Brands

Retail report: What’s the deal with Egg?



Egg Kinnerton Street

I won’t lie, I was surprised to see Theresa May wearing Egg in Vogue. And then even more surprised to find out that she chose it herself. I totally did not have the Prime Mininster down as the Egg type.

Which is what, you may ask? (more…)



Buy it now: Frederic Malle X Alber Elbaz Superstitious



Superstitious Frédéric Malle X Alber Elbaz

Today’s the day. Frédéric Malle’s Alber Elbaz fragrance, Superstitious has arrived at Liberty. After Dries van Noten (still my ultimate fave from my fragrance ‘wardrobe’), this is only Malle’s second designer perfume. (more…)



Agnes b anti-fashion



Agnes B Styliste book
In fashion, most of the glory and column inches go to the avant-garde and the celebrity-courters. But what about those other labels that keep their heads down and keep the customers coming? Not easy to do, certainly not in this climate.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about A.P.C. celebrating 30 years in business. This week it’s all about another French stalwart, Agnès b (more…)



Gentlewoman style: The chain necklace



Sophie Buhai short silver chain

One of my personal ‘style signifiers’ is a short gold chain necklace. It’s a delicate slither of a thing with dainty handcuffs as a clasp and it gets a big mention in my book, The New Garconne: How to be a Modern Gentlewoman (*cough* perfect mothers day gift idea *cough*).

For something so discreet it gets a lot of compliments! (more…)