Letter From The Editor

From the age of 12, I spent my school holidays in a beautiful house deep in the Herefordshire countryside where the wooden panelled sitting room was lined entire-ly in books. Years back, the Edwardian writer MR James had written several of his fa-mous ghost stories in the house, and on the bookshelves there were first editions of these volumes. But alongside them - and much more intriguing to me - was the whole collection of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels in paperback.

I read them all, one after the other; Casino Royale, From Russia with Love, Dr No, Gold-finger, Thunderball - the list goes on - and I adored the chauvinistic, suave Bond, the inventive and evil villains, and the descriptions of the unutterably glamorous and usually doomed girls who came Bond’s way. I don’t know what it says about me that it never entered my head that Bond’s behaviour was sexist (well, it was the early Seven-ties and we looked at the world differently then) or that most of Fleming’s fictional women could be regarded as victims in some form or other. It was all utterly capti-vating to me then and still, all these years later, Bond continues to enthral.

Most of us have a complicated relationship with the mirror. At one level it is a basic instinct to want to see how we look - not in a vain way but almost as a confirma-tion that we exist. It’s hard to imagine a world where we couldn’t see our reflection - what would that mean for the way we present ourselves? However, who hasn’t been pulled up short by catching sight of themselves looking a great deal worse than they imagined they did, or occasionally indulged in a moment of self-congratula-tion when the whole “look” seems to be working? We sent Christa D’Souza off into the cutting-edge world of mirrors - if you can imagine what that might be - and her discoveries were a great excuse to plunder Promo’s memory lane of reflections.

Finally, as summer has fully retreated into the past, it’s time to embrace the pleasure of warm and cosy clothes to bundle into for autumn walks and wintry breaks. Our “What To Buy Now” story, styled by senior fashion assistant Lucy Bower, features some great outdoors pieces that won’t break the budget and makes the prospect of cold weather a little more appealing.

Contributors

Post-MODERN

Photographer: Paulina Maciejewska Stylist: Cezary Glusniewski

Model: Izabela KobusMake up: Joanna Kanigowska

Modern Luxe

Photographer: Sayed MobinModel: Josephine Tutman

Makeup & Hair Stylist: Zevara Artistry by Anjali Chatwani Jewelry: Engarcia Jewelry by María Rodríguez

Embraced

Photographer- Gabrielle RuddickModel- Amanda Taylor

EDGE OF WOMAN

Photographer: Laurent FRETE Stylist: Mark L Bobo

Model: Camille@fordagency (paris) Make Up: Sandie ROLLAND

Hairdresser: Jessica JEAN FRANCOIS

My Perfect Day

Model: Laura-Jane Corker & Keira Brigham @ Giant ManagementFashion Stylist: Aster Densenko @ Creative Cargo

Hair Stylist: Phoenix Ly Makeup Artist: Priya Alexander

Labels: Hannii bridal, Bluebell bridal

Natural Glamour

Photographer RACHEL ZEHNERModel ALLISON PONTHIER

RE: Direct Model Management NYCAston Models LA

The Dragonfly Agency TXOPTION Models Portland

Post-MODERNPhotographer: Paulina Maciejewska

Stylist: Cezary GlusniewskiModel: Izabela Kobus

Make up: Joanna Kanigowska

Photographer: Paulina Maciejewska Stylist: Cezary Glusniewski

Model: Izabela KobusMake up: Joanna Kanigowska