THE ROOM 406: February 2011

Season of the Murse

The modern man has truly evolved. No longer brawny, the modern gentleman bends gender rules. He has accepted woman as his equal and therefore has embraced effeminacy. An article in the LA Times explores the "murse" phenomena in China. Photo courtesy of LA Times.

Lindsey Botts is a first year Central Saint Martins MA fashion journalism student. Leaving New York was a big step for him but it was well worth the leap. As the sole boy and menswear writer of the bunch, he lends an element of diversity. He has a BA in advertising and marketing communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology. He is a rich source of curiosity and optimistic enthusiasm. Lindsey obsessively reads Vogue and Industrie magazines and is a secret (or, perhaps, not-so-secret) magazine hoarder.

As the lone Briton of Room 406, Charlie Byrne offers a native opinion on London fashion, although her fluency in French and Spanish lends exoticism to her profile. Few British fashion editors haven't tasted her tea making skills, but she has now set up camp at The Sunday Times Style magazine. Her experience as fashion editor for runninginheels.co.uk opened her mind to the blogosphere, despite her fetish for stroking magazines in the flesh. A perfectionist and elegance addict, Charlie hopes a firm belief in full skirts and gilt teacups will help her achieve her editorial aspirations.