Online shopping

Grensons for girls




Gentlemanly shoes continue to storm the international runways (hello Haider Ackermann) which means it’s a good time for Grenson to launch its first full womenswear line. Crucially, the women’s shoes take their lead from the men’s range, being only a whisker slimmer than the men’s lasts but essentially the same styles. (more…)



Cos launches online



Cos has finally launched online, meaning all you non big-city dwellers can now see what all the fuss is about. As modern minimalist as the products and stores, the online operation is stripped right back to basics. Here’s a few things that tickle my fancy… (more…)



Olivia Palermo’s blog launches next week




As has been breathlessly reported for months, Olivia Palermo is launching a blog. And it arrives next week (read Fashionista’s interview with OP here). As I wrote recently, it’s the natural move for the fashion plate to move into editing her own site and as I also predicted, the focus won’t be purely fashion but lifestyle. Another smart move, there will be ‘click to buy’, not only a way to monetise (I presume it will be an affiliate model) but a good way to research what brands her readers are interested in.

Will you be reading Olivia Palermo’s blog?



Shirt Tales




Just a heads up on some shirt news. Grazia alerted me to these natty ASOS collar tips (above) which I’m definitely going to snap up to adorn my Equipment and Matches silk shirts.

And remember the CeCe Toppings Peter Pan collars I gushed about two weeks ago? You can buy them in the UK now. Thanks to the wonders of the internet, I hooked up CeCe Toppings with The Style Director (a new site I have been working with) and you can choose between the round and pointed collars in white.