After a challenging two years, London Fashion Week (LFW) is back at full capacity. Following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, many shows was forced to take place virtually or were cancelled entirely, and like many other sectors, the British fashion industry was also hit very hard by the pandemic. That was all […]
Without a doubt Erdem’s namesake brand has had an extraordinary fifteen years in fashion with many highlights. T-VINE takes a look back at some of the London-based Canadian-Turkish designer’s most memorable moments. Erdem is known for championing inclusion and diversity. When British Vogue asked him to pick 15 unforgettable moments from his career, he said […]
TV personality Kem Cetinay continues to collaborate with Primark for his much-loved men’s summer collection. As Primark’s first-ever male ambassador, Kem returned for his third collection this summer, which is available in 100 stores globally. Speaking of his collaboration with the high street fashion retailer Kem said, “I am so proud to be launching my […]
Based on the mystery about the world’s oldest temple Göbekli Tepe, acclaimed TV drama Atiye (The Gift) was the most popular series of the year 2019 on Netflix Turkey, despite only being released on 27 December*. The second Netflix original Turkish series, Atiye was given the thumbs up by non-Turkish audiences and was recommended by […]
It’s only the first month of 2020, but we have another tragedy to add to others we’ve already witnessed this month, including the devastating bush fires in Australia, the deaths of 176 people on board a civilian Ukrainian plane that was inadvertently bombed in Iran, and the deadly earthquake in Elazığ, eastern Turkey. On Sunday, […]
To warm the ladies during these cold winter days, T-VINE looks at the Spring Summer 2020 collections of four London-based Turkish designers, as seen at London Fashion Week in September. Popular with celebrities and royalty alike, designers Erdem and Bora Aksu returned to familiar themes, paying homage to extraordinary historical female personalities in their SS20 […]
Turkey is textile heaven, especially when it comes to high quality menswear: even my British husband usually gets his clothes from Turkey whenever we visit. Here are some of the country’s leading men’s fashion brands, alongside London-based label Chalayan, to freshen up your winter wardrobe. One of the pioneers in cool Turkish men’s ready-to-wear fashion […]
Turks want to have less children compared to the past, a dating app’s data revealed recently. According to the figures provided by OKCupid, while 60% of their users want only one or two children, 35% are not planning to have any at all. It suggests that Turks are not heeding their President’s call to have […]
Turkey’s premier tourist region Antalya hosted a record-breaking 15 million foreign tourists this year. Known as the ‘Pearl City’, Antalya was also named by Mastercard among the world’s top 10 destinations, alongside Istanbul. According to official figures from Antalya’s Provincial Directorate of Culture & Tourism, 15,567,000 visitors from 193 different countries travelled to the city, […]
The Turkish Food Centre, or TFC as it is better known today, opened its first branch in 1979 when there was a high demand for, but virtually non-existent supply of Turkish groceries in Britain. Four decades on and owners TFC Holdings were celebrating the chain’s 40th anniversary with a plush bash at Park Lane Hilton. Some 400 […]
