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More on my new Hermes purchase from Steidl. Koto Bolofo’s La Maison book package comprises an orange cloth-bound slipcover housing eleven iPad-sized volumes. (more…)
Just arrived: LA MAISON – Koto Bolofo photographs Hermes for Steidl…
… AKA the book(s) I have been waiting for since the beginning of this thread… (more…)
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First look: Wallis Simpson’s style in Madonna’s W.E
Tom Munro has shot a lush editorial for Vanity Fair featuring Andrea Riseborough and James D’Arcy as Wallis and Edward Simpson. As promised, the costumes are stunning. Madonna hired her longtime stylist and celebrated costume designer Arianne Phillips to recreate the Simpsons’ revered style for the film W.E, which looks at the couple’s relationship with modern day parallels. (more…)
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Jofama X Edwin
Brand collaborations are the norm these days but boy do I cringe when some get it wrong! A great collaboration should make sense; the fit should be logical, not laboured and should retain the essence of both/all parties. Here’s a great example of a collaboration that works. Swedish leather brand Jofama has a long history in making aviator and biker jackets and has tapped Edwin to recreate one of its classics with an updated twist here and there. Said twists resulting in ‘The Airwoman’ jacket include a lush red silk lining, vintage rivets and a removable collar. Easy.
