Are you particularly drawn to the French aesthetic in film?

Definitely. In film, in fashion, in music. I’d say the 1960s French New Wave is a massive inspiration to me in all areas. There’s such an undeniable coolness to that era and style of films that you don’t really see anywhere else.

‘I’ve been making jewellery since the beginning of lockdown…It started off with just transforming cutlery into jewellery, like spoon rings. I thought that would be really easy.

I thought: “I’m a DIY DYKE, I can make this myself!”

Check out the full interview via YouTube with Editor Michael and Actor & Musician Sheyi Cole on set for our exclusive editorial featuring in Original Magazine | Vol 1

“A lot of people assume that I sit in silence when I do my make up..how psychotic do you think I am?! just sitting there with my tiny little brushes…🤣”

Interview By: Fae Reid

“I have a playlist for the crowd outside, but I still need to make one for me. I usually listen to CMAT before I perform and Glen Campbell. I walk on stage to The Rhinestone Cowboy, but I love listening to Southern Nights, Gentle on My Mind, and Fleetwood Mac. I love loads of old sixties tunes before I go on stage, like Que Sera, Sera. I’ve got it tattooed on my wrist in my papa’s handwriting…”

In this interview, Original Magazine speaks with the 'Internets Stepmum' Cherie DeVille who will be giving an insight to the world of adult entertainment.

"The pros include creative freedom, financial independence, and a supportive community. The cons are the stigma, privacy issues, and potential exploitation...."

Photographer: @bloom_creative_studio
Model: @felixmufti

’Bryony Jade is a freelance photographer based in Liverpool, UK. They specialise in portraiture and fashion photography…’

’Felix Mufti is a Scouse activist, performer, writer, chaos-causer, who loves to tell stories through rhythms n’rap inspired spoken word…”

Photographer/ CD: Laura Braithwaite @seekhappydays

MUA: Roo (Season 5 of Glow up) @nectaroon

Stylist: Imogen Porter @tigsnoop

“…She placed the bouquet on the desk opposite his cot; always facing him, commanding and ever-present. Though a nice sentiment, a combination of morphine and confusion brought Grandpa the idea that a woman in red was always in the corner facing him…”

By Zoe Montgomery

Carefully dissecting and observing the potential of the Mushroom's ability to break down the resin coating on the surface of darkroom papers such as Ilford and Foma, once the paper turns to smaller particles and the Mushrooms begin to die…

So, how do you fund your own project without any of this? Well, you guest it, it comes from your own back pocket and no matter how much you research (if you have done the first part that is) it will almost always cost you more to fund your project than original planned.

Ray Chu: I think within this industry, of course everyone loves to express themselves and all aspects of their character. Fashion can be cold in a way, so I hope that when we are able to show who we are and support each other more in our community, that brings more to what fashion can be.

As the age old saying goes, 'a man's home is his castle,' but in our collaborative editorial series crafted exclusively by a team of talented women, we find it imperative to redefine this notion.

Call it a distraction or disempowerment keeping us unsatisfied with our appearance means women are subordinate to men

“…Living in their own hot pink hue, recent drama graduates come fringe fanatics, Ding for Disco, have seized every opportunity in their sights…”

“Max Edward is a 23 year old, London based illustrator. His work is a maximalist and indulgent hyper-feminine approach to fashion and portraiture illustration, with a focus on queer culture and inclusivity”

The horrors of war are resolutely put out of the brackets of this world without men. It is a gynaeceum, majestic, beautiful and frightening. Nineteen women of different ages wander in a string through the endless desert, re-mastering or forever saying goodbye to the space reminiscent of the fields of past battles.

By Lilia Li-Mi-Yan and Katherina Sadovsky

Editorial
What we would have worn to the #megala

Photography: @tallguyconnor
Design: @casarelia

I always wanted to make art since I was a child, but I’ve been interested in many things over the years from music to fashion, film and photography. The work I make now has been a natural progression of that curiosity, and it’s a great way of combining those different mediums into one creative output.

“Geyujing Shen was born in a small city in Zhejiang, China,…but people are mostly oblivious to their presence - just as women are experiencing in China, and with the status of queer, the way trees are treated deepens Geyujing's anxiety about identity, presence, and visibility…” By Geyujing Shen

Time, as a phenomenon, is profoundly intriguing, it invites us into a deeper reflection - taking shape as an abstraction, and then morphing into a framework used to comprehend the intricacies of the human experience.

Memories, and it’s labyrinthine relationship with time, can alter our perceptions...

Words & Interview by: Rebecca Jones

“All designers are inventors.”

This was one of the very first things Samantha Siu told me when we met. During her interview with Original Magazine, Siu shared her belief that the fashion world is filled with innovators and scientists. However, after speaking with her about her latest body of work, I’m certain that few are as intentional in their inventiveness as the New York-based jewellery designer.

It’s been an explosive year for Wes Nelson. While accolades rarely capture every aspect of a person’s life across eleven months, for this former reality TV star, his list of achievements serve as the perfect reintroduction.

Among his accomplishments: topping the UK Top 40 charts with his single in collaboration with Craig David, returning to the Love Island villa with Craig to perform Abracadabra, signing his record label to Sony Music, and touring across Europe, the UK, and Ireland.