WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS Ending the year with a bang, BANA — the boundary-pushing pop artist effortlessly bridging her Kurdish heritage with contemporary global sounds — signs off 2025 with “Ripple Effect” , a slick, high-energy release that feels like a statement of intent as much as a celebration. Hot on the heels of her intoxicating, dance-infused single “ Air ”, and a run of remixes from electronic heavyweights Meg Ward, Josh Parkinson and Ossie, “Ripple Effect” is poli

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS I arrived at The Barbary early on a Wednesday evening, expecting the quiet hum of midweek diners. Notting Hill, with its pristine streets and tasteful Christmas lights, felt a world away from my Tottenham postcode, where my neighbours’ annual display resembles the permanent flashing of ambulance-coloured lights through my window. Yet, stepping into the Grade II–listed corner building on Westbourne Grove, I felt instantly cosy and settled. The restau

BY DANNI SPOONER - PHOTOGRAPHY + EDIT CHERRY AU LAYERED was created in memory of Leia — a space built to hold trans and non-binary creativity with patience, care, and room to breathe. Some stories arrive fully formed; others need time. This piece lives in that in-between — made years ago, carried quietly, and shared only when the artist was ready. Danni Spooner’s  photographic series they talk when you leave  is deeply layered, both in form and in feeling. Shot in 2022 — befo

Suburban Saint captures a restless figure moving through the quiet edges of suburbia, where moody, sculptural looks embody the fragile tension between rebellion, memory, and becoming.

Where Creativity Meets Strategy: Turning Fashion Vision Into a Sustainable Business Fashion entrepreneurship blends art, business, and relentless adaptability. Designers dream in color, texture, and movement. But turning that vision into a steady business requires systems that support cash flow, brand identity, and operational order. Creativity alone won’t carry a label far. Financial discipline alone won’t attract customers. Success happens when both sides work together. Tod

INTERVIEW ROB CORSINI - PHOTOGRAPHY MICHAEL HIGHAM - CREATIVE DIRECTION + PRODUCTION MAISIE JANE DANIELS - MAKEUP MATILDE RIBAU - HAIR ALEV MILLER - VIDEOGRAPHY RODRGIO BELASQUEM LAYERED was created in memory of Leia — a space built to honour, archive, and uplift trans and non-binary voices. Our print beauty story Hannah Jones Is A Ray of Light  brought that intention to life with full force: an uplifting editorial and interview capturing the depth, humour, joy, and te

PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREA MAE PEREZ - TALENT AGUSTINA RUIZ - STYLING MATILDE RAPOSO - MAKEUP MOLLY WHITELEY - PHOTO ASSISTANCE WILLIAM BLAKESLEY-HERBERT - STYLING ASSISTANCE FREYA STOCKDALE Musician Agustina Ruiz  of Los Bitchos steps into a kaleidoscope of harlequin selves, each look revealing a distinct facet of her inner performer. These shifting identities explore the masks we adopt those chosen, inherited, or worn out of necessity. Through heightened theatrics and vi

BY IFY EKEMEZIE LAYERED was created in memory of Leia - a space built to honour trans and non-binary creativity in all its textures, contradictions, softness, and power. It’s a project shaped by lived experience, and by the artists who bring that experience into the world on their own terms. Ify (they/them)  explores this beautifully in their collage TOO DYSLEXIC TO JOURNAL, TOO EMOTIONAL TO NOT . Like the medium itself, the work is layered: fragments of thought, moments, and

CREATIVE DIRECTION & MAKEUP JACK OLIVER   - PHOTOGRAPHER ARIS AKRITIDIS - HAIR LESLEY JENNISON , GRACE DALGLEISH & SOPHIE GEIDEBY - MODELS SIUHEI , AWEK & MÄDCHEN LAYERED  was created in memory of Leia, to hold space for trans and non‑binary creativity. Our print beauty story, Not Artificial , brings that intention to life through an editorial led by trans and non‑binary creatives, capturing all the depth, humour, grit, and tenderness that come with that lived experience.

Resort 2026 Embraces Effortless Elegance, Comfort, and Timeless Style Over Flashy Statements Resort season 2026 isn’t about making a scene. It’s about knowing you don’t have to. The flash and glitter that once defined tropical getaways have been replaced by something subtler, a kind of confidence that comes from ease. After years of maximalism and color-clashing chaos, people are craving space, softness, and sun. This year’s resort collections aren’t shouting for attention, t

From Coffee Shops to Sold-Out Shows, F Word catches up with Izzy Escobar Fresh off a sold-out night here in F Word’s home city of London, Cuban–Italian singer, songwriter, and pianist Izzy Escobar lets us step into a day in her life on tour - the coffee, the chaos, the quiet, and the rituals that keep her grounded between cities. London isn’t just another tour stop for Izzy. After a breakup, she took herself on a solo trip here - a reset, a reckoning, a place where she someh

PHOTOGRAPHER GREGORIO ALESSANDRINI - STYLIST ANNA SARR - MAKE-UP MICHELA DRAGONE - HAIR FUJIWARA TAKAHASHI - MODEL MOUSSA NDIAYE “The Weight of Air” is a visual story exploring freedom, identity, and silent resistance through cold tones and raw emotion. The series, captured through the lens of Gregorio Alessandrini , portrays youth as a fragile yet defiant space in flux, caught between inherited roles and the search for self-definition. Shot in urban environments, it bala