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Welcome to Liverpool

009 Introducing You to the Land of the Scouse010Glossary of Terms. You will need this to Survive.031Top Ten Places

007Letter from Editor

008Contributors

049Stockist

Fashion and Features

012Where should you Shop in Liverpool015Adore Adornment023Try a Liverpool Trend039IDLL shoot- Our Day Out

Beauty Features027

Beauty School Drop Out

We are so cultured.021

IDLL interviewed- Laura Oakes

029IDLL Reviewed-

Illustrator033

IDLL Featured- Utility Design

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In the summer of 2010 IDLL was conceived, now nine months later its born and sat in your lap, all new and smelling amazing. The smell of a new magazine is wonderful. The first trimes-ter was by far the hardest part, from getting a team together, design and creating shoots, articles and general ideas and then trying to detach from the chosen location. The said lo-cation was Liverpool with major attachments to the city letting go of its hand and letting it roam freely was deep down challenging.

Second trimester brought us to the city of Liverpool with vibrancy and a buzz in the air no matter what the weather, day or night. Known only by some because of bad press IDLL explored the amazing sides to Liverpool that would never make the front pages due to the no drama, laid back approach most Scouser’s have. That was quite a larger generalization but the whole Scouse team that have been in-volved in IDLL have been wonderful and while stereotyping not one of them have stolen from us (I am allowed to say that because I am a Scouser myself)

The Third trimester found us an amazing tal-ent in a young girl named Laura Oakes whose voice is filling the whole room. The talent ra-diated from Laura and she most definitely fit-ted in with the drama-free, laid back charac-ters Liverpool had to offer. She was a one with words Laura, she sings“and if you and me are meant to be then shouldn’t it just come naturally”This was how IDLL felt, if it wasn’t meant to be in this issue then it wouldn’t feel right or nat-ural.

Please sit back, with a cuppa and a snack of your choice and truly enhoy IDLL. Feel the passion and pride that has gone into it. Love it and it will love you back if you ever visit a lo-cation in which IDLL is placed.

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Chris Nawrocki

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L i v e r p o o l

To enter Liverpool you must

Δ Be this tall

Δ Have a sense of humor

Δ Have a beautiful and

open mind

Δ Appreciate music, art

and culture…

Δ …but not shun the

conventional

(sometimes its relevant)

Δ have super sonic hear-

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Δ the ability to speak

Scouse

(lessons on page 10)

AntwakkyMeaning-Old Fashioned, Out of Date Used in a sentence- “Eee that dress is so Antwakky”

ArlarseMeaning-Mean, Unfair, SlyUsed in a sentence- “Awh mate your proper Arlarse you”

BillMeaning- to be aloneUsed in a sentence- “I’m on my bill”

BirdMeaning-Girl, GirlfriendUsed in a sentence- “Is that you bird La?”

BossMeaning-Good, Great, Brilliant.Used in a sentence- “That’s Boss”

Cob-onMeaning-sulkingUsed in a sentence- “I’ve got a proper cob-on”

JargMeaning- Fake, a Replica of some-thing mainly designer clothing Used in a sentence- “Eee Lad that trackie (tracksuit) is Jarg”

KecksMeaning-Trousers or PantsUsed in a sentence- “Be down in a minute la, just sticking (putting) me Kecks on”

La (Lah) Meaning- Male, Friend, BoyUsed in a sentence- “That’s Boss La”

Made UpMeaning-Happy, PleasedUsed in a sentence- “I am proper made up”

OzzieMeaning-HospitalUsed in a sentence- “Quick, get ‘im the ozzie”

ScallyMeaning-Youth, Chav Used in a sentence- “This pure scal-ly robbed me bike”

SoundMeaning-Good, Great, I AgreeUsed in a sentence- “That’s Sound La”

Yews/YouseMeaning-Plural of youUsed in a sentence- “Where are yews going?”

WoolybackMeaning-Non Scouser from the Surrounding area’s of Liverpool “Plastic Scouser”Used in a sentence- “Some Wooly-back on the bus was wear a proper Jarg Jacket”

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Adore yourself. Adorn yourself. Jewel-lery, tattoos and piercings have had a huge impact on the fashion industry and no-one is captialising on this better than Claudia Pink. Miss Pink combines 1920’s glamour with Bollywood, her modern twist on classic vintage pieces creates a fresh and innovative look at accesso-ries . Claudia Pink jewellery has gone from cult favourite to household name, well homes with fashion forward females in. Claudia Pink has an edge over high street stores by creating one off piec-es for the same price as mass produced high street jewellery

Claudia Pink recently moved from a shop in the alternative shopping quarters of Grand Central to a stand in the high end designer mall Met Quarter.

Claudia Pink

IDLL met with Claudia, we asked her how she felt about the move.

“I can’t believe how blessed I am, I start-ed by creating jewellery for myself and my mates, the new stand is in a per-fect location its right outside MAC so the girlies of Liverpool go get there make-up done then come for a gander at my stall”

Claudia has recently had some of her pieces on a certain reality talent show. When we asked about it she said

“I can’t believe my work has been seen by millions, Rebecca (Ferguson) has worn quite a few of my designs on X Factor, when I saw I spat my drink out, it was red wine my flat mate wasn’t hap-py”

Claudia then went on to her hopes for the future

“I want to have stores all around the country, I often hold stalls at Cam-den Market. I have this really silly lit-tle hope that I will see my newest col-lection being worn by Alexa Chung, its much more delicate than I have done before and I think it would suit her style perfectly.”

If you see this Alexa or anyone who wants to check out Claudia Pink jew-ellery she has an online store at www.claudiapink.co.uk

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IDLL Interview-Singer Songwriter Laura Oakes

IDLL Interview

Scouse songstress Laura Oakes has been paying her

dues on the Liverpool music scene since the mere age

of 15.

Now 20, Laura has left the city she grew up in and moved

a little further up North to Leeds College of Music,

the Scouse still runs through her veins though with

regular trips back home to play the stages of Alma

De Cuba, Zanzibar and the Picket to name a few. I have

been spying on Laura for many years now and saw (and

photographed) her at Zanzibar when she was just that

little 15 year old. Laura can blow anyone away with her

mind-boggling voice and off stage is a breath of fresh

air. Comparing the two Laura’s, the 15 year old Laura

alone on stage with an acoustic guitar and what seemed

like little confidence would strum and pick away while

belting out her own original tracks in comparison to

the 20 year old Laura I watched on stage just this sum-

mer, the amazing talented has not faulted in the slight-

est back by an amazingly talented band of 4 guys, she

certainly is the rose between the thorns (sorry guys).

What makes Laura stand alone on the Liverpool music

scene at the moment is that she seems willing to get

her hands dirty, there setting up emits the wires, sound

and tech guys, is Laura. She seems unlike these female

“pop stars” today, who as she would say “models with

auto-tune” she knows that to get anywhere she needs

to know backstage, on-stage and how to be an audience

member. There isn’t an ounce of diva in her,

“My family wouldn’t let me”

She said when I asked her about being a diva. Laura

comes from an extremely musical background

“My mum done the clubs (of Liverpool) from being re-

ally young she toured around with her cousin and

had the worst cheesy name ever they was called (she

cringes) Cousins Only, my mum comes from a musical

background so it was just in my blood to sing from be-

ing 3 I knew it would be only thing that would make me

happy. My uncle Eddie also a singer, used to make me

sing every week after our Sunday Dinner at my Nan and

granddad’s I would stand and perform for my family. It

wasn’t until secondary school when I was taken under

the wing of my fabulous music teacher “Miss Swift” that

I realised that I could actually have a career in the mu-

sic industry, well actually it was musical theatre but

that helped me to progress into writing and perform-

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We moved onto talking about the move to Leeds

“The biggest shock for me was going from regular gigs in Liverpool with the same friendly faces in the audience along with my family to performing in a brand new city. Well sup-pose that wasn’t the biggest shock, living in a building full of like minded people was the biggest shock but in the best way possible. The first time I held a conversation with a person who didn’t roll there eyes or get bored of my music babble after 5 minutes almost brought a tear to my eye (she laughs) that’s really difficult to make me cry as well but well lets say I never had the support from a friendship group as large as this before, I met one or two people through school but never as many as 10-15. It’s mad. I love Leeds but its not Liver-pool, I don’t think anyone have the Scouse attitude towards music. The city is only famous because of the musicians that come from and I think that the people of Liverpool are so grateful of that. I know I am, I attend the Matthew Street festival every year and have performed at it a couple of times and its just a buzz, I’ve never felt it in any other city I’ve played at.”

I went on to talk about Laura’s music; she has a collection of songs that she is performing at the moment that are all completely different in style, tempo and genre. A great thing right? Not according to Laura

“I worry sometimes that my songs don’t gel together, I like to write music for me and I have lots of different sides to me and my music most definitely reflects that. I have some songs that I can dance along to on stage and the boys (her band) really love to play and move along to then I have songs I sing that mean so much to me. I have songs that I have written about people and it gets really embarrassing if they are in the audience because sometimes its not always a good song, I don’t tell them its about them though”

You have a song about social networking don’t you, what made you target should a huge part of society?

“Its not a hate against social networking, no never. In the lyrics it says, “I’m a culprit, I run my life electronically” The only place you can listen to my music is on Myspace, so no I think social networking is amazing I wouldn’t have people at my gigs if it weren’t for facebook. The song “send” is about “mr and mrs dot com” you know them people who think they have loads of friends but everytime you see them they are alone or with a handful of people, which of course isn’t a bad thing I just think it isn’t brill to have a relationship with a computer screen. Get off your computer and socialise in the pub or something. (she laughs and pulls a face) I hope I don’t offend people. The song actually come around in a re-ally funny way, I was waiting for my little brother to get off the computer and I just started singing “look at all the peo-ple the people the people talking to you tonight” and well the rest is history”

You can listen to Send and the rest of Laura’s songs at www.myspace.com/lauraoakesmusic

Astrid Kircher was the first person to photograph

the Beatles in a studio, her work captured the drive

but vulnerability of the Beatles before they sky

rocketed to fame. Astrid’s photography was tak-

en of the original line-up of the Beatles with Pete

Best as the drummer and Stuart Sutcliff playing

bass. It was Astrid’s relations, and later engage-

ment, that found Astrid the position of photogra-

pher for the band. It was in Hamburg Astrid first

met the band and began her work. It wasn’t just the

Beatles that Astrid used as her subject, her work

contained shots of the Cavern. These images pro-

voke the excitement and hype that surrounded the

Beatles. In stark contrast to the Cavern images As-

trid shot post war Liverpool, these imagine stir an

air of silence. Liverpool seems almost like a ghost

town in the images with solo figures of children in

them. The talent oozed from Astrid and translat-

ed through her work that will be appreciated for

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Where to go if…..

1. You need a high street fix.Liverpool 1 is your best bet; most of Liverpool is pretty much centered around Liverpool 1 so it’s a great place to start your day. 2. You want a bit of culture.There are quite a few galleries in Liverpool but must see are Tate which is located at the Albert Dock, The Bluecoat which is now linked with Liverpool 1 and the Open-Eye Gal-lery which has just been relocated to the riv-erside.3. You’re in need of refreshment.The egg café is the most amazing vegan/veg-etarian café; its beautiful inside and often has live music or exhibitions going on. Order the garlic bread or cheese on toast they are both to die for. 4. You want to take a little gift home with you.Utility on Bold Street is the place to go, its sells the best greetings cards, cool gifts with a large price range from £1-£200. 5. You want designer clothes.Then the only way to go is Cricket; located in Cavern Walks it is a haven for all the design obsessed.6. You want a bit of Liverpool culture.Head to Matthew Street, see the Cavern or head to the Albert Dock, go on the Beatles Tour. The streets of Liverpool are bursting with culture so just take your time and look around.7. You like one off products.Get yourself to Grand Central on Renshaw Street, its described as an alternative shop-ping experience, from vintage shops to one of accessories Grand Central is all around unique and its housed in the most amazing building.8. You want a make overPeaches and Cream will treat like a celebri-ty and you will come out looking and feeling like a star. You’ll be ready for a night on the scouse tiles.9. Your wanting to stay the nightSwap a dodgy hotel for a Signature Apart-ment; you will feel like a million dollars stay-ing in these Apartments they range from £45 per night to £200 per night. 10. Your life is full of retro things You will love 69A located just up the road from Grand Central 69A is a retro fans heav-en. It is full of clothes, trinkets, records and furniture. It’s a place to rummage around for hours.

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w h a t t o d o i n l i v e r p o o lWhere to go if…..

1. you want to dress upCirco is the place to go, rub shoulders with the wags of Liverpool, book a booth and feel like you are in your own episode of the Hills for the night.2. You are a huge fan of the Beatles Then you should head to The Cavern, the un-derground location where the Beatles would often perform in the swinging sixties. With live music and cheap drinks you will feel like you are transported back in time.3. You love glitter and club entertain-mentGet yourself to Garlands; go dance your socks of at this glitter-clad club. Located in the Gay Village, Garland’s looks like Doro-thy’s Ruby Slippers exploded all over a drag queens bedroom. 4. You like a quite drink with a bit to eat You need to head to Tabac, a gorgeous café with a warm atmosphere, a talented resident dj whose mix of Wanda Jackson and Michael Jackson song choices will make anyone smile. 5. You want to sip cocktails Chameleon is by far the best cocktail bar in Liverpool, the talented staff can throw a mean cocktail together. This modern but plush bar is spacious and great for a catch up with friends 6. You like tequila Then Cava is your bar, Cava is a great place to start your night off, Cava sells every flavor of tequila imaginable including baked bean. 7. You want a casual night with a bit of in-die musicYou could opt for either Bumper or Mojo. If you want to dance then Bumper is the bet-ter of the two with a large dance floor to the back of the club and a downstairs seat-ing area Bumper gives you the best of both worlds. Mojo on the other hand is busy and lively with less room to dance but an amazing atmosphere either one of these two places are worth checking out.8. You’re not a big drinkTry catching a movie at FACT. This cinema has plush velvet chairs, a cocktail bar and old style ice cream sellers in each screen. Not only does it show the blockbusters but arty, independent movies too. 9. You want a cool hangout with the pos-sibility of a dance later onThen Alma De Cuba is the place for you. An old converted church this beautifully designed bar/club is a great opportunity to go from drinks to dancing and if you stay till midnight the staff throw rose petals from the mezza-nine that runs around the top of the church.10. You’re peckish after all the dancingMr. Chips is the only take away in town to go to. The best chips and gravy in Liverpool comes from Mr. Chips there is always an amaz-ing atmosphere outside with drunken singing and dancing in the streets. It’s the best after party you will find for miles.

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u t i l i t yu t i l i t yUtility started it’s life as a tiny egg sell-ing designer furniture and home ware, it was the only place around for years that sold the likes of Alessie, Utility is a haven on Bold Street for all lovers of well de-signed, aesthetically pleasing home ware. Utility it’s self is a visual heaven, its clean, white lines and glass cabinets line up per-fectly and contains a rainbow of acrylic, a glow of chrome and a cloud of black. From the layout of the store to the staff Utility is the only place to stop and shop if you are in the market for new and beau-tiful home ware. From the tiny egg Util-ity started as it then hatched into a little fluffy chick they expanded their family into the market of gifts. The Utility gift boutique has the same layout as the big sis-ter store but these cabinets contain jew-elry, trinkets and the most amazing range of pens known to man. Again Utility intro-duced Liverpool to Bud rubber ducks and is holding the first place trophy for the only store in Liverpool to stock Tatty Devine accessories. If you are on the hunt for gifts then try Utility gift boutiques on Bold Street and their store in Liverpool 1.

Our Day Out

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Cricket Liverpool

If you’re a bit celeb style obsessed, have a bit of extra cash in your pocket and want the gorgeous glamorous Liverpool style then the only place for you is Cricket. Located in the lovely Cavern Walks in the centre of Liverpool, Cricket is located near some of the top nail salons, beauty parlors and hair dressers Liverpool have to offer mak-ing it a haven for you glamour puss’. Cricket is known about Liverpool as the “Wags Bou-tique” with Colleen Rooney and Abbey Clan-cy are often on the red carpet sporting buys from Cricket. This design boutique is one of the only independent stores in Liverpool to stock designers straight from the London catwalks. Cricket founders Justin Mills and Gerry Manix have built Cricket into a luxury brand over the past two decades; it started as a designer men’s wear store and has flour-ished into a lavish, luxury brand. Cricket has an extremely loyal customer base and a large on at that, the cricket girls are impec-cable groomed, amazingly styled and bodies to die for. They are celebrities in there own right, who wouldn’t want to join them.

Resurrection Liverpool

If you like cutesy t-shirts, quirky trainers, one off dresses and a vintage hit, then your shop is Resurrection. Located on the café littered Bold Street in the centre of Liv-erpool, Resurrection prides its self on a trendy, friendly atmosphere. This one off haven was founded in 1991 and started off as a small store in Quiggins, (an alternative shopping experience that once housed hip-pies, punks, Goths but sadly was closed down and turned into Whistles) it then moved to a small store on Bold Street and now is a two-storey glass fronted heaven. Resurrec-tion is the opposite of the “wag” style that graces Liverpool’s streets, it caters for the arty, beatniks of Liverpool. Resurrec-tion is often the only place in Liverpool to stock edgy brand so the traffic throughout the store is a mixture of scenes; they have an amazing stock of t-shirts all year around especially for you boys out there. Not only do resurrection stock brands they have an amazing vintage section, not the largest but some real gems. Although resurrection doesn’t have a big wag following that isn’t to say that celebs aren’t wowed by resurrec-tion, many scouse lovelies have been papped in Resurrection garments including Abby and the boys from the Zutons and x factors Rebecca Ferguson. Resurrection surely is a gem of Liverpool and contributes largely to the trends that walk the streets of Liv-erpool.

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Bullet Liverpool

If you are a chunky knit lover, vintage vixen and a lover of hippy chic then you are defi-nitely a Bullet babe. Bullet is located on Hardman Street, for some this might be a bit too far out after a long shopping day but its definitely worth the wander plus it pass-es about 50 different coffee chains on the way so a sit and chill for 10 minutes is also allowed. Bullet is one of the coolest shops in Liverpool not only does it stock original vintage clothes but has in house designers that produce one off garments from vin-tage fabrics. Bullet has given vintage a mod-ern twist, from 50’s prom dresses to hippy style maxi’s the designers at Bullet will very rarely produce two of the same garment. This isn’t the only thing that make Bullet special, Bullet doesn’t have a standard pric-ing system everything you buy is weighed and the price is determined buy the weight. Great you may think cotton weighs nothing, wool isn’t that heavy, but when it comes to heavily embellished garments this is where the price shoots up. Yet Bullet is still cheaper than most high street stores and is great if you have an eye of design your own garments as the designer at bullet are more than happy to sit with you and custom make garments at an added cost of course. The typical Bullet girl normal knows her own style, likes to be cool but comfy, distinctive and different.

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