A preview of this film at the Soho Hotel 1st Feb ( Last film seen here The Muppet Movie!)  Sadly I didn’t get to see the first showing and I intend too!  I love the NY Times Fashion Style section and subscribe online. I have often used ideas from these pages and incorporated projects around some of the Images and write up’s.

This documentary teaches us that Fashion and Style isn’t dead THANK GOD!   So much feels homogenous nowadays and how BORING that human being’s want to look and sound the same. Maybe it’s because we care too much what people think about us. Better to be individual and follow your heart.  Rather than being a sheep.   It’s like saying all women and men are the same which we know isn’t true.  This documentary beautifully and articulately expresses the beautiful creativity that is still alive in some places of New York.  Colourfully documenting the people rather than that other over rated boring culture of  manufactured Celebrity.   So wonderful to know that people still follow what they truly love.

Watch the NY Times Bill Cunningham New York trailer here  Bill Cunningham UK   you will fall secretly in Love!

Click the image below and send an email to Bill!

From an expert who knows about hair. Joseph Koniak is the master of Artistic Creative hair design.  I will be going to this one day course as a hairdresser myself.  Beautiful hair design doesn’t just happen,  you have to understand real creativity and have a sensitivity for the client’s needs to be the best of the best. Any self respecting Make-up Artist or Hairdresser should plan to take this special one day course. I feel you will learn more here in one day than on a long drawn out expensive course.  So see you at the Wella Studio 93 Mortimer St W1 Monday 20th Feb 9.30am / 4pm.   Click for further details and to enroll  JOSEPH KONIAK

Love this Disney film with it’s Muppet jokes, silly humor and cameos of famous faces! Hilarious adventure of triumph over tragedy!   Had a sneak preview at the Soho Hotel last week. Created by  Miss Piggy herself for M-A-C  cosmetics this limited edition is celebrating her return to the silver screen.  Go to www.maccosmetics.co.uk features Miss Piggy’s Pink Shadow, Eye Liner in Rapid black & 36 Lash. Available Feb 2012

For some top fashion tips from Miss Piggy herself click on this link! MISS PIGGY

Miss Piggy M·A·C Cosmetics, £9.00 – £23.00, MAC 

A link to the “Coutts Woman Loves” Jan 2012…..Coutts Woman

A new course to add  to the Health department at Morley College. Having contributed to the college for ten years devising and teaching courses.  ”Photography Make-up & Styling Workshop” is different as this course finishes in a weekend workshop working with students from the Fashion and Photography departments. So we will be creating our own shoots. If you know anything about Morley it is one of the most amazing colleges in the country and the Fashion department is now completely refurbished.  I would say students have an amazing resource here.  Courses are great value and offer concessions and I know my students learn a huge amount. As they tell me so!  This course is great for working students.

Click on this link to enroll direct MORLEY COLLEGE

An amazing Charity lookgoodfeelbetter that helps to support women during treatment and recovery from cancer. Having contributed for over ten years to these very worth while and fun Make-up workshops. I have discovered what it means to the women who come to these soirees in hospitals and health centres. Often for women taking care of our selves helps to improve our self worth and self esteem.  I have heard this many times over. Learning simple skin care and make up techniques do really help in the deeper psycological healing process and the move to full recovery. Many women say to me they wish they knew how to apply make up much earlier in life.

If you can make it to this Carol Concert it is a wonderful experience and raises money for the Charity.   The Church is spectaculor and if you have been affected or know someone who has this evening will be full of meaning and complete understanding. A great place to appreciate the Festival of Christmas it’s carols wine and mince pies!!

Apply for tickets by email to sasha@lgfb.co.uk or telephone 01372 747500 £20 per ticket.

Here is a link  for ticket application LGFB Carol Concert A5 4pp and details about the wonderful support LGFB offers Women nationwide. Music contributed by The Barts Chamber Choir and the Concordia Foundation

The 1990′s style of Make-up. This glamorous book of make-up’s created by make-up artist Kevyn Aucoin. Not sure if it’s in print anymore! This was the decade of the make up range that included every skin tone. One of them was MAC cosmetics founded by Italian – Canadian Frank Toskan – Casale, his sister Julie Toskan Casale and her husband. I was the first person to interview him in a tiny kitchen just off the Kings Road shot in a tiny studio ran by photographer Mauro Carraro who shot the images and then write up a feature for the Today newspaper.  The newly arrived new concept make-up here in London was about to hit Harvey Nicks!  Big news!!!  Eventually they sold the company to Estee Lauder in the 1990′s.

After selling MAC cosmetics Julie Toskan Casale signed up for a four-week philanthropy workshop at the Rockefeller Foundation, and set up her own foundation  The Toskan Casale Foundation.  Working with teenagers and The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI)

Philanthropy made a big difference at MAC. The company raised $160 million for AIDS at a time when the disease was very controversial for charities to touch. It was Julie’s idea to use MAC’s popularity to change public attitudes that raised funds for local AIDS organizations. Viva Glam Lipstick when bought by customers every penny/cent is donated to the fight against AIDS.

Lady Gaga is the latest face of Viva Glam.

Click here for more information  MAC AIDS FUND

Everything to do with luxury for brides and weddings. It seems nowadays we like to celebrate the sanctity of marriage in so many ways. In as much style as ever with our friends and families. My feeling from this event is that women are prepared to spend to attain their dream day, weekend, week. Ah yes some celebrate for weeks!! and of course around the world.  There are no limits to what you can do anymore. The Luxury Wedding show is where everything is possible in lots of creativity and budgets that can be reasonable to the almost limitless.

Enjoy a glass of champagne and watch the show sponsored by Conde Nast Brides Magazine  of beautifully crafted wedding dresses from some of our favorite boutiques such as Browns Bride who offer Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier and many other couture dresses, to the endlessly creative Vivienne Westwood,  to the only eco -couture wedding expert  The House of Tammam,

The Luxury Wedding Show

 Photos Ruth Corney 

Click on each image to find out more about these beautiful dresses & the people behind the designs!!