Super normal
If, like me, you’re into ‘super normal’ design that looks good but more importantly has built-in long-term performance, then you need to check out the quietly hidden Jasper Morrison shop/showroom in Kingsland Road. (more…)
Design
Gentlewoman style: forward planning
How far do you like to plan ahead? Are you the type to get your next year diary in August, or do you buy it in clearance on the 31st January (you cheapskate!)?
Smythson is making it very easy to stock up now with its 2017 diaries which now come in an extended range of colours. Its customers kept asking for different shades, so it’s gone mad and given them everything they asked for and more. (more…)
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How to wear a trench coat now
For all the fanfare around puffy jackets and duvet coats, it has to be said – they don’t suit everyone. I was reminded about this at the weekend at the sight of a diminutive soul in her blue Bacofoil number, hoisted slightly askew a la Vetements, but not really fooling anyone. No wonder then that the sensible stalwart, the trench coat, is more popular than ever, on and off the catwalk.
The Telegraph ran a piece unpicking the whys and wherefores of the trench trend a week ago (more…)
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THE DRG STYLE INDEX: VALEXTRA, TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL, THE ESTEE EDIT, TENGRI
Here’s the latest weekly DRG STYLE INDEX ranking, a round-up of the brands currently buzzing on my radar…
1. VALEXTRA OPENS IN MOUNT STREET
Joining Moynat, Loewe and J & M Davidson, the newest luxury leathergoods label to come to Mount Street is Valextra. (more…)
