A RETURN TO ELEGANCE

After a very long hiatus and absence on our social media presence, New Edit can safely say we have returned. We have returned to bring back a little elegance to the world of fashion and style. Our philosophy has always been dedicated to that idea of elegance and glamour, a sort of je ne sais quoi that certain designers, photographers and supermodels have attained, from the past and even now... that encapsulate our vision of style. It can be contemporary or vintage fashion, avant garde style photographers or classic portrait artists, or even a classic Grecian model such as Dovima, or someone more "edgy" like Cara Delavingne. It doesn't matter - we love style!

(Dovima - the quintessential 1950's beauty captured perfectly here by Richard Avedon, and the contemporary chameleon of supermodels, Cara Delavigne, taken here by Mario Testino for Vogue UK.)

Attainability has also been our goal with New Edit, and the idea of being a sort of online magazine (with our blog, facebook and Instagram) combining our vision and love for fashion, we endevour to bring this to people in a way that they can relate to, especially, and also feel they could attain what some may see as archaic elegance, but for us it is timeless... eternal. 

With this blog, we hope to go further with our experience, and bring our philosophy a little closer to fashion lovers out there. Not specifically a trend forecast, or speaking particular about certain pieces of clothing, but more so focus on designers, iconic moments in fashion from past and up to today. Not only will we speak about fashion and its aesthetic, but also about those that work tirelessly behind the scenes to make it so, those behind the camera - iconic photographers such as Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Patrick Demarchelier, Mario Testino and many more. 

(The faces of fashion from the 1950's 'till now - left to right: Jean Patchett by Irving Penn, Jean 'The Shrimp' Shrimpton by William Klein, Marisa Berenson by Irving Penn, The 1990's supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford by Peter Lindbergh, Gisele Bundchen by Patrick Demarchelier, and finally Gigi Hadid by Mario Testino)

As well as those in front of the camera, the mannequin's  whom showcase the beautiful clothes... the muses of photographers.... the supermodels. It is no secret that I personally adore supermodels, specially those who captured a moment in time, and those who became an icon for their era. Starting with the very first supermodels, such as Lisa Fonssagrives, Jean Patchett and Dovima, I shall personally oversee the blog posts dedicated to these iconic beauty's. Up until the swinging 60's with Twiggy and The Shrimp, through to the groovy 70s such as Marisa Berenson and Lauren Hutton, and the late 80s where the term supermodel took on a different level of cultural identity. The likes of Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and CIndy Crawford, ignited the industry and became household names, with help from the now poignant and stunning video for George Michel's number one song Freedom '90. The early 00's bought us the likes of a new wave of supermodels, the game changers, those who became celebrity's in their own right, with the help of endorsement, television specials or hosting shows such as America's Next Top Model, and dating rock stars and famous actors, The likes of Gisele Bundchen, Kate Moss and Stella Tenant were able to carve out their own name in a new way, that made their platform even ore important for brands, and even charities for many used their new icon status to bring a lot of attention to problems such as UNICEF. Nowadays, the supermodels have become world stars, whose income and pedestal sometimes eclipse the designers they parade the catwalk for. The likes of sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid, and reality TV personality Kendell Jenner have re-imagined what it is to be a modern young women and how to be successful, not only with their looks but their philanthropy and brand identities. This is something that will feature heavily on this blog, as these are the faces that push fashion forward. These are the women who transcended the vanity of magazine covers and instagram post likes, but were able to shape themselves into something more than just a 'hanger for clothes' - superstars who are equally worshiped as much as they are criticized. 

This is what you could call our 'forecast editors letter' for this blog. We are not going to focus on segments to do specifically with beauty, culture and items such as these, that you would generally see in a fashion magazine, as on a blog we are restricted as to what we can publish. But, we shall make a conceited effort to focus on fashion in a way that is both fresh, old and new - bringing the past to the present, and showcasing elegance in a new way.

To finish this blog post, it seems fitting to share some of my personal favourite photo's from years gone by by various photographers in summertime. As this British Summer seems to be the typical up and down with the weather, we are enjoying the hottest weather on record and lets hope it's to stay, at least by the end of August.

(From left to right: Gleb Derunjinsky, Roger Prigent, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, and Clifford Coffin)

Daniel

Editor-in-chief

FADING WINTER BLUES - EDITORS LETTER

This winter has been a long and hard one for many. The country have had to deal with weather that we're not used to, and it is always one of those periods where things come left field, unforeseen and unexpected. I, personally, have had to deal with some personal issues over Christmas and New Year. The frailty of life was made very obvious to me when my father had a serious health scare, and it is something that had made me so determined to achieve things in life, not only for myself, but for him to be proud of me. 

As I mentioned in the last blog posts, and across our social media, there was supposed to be, in January, our inaugural issue of New Edit. This magazine we had planned was going to be a monthly one featuring a focus on fashion, style, and a look back at the heyday of glamour. Of course, with all magazines, you need advertising to keep it circulating, and as much as I would have like to see this blog be turned into a virtual magazine - it is far harder than what you would expect. It took almost a month just to get the format of the magazine together, and we hadn't even scratched the surface of looking for advertisers. Unfortunately, due to legal copyright restrictions, we have had to cancel making the magazine and are restricted to social media. This is a shame, and after putting so much hard work with my contributors, of which some were in America, we were naturally upset.

However, due to our motto of looking to the future, by being influenced by the past, we have learnt from our mistakes and are dedicated more than ever to sharing our community via social media, mainly Facebook and Instagram.

As the years go by, who knows, a real magazine may come through to fruition. As of March, I have gone back to studying and I am now a student with the National Design Academy in Nottingham, studying Interior Design. This is one of my passions, along with writing and fashion, and it will be something that in the future I can hopefully tie the whole together in one magazine. Sharing with you all interiors, art, fashion, writing and beauty. 

So, the winter blues have now seemed to fade, and I am personally looking to a better year. The beginning of 2018 may have bought many of us anguish, and a little sadness, but spring is just around the corner and I'm looking forward. 

This blog has been left at the way side since the New Year, but me and the small team at New Edit will make sure to keep you all updated and share with you the fashion edits from our social media presence.

From, Daniel Wynn

Editor-in-Chief, New Edit.

Season's Here Again [Updated]

(1950's beauty and long lost model, Susan Abraham - 

"Sir, a kiss under the mistletoe can be deadlier if you mean it")

It's that time of year again. Where has this year gone? Time seems to fly so quickly, and you feel this mores for when winter arrives. In England, winter has arrived with a frostbitten punch. We have had snow for almost 6 days, but thankfully it is going now and the country can return to some normality. (Though if you ask me, I don't know why we complained, some countries have to deal with it 24/7 but Britain has to grind to a stop. That will, thankfully, not be an issue to speak of when our first issue arrives)

This post is simply to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and of course the first Inaugural issue will be due in January of 2018.Saturday 13th. For those of you who haven't yet, sign up to our mailing list to receive your copy to read first.

(Festive image courtesy of Australian Illustrator, Megan Hess - whose Christmas party at Wedgwood is ironic seeing as the New Edit's based in Stafford, the next town to Stoke-on-Trent where Wedgwood was created.)

But with the New Year fast approaching, we are also going to be looking for volunteer's to help with the magazine as the moths go by. We need writers to produce articles on various 'Arts' related features, such as literature, cultural places to be seen at, best upcoming movies, the 2018 Oscar's list, and anything else cultural to Britain mostly. As well as the Art's, we wish to ask people to help produce the Travel section that will appear later on in 2018 - around about's summer time. 

If you'd like to offer your freelance journalism, or volunteer in helping chose some of the articles that will appear in future issues, then simply email us at: neweditpress@outlook.com

All in all, we at the New Edit hope you all have a fabulous Christmas and seasons greetings for the New Year.

P.S: Here is the cover for our inaugural issue of #NewEdit which will be available 13th January 2018