Design

Chanel’s £18,000 wraparound watch



Cartier’s chief executive officer Bernard Fornas has been banging on about the ‘feel-guilty factor’ to explain why customers are buying smaller watches to replace the huge stonkers (hello Michael Kors) of last year. I don’t really need an excuse to buy another watch, but if I was to buy a small-faced timepiece and had a few grand going spare, it would have to be Chanel’s H2146 Premiere wraparound in 18K (and £18K!) white gold with diamonds. Chic non?



DRG’s diary dates




24th February to 5th April 2012: The Ruins of Detroit, Wilmotte Gallery

We have the Steidl book of Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre’s haunting photographs that document Detroit’s decline, so I’m looking forward to seeing the photography on a bigger scale. (more…)



Mr Hare footwear fantasies



Oh la la, I would do anything to get my hands on these Mr Hare candy pink monk shoes (thanks 00o00 for the heads-up). Alas, Mr Hare doesn’t do girls’ sizes so I shall just have to pine in silence. Maybe it’s just as well though, if he did I’d be torn between those and these



Cecil Beaton merch at the V&A



Just arrived at the V & A Shop, Laura Berens’ silk chiffon scarves inspired by the Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton exhibition (which opens tomorrow).

Plus a couple of great books to go with… (more…)