Uniqlo are definitely pushing the Paninaro look judging from these posters at Oxford Circus station (above), not to mention the new Spring-Summer collection (below).
All these mouthwatering smoothie-coloured togs really do make me want to don some ankle-length jeans, Burlington socks, Sebago boating shoes and aviators, jump on a scooter and ride off into the nearest Pet Shop Boys video. Oh to be sixteen again…
“Uggs are worn all year and to every occasion. The most popular senior (I am a junior) even worn Uggs to Prom, which caused a big mess at the door as the dresscode was black tie but she somehow convinced everyone that she was cool enough to wear them.”
Sheesh. Commenter no 272 on this Uggs debate at Fashionista.com
This weekend I’m finally going to make it to the What Are You Like exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Just as well as it finishes next week. However, my timing’s actually pretty good as I’ll catch the Saul Steinberg exhibition as well – oh how I love a two-for-one deal! Steinberg was an American artist whose work was featured on the cover of The New Yorker. This retrospective features ‘collages and assemblages’ so I’ll be in cut-and paste heaven. So far though, I’m already loving this image:
“Our regular client was not queuing [for the sale] on January 3-4 in Milan or Rome but was on the slopes in St Moritz or on a boat in the Caribbean. If I lower the price of an evening gown from €7,000 to €5,000, or that of a couture collection bag from €2,300 to €1,700, it doesn’t change much.”
Versace CEO Giancarlo Di Risio
