Alison Jane Reid
Total 345 Posts
It's a Fab Slow Luminary Life in Reading - From Thrilling Theatre to Beautiful Hotels, Books, Vintage Fashion and Exquisitely Pretty Food
Reading is the destination writes Alison Jane Reid in her decadently slow luxury guide to Kate Winslet's home city and the place for a theatre, food and slow travel odyssey with a royal history lesson too!
Anne of Green Gables and the Return of the Divinely Beautiful Puff Sleeve Dress
Anne of Green Gables and sublime puff sleeve dresses are a thing writes editor Alison Jane Reid as fashion romanticism rules the roost from Batsheva collaborating with the Laura Ashley archive to Erdem's ravishing floral gowns.
Henry the 1st - The Hot History Play in Reading Abbey Ruins and the Inspiration for Game of Thrones
Henry the 1st is the forgotten English King, the inspiration for Game of Thrones and a thrilling new history play on now at Reading Abbey Ruins performed by The Rabble Theatre writes Alison Jane Reid
Postcard from the Editor: Afghanistan, Land of Poets, Turquoise Turrets, Talented Artisans and Girls Dreaming of the Right to Laugh and Play the Guitar
Postcard from Afghanistan - Arts Journalist Alison Jane Reid Looks at the Art and Culture of Afghanistan From an Artisan Fashion Project, the Storyville film Inside Kabul, Rory Stewart's Epic Walk and Grafitti Artist Shamsia Hassani's Magnetic Murals.
Despatch: Audrey Hepburn and Stacy Chong On a Journey from Fast Fashion in NYC to Making the Sassiest Pants on Earth with Women Artisans in Afghanistan
Can fabulous, slow-fashion pants help the women of Afghanistan and emulate the style and humanitarian work of Audrey Hepburn? Alison Jane writes about a fashion collaboration from Baltimore to Kabul.
The Luminaries Flaming June Hot List - Vermeer to the Vesper Martini, Puff Sleeve Mania and The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
The Luminaries June Hotlist - from Anne of Green Gables Puff Sleeves Mania to Vermeer, James Bond's Vesper Martini, The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and matchbook art.
The Rodeo Review - A New Rebel Without a Cause
Rodeo is the blistering, biker and crime odyssey film by French director Lola Quivoron writes journalist Alison Jane Reid. The film made its debut at Cannes in 2022. Read the review in The Luminaries Magazine.