Design

Perfect pairing: Birkenstocks and chunky socks



Birkenstock Arizona

Warning! I’m about to go through a hippie phase. I’ve got the meditation app, I’m desperate for a poncho (but this Pendleton blanket will do for now) and I’m besotted with these shearling-lined Birkenstocks.

Never wanted Birkies before, now can’t think of anything else. (more…)



The DRG Style Index: Gentle Monster X Huawei, Patagonia, The Face, Lululemon and more



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

GENTLE MONSTER X HUAWEI WEARABLES
Gentle Monster Huawei
Just when you thought ‘wearables’ had died a death, up pops a new slew of tech-cessories. This time they hinge on audio-enabled eyewear, rather than screen-centric devices. Example: Bose’s Bluetooth-enabled audio sunglasses, which contain a microphone and speakers to cut down on screen time. And Gentle Monster’s collab with Huawei (above), which does the same thing. (more…)



Buy it now: classic jeans and sweats for spring



Arket straight rinsed ecru jeans

Time for some jeans and sweats news, as I’m about to chuck off the knits and go into slightly lighter layer territory.

I live in jeans and my go-to cut is generally an as-loose-as-I-can-get-away-with boyfriend fit, or a straight cut that’s my smart option to wear with a stack heel boot and a blazer. My current default is a pair of two-year-old dark indigo Arket jeans that have a high waist and a straight, wide-ish leg but alas, they’re sold out on site. So the next best thing is the new Levi’s Vintage Company 701 jeans  (more…)



Positive fashion: A.P.C quilts



A.P.C. quilts Jessica Ogden

I’m all about fancying up my imaginary meditation crib atm, so these A.P.C patchwork quilts are on my radar for summer. Jessica Ogden has been crafting her quilts from leftover A.P.C fabric for quite a few seasons now (way before #circularity was a *thing*) (more…)