I spent last Thursday in Dublin hosting a trend event at BT2, the little sister of Brown Thomas. What a lovely store it is! I was there primarily to talk about Kurt Geiger shoes but managed to have a sneaky mooch around the rest of the store. (more…)
The New York Times has a feature on Borsalino hats, specifically the ones sported by Hasidic Jews. As D never tires of telling me, Borsalino is a brand, not a style but, whatever, I’m a fan. (more…)
A while ago I read a statistic that stayed in my head. It predicted that sales of man bags (in the US) would increase by 23% by 2013. Well here you go, with the launch of Mr Porter, the menswear market has stepped up a gear and as with womenswear, accessories are looking to account for rather a large portion of market share. (more…)
Who’s been following Alison Mosshart’s ‘Today I’m Wearing’ on Vogue.co.uk? I have and I notice she likes a bit of animal print. A lot of animal print. I’m partial to it in small doses (mainly my ocelot-spot boots from R Soles) but some people really know how to take it to the limit. Hello Pippa Brooks in your Fiorucci-stylee kimono-meets-sofa-meets-socks-meets-boots mashup! (more…)
