana look. Varsity jackets, t-shirts decorated with logos and slogans, converse and shorts to enable hours of care free dancing.

Take whatever trend takes your fancy and make it your own. Summer should inspire; laughter, road trips, BBQ's, music and memories. So dress with what the mood takes you. But remember the sun tan lotion because the burnt lobster look will never be fashionable.

Rock and roll story picture

This is the photo from the 'rock and roll' story. All my own things. I actually took this on the floor of my car!

More pages done

I decided to mess around with the music one, becuase i thought it looked squashed on just two pages, so i changed the size of the boxes, and that.
The festival one isnt finished yet. Im going to do a couple more pages on fashions at festivals, then local festivals and finally essentials.

Another page.

So this is the finished layout for the article i posted yesterday. I wanted an ELLE style layout, so i went with the straight edges and black and white colour scheme.

I said its only rock and roll, but i like it.

One afternoon, a couple of years ago, I sat with my mum, in the car, going into town. I can’t remember for the life of me which song came on the radio, but I can remember turning it up loud. Really loud. Cue my mum ‘Bloody hell, Rach. You’re a proper music head. Can’t we just have abit of peace and quiet’? That’s stuck with me to this day, and it’s still true.
My iPod is stuck in my ears as I write this.
Music is one of those great pieces of work where it gives you the opportunity to forget where you are, what you’re doing, where you’re doing it.
I get in the car, turn the radio on. Is still stand by the idea that there is nothing better than driving down a country lane, window down, bright sunshine, with music coming out of the stereo. After a stressful day at college, university or work, it’s like a little piece of heaven on earth.
Now, I have a pretty random taste in music. I was chatting to one of my mates recently about a song, and when I mentioned songs on my iPod, her reply was something like ‘I don’t really want to know what’s on there’. This is going from the girl who wanted Jedward to win X Factor, so she will remain nameless for her sake. Clicking Shuffle is guaranteed to give you a right concoction of tunes. Anything from Adele, to All Time Low, via Biffy Clyro to Florence and the Machine. Pussycat Dolls, Glee cast, JLS, Lil Wayne and The Saturdays are all on there too. If I had to nail down the kind of music genre I like the most, it would probably be rock/indie. Bands like Kasabian, The Features, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and Vampire Weekend are some of my favourite bands in the whole world.
One band, however, which takes up the most storage space, is Kings of Leon. 103 songs, 5 music videos, 115 photos. I’ve got a pile of magazines that they’re in, and I literally ran to HMV when the live DVD came out. It was my best friend who got me interested in them. There were some home movies which the guys had done whilst recording their fourth album, and she told me to go and watch them. I can still remember sitting in the corner of the living room a couple of weeks before Christmas in 2008, and having to cover my mouth because I was laughing so hard. Not long after I got hold of Youth And Young Manhood and Because Of The Times, and listened to them non-stop. I’d already downloaded some of the songs off of Only By The Night after recommendations from iTunes. Aha Shake Heartbreak is one of my favourite albums ever, and I couldn’t even begin to choose a favourite song because I have so many.
I never really understood how you could be so into just one band and, growing up, I always listened to loads of bands and artists. I still do. I can buy five or six CDs at once, but I’ll always go back to the old faithful.
It’s gone past the point of their music now, too. I’ve made some awesome friends through our mutual liking of them. I’ve bought albums and songs because they’ve been recommended by the band members.
At the end of June, I’m going to Hyde Park to see them play to 40,000 people. Their biggest solo show to date. Along with some of girls I’ve met through social networks and forums and my best mate, we’re going to have the time of our lives. That may sound extreme, but as someone who is obsessed with music, obsessed with the feeling she gets from music and the way it plays apart in her life, I don’t think it is.
I’ve never seen them live. I almost went to see them at Manchester, then London, then Leeds, but it never happened.
Because I’m slightly shallow, I’ve started looking at clothes to wear, (I thought it was best to get some fashion in this and it not turn into a total groupie-esque story) but I do live in England after all. Wellies, sandals, shorts, jeans, jumpers, vests. You name it. A Kings t-shirt is standard.
I found a quote a couple of days ago: ‘Mix tapes are like pictures, but without sound. I think music makes you love a person.’
I couldn’t have put it better myself.

Photos

The photos on the 'Summer and Me' story are from We Heart It (http://www.weheartit.com/). Arent they gorgeous?!

'brighter than most' images

These are the full sized photos from the 'brighter than most' story. All of these were took by me. I wanted the images to look grainy, so i took them on a disposable camera.

Finished pages

These are some of the pages that i have already completed. Im so pleased! I knew the kind of layout that i wanted to do, reading magazines like Elle and NME, which are totally different in content but similar in style. Let me know what you guys think!

Flickr

www.flickr.com/photos/rachadoodle

Heres the photo album for some of the photos ive used. All of these were taken by me.

LACE MAGAZINE!

Hey guys. Im putting together a magazine for a college project. If you want to help out, contact me via my other blogspot nothingbutaclotheshorse.blogspot.com until i get this up and running.
Thanks!
Rachel