Design

Riccardo’s new Burberry vision



Burberry ss19 pre-collection iconic heritage classics

Ok I’m feeling this version of Burberry. Riccardo Tisci’s 3.0 vision of Burbs is youthful, cool, but classic enough not to alienate core customers like me.

“I wanted to celebrate the beauty, heritage and legacy that I discovered when I first arrived at Burberry,” he says of his Burberry ss19 pre-collection images. (more…)



First look at the Net-a-Porter fine jewellery and watch suite



Net-a-Porter fine jewellery edit

After a small blip, Net-a-Porter has finally unveiled its shiny new sub section. And the result is just that – beautiful, sleek and very chic. Back story: Net-a-Porter announced it would be upping its hard luxury game a few weeks ago with a proposed go-live date of mid April. (more…)



Kim Gordon for Proenza Schouler PSWL



Proenza Schouler White label Kim Gordon

Wait, I thought diffusion lines weren’t a thing any more? Well Proenza Schouler is ‘disrupting’ that trend and bringing them back!

PSWL (Proenza Schouler White Label) is the line of wardrobe staples it launched last year and this season it has enlisted Kim Gordon and her daughter Coco Gordon Moore to model the collection (more…)



R.I.P. Judith Leiber



Judith Leiber by Gordon Munro

Rest in peace handbag legend Judith Leiber, who died within hours of her husband last weekend at the age of 97. Her story was fascinating. An émigré from Budapest, she set up her own company in New York after learning her trade at Hungarian handbag-makers, Pessl. Her bags were a favourite of First Ladies – notably Nancy Reagan – but it was when she evolved from leather and satin to her surrealist crystal designs (in the shape of fruits, flowers and even Humpty Dumpty), that she found a cult following in showbiz A-listers and serious collectors. (more…)