On my radar: a ULP



COS technical hooded parka jacket

This is a riff off the classic Uniqlo ULD (Ultra Light Down) jacket, but instead of a tissue-light puffer, it’s an ultra light parka.

My favourite is the COS Technical Hooded Parka Jacket in navy* (above). It runs very oversize (XS is the smallest and still pretty big) which gives it a sporty, superheroic flair and lends itself to different silhouettes – you can push the sleeves up, play with the hood, belt it with a bumbag and team it with tailored bottoms for a ‘rich Milanese nonna’ look. I wouldn’t overload the pockets, but I appreciate that it has both patch pockets for a phone and side pockets for posing.

Alternatively, Uniqlo U has a long, coat-length cotton number* (below). I like its oversize cut that can be worn over spring layers, the drawstring waist allowing you to play with controlled volume and the roomy, cocooning hood. (However,I don’t think I’d rely on these parkas in the rain, the hoods are more windshields or styling details.)

Uniqlo U cotton parka
Uniqlo U cotton parka

These are a kind of CP Company–Prada Sport hybrid – in easy-care cotton or techy-light fabrics, utility-chic styling and understated colours that lend themselves to versatile wardrobe situations. A good city-break travelling companion I’d say.

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Random Recs: HommeGirls store, COS fragrance



HommeGirls New York Chinatown store

A few snippets of digital ephemera and recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ THAKOON PANICHGUL opens the first HommeGirls store in New York’s Chinatown next week (above). Those dry cleaning racks and infinity mirrors are sure to see plenty of footfall. (And yes, you can buy magazines there.) Read more in Vogue.

2/ COS has launched its first ever fragrance line. Consisting of four ‘unisex’ eau de parfums (£75 for 100ml, £35 for 15ml, or £19 for a discovery set*) ranging from woody, to spicy, to floral, and four candles (£45), the woody Mythe fragrance (green cardamom, ginger and vetiver notes) sounds most appealing. Buy it here*.

3/ BTS at KIM JONES’ last ever show for Dior menswear. (Jonathan Anderson has just been announced as his replacement.) Considered possibly Kim’s best show for Dior, this short film by Loic Prigent reveals some beautiful couture pieces and techniques, including the incredible chatelaine with dangling thimble, needle holder! and scissors inspired by Monsieur Dior’s own little haberdashery tools. Watch it here (15 minutes).

4/ BELLA FREUD’S Fashion Neurosis podcast just keeps on giving. Hanif Kureishi’s interview is magnificent and in places very funny as well as educational and humbling. Listen here.

5/ A great peek at the world of the real ‘MARGEAUX’ (of Alexis Bittar fame). Aka Patricia Black the keeper of the Albright Fashion Library. So that’s the secret to Margeaux’s enviable wardrobe. Watch it here (3 minutes). Via Charisse Kenion/Substack.

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IMAGE: HommeGirls store
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Shop the post: Revisiting the grey V-neck



Bibi Breslin Grey v neck by Asia Typek 1

Something I’ve not given a moment’s notice to in a long while, then suddenly I can’t stop thinking about it – the evergreen grey V neck! Was it the 90s-style high V sweater on the Calvin Klein AW25 runway? Or Becky Malinsky’s ‘5 Things’ newsletter back in January? I can’t be sure, but it was certainly cemented by Bibi Breslin’s Paris Fashion Week street style photo (above and below) – giving Esther Canadas in 1990s Donna Karan vibes.

Anyone can wear a grey V-neck, and it requires the easiest of accessories to switch things up – sunglasses, a thin woven belt, plus a tiny, shiny bag like Bibi’s, a well-worn giant tote* or utilitarian waist belt*. (The sweater itself doubles as its own accessory of course, tied in multiple ways – over necks, shoulders, bums and waists.)

While it’s still a bit on the cool side, I’m wearing last season’s MHL thick wool V-neck over a Uniqlo U tee* with baggy Jigsaw cords and a calf leather belt. For summer, I’m after something slightly – or very – oversized, with enough extra to tuck in, to wear over a picot-edged vest, with Jigsaw Bermuda shorts* and loafers. Or for something more polished, a fitted, high-v sweater* with tailored linen trousers and a dressy mid-heel.

Bibi Breslin wearing grey V neck by Asia Typek

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Superfine: Tailoring Black Style by Tyler Mitchell



Superfine Tailoring Black Style by Tyler Mitchell

“From the first conversation to the final frame, it felt like floating.”

The joy in these photos, taken by Tyler Mitchell for the MET’s ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ exhibition catalogue, is palpable. Fabulous finery, impeccable styling, chic shoes (opera pumps!), gentle gestures, it’s all there. Mitchell said he pulled inspo from “Harlem, Atlanta, Lagos, London, and beyond.” The show, a “cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism”, opens on 10th May (preceded by the MET Gala of course) and looks like one of the strongest MET Costume Institute shows in recent years.

Read more about the exhibition here and here.

Superfine Tailoring Black Style by Tyler Mitchell







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