Better Together
Paul and Joe
It would be easy to presume that Paul and Joe are the namesakes of two male designers, but this French label is actually the brainchild of French fashion designer and entrepreneur Sophie […]
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The World According to Alina Asmus
Alina Asmus is a photographer with a difference. There is a rawness and timeless quality to her photographs that contrasts with the medium’s modern obsession with high […]
Style Duo
Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton
Most of us are familiar with the Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, a story of many films, marriages and diamonds. Combined they married 13 times and twice to […]
Beauty Hall of Fame
Jane Birkin
Not a day goes by when Jane Birkin doesn’t appear on my Instagram feed, so let’s not let another day go by without adding her to our Beauty […]
Something About Laurie Kang
There’s nothing more exciting than finding a new artist who challenges materials and materiality. Toronto born Laurie Kang is a multi-disciplinary artist who delves into the world of ‘sensitive […]
Better Together
Proenza Schouler
There is something utterly compelling about the boys behind Proenza Schouler. The brand is named after the two designers’ mothers’ maiden names which makes them instantly likeable! The […]
Guy Bourdin
Image Maker
Provocative, surreal and instantly recognisable: Guy Bourdin is one of the most iconic fashion photographers of the 20th century. Today sees the opening of the UK’s largest ever exhibition of the […]
Personalised Luggage
Goyard, Globe-trotter and Anya Hindmarch
At Maison Goyard, personalising custom-made luggage has been a speciality throughout its tradition. Choices can now also be made online and I have spent far too much time trying […]
Stuart Semple
Artist and Master of Illusion
“Having your deepest fears out in the world in a physical object is a really direct way of dealing with it,” says Stuart Semple. At the age of […]
Aesop
The Guild of Artisans Film
http://vimeo.com/112159078 Expect an ultra-sensory experience when you enter an Aesop store. It’s highly immersive: you’re instantly hit with wafts of hypnotic herbal scents and surrounded by rows of brown apothecary bottles, exposed copper piping […]
The Rise of Fraying Denim in Fashion
So you think denim has been done to death? That through its various guises through the decades there’s nothing left to create? It’s certainly done the rounds: from […]
Favourite Celebrity Fashion Friends
Hollie: Jourdan Dunn and Cara Delevigne The girls have been joined at the hip since they started hitting the big time, on catwalks and in campaigns including DKNY and Burberry. They […]
Frida Kahlo
La Casa Azul, Mexico
While in Mexico recently, I visited the Frida Kahlo Museum, La Casa Azul, and viewed Appearances Can Be Deceiving: The dresses of Frida Kahlo. This is a fascinating exhibition celebrates the […]
Taschen’s $5000 Book
The Rolling Stones
Costing more than your average Stone’s ticket, Taschen’s exclusive coffee table book is a staggering $5000. Why? It’s 500 pages (so $10 a page), there are only 1150 […]
Couture Patchwork
Valentino, Gucci
Dries Van Noten & More
One of the trends crystallising on catwalks in Paris, Milan and London was patchwork and decadent assemblages of fabrics. While there was a thematic focus on patchwork’s glorious […]
Author Zoe Cormier
Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
“There was something about the way living things work”, says Zoe Cormier, “just the sublime complexity of the natural world that puts my soul at ease.” Passion drove […]
Beauty Hall of Fame
Peggy Moffitt
B Model/actress/mod muse for designer Rudi Gernreich in the 60s is this week’s entry. She developed her signature style of heavy Kabuki-like makeup paired with Vidal Sassoon’s asymmetrical five point cut, which […]
