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Shop the post: Revisiting the grey V-neck



Bibi Breslin Grey v neck by Asia Typek 1

Something I’ve not given a moment’s notice to in a long while, then suddenly I can’t stop thinking about it – the evergreen grey V neck! Was it the 90s-style high V sweater on the Calvin Klein AW25 runway? Or Becky Malinsky’s ‘5 Things’ newsletter back in January? I can’t be sure, but it was certainly cemented by Bibi Breslin’s Paris Fashion Week street style photo (above and below) – giving Esther Canadas in 1990s Donna Karan vibes.

Anyone can wear a grey V-neck, and it requires the easiest of accessories to switch things up – sunglasses, a thin woven belt, plus a tiny, shiny bag like Bibi’s, a well-worn giant tote* or utilitarian waist belt*. (The sweater itself doubles as its own accessory of course, tied in multiple ways – over necks, shoulders, bums and waists.)

While it’s still a bit on the cool side, I’m wearing last season’s MHL thick wool V-neck over a Uniqlo U tee* with baggy Jigsaw cords and a calf leather belt. For summer, I’m after something slightly – or very – oversized, with enough extra to tuck in, to wear over a picot-edged vest, with Jigsaw Bermuda shorts* and loafers. Or for something more polished, a fitted, high-v sweater* with tailored linen trousers and a dressy mid-heel.

Bibi Breslin wearing grey V neck by Asia Typek

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WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGES: Bibi Breslin by Asia Typek
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Superfine: Tailoring Black Style by Tyler Mitchell



Superfine Tailoring Black Style by Tyler Mitchell

“From the first conversation to the final frame, it felt like floating.”

The joy in these photos, taken by Tyler Mitchell for the MET’s ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ exhibition catalogue, is palpable. Fabulous finery, impeccable styling, chic shoes (opera pumps!), gentle gestures, it’s all there. Mitchell said he pulled inspo from “Harlem, Atlanta, Lagos, London, and beyond.” The show, a “cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism”, opens on 10th May (preceded by the MET Gala of course) and looks like one of the strongest MET Costume Institute shows in recent years.

Read more about the exhibition here and here.

Superfine Tailoring Black Style by Tyler Mitchell







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IMAGES: Tyler Mitchell / Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
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Intimidated? You’re welcome



Sheila Rock Young Punks King's Road Jordan

An alternative thought to last Thursday’s post about the cosy conviviality of the Alaïa cafe-bookshop.

Reading Sheila Rock’s excellent 2020 photo book, Young Punks, her photo of the decidedly uninviting facade of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren’s 1976 SEX shop (above) revealed an audacious weirdness with intimidating appeal that lured people in out of sheer curiosity. (more…)



The Toscani effect



Benetton 1984

Farewell Oliviero Toscani, a brilliant photographer and art director who changed the world through his audacious activism dressed as fashion advertising.

I became aware of him in the 1980s via his vibrant fashion shoots for Benetton using groups of racially diverse, often street cast models in simple studio settings, styled in layers upon layers by (my old boss) Caroline Baker. (more…)