This week I went back to my roots; rather muddy, grassy roots at the Grass Roots Music Festival on the island of Jersey. As with most British music festivals, the success of the event is inevitably weather-dependent and, of course, having enjoyed a week of sunshine, the Jersey festival-goers awoke to torrential rain and rivers of mud. However, we were determined to enjoy ourselves after travelling an entire day from France and, with Quiksilver musicians Ben Howard and Charlotte O’Connor on the Bill, along with one of my favourite singers, mellow chart-topper, Newton Faulkner, we were promised a fantastic day of entertainment.

So I wrapped up warm in my new Quiksilver Women Fall 09 sweater dress (These Days), leggings and quilted Wellie boots and my dog, Coco even donned her yellow raincoat (she is waiting for the day Quiksilver make her a wardrobe!) We trooped through the mud along with the two thousand other Wellie-booted festival goers.

I had stopped in Jersey en route to the premiere of my new Quiksilver-produced film KELLY SLATER – CLOUD 9 (written by me and directed by Nicolas Dazet).

The film premieres in Newquay, Cornwall at the Boardmasters on Thursday at 5pm. The first British audience will be treated to 52 minutes of spectacular (of course!) action footage of the world’s best surfer along with revealing interviews with Kelly, Tony Hawk, Mick Fanning, Dane Reynolds and others. While writing the film, I asked Ben Howard if he would write a title track, hoping he would not feel pressured to be suddenly inspired. Within a short space of time, Ben returned with a beautiful song that perfectly compliments the film. He is a talented singer, guitarist and songwriter and watching him on the big stage at Grass Roots, I could see how far he has come in the last year. He wowed the audience in his Quiksilver T-shirt, jeans and Wellies, as did sassy Charlotte. Delightfully muddy, we then all danced along to Newton Faulkner, Coco included. Not even torrential rain could dampen our spirits.

Next stop, Newquay for the CLOUD 9 premiere and a beach session with Ben Howard.

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CLOUD 9 premieres in the UK at the Fistral Beach Bar, NEWQUAY this THURSDAY 6^th AUGUST 5pm. For details go to www.quiksilver-europe.com

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Lauren Davies

Fall brings flurry to fashion. There is more to getting dressed, more to layer on and more “umph” put into daily style. With this approaching season, Quiksilver Women’s went to New York City, the place where getting dressed has become an art, to see how a few Big Apple girls create their masterpieces.
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Beth Jones, online fashion editor for Quiksilver Women’s, opens the doors into three very different New York women’s closets to get a sneak peek into what they are doing for the upcoming fall season and how the Quiksilver Women’s collection will fit into their enviable style.
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First up, Meg Cuna, a sassy fashion maven living in New York’s river playground, Tribeca Park. Being full of creative energy she has dipped her toe into many interesting roles - owning a bar in chic downtown, working at the fabulous Lucky Magazine and now starting up Stylecaster.com, a new fashion site that blends content, commerce and community. Her look reflects her layered lifestyle - a bit bohemian, rock-and-roll and modern-chic all rolled into one.
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Let’s see how she dresses up the Quiksilver Women’s Fall Collection!