YSL’s new It Bag – the Sixieme
Yes, technically, the age of the It Bag is over. But what to call a new bag that is set to usurp the Chanel 2.55 as the Bag Every Girl Wants? I rest my case.
Diesel/Christies SOUL i-D party
Lots of fun was had at last night’s SOUL i-D party to celebrate the launch of the SOUL i-D book. Everywhere I looked was a member of the i-D ‘family’, from eighties icons Caryn Franklin, Philip Sallon and Pam Hogg to Simon Foxton and his gorgeous gaggle of faithful followers.
I was mighty impressed with the PR’s tactics to ensure attendance at the bash – namely emailing not only a list of ‘confirmed celebrities’ (as is now the norm) but also a sneak peak at the menu. Now if there’s one way to drag me to an event it’s to entice me with some fancy canapes. Here you go:
CANAPE MENU
Parmesan shortbread with roasted cherry tomato, goats cheese & pesto
Black olive biscotti with aioli, tomato confit & tapenade
Fontina & prosciutto di san daniele with purple figs
Burnt mushrooms, shallots, & red wine drizzle on toasted brioche
Crab lemongrass & cilantro salad on brioche – topped with mango & red onion marmalade with beetroot cress
Beetroot cured salmon with crème fraiche & wasabi caviar on lightly toasted blinis
DESSERT
Raspberry, elderflower & champagne jelly on baby shortbread rounds (orange zest to finish)
DRINKS MENU
Champagne
De Nauroy Brut NV, France, Reims
Wine
San Rafael Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Chile, San Rafael
Libertad Red Malbec/Shiraz 2007, Argentina, Mendoza
Cocktails
Asian Tonic
Lychee Belvedere cocktail
Soft Drinks
Cucumber, lemon & ginger cooler
Strained cucumber with fresh lemon & topped with ginger beer
Rhubarb & apple
Muddled rhubarb & vanilla served tall with cloudy apple
Ty Nant still and sparkling water
Delicious!
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Joseph – it’s back!
The prize for best catering during LFW had to go to the Joseph shop relaunch in Westbourne Grove. Not only were the non-alcoholic cocktails delicious and plentiful but the food was a never-ending succession of crispy bruscetta bites, cheesy nibbles and delicate duck wraps. Usually you are lucky to get one or two of these tasty morsels all night but we seemed to be in prime position for a proper feeding (and it’s not because we were pitched directly outside the kitchen door – honest guv). Anyway, I did circulate a little bit. Just enough to get a good feel for the space which has been carefully curated by new artistic director (and ex-Colette buyer), Alain Snege. In amongst the Marni and Maison Martin Margiela, I discovered the chiffon-petal adorned cashmeres by Koi Suwannagate, Zero Maria Cornejo’s cape cocoon dresses and an impressive shoe department. Downstairs was the casual department boasting Jerome Dreyfus (AKA Mr Isabel Marant) suede bags of every description, Golden Goose tees and stripy boy-shirts and Joseph’s own lovely soft denim collection.
Back in the eighties and early nineties, Joseph was right up there in terms of the ultimate shopping experience. Its chunky handknit sweaters (80s) and boy-cut trousers in every conceivable finish (90s) were the mainstay of fashionistas’ wardrobes far and wide but somehow it went off-radar in the noughties. It just had no personality. The latest round of revamps aims to return the Joseph brand to its former glory, let’s see if they succeed.
