Thinking of getting away from it all and visiting a somewhere special for Easter? A weekend in Washington DC perhaps? A visit to Vienna? Maybe go frolicking in Fes? Or how about staying right here in Bristol? With over 800,000 cities to choose from around the world, DK Eyewitness Travel, the best-selling guidebook publisher, has chosen Bristol, yes, our Bristol, as one of their must-see top 10 cities in the world that must be visited in 2009!
The news has come as a shock to some but Bristol has been quietly building momentum over the last few years, hoarding accolade after accolade for its sustainability and green credentials, cultural prowess, urban ingenuity and high quality of life. DK Eyewitness in its guidebook particularly mentioned Bristol’s Georgian architecture and historical attractions, its world class art and media centres, the impressive shopping facilities, its ‘green’ appeal, our charming neighbourhoods and pockets of individual charm and Bristol’s varied character and cultural offer. Read the rest of this entry »
For 2009, Suit Yourself Magazine is undergoing a significant transformation into a fantastic new format that we are really looking forward to. As times move forward, so does Bristol’s favourite independent magazine and so for the new year, Suit Yourself Magazine is becoming a quarterly publication (every three months), twice as thick and with twice as many printed!
That’s twice the fantastic, funny, in-depth and independent articles written by the people of Bristol, for the people of Bristol. This thicker format gives us more space than we know what to do with and it creates so many potential opportunities - more articles, more in-depth features, more cartoons, more competitions, more illustrations and more full-page photos. That’s along with being altogether a far less disposable product and one which you can dip and in and out of during the entire three month period. A bigger, longer magazine opens so many doors and has fantastic potential for SY to really become something special for Bristol. Read the rest of this entry »
Sick to the back teeth of the same old tat on offer at Christmas time? Yearning for those days gone by where roasted chestnuts glowed in the twilight while cheeky cockney street urchins ran filthy-faced and barefoot amongst Christmas carollers knee-deep in snow? Well why not get into the spirit of Christmas at one of Bristol’s much-loved Christmas markets?!
Ok, so it’s not 1900s Paris and yes, unlike Berlin, artsy people are not the majority of its inhabitants but Bristol is a city where art is alive, is produced, exhibited, discussed and taught so whatever your taste and fancy, you will find your spot in the Bristol art world. Read the rest of this entry »
Although not Bristolian himself, while you are in the city, you will hear a hell of a lot about Mr. Brunel, the renowned and revolutionary engineer, workaholic and semi-officially the 2nd Greatest Briton! Ever! We popped along to his statue in Temple Quay to pose him a few questions about his favourite city: Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to the West Country, home to combine harvesters, cider and chivalry. Of course, there is much more than this to our beloved city but combine the three and you may begin to appreciate the fine art of Bristolian sporting heritage. Not for the faint hearted, Bristol is notorious for being a merciless away fixture. Steeped in torrential rain, strong winds and a home crowd that if you could understand, you would wish you hadn’t. So, as the saying goes, if you can’t beat them, join them! Endearing West Country custodians are more than accommodating to the outsider and will happily drink with anyone who wears their colours and shrieks “Stone him!” every time the opposition winger touches the ball. Read the rest of this entry »
Face it, you’re a student which means one thing - for the next three years you are going to be skint. But just because you don’t have two brass pennies to rub together doesn’t mean you have to skimp on style. So for those fashionistas new to the city that never sleeps and drinks rather a lot of cider, here’s your fast guide to fashion, Bristol-stylee:
Broadmead
The home of the high street brand, Broadmead is currently undergoing a mega makeover and thank your lucky stars you have arrived on the eve of its almighty unveiling. With more shops that you can shake a stick at, the new centre will have a Selfridges as well as the usual high street names like Debenhams and Top Shop. And check out The Galleries for chavvy-cheap shops full of regulation tat. Read the rest of this entry »
The Indie
Forget Top of the Pops, it’s all about Topshop; but with jeans so immensely tight, it sometimes seems as if there just wasn’t enough fabric to go around. The Indie’s world revolves around three ideals: smart yet scruffy; arrogant yet amiable; and memorising the NME Cool List. Don’t you dare tell them you like the bands they’ve got tiny badges of though because nobody’s supposed to have ever heard of them! They’re indie for fuck’s sake!
The Rah
Jack Wills has to be the single most ridiculously mindless fashion in the world. It’s incredibly easy to feel sorry for these people, but buying something with a made up price tag for a style that resembles Harry Potter on parade cannot be easy. It’s ill advised to cross one before their daily caffeine hit though or you will feel the full wrath of the Ugg boot! Read the rest of this entry »
So, here you are in Bristol then, home of the infamous Banksy, and you probably fancy seeing a bit of work by the city’s most notorious son. Well, sorry to disappoint, but he moved to London years ago and apart from a piece at the bottom of Park Street and another opposite the BRI, along with a few scattered and faded stencils here and there, there’s not a lot left of him here. But that really doesn’t matter. Banksy didn’t happen in a vacuum, and the city’s stuffed full of graffiti and street art by tons of other artists, some of whom you may even prefer. Read the rest of this entry »
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