Alison Jane Reid
Total 346 Posts
A Swashbuckling Scarlet Pimpernel Review and Mindful Cocktail or Two!
The Film Masterpiece of the week is The Scarlet Pimpernel 1934, starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon, with Mindful Pimpernel Cocktails to Match with exquisite ingredients. Perfect for an at-home movie night.
Spy: Fantasy Fashion from The Arabian Nights, Wild Eve Spirit from Harris and Namibia in Rare Desert Spring
Luminaries Magazine Spy News - Namibia's spectacular desert spring, Wild Eve botanical spirit, handcrafted on the Isle of Harris and Marianna Deri's opulent, fantasy Arabian Nights slow fashion.
Did you know that Miranda Richardson, Star of Harry Potter and Black Adder Loves Birds of Prey?
Happy Birthday to Miranda Richardson, BAFTA and Golden Globe award-winning actress. Miranda has inhabited so many fascinating female characters in Harry Potter, The Crying Game, Black Adder and The Enchanted April. She is a keen amateur falconer.
Trends are Dead! Emily in Paris Leads the Fashion Revolution in Vintage and Upcycled Fashion!
Eureka! Lily Collins as Emily in Paris is the poster girl for one of a kind preloved and upcycled fashion writes culture and fashion journalist Alison Jane Reid. Now fashion is all about the individual. Trends are dead.
The Golden Age Journalism Memoir. The Very Beginning, Lord Lucan, Veruskha, Dead Poets and Falling for G.
The Golden Age, a work in progress memoir by arts and culture journalist Alison Jane Reid. In this extract, AJ remembers 'looking for Lord Lucan, colliding with columnist Garth Gibbs and the extraordinary Peter Beard fashion essay with Verushka
Disastrously Fab Living - Bubble Baths, the Joy and Agony of Flirting, Hot Pink Lips, Cafe Society and Early Morning Walks...
Journalist Alison Jane Reid writes the Disastrously Fabulous column - a frank funny and fearless look at life from the perils and joys of flirting to afternoon bubble baths, tai chi, hot pink lipstick and other decadent pleasures.
A Personal Welcome to The Luminaries Magazine, from Editor AJ
Welcome to The Luminaries Magazine - a slow independent arts and culture magazine. We cover film, drama, slow fashion, books, music and slow food with a passion for originality, independence and a passion for magazine journalism. Join our tribe.
