Quote of the day
I hate all these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s but that was a bad experience.”
Manolo Blahnik in the FT
Canape-watch at the Beth Ditto for Evans party
You can’t fail to have noticed that Beth Ditto has designed a range for Evans. It lauches next week but the PR machine kicked in last week with an unveiling to press and bloggers, followed by last night’s fash bash at Sketch. A fabulous feast was laid on, comprising bowls of rich risotto, plentiful chicken skewers and my favourite, the super-sized posh burgers. Forget what you’ve heard about fashion people not eating, these went down a storm. As did the vodka Russians. Oh, the clothes were nice too, sported by a bevvy of Beth-esque beauties.
I didn’t manage to clap eyes on the Ditto or the Moss as they were mostly hiding in the VIP room but I did get quite close to Sir Philip Green – if only because his people turfed me and my buddies off our chaise so he could sit there. I don’t know if the rumour’s true that he regularly throws samples out of Arcadia’s windows in a fit of pique but I can quite believe it.
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Get ready for ASOS Ltd 100
Tomorrow is the third ASOS.com and London College of Fashion hook-up, where 100 LCF graduates have designed pieces to be sold in an online frenzy at ASOS.com. The sale starts at 1pm sharp and last year everything sold out in a matter of seconds, resulting in cries of “FIX!” from disgruntles slow-coaches all over the country.
You can check out Markus Lupfer’s favourite ten pieces here – Lupfer was one of the selection committee ( who knew ‘committee’ had so many double letters!) – and my favourites below. Hmmm, how to choose between Tian Wang’s jacket (£250), Rie Bromley’s necklace (£50) and Ekaterina Demidova’s madly brilliant star-shaped bag (£80)?
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Pop-up Chanel sale alert!
How on earth did I forget to post this? Silly me. Ah well, yesterday I was given a whirlwind tour of some of Store PR’s clients including the fabulous boutique D & Me in Brompton Road. As we arrived, the staff were busy putting finishing touches to their ‘homage to Chanel’, a meticulous assemblage in one of their display cabinets consisting of a rather tasty array of vintage Chanel handbags, belts and similarly chi-chi accessories. It’s a pop-up display, meaning everything’s probably been snapped up by now but there might be a few gems left so mosey on over if you’re in the area.
Alongside the Chanel are lovely one-off reworked vintage goodies by owner Marcelle Symons’ Mamie label, vintage designer sunnies by Retrosun and these straight-off-the-Matthew-Williamson-Pantone-chart Essie nail colours. Plus, I couldn’t resist this sign – pure genius.
Upstairs was more treasure in the One boutique. Talk about vintage heaven, this is where Symons’ seamstresses work their magic on vintage dresses, capes, head-dresses, you-name-it, to tailor them to customers’ requirements and give them a new lease of life. We spent a good half hour trying things on, including this flock and fur jacket – jaw-dropping doesn’t even begin to describe it. 
The One boutique is by appointment only (020 7589 2728) but it’s definitely worth a visit just for the wow factor. 
