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Chanel hires first openly transgender model to front campaign

American model Teddy Quinlivan has revealed she will be the first openly transgender model to front a Chanel campaign. The 25-year-old took to Instagram to announce the news and share a small teaser of the campaign with Chanel Beauty. In a heartfelt post, she said: “I find I don’t cry anymore when things are sad, but isn’t it interesting when we...

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Pride pop-up store opens in Seven Dials in partnership with Mary Portas

A Pride pop-up store has opened at 53a Neal Street in Seven Dials in conjunction with Pride in London 2019. The creative agency of Mary Portas, star of the BBC2 show Mary Queen of Shops, curated the store in partnership with Pride in London. The space has a ‘street party’ theme and acts as both a traditional shop, as well as a space for the...