As I have no trouble admitting, I don’t do festivals. Omnipresent mud, stinky toilets, itchy hair, overpriced veggie burgers, endless queues – all for the price of a week in Ibiza? No thanks. One person I know returned from Glastonbury with piles and a faceful of cold sores. How delightful. But Wayne Hemingway’s Vintage Festival promises to be a different sort of festival altogether; it’s in London for a start and on concrete. (more…)
Swatch is doing such great things at the moment, it’s no wonder net profits rose 42% last year. New for summer (and just ahead of autumn’s polka dot explosion) is the Swatch Dots and Checks Collection. (more…)
Rain kept me away from Marcus Ross’s private view at Lewis Leathers yesterday. An exhibition of portraits celebrating the loyal fans of Lewis Leathers, each photograph was shot with a Polaroid 195 camera, using way-past-its-sell-by-date 665 negative film. (more…)
Bella Freud’s collab with Christian Louboutin: sensible-with-a-hint-of-sexy showgirl bodysuits
