Design

Lunch in a cabmen’s shelter with Anya Hindmarch



London Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow and what better way to mark it than with a look inside one of the city’s most intriguing little secrets? If you have ever passed one of these curious green huts in London and wondered what they are, I can tell you. (more…)



Rugby Ralph Lauren arrives in Covent Garden




Covent Garden is well on the way to becoming a proper fashion destination. While Neal Street has been hipster central for a while (home to American Apparel, Dr Martens, Urban Outfitters), King Street is aiming to be something of a Bond Street for secondary lines. Burberry Brit is already firmly positioned, and now, slotted between it and the Apple store is Ralph Lauren’s Rugby. (more…)



The Power of Making at The V&A



London Fashion Week may not be based in South Kensington any more but there’s still plenty of reason to head that way this month. In addition to the V&A Reading Rooms September Sessions (where the lovely Malika Dalamal from DailyCandy will be giving a talk on 22nd September), there’s an excellent new free exhibition at the V&A. (more…)



Chanel X Harrods takeover




Mondays aren’t known as a key day for launches and events in the fashion world. Fridays and Mondays are usually event-free to give us weary fashion folk the chance of a long weekend without the worry that we might be missing something major. But with so much to fit in before Fashion Month, including Fashion’s Night Out, last Monday was stacked with appointments. Boy am I glad I wasn’t out of town for the preview of the astonishing Chanel X Harrods takeover. (more…)