Library corner: Mr Freedom by Paul Gorman
Beyond ecstatic for the launch of Paul Gorman’s book on Mr Freedom. Mandi Lennard has written a great piece here that sums up Tommy Roberts and Mr Freedom but if you don’t know your 60s pop culture, suffice to say that without Tommy Roberts there would probably be no Fiorucci, Hysteric Glamour or Marc by Marc Jacobs. The book is avaiable from June and you can preorder here.
The blue shirt: the great equaliser
Thursday evening saw the launch of Acne’s Snowdon Blue book/shirt/exhibition project. On show until 13th May at the Acne store (13 Dover Street, W1) is an inspiring display of Lord Snowdon’s portrait photography, each subject a vision in blue. A clever, organic concept, it all started six months ago when Snowdon’s daughter (and head of his archive), Frances von Hofmannsthal took her idea for a Snowdon Blue book to Acne’s Jonny Johansson. Continue reading
Shop report: The Shop At Bluebird
These photos are long overdue from a wee tour of The Shop At Bluebird in March. Owned by Belle Robinson, this lifestyle store is possibly my favourite shop in London, God knows I bang on about it enough. Continue reading
Vogue Festival: the verdict
As the fashion publishing industry continues to go through ongoing changes, magazines are testing different ways to extend their brand messaging beyond the paper page. While Hearst has launched Hello Style to beckon the Youtube generation to its titles, Vogue went the interactive route last week with its two-day Vogue Festival. Continue reading
Koto Bolofo’s capsule collection arrives at Anthropologie
New in at Anthropologie is a capsule womenswear collection by photographer Koto Bolofo. The story is quite lovely. Continue reading
Easter reading: Man With A Blue Scarf
I’m planning to give my brain a rest this week, avoid meetings and catch up on some reading. Man With A Blue Scarf by Martin Gayford is a diary about sitting for a Lucian Freud portrait…
Buy it now: new in this week
ABOVE LEFT TO RIGHT:
TOP: Dries Van Noten shirt, £305; Chloe necklace, £444; Acne sweater, £160
MIDDLE: Mother of Pearl sweater, £290; Smythson bag, £695; Carven shorts, £204
BOTTOM: Balenciaga leather bag, £1,045; Karlheinz Weinberger book, £37.50; Grenson shoes, coming soon
Library corner: Heads: Hair by Guido
I had totally forgotten about this Guido Palau hair book from 2000. After I spotted it in the staff room at London College of Fashion a couple of weeks ago, I got straight on Amazon and ordered a copy. Continue reading
What is ISYS?
What is ISYS? An archive, a gallery, a blog, a body of work about people, what they look like, how they move and what moves them. That’s the explanation you’ll find on this addictive site, but I wanted more so I quizzed one of the founders, Nina Mandandhar… Continue reading
L’Odyssée de Cartier: ‘an invitation to dream’
Now this is how you present a fashion film. Twelve seater cinema above the shop so plush you feel like you’re in a jewellery box? Check. Film screened in fifteen cities simultaneously (including in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?) Check. Guests presented with lavish limited edition book in a goody bag on departure? Oh Cartier you really know how to spoil a girl… Continue reading
