Design

New for now: Gucci pre-fall 2016



Gucci pre-fall 2016

Dear Gucci, why have you not pinned your pre-fall 2016 look book to your Pinterest boards yet? You have one of the best Pinterests around, and yet you’re missing a trick…

The newly released Gucci pre-fall 2016 shots are a feast of fabulosity for the eyes. So much colour, pattern and embroidery! Each outfit is a cacophony of ideas and styling, with bags front and centre. I’m liking the ramping up of the famous Gucci stripe as a key detail on the bags and I love the shrunken-sleeved kitten sweater. But I imagine it’s the embroidered denim that will really hit the mark with the high street. (more…)



Anthropologie: The secret to selling beautiful books



Anthropologie coffee table books

What could be nicer than thumbing through beautiful coffee table books with the experts from Anthropologie? More than the painted plates, gypset rugs and delightful trinket trays (OK, on a par with the trinket trays), it’s the irresistible book selection that gets me every time. I sat down with Zoe Hodson and Nicole Sierra from Anthropologie’s home buying team to get the lowdown on the art of book buying, the cult of colouring books and what makes the perfect coffee table tome. (more…)



ESK Cashmere says pick a colour



ESK Cashmere launches custom colour
Monogramming schmonogramming, this is real personalising. ESK Cashmere (their cashmere socks are rarely off my feet at the moment) has introduced a custom colour sweater service in which you can match one of over 100 colours to eight of its best-selling sweater shapes. (more…)



THE DRG STYLE INDEX: TOPSHOP X SPOTIFY, REPOSSI, CHANEL, PIRELLI, NOT JUST A LABEL



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

1. THE NEW PIRELLI GIRLS
Fran Lebowitz by Annie lebowitz for Pirelli
How amazing is the new Pirelli calendar? I’d much rather be inspired by Fran Lebowitz (for the month of May) than an oiled up Gisele, and if you’re not keen on Fran, take your pick from Tavi, Patti, Yoko, and more (more…)