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On my radar: Soshiotsuki



Soshiostuki ss26

Congratulations to Soshi Otsuki, who just won the LVMH Prize.

Since launching as a menswear brand, Soshiotsuki, in 2015, his “distorted elegance” (also the name of his AW25 collection) in the tradition of Armani, Cerruti and even Studio Nicholson, now includes a number of women’s pieces.

To be specific, that means taking western men’s tailoring and filtering it through a Japanese lens – cardigan-soft fabrics, gentle gathering and draping, voluminous tailored trousers, enveloping knits – and juxtaposing them through careful styling. (more…)



The real reason we’ve fallen for Bessette-core



Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy style

If you thought we’d reached peak Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy style this summer, well think again. The signs are pointing to a Bessette-core fall.

Why? It’s so simple. All the Bessette-Kennedy house codes very easily translate to autumn; the black-and-white 90s minimalism palette, the stovepipe pants and dark denim jeans, long pencil skirts and tall boots, and definitely the ¾ single-breasted coat (think Calvin meets COS – and here’s just the thing*). (more…)



Milkshake on my mind



GAP ad featuring Katseye 2025

Why is everyone obsessed with the latest Gap ad?

I have some thoughts.

The ad dropped last Tuesday and the thing that first grabbed my attention was the catchy tempo of Milkshake (originally by Kelis, but this time covered by K-pop girl group KATSEYE), accompanied by Robbie Blue’s brilliant staccato choreography.

It felt like a return to ye olde Y2K Gap campaigns and I guess the timing of a feelgood Gap denim throwback chimed against the controversial American Eagle ad (more…)



Random recs: Herbert Levine, A.P.C quilts, “Portfolio” and more



Herbert Levine

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ What London teens wear. (A lot of BRANDY MELVILLE and the tube is their runway.) Via Biz Sherbert.

2/ PORTFOLIO. A 1983 docudrama following model Julie Wolfe as she begins her modelling career, starring Carol Alt, Pauline Porizkova, Steven Meisel, plus a fabulous Antonio Lopez scene. Via YouTube. (more…)