9 October, 2015

Perfumer H – what Lyn Harris did next

Just what has Lyn Harris been doing with her time for the past two years? Since stepping aside from Miller Harris, the brand she founded in 2000, she has been reacquainting herself with her deepest loves – the British seasons, slow craft and creative collaboration – and cooking up a unique personal venture.

The sweet-smelling fruits of her labour have now been unveiled, revealing a reaction to the mass-market business of beauty that has personal resonance to her and hopefully to her customers. Perfumer H, a shop and working laboratory is a retail concept that puts creation and craft at the heart of the perfume-buying experience. (more…)

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6 October, 2015

Top 5 styling moments from Dior SS16

DIOR SS16 top 5 styling moments
For SS16, Dior womenswear is lighter and less structured than ever. As is his way, Raf riffs on the dualities of past and future (with a hint of space age in the bags), masculine and feminine (rugged shapes over delicate lingerie styling) and luxury and utility.

Here are my top 5 styling highlights…

1. BIG JUMPER, SMALL PANTS
One of the most easily translatable looks was the cropped scallop-hemmed knits with pushed-up sleeves worn over white organdie cami-knickers. Don’t worry, IRL, these will be shorts… (more…)

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4 October, 2015

THE DRG STYLE INDEX: KÉJI DENIM, SWATCH, THE STORE, PAT MCGRATH

Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands currently buzzing on my radar…

1. INTRODUCING KÉJI DENIM
Daphne hezard wearing Kéji

New name on my radar: Kéji Denim. I discovered this East London-based brand on Monocle’s Daphné Hézard when I bumped into her at Margaret Howell during LFW. (more…)

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26 September, 2015

Beauty next: Romy Paris lets you customise your skincare like you customise your coffee

Romy Paris beauty concept - a bespoke Nespresso=type machine that makes beauty potions to order

Could Romy Paris be a beauty game changer? This curious coffee machine-like contraption works in a similar way to your counter-top Nespresso machine, but instead of dispensing a skinny latte it produces bespoke skincare concoctions.

It’s the brainchild of co-founders Morgan Acas and Thomas Dauxerre and I think the potential for the beauty industry is huge. (more…)