Managing Editor

Penelope Bianchi

I’m a fashion editor and arts writer focused on spotlighting designers and artists whose work engages critically with culture, identity, and visual expression. With a background in management and the social sciences, I approach culture with an interest in both the systems that shape it and the people working to challenge or reimagine them. Alongside editorial work, I’ve organised talks, workshops, and events that aim to demystify the creative industry and make space for early-stage voices. I’m drawn to the places where aesthetics meet intent, and to stories that might otherwise go unheard.

27 stories · Since July 2025

Stories

Fashion

Ten designers to watch from Ljubljana Fashion Week 

Founded in 2014, Ljubljana Fashion Week gives Slovenian designers a place to show at home while introducing their work to an international audience. Its programme has included student presentations and exhibitions alongside…

26 October 2026

Music · Nightlife

Inside Russ’s London listening party

For the London edition, Russ seemed just as excited to be there as everyone else. Joining him was Jessy Blakemore, the British-Zimbabwean singer-songwriter signed to Black Butter Records, whose soulful vocals and…

16 October 2026

Music

Jorja Smith comes home To Walsall

“A song that I wrote for my younger self, my 15-year-old self”: at Walsall Arena, 600 people met every mention of her hometown with deafening pride.

8 September 2026

Fashion

10 of HEAD Genève’s Next New Talent

Inside the HEAD Genève Fashion Show: ten rising voices share the ideas, processes and worlds behind some of today’s most exciting new fashion.

1 December 2025

Fashion

Karina Bond’s Lucid Universe

Inside Karina Bond’s lucid universe: The Midnight Sun redefines dreams through 3D-printed couture, blending imagination and technology.

24 October 2025

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