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Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash For the last 5 years, the goal for many young people entering the workforce has been two seductive words “remote work”. Social media feeds are littered with graduates working from the comfort of their sofas at home, to overlooking sandy white beaches with their Mac Books building their empire under a blazing sun. Whereas it is true, entreprene...

Image via Pinterest Let’s face it, no one is thinking of re-doing their CV in October when the holiday calendar officially kicks off with Halloween. And kiss any notions of career planning out the window when December is all bubbly and nights out. Now that we are well into 2019, it’s not too late to update your CV. While we are looking to shed our lives of social media accou...

Photo by Loïc Fürhoff on Unsplash As we head into the second week of 2019 and juggling our post-holiday blues becomes easier, and the motivation of “New Year, New Me!” which was all over the internet last week already begins to wane, how are we to make positive changes that stick? Needless to say, we’ve all seen the countless articles and posts about why resolutions don’t wo...

When you’re part of an international travel posse knows as The Flight Club, you better have some shoes that can take a beating while maintaining high levels of babe factor. As Directory’s compass who keeps the ship on course (ie: Office Manager), Rajni Chovhan is jotting down a little something from Dior. The Dior Unit ankle boot, £1150 should see her through for all her 201...

Photo by Behzad Ghaffarian on Unsplash When you start delving into the world of the Cartier Love bracelet, you realise it’s surrounded by legend. When originally designed in 1969, it was thought to have been inspired by the chastity belt. To this day, to get it on and off, you have to use a screwdriver. “What modern people want are love symbols that look semipermanent—or at ...

What does a busy entrepreneur hustling through London working with luxury fashion clients and recruiting talent for the worlds most famous brands want to find under the Christmas tree this year? A bed. Yep, you read that correctly, a bed. But not just any bed. Having experienced years of back and neck issues means the Hästens bed is what Younus Desai, Head Of Perm Division a...

Image: via Pinterest When I asked Directory Co-founder and Head Of Temp division Javid Pathan about what he hopes to find under the Christmas tree, there was no surprise in his answer. Undeniably holding the number one spot for being the most discerning luxury customer in the agency, Javid’s one and only pick is less Charlie Brown minimalism and more Thom Browne maximalism. ...

​As the countdown to Christmas approaches and the wish listing is reaching fever pitch, this weeks Directory team wish list feature is Junior Marketing Manager, Victoria Diamandi. This Bulgarian beauty now calls London home but growing up in her native country, Christmas was and is a big deal in her family. Victoria told me she believed Santa was real until the heart-wrenchi...

It’s that time of year again when we tally up our naughty and nice and submit our Christmas wish list to Santa. The Directory team are no different! This year, the team opted out of a gift guide and instead submitted a wish list. Some of it may be wishful thinking but it’s also indicative of how at the end of the day, each of us defines luxury in our own way. ​ First up, Mam...

Riverdale’s Serpents Image via: Zimbio Halloween has become big business for retailers in the UK. In 2017, UK sales from Halloween grew to £320 million. Up from 2016 figures of £310 million according to a study by Mintel. Forward-thinking retailers are capitalising on this money making festive day by embracing the “experiential retail” aspect of it. As more and more consumer...