To quote Woody Allen, "I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens."

Staring death right in the face though is the theme of photographer Rankin's new project 'ALIVE', which is part exhibit and part documentary, exploring...

Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby is like a fast-spinning glitterball of excess on the cinema screen. With a beautiful cast of clothes horses, arty colourised B&W shots of New York streets and a thumping bass-heavy hip-hop soundtrack, this could easily have been a...

If I was to sing "Back to life, back to reality", you'll instantly recognise those lyrics as being from one of the biggest hits of 1989 by RnB, funk and reggae collective, Soul II Soul - the group who also gave us "Keep On Movin" and my personal...

Since I first championed Brit singer Jessie Ware as the next big thing on my website way back in February 2012, the soul singer-songwriter who hails from South London has gone on to become music's hottest...

Last Thursday my ears (and eyes) fell in love with four hot Frenchmen who go by the names of Greem, Atom, Pfel and 20Syl, aka, the DJ phenomenon known as C2C - or 'Coup2Cross' - which is a term used to describe what happens when you use a mixing deck's...

'Mannequin, Le Corps de la Mode' (Model - the Body of Fashion) is an exhibition currently on show in Paris at Les Docks - Cité de la Mode et du Design, the fashion museum used for last year's Balenciaga and Comme des Garçons / Rei Kawakubo exhibitions.

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Oh the 80s, the era that kept neon light manufacturers in business, rhinestone cameo brooches sparkling against our spiked glasses of Sodastream and Italian dance diva Spagna's spiky mane burning tiny holes in our eyes - aww, I remember it well.

Actually that's kind of a lie, because for the...

Juergen Teller's shockingly stark and no-holds-barred approach to photography has made him one of the most iconic lensman in the fashion industry today. His images of celebrities flirt with fantasy, reality and often controversy - such as his erotic and provocative photo series featuring model Kristen McMenamy shot in the...

So Kelly, Beyo and the other one, Michelle, AKA Destiny's Child, have unveiled their comeback single Nuclear (yaaaaaaaaaays!!!) - the band's first new material in eight years, taken from their forthcoming album Love Songs, which will include 14 mushy love-themed recordings spanning 1997 through to 2004 (pre-order it

New York-based artist Erik Madigan Heck (Rodarte, Ann Demeulemeester, Haider Ackermann, Comme des Garcons, Kenzo, Dries Van Noten, Valentino Couture) has collaborated once again with Mary Katrantzou for the latest shoot in their photography series - a visual feast for the eyes which presents the designer's most recent collection in...

'Big Shoes' 2010 - Image © Philippe Shangti

I can honestly say I've never spent an evening in the company of a giant pink dildo or a woman wrapped in yellow Police line 'Do not cross' tape - but that's exactly what I did...

What better way to celebrate your 25th anniversary than with a coffee table book of your life, curated by stylist and creative director William Baker, featuring a preface by Jean Paul Gaultier and additional texts from designers including...

On a chilly Wednesday evening in London town I was transported back to ole timey Hollywood and tinsel town glam, via The Palace Theatre, thanks to an invitation to see the musical Singin' in the Rain. Now I'll be honest, I'm not the world's biggest theatre fan - all those...

Fashion is all about the statement sweater right now - think Burberry's forest-creature inspired range, Philip Lim's 'Ka-Pow' pop-art design, Kenzo's Tiger and of course, Givenchy's AW11 Rottweiler, which is still doing the rounds. So you may want to know about some seriously hot sweaters to be seen in this...

A haunting tale of love and loss, Kristina Train's forthcoming album, Dark Black, features Train's dreamy, intense and intoxicating Southern American vocals throughout - if Norah Jones and Dusty Springfield had a lovechild, this is what it would sound...

Most of you will probably remember Mikhail Baryshnikov as Carrie's love interest, Alexandr Petrovsky, in Sex and the City (before she fell back into the arms of Mr Big in Paris), but alongside his flirtation with NYC's best-dressed former singleton; Baryshnikov just...

So London Fashion Week is over for another season, and as we all adjust to walking at an average pace on the pavement as opposed to hurtling along on those Somerset House cobbles, here is my retrospective of the week where...

British designer Simeon Farrar has done it again - caused a stir within the fashion industry that is.

The man who gave us the iconic 'Kate Mouse' motif tee, even though she's now officially dead (the mouse that is, not the real...

So here is the much-talked about Dazed & Confused cover which has been banned in seven countries because it shows Azealia Banks posing with an inflated raspberry pink condom between her lips like she's puffing on a huge cigarette/cigar - along with...