A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…
1/ What London teens wear. (A lot of BRANDY MELVILLE – and the tube is their runway.) Via Biz Sherbert.
2/ PORTFOLIO. A 1983 docudrama following model Julie Wolfe as she begins her modelling career, starring Carol Alt, Pauline Porizkova, Steven Meisel, plus a fabulous Antonio Lopez scene. Via YouTube. (more…)
A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…
1/ SOFIA COPPOLA has made a MARC JACOBS doc, which will be shown this month at the Venice Film Festival. I’m gagging for tons of 90s Marc footage, NGL
2/ BILL CUNNINGHAM’S archive is getting a permanent NYC home. His photographs, contact sheets and memorabilia will be housed at the New York Historical in Manhattan, to be readily available to researchers and scholars. First up, an exhibition of his “Evening Hours” charity gala photos later this year. Read more here. (more…)
A quick date for your diary! If you’re a long-time follower of this site (thank you!), you should also know That’s Not My Age, aka Alyson Walsh. On Saturday 26 April, she’ll be hosting her first all-day event, TNMA Live!
Taking place at the Fashion & Textile Museum in Bermondsey, it will have a mixture of panels and speakers on the subject of age, life and style (I’m excited to see fashion psychologist Professor Carolyn Mair on a panel), followed by a guided private view of the new Fashion & Textiles Museum exhibition, Textiles, The Art of Mankind. (more…)
It’s only taken oh, circa 15 years, but fashion brand founders (and creative directors) have finally twigged that they are their own best brand ambassadors.
From their first baby steps on Instagram, when the likes of Linda V Wright, Nili Lotan and Tibi founder Amy Smilovic (above) showed their faces and styling prowess, pro tastemakers have gifted their customers a ‘real way’ insight into clever wardrobe building, versatile styling and non-hard-sell (yet paradoxically seductive) selling.
And now they go even better. Substack is proving the perfect platform for sharing not just fashion how-tos but other lifestyle recommendations – from travel to food to business know-how. (more…)
