Natalia Kapchuk, artist, environmental advocate and cultural ambassador, was honoured at the Parliamentary Society for Arts, Fashion & Sports Assembly at the House of Commons. Hosted by Alex Davies-Jones MP and Rebeca Riofrio, the Assembly explored how culture can be used as a force for safety, responsibility and positive social change. Kapchuk received the Medal of Honour for Eco-Artistic Leadership. A Russian-born artist based in London, Kapchuk’s work focuses on ecological

David Ben David, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sprayground, was honoured at the House of Commons during the Parliamentary Society for Arts, Fashion & Sports Assembly. Hosted by Alex Davies-Jones MP and Rebeca Riofrio, the Assembly addressed the responsibility of influence within the creative industries and recognised individuals whose work has shaped culture across fashion, media, art and public life. Ben David received the Medal of Honour in Global Fashion Excellenc

Mental health, trauma recovery, and emotional wellbeing formed a central part of the conversation during the Parliamentary Society for Arts, Fashion & Sports Assembly at the House of Commons on Tuesday 2 June 2026. Hosted by Alex Davies-Jones MP and Rebeca Riofrio, the Assembly explored how creative industries can become safer, healthier, and more supportive environments for future generations. Among those recognised for their contribution to this mission was Rhea Maria Ellio

The international entertainment industry took centre stage at the Parliamentary Society for Arts, Fashion & Sports Assembly on Tuesday 2 June 2026, as Denise Parkinson was honoured at the House of Commons for her contribution to global media and communications. Hosted by Alex Davies-Jones MP and Rebeca Riofrio, the Assembly brought together leaders from fashion, media, diplomacy, healthcare, technology, and the arts to discuss safeguarding, responsibility, and positive cultur

On Tuesday 2 June 2026, the House of Commons welcomed an international gathering of journalists, entrepreneurs, diplomats, artists, and cultural leaders for the Parliamentary Society for Arts, Fashion & Sports Assembly, hosted by Alex Davies-Jones MP and Rebeca Riofrio. The Assembly focused on a pressing challenge facing modern creative industries: how to create safer, more inclusive, and more responsible environments while continuing to celebrate excellence and achievement.

Few journalists can claim to have witnessed the evolution of modern fashion quite as closely as Suzy Menkes OBE. On Tuesday 2 June 2026, inside the House of Commons, the Parliamentary Society for Arts, Fashion & Sports presented Menkes with the Medal of Honour for Lifetime Achievement in Fashion Journalism and Cultural Leadership, recognising a career that has influenced generations of designers, editors, journalists, and fashion professionals around the world. For more than

House of Commons, Westminster — Tuesday 2 June 2026 PRESS OFFICE The setting was one of Britain's most historic institutions. The subject matter, however, was firmly rooted in the challenges of the modern world. On Tuesday evening, the House of Commons welcomed an international gathering of journalists, artists, entrepreneurs, diplomats, healthcare professionals, campaigners, technology innovators, and cultural leaders for the Parliamentary Society for Arts, Fashion & Sports

By Rebeca Riofrio There are films that attempt to capture greatness through spectacle, and then there are films that understand greatness often exists in quieter places — in the silence between words, in the exhaustion behind famous eyes, in the fragile intimacy that develops when two human beings spend enough time truly observing one another. Moss & Freud, directed by James Lucas, belongs very much to the latter. At first glance, the pairing of Kate Moss and Lucian Freud fee

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London has seen many evenings of consequence. Few arrive quietly and leave with the weight of something beginning. The first edition of the Latin International Fusion Gala 2026 , presented by Eurolatin Strategy Consulting & Trade Ltd , did not attempt spectacle for its own sake. It did something more deliberate. It brought Latin America to the United Kingdom not as a guest, but as a partner. There was a sense, from the outset, that this was not merely an event. It was a state

By Rebeca Riofrio There is a certain stillness in the room before a woman begins again. It is not loud. It does not announce itself. It is found in the pause between who she was and who she is becoming. I met Maysem Ahfaf in such a space—not defined by the tools of her profession, but by the clarity of her purpose. An aesthetic pharmacist by training, yes. Highly qualified, rigorously educated, with a degree in Pharmacy, an MSc in Aesthetic Medicine, and a Level 7 Diploma tha

Dia al-Azzawi, Oriental Window, 2013 London does not often surrender its sun so generously. Yet on that particular late afternoon the light settled softly over Mayfair, bouncing against the pale façades of Dover Street. It was the kind of unexpected brightness that makes the city feel, for a fleeting moment, almost Mediterranean. Dia Al-Azzawi & Othman Al Omeir I found myself walking there with my dear friend, journalist Othman Al Omeir , a man whose memory of people and stor

Pictures Kam Muralli / DK_pixel_uk There are many events in fashion. Some are loud; many are fleeting. The meaningful ones are quieter. They are deliberate. On the evening of Friday, 6 March 2026 , the elegant dining rooms of Mosimann’s Private Members’ Club in Belgravia welcomed a distinguished circle of cultural figures, entrepreneurs, designers, and tastemakers for The Founders’ Dinner of the Business Fashion Awards . The gathering was intimate by design—an evening create

There are moments when symbolism and purpose meet with quiet precision. The Chinese New Year luncheon in support of the Racehorse Sanctuary was one of them. Held to mark the arrival of the Year of the Fire Horse, the gathering united philanthropy, heritage and enterprise in a setting defined by red and gold — colours of vitality, courage and fortune. It was an afternoon that understood its theme. The horse is not decoration in Asian tradition. It is discipline. It is loyalty

There are nights in London that feel cinematic. And then there are nights at Solaya . Perched high above the city within art'otel London Hoxton —the dynamic sister property to Art'otel London Battersea Power Station—Solaya is not simply a restaurant. It is an atmosphere. A mood. A vantage point. On the 25th floor, under dimmed lights that flatter both face and skyline, London stretches endlessly beyond the glass. The terrace opens onto a sweep of city lights—buildings glowin

By Rebeca Riofrio For ten years, I have attended the Paul Costelloe show. There is something deeply reassuring about a house that understands itself. Season after season, Paul Costelloe delivered tailoring with discipline — Irish wool, sculpted shoulders, structure without apology. His clothes were built, not assembled. They stood. This season, there was a different current in the air. It was the first collection presented by William Costelloe as Creative Director following

By Rebeca Riofrio London did what London does best. It resisted. The wind came hard along the river, pressing against the columns of Tate Britain, lifting hemlines, unsettling hair, reminding us that beauty here must earn its place. And yet, inside, there was calm. Not the nervous kind that precedes spectacle, but the quiet confidence that accompanies legacy. Twenty years is not a season. It is survival. In fashion, two decades can feel like defiance. Houses rise brilliantly

There are evenings that arrive softly, and there are evenings that announce themselves with the authority of history. The Ballet Icons Gala 2026 was the latter. This year marked not only the 20th anniversary of Ballet Icons, but my tenth consecutive year attending this remarkable celebration of classical excellence. A decade is long enough to witness growth, refinement, and the quiet courage required to sustain cultural vision. Over the years, I have collaborated in differen

There is nothing—absolutely nothing—like Haute Couture Week in Paris. Not the noise, not the glamour, not the spectacle. What defines it is something quieter, rarer: the feeling of being admitted into a private world, governed by its own codes, rhythms, and unspoken rules. An influencer recently described it as belonging to a secret society. He was not wrong. For those of us who have worked in fashion for decades, Haute Couture is not novelty. It is home. And yet, each seaso