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Jason Jermaine Asiedu is a Ghanaian fashion designer whose brand, JERMAINE BLEU, specialises in handwoven fabric garments that tell stories featuring family history and the uniqueness of African craftsmanship.

Oscar Isaac in Frankenstein (Guillermo del Toro, 2025); Image courtesy of BFI London Film Festival 2025 Headlining the London Film Festival, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein  (2025) was one of the most highly anticipated premieres. Starring Oscar Isaac as the titular scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and Jacob Elordi as The Creature, the film’s supporting cast also features Christopher Waltz, Mia Goth, David Bradley, and Lars Mikkelson, who bring a mixture of warmth, melancho

Fashion has a history of using design to explore what one may not be able to solely communicate through language. It holds a special platform for allowing culture to be distinguished and revered, especially when on a runway at London Fashion Week. Unity in Design Global Network (UDGN) has taken fashion’s ethos of expressing oneself and presented a space for minority designers to be given the opportunity to share their heritage and culture.

Josh O’Connor in The Mastermind (Kelly Reichardt, 2025); Image courtesy of BFI London Film Festival 2025 The recent Louvre robbery has caught the world’s attention. This short eight-minute heist reads like a movie – speedy and brazen. Does our fascination with this crime reveal how drawn we are to such plots? Clearly, the allure of such a heist captures our interest. And coincidentally, Kelly Reichart’s recent feature, The Mastermind , shown at the BFI London Film Festival an

Photo from Steven Miller, Creative Commons Novelist Claire-Louise Bennett appeared in conversation with writer and psychoanalyst Josh Cohen as part of the 2025 London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre. Bennett’s acclaimed first book Pond  (2015), a short story collection, was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize , and her novel Checkout 19  (2021) was a 'Books of 2021' pick in The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, and   The New Statesman . Her latest, “Elatingly risk

The programme for the 2025 festival (running from the 14th to the 28th of November) is jam-packed with exciting new productions: if you’re passionate about Palestine and its rich and resilient history, you won’t want to miss out.

"London feels like fresh air in our relationship..."

A review of Luvcat's debut album, Vicious Delicious.

A live review of British New Wave icons, The Psychedelic Furs, performing their 2025 London tour date.

Where the worlds of art, culture, and fashion converge - Vogue World. A cinematic celebration of creativity, each act is brought to life by an award-winning costume designer, fusing the language of film with the artistry of couture.