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Luxury Fashion Inspired by Italy – Made in Soho by Nico DiDonna

Despite his initial training and critical acclaim as a menswear designer, Nico DiDonna also knows his way around a woman’s body…. like the varying ways materials drape effortlessly around the curves of the bosom and hips, giving just enough snatch on the waistline (with room to accommodate lockdown weight).

He’s good at what he does and it shows.

Sounds Like Soho: 6 Music and Sound Venues You Need to Know | My Soho Times

Soho rocks. And rolls. And everything else in between. The Swinging 60s cemented the idea of the area as the centre of cool, but audio-wise its history goes way back. Gillian Smith shares more…

Branding, Design and Identity | My Soho Times

Whichever way you read it – ‘Design A New Brand Identity‘ or ‘A New Brand Design Identity‘ – we’ve called upon the expertise of 5 professions who’ve ‘been there, done that‘ to reflect on their journey and offer valuable insight – so you can sail by getting your creative business up and running!

What is a City but the People? | My Soho Times

West End resident, Jessica Toale reflects on the past year…

In March last year the shutters came down on London. The once bustling streets were hushed. Restaurants and shops closed their doors for the foreseeable. And we all ran out of toilet paper. The intervening months saw us lurch from hope to despair as the city opened up and then closed down again. The past year has undoubtedly been a trial. Lives have been lost. Opportunities and freedoms curtailed. We have all experienced unimaginable stress and emotion in coming to terms with what is so often described as the ‘new normal’.

Lighting Up Oxford Street with W1 Curates | My Soho Times

As the season changes and with it comes the first signs of Christmas, we take a stroll down memory lane to the ‘Soho side‘ of Oxford Street where W1 Curates lit up (and continue to) a famous High Street with art…

Let’s Meet at My Place | My Soho Times

We reflect on the past year with ‘Takeaway Stories‘; local people share what they’ve taken away from navigating through a pandemic… meet the owners of My Place Soho!

A Cosy Nook in The Heart of Soho: London Clinic of Hypnotherapy

We reflect on the past year with ‘Takeaway Stories‘; local people share what they’ve taken away from navigating through a pandemic… Lydia Johnson, founder of London Clinic of Hypnotherapy starts off the series.

Influencer’s Network Table at Kasa And Kin

To mark the launch of Kasa and Kin; Soho’s new Filipino all-day restaurant & bar, bakery and patisserie, My Soho Times hosted an influencer’s table bringing together some of our favourite content creators to try a selection of dishes from the hot new menu…

FrightFest Halloween

It’s that time of year again. Nothing can kill the Spooky Season… so shake off those summer cobwebs, throw on your Michael Myers mask and embrace the hair-raising horrors to come with Frightfest Halloween.

The UK’s Number One destination for the fantasy community is open for business once more with nine brand-spanking new features from Friday evening on October 29 to all day Saturday October 30 at the Cineworld, Leicester Square.

Laugh in the goriest places, shriek out loud time after time, gasp at the star guests and rub your eyes with disbelief at the sights and sounds on offer… ones that will live in your dark hearts forever. Because as every true horror fantasy fan knows, it’s the job of FrightFesters to keep Halloween alive and screaming 24/7, 3/6/5.

Time to go for broke, revel in all the pumpkin lunacy and raise merry hell…. it’s all there lurking in the shadows for you.

FrightFest is the UK’s biggest and brightest fantasy and horror film festival. From its first festival in 2000 at the Prince Charles cinema in central London, 22 years later, the festival has evolved into a vibrant community where audiences and guests alike travel from all over the world to be part of the event’s unique atmosphere.

Written by Gillian Smith. This article was originally published in the Autumn issue of My Soho Times magazine. CLICK HERE to view online.

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Last Night in Soho

Celluloid Soho is taking another bow to (hopefully) rapturous applause with the release of Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, a little while later than expected due to pandemic delays. The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie and Matt Smith and is a time-travelling, lovingly recreated ode to the swinging 60s, with a twist of course. Soho, of course, plays itself; with a bit of a makeover.