Demur Magazine April 2012

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DEMURD Arts Craft & CollectivesWe are all about art appreciation here at Demur and this month it comes from Africa. pg.9

D Fashion PillsGet your dosage of the latest news and updates of what has been happening in your world lately. pg 11

D Lowdown outingCheck out the review of what happened whenour Social Editor went out to celebrate Ritzy Cinema’s 100th birthday. pg 13D Business Makes Sense.Get business tips and advice from our column this month. pg 17

D Interview with model,fashiondesigner and Britain’s Top Model of Colour Ambassador Nana Afua Antwi pg 19

D Editors PicksHave a little taste of our Editor’s wardrobe as she takes us through whatshe will picking up this Spring. pg 23

Front Cover -Photographer: Hilda Sackey - Model : Ali - MUA: Lucy Ellen Editors Letter

Oh how time flies by we are now 4 months down the line and yet it feels like it was just Christmas yesterday.None the less as time goes we realise we are getting older and older and when we pass on for whatever reasonwe aim to leave a legacy behind, something that will show that we once set foot here.

What will you leave behind when you leave this world? Life is all about changing and here at Demur we havetaken it into our hands to plaster metamorphosis as our theme this month.

metamorphosis [ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs]n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]

1. a complete change of physical form or substance2. a complete change of character, appearance, etc.

Be the change you want see

Editor Noreen Chada

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Noreen Chada - EditorShirley Dee - Deputy EditorSandra Aji - Fashion Editor

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FashionHawks

A unique shoe design in mind? Pop down to Laste in South EastBrighton and speak to Alex and together you can commission yourdream shoe. When you do visit them do let us know what you pick

up - www.laste.co.uk

Sergei Grinko made his mark on the runway at Milan FashionWeek A/W 12/13 earlier this year. Take a look at

www.sergeigrinko.com and let us know what you will be wearing thisseason - www.sergeigrinko.com

Bring out the kid in you at London’s Cartoon Museum.Opened in 2006 it is the first of its kind in Britain. Containing over 1700

original cartoon and prints you will find catalogues of famous Britishcartoons including Dennis the Menace and carictures from different

eras including notable world leaders.

Backyard Bill is a loveable chap who captures the lives of

real people. He invlites folks to his home to photogrpah them and interviews them on their style for his blog.Next time you are in New

York be sure to catch up with Bill - ww.backyardbill.com

After signing a modelling contract with Wilhelmina Models KendallJenner went on to make her debut at New York Fashion Week bygracing the catwalk for Sherri Hill. This young lass is ready to join in

the footsteps of the rest of the clan and take the world by storm.

Although they have been on the scene for a few years, Forreduci are growing bigger and bigger. You can now grab

yourself almost any accessory by Forreduci. They have had supportfrom the likes of Chipmunk & Terrence J. Pop round to their shop

and you never know which star you may spot - www.forreduci.co.uk

We keep our eyes peeled open to bring you the lowdown on who tol lookout for this month. As ever

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Musical Hawks

As fate would have it,after his hometown was hit by Hurricane Katrina,Frank Ocean left the education circle andwent on to work with

the likes of Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West & Justin Bieber. You can catchhim on tour with Coldplay later on this year- frankocean.com

After winning MTV’s Brand New 2012 Conor Maynard is already taking the world by storm with his debut single “Can’t Say No”and with over 3 million Youtube views , he is the new star to watch. He

has also recently announced his tour dates - conor-maynard.com

Mallory Knox formed back in 2009 and since then they havebeen working tirelessly. The boys have been around the UK

touring and putting together their debut EP. By the end of this month weguarantee they will be on your playlist – www.wolftatyourdoor.com

Quite a unique artist our UK home-grown Laura J Martin withher flute. She produces her own music too making her a strong one

man band. Definitely one to look out for - www.laurajmartin.com

You may remember him form Run’s House but Diggy Simmonsis all grown up and holding his own ground. Besides the fact that he has

a whole load of family in the entertainment business, he is actually talented. His debut album Unexpected Arrival is out now -

www.diggyworld.com

Porcelain Black describes her sound as ‘Britney Spears

meeting Marilyn Manson’, she already has a single out with Lil Wayne,This Is What Rock N Roll Is. She also composed a song on One Direc-

tion’s album and as she shares the same manager as Lil Wayne weare expecting big things from this young lady - www.porcelainblack.net


DEMURBLISS SPRING

Put a spring in your beautythis season with our latestbeauty tips and secrets. Let’sget you ready for a flawless

look this summer.

Asseen by Katy Perry, brightenup your claws by adding asummer shimmer to your

nails, grab some neon nailvanish available in all

colours.

Moisturize your skin thisspring, with new Vaseline skin

care, which does well andfeels good on skin. Shimmer

up with cocoa butter skin therapy oil that re-

moves scars and stretchmarks, allowing you to show

off some skin this spring.

Although summer is a beautiful season it does bringabout a lot of dry skin, so youare going to need to keep thatskin hydrated. Lot’s of waterwill do you good as well as

M•A•C Cosmetics Matchmas-ter SPF15 Foundation don’t

go without it.

Colourful denim will surelyhave you standing out from acrowd. Show off the shape of

those lovely legs you havebeen working on

during winter.

Trending Chiffon shirts, cooland easy to wear with any

outfit or a pair of Roberto Cavalli’s.

BE ON NEON

SKIN DEEPBEAUTY

THE SPRINGYLOOK


5 Star

Beauty Tips

As seen on: Jenifer LopezA pin up bun is one of the easiest

and classiest looks for spring.Use a brush to slick the front of

your hair, wrap hair around and usea pin to adjust the hair into a bun.

As seen on: BeyonceBrighten up your smile with clean

teeth, making sure you floss as oftenas possible, and use toothpaste thatcontains Hydrogen peroxide which is

safe and healthy for your teeth.

As seen on: Jessica AlbaA glowing skin complexion is important

for this summer/spring, apply sun-screen to avoid skin irritation, use facewipes to clean off all excess make-up

from the day-time, exfoliate once aweek to keep your skin smooth, healthy

and fresh.

As seen on: Christina Aguilera To keep your feminine and eleganceapply a concealer on your lips with

red lipstick to create a matteredbold look on your lips.

As seen on: RihannaWant to enjoy a night out? Or just wantto look bright for spring? Trending neonmake up will do the trick. This has to beapplied properly.When applying neoneye shadow, keep lips nude, you canmatch neon make up with neon nail vanish, with an eccentric bright outfit.


ART COLLECTIVE

The dynamic craft of African cloths such as,Kente and Ankara, art and culture has be-come trendy and inspirational, also a source forthe Western Fashion Designers. African fashion

has been diverse in creativity, for example the useof patterns and designs in tribal wear, and floralprint. African art is amazing because it has its

colourful patterns and symbolic meanings whichmakes it more than just art. According to Dr. KwesiYankah, Professor of Linguistics at the University

of Ghana, “they are used not just to praise political heroes, to commemorate historical events,and to assert social identities, but also as a form

of rhetoric--a channel for the silent projection of ar-gument” he says. African patterns and prints influ-ences can be seen in the latest spring collections:maxi dresses, leggings, jumpsuits, skirts, purses,bags, wedges, jewellery. You can see many trend

setting celebrities embracing the traditional African wear. Trend setters such as

Gwen Stefani, Solange and Rihanna seem to pro-mote the art and creativity of Africa. The tribal in-

fluence can be used on any product, such ashouse hold materials, the art is beautiful becauseit can transform from one culture to another, not

only does it look and feel good but you stand out.You can simply purchase material from any African

clothing market and make any design of yourchoice whether it be a, wedding dress or a more

complex style, shoes, trainers, hat, scarf’s let yourcreativity shape your cloth – Debby Osami.

Tribal Neckles

Solange Knowles in Tirbal wear for a magazine shoot.

The Kente AnkaraAttraction

Giuseppe Zanotti tribal wedges

Gwen StefaniIn Ankara

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FashionPills

The H&MSaga

We absolutely love anything fromH&M , stylish and affordable two

words we literally live by. When weheard they were launching a new

store chain we were over the moonand sources confirm the store willbe called ‘& Other Stories’. H&M’spress office confirmed through a

Dutch Newspaper “We see the newchain as a complement to H&M. It

will be at a slightly higher pricebracket and with a little better quality, but still stay within the

framework of our business concept- fashion and quality at the best

price.” Well we are counting downalready.

‘Who is Next?’ No matter how much we try andhide from it Facebook is power-ful interaction tool After receiv-ing311 “LIKES” on Facebook forher collection Elias Moussa wascrowned the competition winnerfor “Who is Next?” a competitionfor young and upcoming designers held in France.Eliasis currently a student at IFAParis.

Marc Up by Marc JacobsHe is indeed in touch with his

feminine side as he is often seenat the end of his shows in a skirt.Marc Jacobs is taking it one step

further by bringing out a cos-metic/make up line. Although

nothing is set in stone, talks havealready started between him and

the cosmetic store Sephora.

Regentstreetonline.comYes you ready it right, a website dedicated to Re-

gent Street shop lovers. Honestly it is a streetthat is hard to keep from even if you are just win-

dow shopping, with the likes of Apple, CalvinKlein, Banana Republic and Guess. With the

masses of people coming into London this sum-mer, this site will prove to be helpful with a shop-

ping directory that will allow you to browse all100+ shops on the street.

UK Olympic Gold Already.To compliment the season sportswear man-ufacturers are in for Gold with the upcoming

event that we will not dare mention. Withglobal attention it is the per-fect time to get your brand

out there in front of an audi-ence after no such event willcome around for another four

years. If you have a brandthis may be the time to invest

in advertising and pushingyour brand, perhaps learn

from the big boys, the officialOlympic partner Adidas who

signed up a deal worth £100m.

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The much-loved Ritzy cinema in South London marks its 101st birthdaythis month and we visited the creative hub to find out what it is all about.

The theatrical attraction is located at the heart of 21st century culture - Brixton. The cin-ema is surrounded by crafty markets, creatives, musicians and aspiring artists, it is SouthLondon’s oldest cinema and one of the longest running theatres in the country.Ritzy first opened its doors in March 1911 titled the Electric Pavilion and commissionedby then cinema-chain owner Israel Davis. Initially it was looked down upon, as a cheapbasement alternative to more upmarket venues, but ironically, what makes the Ritzy sounique today, is its history. It has managed to outlive all but its most resilient contempo-raries, as in periods of crisis most of London's cinemas fell victim to wartime bombing orrecession. But the Ritzy remained.Today we know it as a ‘Little Bit Ritzy’ - a popular art-house with a distinctive identity.Since 2003, it has been part of the independent cinema chain Picturehouses along withits sister company Picture House in Clapham. Both cinemas are renowned for theirscreening of exclusive blockbusters and independent films despite being juggled throughvarious companies over the years.The Ritzy cinema makes something of a change from regular multiplexes, because notonly is it cheap, but it also provides nice, conformable seating, a great selection ofmovies and mouthwatering food. It even has a quirky, sociable bar.There is also a small café on the fourth floor, perfect for hanging out with friends, listen-ing to jazz and drinking coffee.Dedicated fashion followers would be jealous as this particular evening's screeningtells the story of influential fashion designer Ozwald Boateng. The behind the scenesdocumentary was titled: A Man's story.Boateng is one of the fashion world’s most influential menswear designers. At the ageof 23, he became the youngest designer, and first black male to open a shop on therenowned Savile Row.


The film spans 12 years - starting in 1998, which was a “really tough year” for Boateng. Amid the stress of designing he faced a divorce, and a disappointing 1999 collection. His Savile Row offices were also burgled, and his collection went missing.The documentary also follows the momentous stages of Boateng’s life, including his appointment as Givenchy’s creative director, and the moment he was awarded an OBE for services to the clothing industry.Ritzy provides a great atmosphere, full of bright colours, potted plants, and lovely, livelypeople. Monday nights are the cheapest with tickets ranging from £6 onwards insteadof the usual £10. Tickets can be booked online, which can help to avoid lengthy queueson the night itself.It is also worth nothing that the ritzy rarely screens ongoing productions so it is worthvisiting the venue’s website beforehand to find out what is going on and what is beingscreened.Overall, a really nice period cinema with a laid-back vibe. The Ritzy adds well to thecultural attractions in Brixton and is well-worth popping into just to see if anything'sgoing on! One not to miss. - Emma Munbodh

Out &About with

Demur

Above:The Ritzy has seen the likes of TylerPerry and Janet Jackson grace their red carpetfor the launch of Tyler Perry’s Why Did I getMarried Too.Right:Ozwald Boateng


Loewe´s hashtag

Loewe is a well known brand that represents the very best of Spanish luxury specializing in leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories and perfumes. Established in 1846, in1996 the company joined LVMH, the world´s leading luxury goods group, which already works

with brands such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Mac Jacobs, Hublot or Möet&Chandon. In an attempt to approach to youngsters,Loewe have approached their latest cam-

paign differently byincluding funky young people who cer-

tainly do not match with the typical marketassociated with this brand and its targeted

audience of affluent socialites. This unexpected twist

created so much buzz it has the brand atrending topic on Twitter.

Could this be a new way of market-ing on social networks? Well without

any news since the bombshell campaign was published we ask

have they achievied their purpose?Well at least everybody is talking

about Loewe and that what’s matterswhen it comes to branding. -Chari

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BUSINESS makes sense ...The small detail that speaks volume. Your business card isyour key to many doors it is the thing that most people willremember you with after meeting you, so it should speak

lots about you and your business.

Make it sociable

You may have seen them on many ad-verts or even on other cards. What we

speak of here is QR codes (quick responsecodes) these look like bar codes and are

readable by Smartphones. Seeing as every-one has a Smartphone these days they are be-coming more and more useful as they directly

link to website, email and phone numbers,social networks it helps increases the re-

sponse you get from giving out yourcard and the main important thing is

it saves time of which we are allshort of these days.

Use the space

Although a business card may seemlike a small space to speak about your-

self use the space provided including theback. Think of all you have to say about

your business and try and include it. Whatwould you want the person you are givingyour card to remember. You can use the

back of the card to show examples ofwhat you can do. If they have enough

information on your card they maynot even need to spend so much

time trying to look you up.

Personalise your card

You need them to rememberyou. Make your card standout by giving them a per-sonal touch to each event

you go to. It will make it eas-ier for people to remember

who you are and where theymet you. It could read, "Hi,

you met me at the xyzevent." It's just another wayof helping to jog the memoryof the people who took yourcard, as chances are theyprobably met tons of otherpeople on the same day.

Have FunTurn your card into a handy tool that reflects

your business. Perhaps if you are designer youcan carve out a dress, that will certainly stick insomeone’s memory and show your creativity.

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“ just love what shedoes she gave me thebusiness mind to be

successful...”


Fashion ProfileWe first spotted this face when she own Britain’s Top model of Colour and form therewe knew she was going far. Her stamina and her smile alone capture your heart. NanaAfua Antwi is a young model, fashion and designer and philanthropist. She has already graced the catwalk at London Fashion Week and sheis currently the face for E'lon Cosmetics in America, but wait there is more…D: Can you tell us a bit about yourself

My name is Nana Afua Antwi and I am an ambassador for Top Model of Colour UK. I am also a phi-lanthropist and a fashion Designer.

D: How old were you when you decided you wanted to be a model?

(‘giggles’)that will be when I was 8years I used to walk in my Mum’s heels a lot. Back then my familyhad no interest in the modeling business but now they see me as a huge inspiration.

D: How did your modelling career come about exactly.. How did you get into it?

My modeling career kicked off when I was scouted at H&M by aModel Scout in 2009 and I was put through for London FashionWeek where I walked for established and emerging designers itwas the best experience ever.

D: What excites you the most about the fashion Industry?

Wow’ I love the catwalk it has always been my moment of truth.More importantly I have been quite fascinated about colour infashion from various designers I have worked with. The uniqueideas of their creativity really inspires me.

D: Name your top 3 all time favourite models and why?

I am more into new faces now and am loving this new girl AjakDeng, she’s fierce I see more of me in her she’s new in the mod-eling business and doing exactly what I would do that’s why Ilove her.My second choice will be Katoucha Niane (Senegalese supermodel) she inspired me and last butnot least Tyra Banks just love what she does she gave me the business mind to be successful.

D: Which designer do you dream of working with one day?

It was a pleasure when I had the chance to work for Matthew Williamson last year but I will be overthe moon to work with Armani.

D: In short, what is the key to your success?

I always stay humble and professional. I do my best never to let my personal or private issues affectmy career.

D: If you had to give advice to up and coming models, what would you say?

Aspiring Models need to know what direction of modeling business to want to getinvolve. I always advice first do research before you even walk up to an agency. Find your niche asmodeling is not for everyone.



GRANDAD SHIRT - H&M £9.99

Catwalk to sidewalk...

YELLOW STRETCH SKINNYSHORTS - River Island£25.00

VESUVIUS BROGUE -Topman £55.00

ADOLFO DOMNIGUEZSpring/Summer2012


EDITORS Picks

EMBOSSED BRIEFCASE - ZARA £39.99


EDITORS Picks

LINEN BLAZER -H&M £59.99


EDITORS Picks

BLUE CONTRAST CARPENTERTROUSERS - RIVER ISLAND £48.00


EDITORS Picks

CRAFTED JUNGLE T-SHIRT - REPUBLIC £17.00


EDITORS Picks

YELLOW REVO LENS WAYFER SUNGLASSES - ASOS £12.00


EDITORS Picks

COTTON V NECK SWEATER - UNIQLO £19.90


EDITORS Picks

DECK CHUKKA BOOT NAVY TWILL - OFFICE £39.99


EDITORS Picks

BURBERRY - ROUND CASE, BLACK DIAL WATCH - HOUSE OF FRASER £650.00


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PHILLIP LIM Spring/Summer 2012

FIGURE FIT JACKET - H&M £39.99

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Zara £49.99 SLIM FIT

TROUSER - H&M £29.99

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SHIRT -Uniqlo £9.90

Catwalk to sidewalk...


EDITORS Picks

NAVAJO PRINT SUNGLASSES - ZARA £15.99


EDITORS Picks

SILK-BLEND CREPE JUMPSUIT - NET-A-PORTER £425


EDITORS Picks

RELAXED-FIT STRAIGHT-CUT DRESS - Mango £34.99


EDITORS Picks

AUTHENTIC CANVAS SHOPPERHANDBAG - Fred Perry £80.00


EDITORS Picks

HAMMERED PYRAMID BRACELET - Asos £12.00


EDITORS Picks

RED SCARF WATCH - Moschino £95.00


EDITORS Picks

LACE UP BROGUES - Aldo £49.98


EDITORS Picks

RIB SIDE TUBE SKIRT - River Island £20.00


FASHIONISTA’S Calendar

FIX UP LOOK SHARP WITH SELFRIDGES 12TH -22ND APRIL 2012

SELFRIDGES 400 Oxford Street, Selfridges London will be celebrating formalwear

with the industry’s most respectedexperts.Made-to-measure advice and style tipsfrom Gieves & Hawkes, Ermenegildo Zegna,

Arrow, Ted Baker and Eton Shirts.

LONDON FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY WORK-SHOP

14TH APRIL 2012Bring your camera and inspiration and comejoin a fun day of real fashion shooting and

photo tips of all sorts. [email protected] for prices, bookings

and for info about the full program.

ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEK 201216TH APRIL 2012

Firmly established as the event for innovativeyoung designers to show their work. There is

world-wide press and media coverage and an audi-ence of over 1000 each day.

STYLE ME HAPPY AT HOUSE OF FRASEROXFORD STREET26TH APRIL 2012

Do you know which styles and colours look best onyou? Come and meet 3 Colours Rule, the London

styling company at House of Fraser.

BRISTOL FASHION FESTIVALHILTON AZTEC29TH APRIL 2012

A day for the whole family to enjoy which will in-clude an Exhibition, Stalls, Fashion Show, LiveSinger, Bhangra and Bollywood Performances,Music from a Live Dj and Dinner with full showcoverage from Venus Tv, Mast Magazine.

SHOP LATE AT CLOUDLAND13TH APRIL 2012

Fashionista Events and Cloudland Present FashionFridays; where ladies and gents with the most dis-cerning of tastes, can enjoy some of the finest de-signs in town. ShopLATE is the perfect marriage ofcocktails, shopping and frivolity.Bigger and better,you will surely be spoilt at the next Shop Late.


THE ARTSY Calendar

HANS-PETER FELDMAN EXHIBITION11TH APRIL - 5TH JUNE 2012

Feldmann presents works from throughout his career. Among the earliest works is a series of

booklets titled Bilder (Pictures), each consisting of acollection of photographs of everyday subjects or

situations.

LUCIAN FREUD POTRAITS09TH FEBRUARY - 27TH MAY 2012

After his death in 2011 comes the National PortraitGallery's survey of the portraits of Lucian Freud - one of Britain's best loved artists.

Freud is one of the major names in post-warBritish art.

DAMIEN HIRST - FOR THE LOVE OF GOD04TH APRIL - 24TH JUNE 2012

To accompany the major survey exhibition of thecareer of Damien Hirst, Tate Modern is giving over

its Turbine Hall to show the artist's much publicised diamond-covered skull, For the Love of

God.

BECKY ALLEN - NOX07TH APRIL - 06TH MAY 2012

A solo show for Becky Allen at Art Work Spacethis spring.

On display are a series of line drawings exploring the science of sleep.

GESAMTKUNSTWERK -ART FROM GERMANY8TH APRIL - 15TH APRIL 2012

The Saatchi Gallery presents its first survey of German art, showcasing 24 emerging artists, most

of whom have been little seen in the UK but are rapidly establishing themselves in Germany and

internationally.

THE CRISIS COMMISSION8TH APRIL - 22ND APRIL 2012

An exhibition put together by Crisis exploring the issueof homelessness at Somerset House this spring. Onshow are works by the likes of Tracey Emin, AntonyGormley and Gillian Wearing which will be auctioned

off at Christie's after the show to raise money for the charity.


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