Shop the post: Jeans and jumper



Frame denim Nordic sweater

I’ve enjoyed the mild September window we’ve had going on – while it lasted.

Bliss for me is going coatless for as long as I can, so a sweater and jeans combo is always a good idea. I’m very happy with my dark indigo Levi’s Column Jeans* but rotate them with the off-white Arkets from a few seasons ago. (Yes, I love a uniform!) Meanwhile, Alex Mill’s Bev Relaxed Jeans* look like a perfect vintage 501 dupe for when a lighter, retro wash is called for. I bet they look great with 80s-style tall boots*.

Rustic chunky knits are a perennial favourite of mine. Frame’s alpaca Fair Isle number* looks thick but it’s light as a cloud, while the grey V neck* is something I’ve been meaning to revisit – this one is perfectly proportioned. Jigsaw has excelled itself with its slouchy funnel neck Snowdon sweaters* to wear loose, or half-tucked in.

Short sleeve sweaters are suddenly everywhere and suit this inter-season mode. N Peal* still has some of the best options, but Joseph*, Zara, Arket*, John Smedley* and Benetton* are all crying out to be slipped under my favourite blazer.

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IMAGE: FRAME Fair Isle sweater*
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The Bally formula



Bally SS25

“Dadaism was about a sense of play, and gentle subversion. What I’m looking for is finding equilibrium between rationality and whimsy.”

Bally was one of my MFW SS25 highlights. This is a masterclass in brand coding, when the pieces themselves are twisted classics rather than wholly avant-garde. Simone Bellotti knows the formula – simple pieces can be given romance, decadence, edginess etc with interesting casting, unexpected hair or makeup, memorable music (Bellotti worked with Swiss artist Aisha Devi on a bespoke soundtrack) and a clever incorporation of house codes.

Thus his new motif, the Swiss cowbell has become a recurring decorative feature on shoes and bags, he is building a recognisable colour palette of cool primaries with neutrals (black, brown), he is owning the Mary Jane, and the leather coat is becoming a new Bally wardrobe staple.

For SS25 Bellotti joined the rest of Milan giving us luxe everyday-wear in the form of understated suiting, structured sweats and tailored denim (belted with a rustic hammered shoe horn buckle). The collection took inspiration from an image of Dada art movement founder Hugo Ball, as well as rusted shoe horns and odd-shaped cowbells, hence an abundance of cocooning, slope-shouldered jackets and bell-skirted dresses.

The styling and casting team (Charlotte Collet, plus Ben Grimes, Silvia Macchioni and Tiago Martins) served up cool kids with bad-but-good hair-don’ts and styling that was focused, not laboured. When something looks this effortless you can guarantee a lot of work has gone into it.

Bally SS25





Bally SS25

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IMAGES: Bally SS25
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Quote of the day: André Leon Talley



Andre Leon Talley

“This is too much. What story do we need to be working on, children? What story? Let’s get cracking, darlings, on fur. Fuh, fuh, fuh. One must set the mood around the fuh and the heels, the hair, the skin, the nipples under the fuh, the hair around the nipples, the fuh clinging to the nipples, sweat, oysters, champagne, régence!”
André Leon Talley, The New Yorker

An oldie but goodie, don’t sleep on this fabulous (yet bittersweet) Hilton Als 1994 profile on the late, great André Leon Talley

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Kristin Drab for Harper’s Bazaar October issue



Boo George Kristin Drab Harpers Bazaar October 24

This is my favourite autumn editorial so far. Very demure, very…oh never mind!

This is a shoot celebrating the classic gentlewoman tropes of Yves Saint Laurent’s Le Smoking. But I like the minimalist, dishevelled twist.

Photographer Boo George and stylist Cathy Kasterine make the dream team, showing polished blouses, slip dresses and tailoring by Ralph Lauren, Celine and Carven*, accessorised with sculptural Gucci cuffs* as weighty as the De Beers diamonds are delicate.

Glossy leather Miu Miu gloves* and Gucci‘s thigh-high riding boots* add another dimension of youthful nonchalance but the masterstroke is the casting of Kristin Drab with her visible roots, bleached brows and imperfect teeth. Yves would surely approve.

Boo George Kristin Drab Harper's Bazaar October 24
Miu Miu leather gloves Harpers Bazaar October 24
Boo George Kristin Drab Harper's Bazaar October 24



Boo George Kristen Drab Harpers Bazaar October 24

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