Design

All wrapped up



WSJ-Magazine

We’re big scarf lovers in our house and I mean that literally. Mr DRG has so many, they’ve been assigned their own chair and I couldn’t survive the winter months without one of my many jumbo neck warmers to keep the chills away.

I like my scarves as wide as possible as I can’t bear any cool air blowing down the back of my neck. (more…)



Gentlewoman style: Meet the Small Maple from Mulberry



Mulberry Small Maple

There’s a new Mulberry bag that seems to be following me around. After I wrote about the Mulberry Maple in June I’ve recently come across it’s smaller, neater younger sister.

The Mulberry Small Maple (£675) comes in a beautiful grained leather in lots of classic colours including this porcelain blue, a fiery red and a rich chestnut brown they call ‘oak‘. (more…)



THE DRG STYLE INDEX: Rag & Bone, Karen Walker, 3INA, Coach



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

1. SMELLS LIKE RAG & BONE

I got a whiff of the new Rag & Bone scents last month during the SS17 press days. There are eight eau de parfums in total and the packaging – minimalist heavyweight glass bottles – and branding is beautiful. Happily the smells are too. (more…)



Martin Margiela for Hermès – what was once radical is now timeless



Martin Magiela for Hermes spring-summer 2004
Sometimes Pinterest does this annoying thing of suggesting ‘picks for you’ pins that have nothing to do with what you like. The exception is the treasure trove of Martin Margiela for Hermès era pins that have been popping up this week. (more…)