Oh goody, I finally hauled my ass out east to the Elizabeth Peyton Live Forever exhibition at The Whitechapel Gallery and it’s fast becoming my favourite art hangout. Why?
1) The Koenig art bookshop
2) The chocolate brownies in the cafe
3) A Sophie Calle retrospective arrives on 16th October.
How many more reasons do you need?
Will this be the look of London’s new freebie fashion weekly? We’ll find out when it launches in a few weeks…
Fashion’s going down the ironic nostalgia route in a big way at the moment. Barely a blink after the Barbie bonanza comes news of Smiley’s repositioning as a fashion force to be reckoned with. (Is it me or does Smiley relaunch itself on a yearly basis?) This time round it has got some top ideas up its sleeve starting with a hook-up with luvvie London designer labels, Louise Gray and Sibling to be launched at London Fashion Week. Louise Gray has an unnerving knack for teaming a bright colour with a sophisticated cut while the Sibling threesome have enough fashion credentials between them to fill a Goyard trunk, so pull out the stops I say.
Disney Couture’s posh-kitsch jewellery has been selling in spades to kidults like me who want to give cartoon graphics a grown-up spin, however tenuous. The clothing range looks set to follow suit with a heap of Mickey Mouse graphics on tops, tees and leggings. I am way too long in the tooth grown-up for these but I appreciate them doing something more creative than a tired old classic Mickey tee.
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Fabulosity alert! Liberty and Hermes are joining forces to spread the scarf love with a pop-up Hermes scarf salon at Liberty. Now I’m slightly over the whole pop-up thing but for this I’ll make an exception. From September 7th for six weeks, you can buy one of six exclusive Hermes for Liberty designs marrying Liberty’s cotton Tana Lawn fabric with the zhuzh of Hermes. There is also a chance to win a one-to-one styling session with the creative director of Hermes silk. (Hopefully they throw in a scarf too.)
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