Wait, Selfridges to open a pop-up shop curated by creative director Alannah Weston, Elle Deco Editor Michelle Ogundehin and Paul Smith selling ‘forever favourites’ like Burberry trench coats and Levi’s 501s? Plus ‘well-loved’ books and Hermes scarves? Sounds like the retail version of those ‘top 20 fashion classics’ articles I’m always being asked to write. And the shop of my dreams.
Forever Shop opens in Selfridges Wonder Room, July 12th-Aug 15th 2010.
“I’m tired of the trends going from boho chic to rock and roll, boho chic to rock and roll, then hippie chic to punk chic … I love music, but I’m just tired of this superficial rock-and-roll thing in fashion. I think being transgressive today is being classical. To pretend to dress as a punk and take cocaine and have sex orgies has just become common now — there’s nothing transgressive about that. The fashion pages, like Purple magazine, are just a joke.”
Christophe Lemaire, The Cut
Nigel Shafran is a name I haven’t heard on the fashion photography front for a while. Back in the day he was a regular on the i-D/Face/Vogue circuit but these days his focus is more art photography. He recently shot the new Loewe campaign in the streets of Madrid. (more…)
Jesus wept. VAT is going up to 20%, our wallets are empty due to holidays in Euro-cities and the sales have wiped us out. Plus, next season’s stock is all but ready to drop. What’s a girl to do? Easy, just try these fund-free fashion styling tips. It’s not what you wear, it’s how you style it… (more…)
