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THE DRG STYLE INDEX: Burberry, Harrods, Nike, Muji, Stella McCartney



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

BURBERRY X HARRODS TAKEOVER
Burberry Harrods christmas takeover 2016
It’s been yonks since Harrods did one of its superbrand takeovers. Interesting to see that Burberry is booked in for the next one, a Christmas affair that’s said to be a push by Burberry to cultivate the local consumer. (more…)



What to buy from The Estée Edit



The Estee Edit on trial

Despite my age, in some ways, I consider myself very millennial. In others, I’m soooo not!! Of course, I love social media, start-up culture and coffee shops. Selfies and reality trash TV? Nah, not so much.

The new Estée Edit line from Estée Lauder is aimed at millennials on the face of it, but dig deeper and it’s got universal appeal. (more…)



Calming creativity with 3INA



3INA Make-up workshop at Shoreditch House

On the first weekend after Brexit-gate, what did I do? Did I go into meltdown mode and trigger my own self-destruct Article 50 button? Non! Did I say ‘fuck it’ and spend all my plunging pounds at the Selfridges sale? Nein! Instead, I headed east to a lovely creative workshop for some calming collaging and make-up therapy. (more…)



Hand drawn



Jigsaw White Poplin Wrap Shirt

Do go and see the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition at Tate Modern if you can. As well as the flower paintings, New Mexico landscapes and some lovely early synesthesia-inspired abstracts, there’s a room of Alfred Stieglitz photographs of O’Keeffe.

The photos of her hands are pretty well known and for good reason. (more…)