By Katie May Huxtable After the quick passing of EnglandÔÇÖs blue skies and sunny afternoons, the return of the rainfall has forced us away from the seaside and back into the familiar feeling of jeans and long-sleeve tees. However, the return of the Mamma Mia franchise was just enough to bring a little bit of light back into our lives. A new sequel/prequel emerged onto … Continue reading Mamma Mia 2: The Fashion of the Film
Greeted with a pink cocktail to match AmyÔÇÖs hair, I walked into the top floor of the Castle Emporium, where people were enjoying live music, glitter make overs, and a gorgeous photo wall with Summer of Self Love spelled out in pink balloons.Her launch party took place at the independent business hub in Cardiff city centre, where she showcased the pieces she was hand sowing … Continue reading Summer of Self-Love
Dedicated to all things makeup, at Quench Fashion & Beauty we are always on the quest for finding the next product to transform our beauty routines, particularly mascara. As someone plagued with short eyelashes, I am a shameless mascara fanatic, constantly searching for ÔÇÿThe OneÔÇÖ. Having never been mascara-monogamous, I was excited to see if IÔÇÖd finally found the product of my dreams when the … Continue reading Escentual : Benefit BADgal BANG! mascara Launch
For the fourth year running Cardiff fashion week is took place in the city centre from the 28th of October to the 4th of November. ÔÇ¿Over the course of seven days the capital showcased emerging student talent in addition to Cardiff based designers and their creations. ÔÇ¿ÔÇ¿Cardiff fashion week 2017 commenced with their traditional model walk around the city centre, the models paraded through the … Continue reading Cardiff Fashion Week: Model Walk
IÔÇÖm sure, somewhere along the line a girl sporting a choker with her hair tied up with a scrunchie was putting all her high waisted denim in a bag she was going to donate to charity. Unknowingly, she was supplying the next generation with what would become highly coveted vintage denim. Trends have a way of coming back. So often, in fact, that thereÔÇÖs pieces … Continue reading The Lifecycle of Fashion
Whether you’ll be bargain hunting on the high street at 9am sharp or be glued to your screen for online deals, we’ve got you covered! Get note taking folks, here are our top 8 pro tips and trix to spend your pay-day ┬ú┬ú┬ú wisely: 1. Research, research and research Teleportation is sadly not yet a thing and so you canÔÇÖt be in 5 places at … Continue reading 8 Black Friday Hacks
After a 3 year hiatus, Cardiff Fashion Week came back bigger than ever, taking Cardiff by storm last month. Taking place from 22nd to 29th October, CFW was a week long celebration of┬áfashion, design and style. Celebrating Cardiff as a gateway to the fashion product of the designed, and the manufactured, sold across Wales and honing on local talents. Especially keen on showing off the … Continue reading Cardiff Fashion Week 2016
Introducing Retrofest, Cardiff’s first pop up fashion festival! The weather outside might’ve been grim, but nothing than a bit of funky local talent can’t fix. A celebration of Cardiff’s best independent fashion and accessory brands, DJ’s, drinks, vegan food and more! Rock-Ola Reborn, Amy laura smith clothing, Heads Above The Waves, Rachel Katherine Designs, Moon & Bear, WAKIKI, Dizzy Pineapple, Hippie Witch Club, Cosy Cat … Continue reading retroFestival
Although we’re only entering fall, fashion month means getting familiar with next season’s collections and predicting the global trends of the future. Here’s our favorite┬áNew York Fashion Week runway┬álooks for S/S’17 – high street brands please take note and serve us well. VICTORIA BECKHAM┬á TORY BURCH PROENZA SCHOULER┬á RAG AND BONE MICHAEL KORS┬á CAROLINE HERRERA DELPOZA COACH … Continue reading NYFW S/S ’17: Photoblog
Another season, another excuse to visit Lou Lou’s Vintage Fair! Held in the iconic standard City Hall on 17th May, the sun did Cardiff proud and shone bright, complementing perfectly to the arrival of Spring. The fair this time around, as you can imagine, represented the seasonal change with an abundance of sunglasses, denims and fancy summer time dresses that let you show a bit … Continue reading Review: Lou Lou’s Vintage Fair Spring Edition
The Cardiff Vintage Kilo Sale was just as expected. The old rustic smell, the clutter and chaos and the hundreds of attendees all in hope of grabbing some bargains. The event took place in Portland House situated in Cardiff Bay on Saturday 9th April – perfectly timed for a spring closet refresh! The building was swarming with clothing enthusiasts carrying the bright purple plastic bag … Continue reading Review: Vintage Kilo Sale
Quench Fashion reviews the best fashion bibles Amazon has to offer from 2003 to 2015, for all your needs.┬á For inspiration: IT While IT by Alexa Chung cannot be classified as an autobiography, it takes on a fun and modern form of such. Within the pretty pink cover of this book lies collections of images and writings of the ÔÇÿItÔÇÖ girl who has taken … Continue reading The Style Shelf
Find passion, perseverance and pizzazz from our round up of the VIPs of the fashion and beauty industry who reigned not with a whimper, but a bang.┬á Karl Lagerfeld The story of this ambitious icon began at the tender age of 14, when Lagerfeld moved from Germany to Paris, alone, to build a future in fashion. By 25, he was working for his second fashion … Continue reading Icons of the Past
Take a trip down memory lane and revisit + bring┬áback the fashion scene of the nineties when┬ástepping out of your house was the way forward┬áin order to show off your OOTD! What a long way┬áweÔÇÖve come! Caution: Abrupt nostalgia and ÔÇÿfeelingsÔÇÖ may┬áoccur. Ripped Jeans Born in the grunge era and sported by the likes of grunge artists Kurt Cobain and Salt ÔÇÿnÔÇÖ Pepa, ripped jeans … Continue reading The Best of 90ÔÇÖs Trends
A classic New York statement piece is the suit and if you hear anyone claim a designer hasnÔÇÖt put their spin on it at one point in time or another, I wouldnÔÇÖt trust them to check my teeth for leftover food. This New York Fashion Week has seen Calvin Klein doing all sorts of magic on their runway under the watchful eyes of chic and … Continue reading NYFW: Calvin Klein F/W 16
Although this is the first year Lebanon is participating in Fashion Utopias, the 5th edition of the British Council Annual International Fashion Showcase, the countryÔÇÖs success in fashion designing has already been established by some renowned stars. Elie Saab, Reem Acra and Zuhair Murad are just a few of the leading designers that have cemented their genius work in the industry. To further promote up-and-coming … Continue reading LFW: Blueprint Beirut
It’s 2016 and if anything is changing, it’s fashion. Georgina Crespi looks at the phenomenon of fashion technology and what it has to offer in the digital age. Imagine being able to charge your smartphone with your clothes? Well, in the future that might be a thing. Using flexible solar panels, two companies have started producing clothing and accessories that can charge devices. Start-up company … Continue reading Wearable Tech
From banking to ordering a take away, mobile apps are everything for generation Z and the fashion world is not one to stray away from this norm. Find your aesthetic and be in the know of all things fashion with our rundown of the best fashion apps out there. Vestiaire Collective ÔÇô Cheap designer clothing and accessories? Sorry, could you repeat that? As a student … Continue reading Must Have Fashion Apps
The rain’s pouring and there are sticky leaves everywhere. Yes, summer has long gone. *cry cry* But fear not! There is a silver lining on the horizon. Cath KidstonÔÇÖs new collection was available for exclusive viewing and Quench were lucky enough to have a cheeky look ahead of their Spring/Summer 2016 range. And if you thought CK only did floral or polka dotted handbags, think … Continue reading Cath Kidston SS16 Collection Preview
With the global fashion weeks done and dusted for the year, it was only right for us to assume that the busiest time of year for the industry had passed. Our assumption lasted short as we were kindly invited to attend the London Hair & Beauty Awards 2015 and represent Quench. Held on Sunday 11th October, when our Save The Date read Marriot Hotel at … Continue reading London Hair & Beauty Awards 2015
