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Christian Dior couture autumn 2017



Vogue Dior Couture autumn 2017

My favourite looks from the Dior couture AW17 show. While the gowns were certainly beautiful and red carpet-worthy, it was the coats, tailoring and shoes that spoke to me. Continuing the theme from Cruise 2018 of pioneering 20th century women (more…)



On my radar: Violette



Estee Lauder new Global Beauty Director Violette

A great hire by Estee Lauder, they have appointed French MUA, Violette (whose YouTube channel I’ll admit I hadn’t seen until now) as their Global Beauty Director.

I just love the ‘real’ way she films herself doing her make-up, fly-on-the-wall style without looking at the camera. (more…)



THE DRG STYLE INDEX: OFF-WHITE, SYKES LONDON, LEBON, AMAZON AND MORE!



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

1. OFF-WHITE X JENNY HOLZER
Off White Jenny Holzer collaboration SS18
I loved all the techy utilitywear in the Off-White SS18 show. And of course the genius Off-White Jenny Holzer collaboration, with poetry she had sourced printed strategically onto clothes and projected on the walls of the Pitti Palace. This W Magazine interview is a great read. (more…)



Gentlewoman style: The Gigi



Ana Gimeno Brugada in The Gigi womenswear

I was going to include The Gigi in my post on double-breasted jackets but I decided it needed its own dedicated post.

Here’s stylist Ana Gimeno Brugada wearing The Gigi, a spin-off of the popular Italian menswear brand, Boglioli. The womenswear offer is essentially Ana personified, from the relaxed tailoring pieces to the insouciant styling. (more…)