Tag: Counterculture

Exclusive Interview with McQ buyer Evie Gurney: ‘At that time, Central Saint Martins was the best Fashion College in the world. John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Matthew Williamson and Stella McCartney had all graduated from there.’

January 25, 2016

McQ buyer and Central Saint Martins graduate, Evie Gurney spoke to Madame Soho recently about the college’s creative spirit, Soho’s former countercultural identity, and the significance of the area’s spatial positioning in London. The sharp, fashion obsessive recalled her memories of Central Saint Martins when the college was situated in the world’s

Art & Culture: World Artists Series: Recycled Propaganda talks to Madame Soho about his penetrative artworks, his creative process and his vision for society

October 15, 2015

artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up (Recycled Propaganda) Subversive artist, Recycled Propaganda sat down to talk to Madame Soho recently about the artist’s role in the world, his observations of modernity and his vision for society. The Las Vegas based artist

Art & Culture: Soho Street Shoots Part 3: A fusion of history, revolution and modernity

October 13, 2015

Soho is about expression, poetry, evocation, style, diversity, rebellion, freedom… Her modernity is a fusion of history, revolution and tradition weaved together to create something new. We are not talking about modernity as a symbol of globalization; not the type that enslaves culture and commodifies the human spirit. Nor are we

Art & Culture: Judy Chicago: Star Cunts and other Attractions

October 7, 2015

A few weeks back, while lazing in the afternoon sun in the park at Soho Square, we found ourselves immersed in conversation about etymology. This moved swiftly from the ways in which words change over time, to the ways that social groups reclaim words from mainstream institutions of power. If

About Us

October 1, 2015

Hey, readers! We thought we better tell you a little bit about ourselves. Madame Soho is an online fashion, music, art and culture publication fusing first class photography by Ki Price with intricate writing by Ray Kinsella. Our focus is mainly, but not exclusively, on London’s Soho both past and

Fashion Speaks: 5 industry insiders share their thoughts on London Fashion Week debuting in Soho

September 30, 2015

During London Fashion Week, Madame Soho asked 5 industry insiders what they thought about the event leaving its former home at Somerset House and migrating to Soho, and how staging the occasion in Soho relates to the area’s social and creative significance. Soho has long been the cultural heartbeat of

Fashion: Day 3 at London Fashion Week: Vivienne Westwood hits the streets ahead of her Politicians are criminals ss16 show

September 25, 2015

Madame Soho loves Dame Viv, and why wouldn’t we? After all, she represents everything we’re about: freedom of expression, our interest in fashion as a way of creating identity, equality and social justice, and unity and diversity through creativity and the arts. What’s also impressive is that Westwood’s subversive actions haven’t waned

Fashion: Designer Sadie Clayton Speaks to Madame Soho about Fashion, Authenticity, and Soho

September 15, 2015

Madame Soho is passionate about fashion, music, art, and literature and the ways in which they cross over and inspire each other. They are, after all, four significant forms that have over the years helped revolutionize British perspectives of society; and our beloved Soho is a social, physical and demographical

Fashion: London Fashion Week SS16 Kicks off in Soho this Friday

September 13, 2015

London Fashion Week SS16 is fast approaching and Madame Soho is truly excited – particularly as it’s set to take place in our beloved Soho for the first time. And to demonstrate our appreciation of British style ahead of the prestigious event which gets underway this Friday, we decided to

News: Madame Soho accompanies Vivienne Westwood as she rides in tank to David Cameron’s home in fracking protest

September 11, 2015

Designer and social activist, Dame Vivienne Westwood rode to Prime Minister David Cameron’s Oxfordshire constituency home this morning in a tank in a dramatic protest against the Tories’ introduction of the devastating practice of fracking to the UK. Madame Soho accompanied Westwood as she rode in the tank in protest over

Documenting More Than a Century of Fashion, Music, Art & Culture in London's Last Remaining Borderline Space

Tag: Counterculture