Journal
ESSAYS | TRAVEL | HOME & INTERIORS | PEOPLE | CURIO | FOOD & DRINK | FAMILY, WOMEN & WELLNESS | EDUCATION
Writing for Goodwood
My background as a journalist means I can research any topic. For Goodwood I wrote some pieces of fashion history, delved into topics including why thrift and vintage is making a comeback and what it’s like to be an impersonator and interviewed impersonators, designers, traders and makers.
What does home mean?
At London’s newly reopened Museum of the Home, the trends of British domestic life over four centuries are chronicled in evocative detail. But, learns Ellie Fazan, finding the essence of home lies in understanding the feelings and needs that remain very similar down the generations
Quality and craftsmanship
Ellie Fazan visits former mill town Long Eaton to meet the suppliers of sofas to the Cotswold Company and finds out how they are keeping proud local traditions of upholstery alive by producing quality handcrafted furniture
A fair deal
We meet some of our Fairtrade suppliers and learn how a few simple choices can help to change lives. From chocolate to coffee and quinoa, buying Fairtrade can improve living and working conditions for farmers, support the fight against child slavery and help cope with the challenges of climate change
Small town girl
From a tiny place surrounded by the forests, mountains and lakes of British Columbia, to becoming London’s new queen on the techno scene, the DJ we know as B.Traits has been on quite a journey
Fancy that
There are those for whom the lure of the dressing-up box goes way beyond the odd outfit hire. For these pleasure-seekers, life really is a dress rehearsal…
Horse power
Voluntourism in Malawi: can horse power make a better world?
Brand consultant for fashion startups
For Ziggy Lloyd – a sustainable fashion start-up – I hosted a full-day workshop to galvanise the brand.
Inverting the female form
Meet Polly. She’s the artist who bends herself into weird shapes in abandoned houses in a quest to invert traditional perceptions of the female form.
Jan de Villeneuve
From being a model in the ‘60s to being a model in one’s 70s, Jan de Villeneuve knows a thing or two about fashion.
Shutterspeed
Think life moves too fast? Ellie Fazan meets the Londoner who’s developed a technique to slow down time
Egg heads
In suburban Brentford, Ellie Fazan discovers Hen Corner – the back garden that Sara Ward has turned into a mini organic paradise
Come over here!
Donald Marshall, his alter ego Ginger Johnson, and partner Ben live in a small live-work space. From the street it doesn’t look magic but stuffed with props, it’s an inspiring hub for a performer/writer/singer.
No ordinary Joe
We’re being dripped on by rain in a studio hidden away on a north London industrial estate. The Hawaiian shirts belie the miserable, and frankly quite British, weather outside.
Extraordinary women
Step out of your routine, and you’re bound to discover a few hidden talents.
Life on the water
Meet the water rat who’s swapped life on solid ground for a more buoyant existence on the Thames
Master baker
Rollicking, racy and risqué. To the Londoners bringing sexy to the city…
Engaging bitesized copy for fashion brands – digital fashion campaign for Gap
Position Gap denim as fashionable, affordable and high quality in the eyes of the global millennial audience.
The Blanc revolution
Raymond Blanc spills the beans on growing up in France, spreading the good-food gospel and how British gastronomy has rediscovered its mojo
Solar energy
The best eco ideas work with what nature gives us, says Ellie Fazan. See the amazing difference that’s already been made by installing solar panels on the roof of the store in Catania, Sicily...