1001 things not to do in London: become a puddling peddler
Time Out’s Executive Editor Michael Hodges has been dallying with danger so you don’t have to. This week’s thing not to do in London – No 381: become a pudding peddler. Read the full post…
Help young people in need get dressed for success
Dressing for a job interview is daunting enough without the added pressure of being homeless and not having anything to wear. A Suit That Fits, purveyors of the affordable tailored suit, have been donating their samples to youngsters in need for a while now, and last year called on the public to donate their unwanted suits to the A Suit For Success campaign, which garnered over 1,000 donations. This year, the brand is working in collaboration with Right Futures who work with 16-19 year old Londoners to get them into employment through training, apprenticeships and work experience, along with homeless charities Amber and Centrepoint. If you have a suit that hasn’t seen sunlight for a while, donations will be accepted until May 31 at A Suit That Fits’ London studios and by post. And if you need an added incentive, all those donating suits will receive a £50 voucher towards tailoring at A Suit That Fits. Get rid of old clobber and help a young person along the way? It’s win-win. Maggie Davis
For more info, see aSuitThatFits.com.
Heavy metal: Kate Hutchinson tries her hand at longsword fighting
As decreed by Time Out readers, Kate Hutchinson must face an ordeal by cold steel. Read the full post…
French food gets a Hackney makeover
With a raft of recent French restaurants opening in central London recently, it looks like Gallic food could be having a renaissance. Never one to miss a trend, Hackney has gone and got one now too.
Find out what our reviewer thought of Mare Street’s new French bistro/café Bouchon Fourchette.
Drop dead gorgeous makeovers at the Pinterest Day of the Dead Party
Counting the days down until November so you can rock the Mexican Day of the Dead look? Well, the wait is over (for now). As you would expect, Pinterest’s monthly party is always an aesthetically pleasing event, and this May’s shindig is no exception as it’s time to achieve the perfect Día de los Muertos look. If you get yourself down to A-Side B-Side gallery on May 21, you can adorn yourself in a colourful hodgepodge of silk flowers and all manner of other embellishments. The evening includes a tutorial on how to achieve the ultimate skull make-up, fuelled by mezcal cocktails, and by the end of the day you’re most likely to look like you’ve rolled out of either A) ‘The Lone Ranger’ or B) Hobbycraft, drunk. Both good looks though, and you’ll have plenty of time to perfect it before the real Day of the Dead.
Tickets are £28 and are available at pinneditmadeitmay.eventbrite.co.uk.
Eurovision: the drinking game
Eurovision is the ultimate celebration of all that is terrible of Europe’s musical output. And it is glorious. We love the sequins, the fake tan, the neon green lycra, the racy dance routines, the questionable English translations, the risk of nil points, the hours you have to dedicate to watching to get anywhere near finding out the results. But you know what makes Eurovision even better? Being a wee bit tipsy. Read the full post…
The Society Club hosts Paul Willett’s ‘The Look of Love’
Paul Willetts, notorious scribe of Soho culture and biographer of the unruly, has documented another vibrant life in his latest work ‘The Look of Love: The Life & Times of Paul Raymond, Soho’s King of Clubs.’ Raymond, who died in 2008, was a legendary publisher, club owner, and ‘real estate’ (strip club) owner in the ’90s, and Willetts has dived into the life of the cockney Casanova. Willetts is not the only one inspired by Raymond’s entrepreneurial after-dark dalliances as ’24 Hour Party People’ director Micheal Winterbottom has already made the book’s twin sister in film form, ‘The Look of Love‘. If you want to know more about the soft porn extraordinare, head to the Society Club in Soho on May 21 to hear all the goss straight from Willetts.
For more info, see thesocietyclubsoho.wordpress.com.
Step back to 1920s Russia at the Russian Revels pop-up
The year: 1924. The place: Moscow. In post-revolutionary Russia, the bourgeoisie were still determined to have a good time, with elaborate feasts and secret clubs. Get into costume and explore 1920s Soviet society with one of the Russian Revels’ pop-up nights – perhaps appropriately happening in an underground restaurant until June 8. There’ll be a five-course dinner, cabaret acts and plenty of other entertainment, comrade.
For tickets, head to russianrevels.co.uk.
How to survive Nike’s We Own The Night run
If you thought running through the night was the sole preserve of train lines, electricity generators and TRON, then think again. This evening (May 18), Nike’s We Own The Night 10km sweatfest will hit Victoria Park at 8pm. So, gals, here’s how to keep on trucking without trucking up… Read the full post…
Relive the 1980s at the ICA BLITZ weekend
Nineties grunge style may be big right now, but for some the glamour and excess of the ’80s can’t be topped. BLITZ magazine was born in 1980, just as Maggie T came to power, New Romantics eclipsed punks and colourful characters like Leigh Bowery, Madonna and Boy George emerged. Along with The Face and i-D magazine (then owned by Time Out), BLITZ documented what was going on in pop-culture, on the streets and in decadent enclaves of London. Iain R. Webb, BLITZ’s fashion editor from ’82-’87 and now a professor in fashion at the Royal College of Art, was instrumental in shaping the look of the era. Along with Bowery and co. Webb’s accomplices included major London designers like Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano and milliner Stephen Jones, all of whom starred on BLITZ’s pages. Read the full post…
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