25 June, 2017

THE DRG STYLE INDEX: OFF-WHITE, SYKES LONDON, LEBON, AMAZON AND MORE!

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

1. OFF-WHITE X JENNY HOLZER
Off White Jenny Holzer collaboration SS18
I loved all the techy utilitywear in the Off-White SS18 show. And of course the genius Off-White Jenny Holzer collaboration, with poetry she had sourced printed strategically onto clothes and projected on the walls of the Pitti Palace. This W Magazine interview is a great read. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Art, Beauty, Brands, Business of fashion, Design, Designers, News, Trends DRG Style Index, fashion news, fashion shows, Jenny Holzer, Jo Sykes, Joanna Sykes, menswear, Off-White, Pitti Uomo, SS18, Sykes London

19 June, 2017

Gentlewoman style: The Gigi

Ana Gimeno Brugada in The Gigi womenswear

I was going to include The Gigi in my post on double-breasted jackets but I decided it needed its own dedicated post.

Here’s stylist Ana Gimeno Brugada wearing The Gigi, a spin-off of the popular Italian menswear brand, Boglioli. The womenswear offer is essentially Ana personified, from the relaxed tailoring pieces to the insouciant styling. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 1 Comment Brands, Design, News, Shopping, Styling, Trends Ana Gimeno Brugada, gentlewoman style, shopping, ss17, The Gigi, trends

18 June, 2017

THE DRG STYLE INDEX: Vogue, Style.com, The Estee Edit, Deciem and more!

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

1. VENETIA SCOTT APPOINTED FASHION DIRECTOR OF BRITISH VOGUE
Venetia Scott appointed Vogue Fashion director
It’s been such a weird week this week. We’re still in post-election chaos and then the news of the West London tower block fire has shocked and horrified us all. I’ve lived in West London all my life so this is very close to home. But there were a few chinks of good news. I’m really happy to hear that Venetia Scott has been appointed Fashion Director of Vogue. (more…)

Disneyrollergirl 2 Comments Beauty, Bloggers, Brands, Business of fashion, Magazines, News, Online shopping, Retail concepts, Technology, Trends beauty news, bloggers, business of beauty, Conde Nast, DRG Style Index, Estee Lauder, Pout Case, Style.com, The Estee Edit, The Ordinary, Venetia Scott, Vogue

17 June, 2017

On archives and exhibitions: Balenciaga, Jessica Ogden, Cartier, George Rodger

Balenciaga Shaping Fashion exhibition at V&A

London is enjoying a golden age of art and fashion exhibitions. You could easily do nothing else all day but soak up one multi-sensorial orgy after another. I made Hockney at Tate Britain by the skin of my teeth and I’m currently gearing up for Matisse in the Studio (more…)